Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-22
five STEAMERS To
Be ADDED TO P. N.
FLEET, IS PLANNED
Vice President and General
Manager, Who is Here on
Venezuela, Tells of Request
He viii Make on Directors

Tremendous increase in transpacific
transportation by way or Honolulu and
more ships Hawaii bound was the
good news received today with the ar.
rival here Of the Pacific Mail steamer
Venezuela In this morning from the
Orient and out tomorrow for the main
land.
On the Venezuela came HonolulH's
distinguished guests for the day, J.. II.
Rosseter. vice president and general
manager of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co. OF San Francisco, and Mrs.
Rosseter, who went to the Orient on
the Venezuela on her first trip In Oc-
tobef Rosseter talked freely and
pleasantly on plans to increase his
company's Pacific fleet
Five New Steamers Planned
Five princely ocean liners, the best
that are built, flying the Pacific Mail
flag--two the finest and fleetest In the
west; fortnightly trips to Honolulu
from the coast, this was flash Of the
picture the big shipping man drew
and he says II Is no dream. II may be
a decided reality IL the near future.
Honolulu will share In II all; that was
the most pertinent statement Rosester
made. Were not passing Hawaii by, !"
were his words. I'VE swear by the
islands and all Of our new boats viii
stop here"
Rosseter made the six-month trip
for the sole purpose OF sizing up the
possibilities Of shipping on the Pacific
and he Is going back to report most
glowing state OF affairs to his direc-
tors. He has been to the Philippines,
visited IN southern China, done Korea
and taken q look at Japan while away
and after summing up all his findings
he Is ready TO bet there will be some
thing big doing on the Pacific after
the war
Viii Atk Directors
I'm going TO ask the directors for
five Pacific liners, Is Rosseter's glow
ing promise. 70 be placed IN the Pa.
cific az soon as possible. Whether
VIII get them or not I can not forecast
hut thai Il my plan. know the sitn.
alton IN the Orient pretty well now:
of course, have been away from the
United States for some time and am
not fully informed OF conditions there.
Hut n our parent company can see its
way clear, and hope and believe il
can, we are going 70 get busy over
there.
There have been some difficulties In
the past running successful shipping
business under the Stars and Stripes
but see no reason why we can not
do as well over here as our friends
TO the west, the Japanese, evidently
have done. Ny company is composed
CT a number Of patriotic men who, for
sentimental reasons II for nothing elses'
want TO see the Pacific Mail carrying
the American flag across the Pacific
Our passengers have appreciated the
service over here: we want to keep
II up. II we didn't we could put all
three Of our boats. the Venezuela,
Colombia and Ecuador. on the South
American run 10 better advantage.
But we don't want to give up the Pa
cific."
Parent Company Has Plant
II is we'll known that the American
international Corporation. parent com
psny OF the Pacific Mail. the United
Fruit Co. and the International Mer-
chant Marine under which comes all
such transatlantic lines such as the
White Star. America, Leyland and
others. paid $40, 0O0, 900 for the New
York ship Building Company Of Cam.
den, N. J., and here Rossetef plans the
massive Pacific greyhounds win be
assembled
IL was too difficult to buy ships
from other yards SO we bought q yard
CT our own and will build our own
l,ners.s says Rosseter. ~Of course, i
lConfinnod 6n mage threel