Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-30
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Clifford. manager OF the Hawaii Pre-
serving Company. FL
Shipping Men Optimistic.
Local shipping men and importers
90 not seem 10 view the railroad
strike situation on the mainland with
deep concern. While they all admit
that II the strike continues Cor any
length OF time Hawaii will be serious
~ affected and 2 large number OF
items OF merchandise will run short,
they all believe that something will
be done before the situation becomes
acuta. Prices may go up somewhat
on few supplies. but il is expected
tllat tho market will remain firm and
there is but little. fear expressed con-
corning the food supply.
j. F. Hamburg of f. Hackfeld &
Company said today chat tire strike
would most seriously affect building
supplies and drygoods, as these are
the only things chat are at present
stprce here, but he did not believe
that prices would appreciably in
crease on foodstuffs Other mer-
chants seen today said practically the
same thing.
Freight Already Accumulated.
one thing which will relieve any
shortage for at ieast o month Is the
large amount OF freight now aceumu-
lated at San Francisco waiting ship
ment to the islands 7s
John RI Drew, manager OF the ship
ping department OF Castle Il Cooke, |
said today that there is now in San !
Francisco over $4,000 tons of freight |
the islands. OF this amount, 10000
tots are in the freight ears waiting /
tn be unloaded and the remainder in
the warehouses This alone amounts
to three full shiploads and beside
that there will have to be taken into
the local San Francisco
freight and that which is brought by /
the river steamers from inland Cali
fornia points. Freight from the
northwest can also be brought to San
fanciseo BIZ steamer.
Contractor Feels Easy
Three-quarters of the freight Of
fered to the Southern Pacific will bel
delivered, in the event of a general
railroad strike, according to officials
Of the road interviewed by j. r. Spald-
ing, manager of the San Francisco of
fee OF the SpaldiIIg Construction
company. He arrived on the Mat
sonia for a short stay in Honolulu
and talked with number of railroad
md steamship men on the strike sit
lation a few days before leaving the
coast
"They have signed agreements
with many OF the men now working
or the road that they will not go on
strike" Mr.. Spalding said in dis
sussion of the subject in his office I
his afternoon. Most of the men
sbo have signed the agreement are
veil alcng towards the time when
hey will be retired on pension and
10 not want to be taken from the list
is they will be if they strike"
in addition 10 the men now working
he entire retired list of the railroad
ines will be called out, Spalding was
old. II
"All of the transcontinental lines
will be able to handle at least half
II the freight offered and will run at
east one transcontinental passenger
rain a day, according to-what was
ola" Mr.. Spalding said
etters received in Tuesdays mail
rom the San Francisco office of the
expressed no fear of the re-
:ults of the strike
: Local contractors will not suffer
much il the strike is called, w. T.
spalding, manager of the company
.ere, declared. Practically all of the
,.aterial We use comes from coast
titles and can. be transported to the
steamship docks by motor or barge
,e said "But little structural steel
S used here That is about the only
Material that has to come from the
sast. Reinforcing steel is rolled in
San Francisco from Chinese ores.
rhat WILL ha aaSv an0Ilph In get I"