Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-01
Tells Promotion Committee oil
Visit With Officials; Hope
for Next Winter

No-thCTl off the Hawaiian rua uitil
the beginning OF next winters tour
igt season are, first, the difficulty OF
getting tourists to travel TO Hawaii
n the summer, and secondly, mechan-
ical difficulties making necessary a
general oveThauIing and certain
changes, which would require nearly
two months for each beat. is stated in
the report presented to Chairman +.
A. Berndt OF the Promotion Committee
by Lorrin A. Thurston, the commit
tees and community's representative
at the conference held In San Fran
cisco with the cpmpany's officials, in
an effort TO have the liner retained in
the island service this summer.
After listening 10 Mr. Thurston and
carefully considering the $4,000 guar
antee proposition be was authorized
tostender the company on behalf of
Honolulu, President l.. G. Gilman and
General Traffic Manager Cal Stone an
ncunced their decision. giving the fol-
lowing reasons for taking off the
Great Northern until next November
or December.
First, that both the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific had been de-
signed TO connect the northern eotn-
try with San Francisco, and that z
fair test of normal business on that
run had not yet been attained, and is
necessary. This needs both boats
kept on that run during the summer
and into the fall.
Second, all advertising of the Ifa-
waiian run had been discontinued,
and agents notified of the discontinu-
ance of the island service. If 1t were
resumed now, ii would consequently
be insufficiently advertised.
Third, both steamers need gener-
al oyerhanling urgently. as they have
been running on q and % knot
schedule for a year.
Fourth. such overhauling would take
from three weeks to month for each
steamer. This would interrupt Tle
schedule for two months. Certain
changes In both steamers are also
planned for the early fall This would
again interrupt the schedule for
about a month.
In view of these facts, the company
has decided that the Great Northern
must be taken off the triangular run
until next fall. Advertising Of the re-
sumption of the Hawaiian service at
that time will begin at once and be
vigorously prosecuted.
The company told Mr.. Thurston, as
announced yesterday, that If Homo
lulu will guarantee $4,000 a trip for
two saiiings in November, the liner
VIII be put back On the Hawaiian run
the first week in phat month. If the
guarantee cannot be pledged, the first
sailing date win be the first week IA
December, continuing until April, and
later, il business variants.
Those who contributed to the $2s,-
900 guarantee fund are now an
nounced as follows in Mr.. Thurston's
report:
Fred L. Waldron, Ltd, by Fred L.
Waldron, president.
Territorial Tiotel Company. Ltd, by
A. A. Young, President.
Alexander & Baldwin, Ltd. by J.
p. Cooke, manager.
Honolulu RAPID Transit and Land
Company. by c. G. Ballentyne, man. !
ager.
Wall & Dougherty. by A. F. Wall.
M. Mclnerny, Ltd
Robert w. Shingle.
Hawaii and south Seas Curio Com
pany.
Coyne Furniture Company. Ltd. by
A. Coyne.
Won Hamm- Young Company. Ltd,
by C. g. Won Hamm, managing direc-
tor.
Bishop & Co.
The Bank of Hawaii, Ltd, by A.
Lewis, Jr, yice-president and man.
ager.
benson, Smith & Co.,. Ltd. by James
c. McGill, secretary and treasurer.
II. F.. Wichman & Co., Ltd, per Nj. !
NJ. Johnson, president.
Schuman Carriage Company, Ltd,
by s. S. Paxson, vice-president.
The Hawaiian Electric Company, |
Ltd. by F. E. Blake, general manager
Hawaiian News Company, Ltd, by |
]. F. Soper, yice-president and treas
urer.
Pleasanton Hotel, by E. G. Duisen-
berg.
Hawaii Meat Company, Ltd, by q.
]. Waller, treasurer.
Metropolitan Meat Market, by A.
Louis, proprietor.
Oahu Railway and Land Company,
by its treasurer, w. F. Dillingham;.
Henry May & Co., Ltd, by p. A.
Swift, manager.
Honolulu Brewing and Mating Com
pany, by Sayres.
Honolulu Construction and Draying
Company, Ltd, per J. j. Belser, presi-
dent.
Hawaiian Pineapple Company, Ltd,
by J. ID. Dole, president
Hawaiian Gazette compaRR Ltd, by
C. 8. Crane, treasurer. ,
Levers 4 Cooke. Ltd, by fzfJ Low
rey. president.
HOLSTER Drug Company, by A. W.
Meyer, president
Nj. A. Gunst & Co., Inc, by Unger.
assistant secretary.
Whitney 4 Marsh, Ltd, by James L.
Cockburn, treasurer.
The Warehouse Company. Ltd, by
ii. T. Hayselden, yice-president.
E. w. Jordan & Co., II. T. Haysel-
den, president