Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-28
Steady gain in
Pine SHIPMENTS
TO |. A. IS seen

An entering ledge for "a large
permanent trade b capned pines be-
tween the islands md the southwest
is seen by the San Pedro News in
the growing shipments of this prod
uct OF Hawaii nei by the Great
Northern TO Los Angeles harbor
Speaking OF this trade angle. the
News of November 30. says:
The Great Northern has five hun
bred tons OF cargo for this port con-
sisting almost exclusively of canned
pineapples. This. win inaugurate
new system which promises to he OF
more than little commercial value
to San Pedro.
Formerly this cargo would have
been unloaded at San Francisco and
distributed to points south and west
fsom this port From this time for
ward. however. all such cargo will
be brought here and sent out d.
rectly to the consignee"
Along the same line. the San Pedro
Pilot of November 2S. remarks:
The first big cargo Of pineapples
direct from Honolulu arrived here
this morning on the steamer Great
Northern and will be distributed by
the Pacific Wharf and Storage Com
paRy. agents for the Great Northern
Pacific Steamship Company, to vari-
Gus points in the Southwest Hereto
fore all the canned pineapples from
the islands have been distributed
through San Francisco.
When the Great Northern sails for
Honolulu tonight she will have 500
tons of cargo from this port in her
holds This is the largest shipment
ever made to the islands and Is the
result of the Los Angeles chamber OF
commerce excursion on the last sail
ing"
President John s. Mitchell OF the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
party visiting the islands last month
on the Great Northern's first call OF
her second season in the island serv.
ice. said to a, reporter Of the Los An
geles Times:
We were treated in the most hos
pitable manner from the moment OF
landing until our departure. We
discussed the many interests
we have in common. On our part we
them with the fact that Los
Angeles is the logical capital Of the
tourist business, and we are In posi-
ton to send them many visitors; that
we are also a great wholesaIing com
munity and want their trade--in fact,
we want reciprocity.
''On their part. they expressed the
desire to form closer commercial
and social connection with Los An
geles"
Speaking to an Examiner reporter
%, President Mitchell pre-
dicted big gain in trade relations
Of the territory and Los Angeles. He
said
I'VE found the business element In
the islands most substantial Busi-
ness is being done everywhere on
large scale, and products from every
country on earth can be found in tho
Hawaiian markets.
1--WE also found the merchants kind
" disposed toward Los Angeles. There
will be no trouble in establishing
abundant markets in Hawaii for Los
Angeles products II permanent steam
ship lines are put into operation.
when we left the islands the entire
population turned out to bid us fare
we'll Bands played. we were shower
ed with leis, and all the civic ergan-
zations were on hand II was ex-
Dressive of the spirit with which the
invite Southern Califor-
MAS trade.
The hospitality of the Hawaiians. n
'ound, almost equaled the Western
(which has placed Angel
anCs in the highest esteem through
1ut the country The Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce will now work
o build up the. tourist trade of Ha-
vail Reciprocity is our motto Their
ruits and hardwoOds will find a mar
ret here, and Los Angeles can dis
lose of all kinds of products in Ha-
"a IL