The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-08
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fcrred they should come from Mr.
| Cooke.
One sugar man, not a director of thu
Factors, smiled when the reported stu
alton was outlined to him. "You have
it about right he said.
&. p. Morse, general freight agent of
tho Observation-Disclosures said that he
could give no information; that nego.
tiations were between the Factors and
the New York office of the American.
Hawaiian line; but he admitted that he
had heard the circumstantial reports.
Formal and definite announcement
may be expected at any time.
Over City At Noon
There had been vague rumors of the
plans for two days. They reached a
climax yesterday morning. At noon
virtually every man closely connected
with sugar had wind of what was 70.
ing on. Several men were told by those
who knew that everything had been
arranged.
tonnage of sugar to be moved to the
Fast Coast this var by American.
Hawaiian steamers would have been
about 100000, consigned half land
half to the Pennsylvania Sugar Rein.
ing Company of New York and the Ma
tional Sugar Refining Company of New
Jersey, with which the new contracts
were made in the, fall
By leaving three vessels on the Paci.
tic this sugar will be handled in It. 900.
ton cargoes, three a month. each vessel
making a round trip between San Fran.
cisco and the ISLANDS every month
which will throw 10000 tons n month
ON the transcOntinental railroads. When
steamers went via Panama or Magellan
the movement lasted during the entire
year, cargOes being arranged so that
there was no suspension of sailings or
only slight falling-off in amount even
during the non grinding season. There
Will be no decrease in the number of
All. sailings from the Islands there.
fore.
Moving this sugar to the East Coast
VIII require approximately 10000
freight cars, taking the capacity of the
average car as twenty five tons, or
probably 24O trains of fifty ears each
aud hfty cars to the train is a biph
aVerage--during the ten months. 'Phis
VIII mean almost a train a day out of
ran Francisco When the severe con-
gestlon IN railroad yards throughout
the states is considered. il is regarded
as certain that some arrangements al-
ready have been made with transcon.
tinental systems to move it. Otherwise
the situation hardly could have ad
vanced so far as it has.
Increase Cost Enormous
How much additional cost there will
be to the American Hawaiian line nv
reason of this overland routing is not
known 1t will be enormous. All on.
eratlons necessary after the sugar IL
discharged at San Francisco will be ex.
ira moving it to freight cars and load
ing 1t especially. The great rates to
be had on the Atlantic will make it
vastly profitable for the company, how
ever
me extra handling and wear in the
rairoad cars may put the loss in
weight in transit at one per cent or
more, or in exec of one pound to the
bag, which weigh 1926 pounds. This
Will be a disadvantage to the planta
mons. On the other hand, the quicker
IellVery in New York will be IN ad
vantage. Whether the losses ana gains
and there probably are many more
han these-will balance each other l.
not positively known; it may be that
Concessions by the Steamship line have
'moothed the way.
When the Panama Canal was OPEN
he American. Hawaiian line had ten
steamers in the Island service. with
'allngs every ten days Besides these,
mere were steamers from New York
% Coast ports only. which did not call
It Honolulu. No All. vessel has
'assed through the Canal since October.
toutIng via Magellan has necessitated
ltteen vessels to the Islands to main.
am ten-day sailings and to handle the
uSar, but five additional Vessels were
lot required, for now calls at Coast |
'orts only, returning to New York di- |
ect, have ceased, and all vessels enter
ng the Pacific come here, The Islands |
nd not lose, therefore, after vessels |
lad begun to round South America. |
'ut Coast ports did lose.
ireatest Under Flag
The fleet, the greatest under the |
American flag and probably the great |
st under any neutral flag, is of twenty |
i2ht vessels, for although the Wash !
ngtonian was sunk and the Nebraskan |
nd NeVadan were sold recently. three !
ew steamers, Floridan, Artisan and !
Arborean have been building. The |
Jordan is ready for service; the Ar
lsan has been launched, and the Ar
Dream is approaching completion. so
hat the feet is even larger in tonnage
hat before.
Leaving three vessels on the Pacific
MI free twenty-three now and twentgC7
We as soon as the two big new vessels
re finished. There were ten in the
eneral freight service before, fifteen
eng on the Island run. Some of these
'ere under charter to the French and
british governments, notably the Mis-
Durlan' and Nirginian. Others have
cen in the nitrate trade between Chile
nd the East Coast; but one and all
hey have been in what may be regard
u as the war trade. 1t will be recalled
hat the Columbian is receiving twenty
even dollars ton for nitrate.
mother War Baby
American Hawaiian stock is held pri
ately, SO no quotations are to be had,
ut the immense profits it has made
nd the still greater profits it will make
+ result of the diversion of twelve
l0re steamers to the Atlantic inevita.
" MOulI makn IL =, - ,,-n, l,I.,,JJ $500.