The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-12-31
F. Smith.
The Man Who Single Handed Bucks
an Incorporation.

an 'ncorporatlon'
One thing the public only re-
quircs to know to appreciate, AMI
that is that anything is being done
in its interest and for its benefit.
When the many headed hydra
catches ON to the great and glorious
fact that its pocket is being saved
strain, it straightways christens
the man that did il a public ben
efactor. And this is just what +.
Smith. the bus man, has done.
Very old residents remember the
days, when the hand car. propelled
by the muscular kanuka, WAS the
stylish means of locomotion. 9th
ers again exist who remember when
the late {. Z. Ward owned the only
hacks in the country. Many more
remember when a cutunder was
such novelty that children fol-
lowed it to see II turn around.
Most all can remember when it
cost another kcc-ys,ter- IA whole
kcc-varter to go Ia the mauka side
Of Brr"tania street. il you happen
al Ia get out on the makai side.
The introduction of tramways
brought the trip to Waikiki from II
dollar down Ia ten cent?. But one
way or another, even that reduc-
ton didn't satisfy the fastidious.
and the Idrcr,i~r discovered a
patent way for making the tramp
rich by suing the Tramway Com
pany for collecting more than five
cents. But what the Adrcrii@r has
not accomplished, i. Smith, the
bus man, has. lie runs 'busses
out Ia the terminus ut Waikiki,
and the modest nickel Is all his
driver charges for the trip. Alone
and unuided for eighteen months
he has fought the public's fight
for low rates Of fares against the
Incorporation which aggravates Z.
{. Jones into writing letters for the
papers. His enterprise is Won
der to the public who yet speculate
as To how he carries it out. Ii has
done more good and saved more
money to the town than the public
is aware of. 1t has caused 'busscs
to be run all over the city and sub
urbs to places undreamt of being
connected with the city by the
legislature. And with all this his
enterprise has steadily lowered the
rates Of fare until the average Ho-
noluluan pays as little to jaunt
about the metropolis rs his cousin
Of New York, his uncle in Boston,
his brother in San Francisco, OF
his other relatives in Berlin, Paris
and London. Smiths pluck and
endurance have forced cars to be-
run every quarter of an hour to
the rifle range and Palama. And
rs Mr.. Paine is building still more
'busses and running opposition t.
himself to Waikiki, it is evident
that buss"S are going to take the
lead, as the five cent fare is such Il
boon to the working class. 1t is t.
the people own interest to patron
IL" Smiths 'busses and 80 keep W
the opposition line and keep down
the fares. And every cent that il
made is spent right III their own
city and not III other countries, il
affords Il chance for every man t,
help every other man to max,
something. Smith runs 'busses t,
Waikiki at II five cents fare; to M,
anu valley to the old Queen Emma
premises at five cent fare; to Pa,
lama at II q cents fare ms far rs the
kamehameha schools, to kalihi nj
five cents fare, and to Moanalua
at II ten cents fare. Smith has
forty horses, four 'buSses and -four
drivers. Every bus is licensed t.
carry twenty passengers. Fol
eighteen months he has been en'
gagged in boosting mp this enter
pris" to make money for himself
and save it for the public, His ex'
pcrienco Of twenty-eight years IN
the Colonies where he went from
Denmark, has been such ~ t.
guarantee his faithful performance
of everything in the bus line
Two Of his 'buss"S were built here
for him, one by ", ", Wright ~
Son, and one by himself on his
premises on King street, lie also
let's out 'busses, horses aud wagon
ettcs on hire by the day Smith is
here to stay, and don't you forget
it, And also don't forget to help
him to stay by pntronlHing his