The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-23

night before a man had been
hung to a telegraph pole by the
vigilance committee, I came to the |
conclusion that I did not care to IN
vest anything there. | met Dr; Guy
Ter, prominent clergyman OF BROOK
Ign, and I wanted to know some
thing about Ceder Rapids. Well,
he says, have never been there,
but it is an important, thriving
place. It has good schools and
churches. That is the place for cap
ital, says I, where there are churches
and schools. DR.. Culyer spoke OF
number of eastern people being at
Cedar Rapids, and that they were OF
the best. He spoke to me OF the
Sinclair family, and the pork pack
ing business, and [ made up my
mind to come out here. When l ar
rived here saw it was good place,
but needed some improvements,
such as sewerage, ETC., but l knew
they would come in the future. Well
met our friend Mutually; by the
way I want to tell you if it had not
been for him should never have in
vested here either. He took me
around and showed me where such
and such a place had been sold for
so much, and so much has been
offered for this. There was a loca-
ton on First avenue, then Iowa
avenue, on which there were some
squatty buildings, which l told Mr..
Mutually I would buy and put up
some fine blocks. Now l said,
when I say I will do thing [ mean
just what I say and will act accord
ingly. Now you have been offered
so much for this property, l will
give you $500 more Mr.. Null
Tally is very honorable man, land he
is not a stitch either. He is man of
great sincerity and uprightness.
Mr.. Waterhouse then detailed an
interesting business transaction,
illustrating Mr.. Mullally's precise
and honorable method of doing
business. Il tell you the great
secret is not in pretending, but in
doing. Actions speaker louder than
words. Do unto others as you would
have them do urto you. Mr.. Null
Tally and 1 went to work and you
can see how well we have sue
ceeded."
GAS an outside observer, what dc
you think of the Iowa prohibitory
law, what effect has it upon bust
ness, etc.,"
well, I will tell you. I donr
want to show myself adverse to the
wishes of the people, but at the
same time, whilst it may be a good
thing in some respects, it is not sc
we'll in others There is no doubt al
. all about there being needs of great
reforms, but it is doubtful whether
this is the way to accomplish them
However, if this method will reclaim
drunkards, and tend to higher ano
purer civilization, I say we'll and
good, it is all right, let us have pro
hibition I don't think it a sin to
take glass of ale, or beer, or what
ever one may wish, but it's the
drunkenness that is bad and which
detest. That is the great curse. ]
notice that one can get anything he
wishes to drink in any state border
ing on Iowa, and that, it seems tc
me, would make prohibition in Iowa
. impossible of success, I am inclined
to think that a high license with
prison penalties for selling to minors
and drunkards would be the best
way to deal with the traffic. That
would permit only few to sell, and
they could be under the eyes of the
police. Being an Englishman, you
know [ have had my attention
called much to the personal liberty
in America, but it looks like taking
away ones personal liberty to some
extent when you say that he shall
. not drink this or that. The license
law such as I have in mind would
be very severe on the holder Thereof
and I think it would control the
traffic and have a better moral effect
. than now"