The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-03-15
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We insert an advertisement in our issue
of to-day, that plans and suggestions for
the Hotel which our citizens are DESTROYS
should be erected, will be received for
consideration until the first of April next.
1t is a proverb that very few men are
able to run a hotel" yet there are some IN
our community who have run one in the
past, and there are more who believe
themselves competent TO run one, and
were the chance offered, would be ready
to try their skill in the management of
such an establishment. But to our appre-
hension. Judging from the various and dis
cordant opinions which have been venti-
lated during the discussion of the hotel
project, it appears that the building of
hotel is a much more reconcile operation
than the running of one. The questions
grave and frivolous; the contingencies
probable and conjectural; the ifs and
ands" which have started into prominence,
and have been promulgated with all the
gravity of settled convictions, or the
force of accepted postulates, until every
talker has proved to himself that his own
views are the only sound ones, and his
neighbors' supreme folly, are so numerous
and irreconcilable that untying the Cor
dian knot, compared to the situation, is
simplicity itself.
We are not of those who believe that, in
all eases, " in the multitude of counselors
there is safety" since in matters that re-
quire decision and action, the multitude
only produce confusion. There is informa-
ton and knowledge to be gained, and a
comprehension of the situation, by null
titude of counselors but as is frequently
proved in military matters, the more com
sci the Commanding General takes when
in critical situation, the less successful is
he in his operations, and as it happened
10 Bazaine at Metz, the precious time in
which he might have escaped being
hemmed in, was wasted by the indecision
arising from councils that could not agree
as to what was best to be done. The
wise King of the Jews, of worldwide pro-
verbal reputation, did not pronounce for
the multitude when he asserted that the
beleaguered city had been lost except for
its one poor wise man, who delivered it
from its enemies. So Todleben, at Sebas-
tOpol, worked wonders in the way of de
fence that would never have challenged
the attention of the world, had he been
obliged to defer to the advice and opinion
of everybody in that city, who might have
thought himself entitled to criticse the
situation, or offer advice thereon.
So, too,-but we need not multiply
of the general principle, as
everyone can comprehend at glance, that
neither in Sebastopol or Metz, nor on any
other historical occasion, has there existed
such situation as our present one-the
erection of building which must be built
so that every one shall be satisfied with
it, and every ones ideas be realized in its
and arrangement. If built
under such direction, the counselors may
come out all right, but the same can
hardly be expected of the building.
There are, perhaps, some, from their
or experience in the construc-
ion of houses; others from their acquaint-
lnce with the business OF bookkeeping,
II information derived from general OBJ
ervation, who, if disposed to contribute
heir ideas, may offer valuable suggestions
md perhaps available plans. If there are
uch, the Committee will be glad TO hear
rom them, and to regard any "opinion"
hat may seem worthy of consideration;
md on the other hand, we suppose if any
.itizen outside of those whose business is
he drafting of buildings, has any "valu-
lble suggestions to make, that be will
rot withhold them, because he cannot
exchange them for cash.