The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-10-19

swallowed the neat little sum OF $500.
Then SSeno besides WAS spent for 1T
ting il UP, for water, pipes, etc. On
the lst OF January the exposition
should have opened, but about thSI
time the Golden este Park looked IS
II the Arehfsnd had eamped there
The winter in California is Sn 81
most uninterrupted period OF rain, snd
this constant rain prevented work on
the grounds This fact these men
should have taken into consideration,
for We, who never before were III Cal
itOrniS- had no idsS Of such s condi-
ton. At LAST, on January nth, the
exposition opened. but what IL means
70 3 business man 10 live twenty-Seveu
DAYS I do not need 70 explain But
when the exposition WAS opened the
most necessary thing, namely light,
was lacking As soon Ss the shades
OF night fell the exposition was IN dark
[ ness, and not 3 soul could remain
there. Besides this the constant rain
and the fScl that the exposition never
would be completed interfered greatly
I with the attendance.
/ HOW SAN FRANCISCANS EAT AND
DRINK.
IN our original contracts the dirse-
| tors agreed that We should have light
I on the lst Of January, but one fine dSy
these contracts were taken from Us on
| some triding pretsxt and We received
Z new ones that contained no reference
I 70 light. This prevented Us from suing
the directors
In Chicago was told that at the
exposition in San Francisco there
would be but eight restaurants, but
these gentlemen rented ten square
meters for drinking places. When
came there I really found but eight
restaurants, but the number grew and
grew until not less than IL lived in
the small exposition. OfthOse IL re-
staurauts the better ones all went into
BANKRUPTCY. Only 3 few tent bar places,
where miserable food was served, did
any business. I had always q lot OF
people in my restaurant, but nothing
came OF il. l often had 100 10 500
people in my place, but when count
ed up in the evening the highest | had
was Sl0u, aud most all the time less.
This comes from the fact that in San
Francisco one drinks but very little,
while the people carry their food al
ways with them
Even the richest people carry s
little box containing cold meat, bread
sud eggs. That under such Circum
stances, Z host cannot make any busi-
hess i seIf-evideut. Thus l looked 10
the future with considerable fear and
apprehension The gains I made in
Chicago were slowly dwindling in
San Francisco. on account Of the rain,
the delayed opening, the lack Of light
and tie immense competition.
'Ot course, l was not alone in this,
but that was poor consolation. Not
only the saloon men and the restSu-
rant men, but all the exhibitors who
had anything 10 sell had the same ex-
perieuCe, and some even harder times.
Thousands Of people had been caught
in the net OF the exposition.
BCRGOHEISTEE ELLEET'S COMMITTEE
The same tactics were employed
in the Manufactures Building a. had
been u-ed with me. The exhibitors
had been told tha. only 3 few permits |
10 sell wares would be given, whereas !
they found crushing competition all {
arOUni them. Matters became so bad I
tina; some people did not take in /.
money enough during the day to buy I
the u-cesSarIes Of life. They came to Z
NE and asked me, for God : sake, 10 /.
give them dinner on credit gut puff /.
90 Under such circumstances the bit I
t=Tces- against the management grew .
from day 70 day, and finally the ex- !
LIbIf0r- held grand meeting to pro- 4
test, 10 which they united, the BqrgO-
u5iSter OF san Francisco. What the /
men in charge could have heard at
this meeting had they been there is
beyond all expression. The President /
81 this meeting said, among other 1
things: These officials must not be
permitted to die in their beds, they
must die with their boots on. They .
belong st the cemetery, and not as
living men among men,
Another one said: 4 quick death 1
i too good for them 4 bottle Of 4
vitrIOl belongs in their faces so that |
they may be marked as warning ex-
smples.'
Under these circumstances tie .
Eu-g0meister could not ignore this
movement, and a committee Of nine
was appointed to investigate the &C
counts where an item Of So, 600 for
sGudries was discovered This led to /
3 great deal OF general criticism, and |
8 thorough investigation was resolved |
upon; but, according to thoroughly
American ways, it never came of
With NE, personally, they dealt
in wonderful manner. You know I
bought my space originally for $500.
One day d man came TO me and said
he would buy a portion Of my space
for 5000 for the purpose Of erecting 8
cZaria. told him that l hardly would
place opposition 10 my business on
NY own grounds, and that If there
vas any necessity for s cZard2 / would
build one myself. That man went to
Mr.. Stephauy, who sold him a part Of
my space for $1,000.
ST. PATRICE'S DAY MEMORIES.
When l demonstrated, SteDhany
told me 10 20 10 law, but l had already
experienced American lawsuits, and I
had enough Of them, 50 I had to stand
by and could not prevent the erection
OF cZarda right next to my place Of
business. At that time / still owed
5000 on the original price Of my
place, and this l promptly refused to
nav But these men were smarter than /