The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
SUGAR 70 Be SENT
IN FN9 STEAMERS
American Hawaiian Texan and
Mexican win Be Left On :
A"@ Island Run . " -

Only two American Hawaiian steam.
ers, instead Of three will be used in the
service between, Honolulu and other
Island ports and San Francisco in
Transporting the 100000 tons of the
crop for Eastern refineries. This, Is
word received by c. P. Morse, general
freight agent. ....Es. ~ il
But the two vessels will be the Tex
an and Mexican, each Of Il, 800 tons
lightweight capacity, so, that $4,000
tons of sugar will move each month,
since each steamer is expected to make
one round trip, month. When three
steamers were expected TO be kept in
the service it was estimated that each
would handle 10000 tons. The monthly
aggregate TO be handled rs 5000 tons
short Of that, which win make the
shipping period about eleven months,
instead Of ten as first contemplated,
but the eleven months will be one
month less that the usual American.
Hawaiian, season, which extended
throughout the year. w. 49,. - =
ohioan's Cargo Has Gone
The first cargo TO go to San Fran.
cisco for overland shipment, that of
the steamer 0hioan, 5000 tons, has been
eastward by 'rail, according
TO a cablegram received yesterday
morning by 'Georg Rodiek, vice.p
dent Of H. Haekfeld 4 Co. and one Of
the, directors of the Sugar Factors. The
cablegram simply said that the sugar
had been sent Thursday night.
- One hundred and ninety-eigh freight
ears were used for the 0hioan g sugar.
This was Eve or six trainloads, long,
sweet trainioads. The Alaskan's car.
go, Of 1890 tons, win require 300
cars. This sugar, movement is one of
,great Importance, and is a plum of
magnitude to the railroads.
That much of 1t win go by the San.
ia Pc is evident from the tenor of des-
patches received by mail from San
francisco. just what arrangements
were made to handle the crop, which
will require many freight trains, al.
most one a day throughout the season,
Is not known here, but details will be
received with interest. b..
ASK for Special Rate
Following the announced retro
meRt of the American; Hawaiian, the
Southern Pacific, II has become known
in San Francisco has wired the Inter.
state Commerce Commission for per.
mission to put into effect, an emergency
sugar rate Of so cents a 100 pounds on
next Friday from San Francisco to
New York and philadelphia.
Other Roads to JOIN ~ b
Mo- Doubt Is expressed about get.
ting the permission, and il is conceded
the Santa Fe and Western Pacific will
use the same rate. The Southern Paci,
&c win use In this traffic its own rail
and water line via Galveston. The
other two terminal roads will have
their connections Join them.
The new rate means twelve dollars
a ton. The railroad earnings win az.
gregate $4,000, 900. for the 400, 900 tons
of raw sugar ready to be shipped.
Forty tons of sugar loailed to the
ear will require about T400 cars.
II will require. some '246 trains of
Q new, unexpected and very big traf-
&c plum for the railroads.
Cost TO Company ....,
A. special railroad rate of twelve
dollars, a ton means that the American
Hawaiian will transport the sugar free
of charge to San Francisco, for it had
been receiving twelve dollars a ton
via Magellan. . 1t is TO lay the sugar
down at the refneries for, the water
rate, assuming all expenses of trans
portation. The rate via the Panama
Canal was nine dollars. The cost to
the company probably win approx.
mate close to $l,000,000, it is esti
mated.