The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-26
n. A. Jackson, General Traffic
Manager Of Company Invest.
eating Conditions In Islands
DoDGES QUESTIONS ANENT
ALL YEAR SERVICE BY LINE
Wants To Look Into Matters
Here Before Committing
Himself To Any Policy

Practically all the bookings on the
Great Northern for January, February
and a part of March are filed, is the
encouraging news brought yesterday by
II. A. Jackson, general traffic manager
of the Great Northern Pacific Steam.
ship Company. The liner will make ut
least two more voyages, on April II
and 30 and more if the demand war
rants.
"What Hre the prospects of cOntinu.
ing the Great Northern throughout the
yearP Mr.. jackson was asked.
'Well that 3 a subject that has
been under discussion for some time by
our officials" was the prompt reply.
'But ! can hardly give a definite an.
swcr at this time. In fact am down
here principally to make Investigations
TO that end. The people of Los An
geles and Southern California are anx-
ious to have direct steamship con
nection between Honolulu and Southern
California and we would like TO furnish
il.
Bookings Are Heavy
'From the present outlook it might
Lot be an unsafe prediction that such
n service will be established soon. The
bookings for travel to Hawaii far
surpass our expectation and it is not
unlikely that we shall be obliged to put
the Northern Pacific in this service to
take care Of the Carnival crowds.
awe will investigate the subject
from every angle during our stay in
Honolulu. 1t is our intention to look
into the loading facilities as well as the
hNRut hn oh 10 "a
make q statement in a few days. In
fact it is my intention to arrive at
some conclusion in a day or two.'
Incidentally Mr.. Jackson was as hap.
ny as q boy out of school yesterday and
did not hesitate to admit that the trip
10 the Islands was a revelation to him
This ~ his fret venture IN the South
Seas and the experience besides being
novel has proven unexpectedly interest
ing. He intends to see everything that
Honolulu has to offer and believes that
he will have little time 20 sleep while
sNndwiching pleasure in with the bust.
ness of the company. .
Other oficials Here
Another official who came down with
the Great Northern is G. n. Korppel
general agent of the company, who is
making his first trip to the Islands. Mr..
Koeppel has sent more people from
Southern California to Honolulu than
any living person and without even
having been here has offered more than
ffty.seven reasons why tourists should
see the Hawaiian Islands. He was sur
prised TO learn that when he was
boosting for Hawaii that he had fallen
far short of the truth. He also regrets
the fact that he did not come here
long ago az he has already found more
material for boosting than he was ever
able to create with his imagination.
Mr.. Koeppel also is here to have a
conference with F. l.. WaldrOr, WHOM
he has known for years. The two will
get together and go over the entir'
problem of loading and unloading. So
far they have been working at cross
purposes and without first hand inform
alton regarding loading facilities both
here and at Los Angeles.
Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. KOCppel, Miss
Virginia Jackson Miss Betty jackson
and Miss Jean KocpPcl are in the party
of the general traffic manager.