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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-11-05
A. M. f. CONFERENCE.
AdjOurns After an Interesting Session ut
St.Paul's Church.

AdjOurns After an Interesting Session at
st. PauIs Church.
The TeDnessee Conference of
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, after an interesting session
of a weeks duration at st. Paul's
Church, in Macedonia, was brought
to a close last Tuesday morning, and
the preachers, having received their
appointments from the bishop, left
for their fields of labor.
Bishop M. B. Salter, who has
charge of the Kentucky and Tonnes
see Conferences, presided over the
meeting in an admirable manner.
There were about 300 preachers in
attendance.
Sunday was big day for the Con-
ence. More than l,500 colored peo-
pie were in town, and attended the
s ervices.
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VICTORY FOR
DEMOCRACY!
Old Kaintuck Comes Back Into
the Fold.
Van Wyck, Democrat, Elected Mayor
over Greater New York by
$4,000 Majority.
Large Gains in OhiO-The Complexion
of the Legislature in that
State is Still in
Doubt.

Elections were held in a number
of states and cities Tuesday for va
rious offices, and returns from every
where show either Democratic vic
tories or large Democratic gains.
The following dispatches are self
explanatory:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-11-05
GarwOOd's Sarsaparilla-for the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. B. RAINS
Where He Found the Mem.

Once upon time minister told
a story like this: On one occasion
preached to a congregation where
there were fifty women and four men
present. This was at prayer-meet-
ing. On another occasion preach
ed to S26 men and three women
this was in the state penitentiary.
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Meeting Ofthe Daughters of the Con-
fedaracY.

The regular meeting of the Daugh
tors of the Confederacy will be held
with Mrs. Ellen Huntington Satur-
day, Nov. 6, at o'clock. A full at
tendance is desired.
MRS. N. i. SHEPARD, Secty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-11-05
Money 10 Loan.

5000 to loan in sums from $500 up
wards. Apply to w. ]. Embry &
Co. nov5-2t
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Farms For Sale.

w. ]. Embry & Co. have number
of choice farms for sale, containing
from 80 to 100 acres. See them.
nov5-2t
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LOST GERTIFICATES.

All persons are notified that the follow
ing certificates of stock issued by the CO.
lumbian Phosphate Company to Mrs. Katye
w. Arnold, and endorsed by her in blank.
have been either lost or msaid, and are
hereby warned not to receive nor negotiate
the same. Said shares are 500 each, and
numbered as follows: No. ~ ten shares.
No. ID, ten shares, No. II, ten shares No. Is,
ten shares, No. lG ten shares, No. II, ten
shares, and No. Is, two and one-half shares.
For any further information call on j. c.
DEXTER, Nelson Block. oc % At
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-11-05

There are several giant bells" in
Moscow. the largest, 1.-THE King Of
Fell, Ue.s~.@E iSS, Geo IcUzGs
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Cheapest Line Off,
School Books, School Supplies
Baskets, SatChelS, etc., etc,

Val Paper, Csc, O4c, O5c, etc.
Bibles zoe; T'eStdments O5c.
Big reduction IN HdmmOckS.
Biggest Tablet IN TOWn 05c.
may14 A. ID. PETERSON.
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HEATING STOVES.

Air tight wood and coal burners You get
the advantage of hard coal and base burn
ers at half the price. See them.
oct22 IT DoBBINs Il EWING,
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NEW HOUsEKEEPERS

And old housekeepers also will find our new
goods in Crockery, China and Glassware
the best values. DoBBINs 4 EWING.
Octl Ut
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Store-house and office rooms, West side
Public Square, January lst. Apply to
oct22 5t j. NJ, HODGE.
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WANTED.

A carriage pole, one set OF good double
harness. and good combined horse.
1t Apply to MRS. ID. s. GLASS.
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HEATING STOVES.
We are the people that sell Heating Stoves.
Coal Hods, Fire Sets. See usl
Octl u DOBBINs 4 EWING.
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FOR RENT.

Seventy-nine acres OF good land, % or 30
of it in clover. Never failing water in the
clovered part. One mile from Columbia.
Also stock Tor sale. Apply TO
1t MRS CLOPTO<.
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LAMPS.

nc IS worth your time to see Our line of
lamps. Never such handsome line shown.
Dhen our prices are the lowest
oct226 ct DoBBINS Il EWING.
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WE WANT
CRATES AND CRATE BASKETS,
1t For sale by j. p. STREET & Co.
THE BIG SHOW
FOR SALE.

Is now conferred at our store. Come and see
our holiday display. New goods daily.
oct22 ct DOBBINS d EWING.
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good secondhand Deerlng horse-pow.
sr. Call on or write
1t J. p. STREET & Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-10
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO.
Growth of Lighting Manufacture
Since 1898.

The Hawaiian Electric Company was
the pioneer electric lighting and sup
ply company of the Hawaiian Islands,
TO be organized by private citizens.
o. Hall & Sons, being Incorporated in
January, 1893, with a capital stock of
$4,000 The capital stock has since
been raised to s25O,OOO The present
officers of the company are President.
w. G. Irwin; NONRESIDENT, J. A Hop
per; Treasurer, Godfrey Brown; Secre-
tary, w. NJ. Giffard; Auditor, ]. F.
Hackfeld. The works of the company
occupy a brick building 100 IT. by 100
TT. at the corner of Alakea and Hale
kauila streets, to which has also been
attached the large cold storage build
ing. Steam power is used entirely,
there being two $50 horse power tubu-
lar boilers and one $50 horse power
Hine safety boiler. There are three
eno1!sIres of 100. 800 and $50 horse power
rerispstively. and four dynamos supply
electricity for the system of 5000 in
candescent and arc lights and motors
used in different business houses about
town. The management of the COM
pany's works is in the hands of Theo.
Hoffman, a practical electrician who
has held the position since Sept. l, 1894.
w. +. Warriner is first superintendent.
IN the spring of 1896 an ice manufac-
turing plant was added, also a cold
storage building with a capacity of
100 900 cubic feet. The ice plant manu-
features all the ice used in the city of
Honolulu. The refrigerating engine is
Frick compound Corliss type of 100
horse power, run with compound con-
densers. The water before made into
ice is condensed, reboiled twice and
filtered five times. The daily capacity
of the plant is 10 tons, but this has, on
several occasions, been increased to
IA tons The cold storage plant
is divided into Is rooms with
temperature varying from 10 deg.
to ~ deg. Far Meat markets. grOcers,
fruits and liquor dealers of the city
have already taken up nearly all the
available space of the plant. The build
| ing is two stories with all the latest
fittings as electric elevators, electric
lights through all the rooms overhead
tracks in the large meat rooms. etc.
In the electrical department the COM
pany keeps a large stock of electrical
fittings and is prepared to install cleo
fittings for house lighting.
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erers, all over the islands It's present
condition and output is evidence OF the
quality OF the product. Besides con
Stunning yearly hundreds Of tons of
bones gathered here. the company was
the nrst among the largest importers
of nitrates and phosphates in the coun-
try
Ii has business connections in the
United States. Europe and South Amer
lea. who supply the home factory with
the highest grade fertilizers for com
pounding purposes. From the United
States and Germany sulphate of Am
monia double super-phosphates and po-
fash is secured. while the nitrates used
are from the famous banks in Chilli.
Of the double super-phosphates, they
carry phosphoric acid TO the extent OF
thirty-f1ve Or forty per cent, soluble in
water. and are the highest grades i'm
| ported TO this country.
The wonderful Natural Plant Food
a product of Florida, L. S. A, is also
| imported by the company in large
quantities and treated with chemicals
| so that excellent results are obtained
These fertilizers. and they have no SUI
perior anywhere, are sold by the Ha-
waiian Fedtilizing Co. at prices rang
ing to % per cent. less than that OF
other manufacturers. This is made pos
sible by Mr.. Cooke from the fact that
the consumer is not called upon to con-
tribute toward the expense of main
tanning high salaried employees. The
company owns in fee simple every
thing in connection with the works
and careful buying. without having te
pay agents commissions, is a leading
factor in obtaining this result.
| Since the establishment of the EX-
pertinent Station, analysis of soil is
made and the strength and character
| OF fertilizers required for districts
throughout the Islands is obtainable
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-10
HONOLULU IRON WORKS.
Home Supply for Needs of the
Plantations.

Home supply for Needs of the
Plantations.
What is now known as the Honolulu
Iron Works had it's origin in the early
days of this city. Before many of the
Oldest business houses of Honolulu
were started, this establishment was
in full operation.
In 1869 Mr.. Alexander Young took
charge, and remained the manager to
the first months of 1896, when he re-
tired, leaving the enterprise at The
zenith of it's magnitude and impor-
lance.
sible much of the advancement in SUI
gar culture of the past twenty-five
years. Plantations required machinery,
and this machinery needed repairs be-
times. To send to the Coast for such
work would have taken deal of money
and, what is even more precio is in the
busy season-time In such crises the
Honolulu Iron Works appeared at he
fore as the remedy. From a small be-
ginning, additions to machinery and
room were made to meet requirements.
About 1876, there was a great boom
in the sugar industry. Plantations
were started right and left. Mill, ma
cnInery' was the cry all over the land
Then it was, as never before, that the
Honolulu Iron Works too, proved it
self the one institution of inestimabIe
value to the country. Then it was that
from Niihau to Hawaii all the planters
looked upon it as their strong arm in
time of need-the one place where rev
machinery could be turned out, or the
old repaired in event of accident
With the enlargement of the sugac
industry came the constantly increas-
ing demand for more powerful and
modern machinery. With this require
ment the Iron Works increased IFS
premises and improved it's facilities.
Better and more powerful appliances
were introduced and the most skilled
mechanics to be found were employed.
Department after department was adj
ded, until soon the works had expand
ed from a small building on Queen
street to premises occupying nearly
half of one OF the largest blocks in the
city.
Mr.. Young was enterprising-
gressive in business. The Company
had utmost confidence in the mana
gers judgment, and invariably gave
the fullest support to his suggest;Crs
for the Improvement of the works and
the enlargement of its capacity for bus
mess. Thus the appliances of the de-
partments have multiplied and been
modernized.
Early in 1896 Mr.. Alexander Young
decided to retire from the Office of man
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ment and extension, it will always re-
,uuire constant and close personal ap-
plication to make pineapple culture
pay in Hawaii.
One of the most successful growers
states that in this country planting
can be done at any season, if the plants
are of suitable size. Well developed
seed plants will mature fruit in about
IS months from planting. Smaller slips
take from IS to 81 months and some
times longer, to bear fruit
Heavy soil should be avoided in Sc
lecting a location for planting pineap-
pies Land plowed deep and thorough
" puIverized is necessary to starting
the plants right, and frequent cultiva-
ton, together with judicious watering.
will yield good returns. Many growers
are resorting to fertilizer, for the pur-
pose of increasing the yield per acre.
The data at hand relative to this latter
practice is so meager as to leave a
doubt about its desirability with the
recent low returns on sales.
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they furnish striking examples of the
artistic stripping and decorating done
here.
This concern has no speciality in its
vide range of occupation. 1t caters TO
the drayman. who requires work that
viii wear; 10 the retail merchant, who
looks TO lightness and strength in his
delivery wagon; 10 the buggy driver.
who wants everything trim and tight;
10 the sport who is fancier of style
and paint: TO the father of the family,
who endeavOrs TO please his wife in
the nice matching of trimmings. and to
the hackman. who wants everything
that everybody else gets. It is hard 70
crafty all tastes in an isolated COM
munity like this, yet the Hawaiian
Carriage Manufacturing Co. claim they
do il.
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]. III. BRUINS. COOPER.
Changes Which Have Killed a
Once Flourishing Industry.

Prior to 1854 an industry which
ranked high in Honolulu was that OF
the manufacture of kegs for containing
sugar shipped abroad. Jute bags had
not been introduced in Hawaii, and
wharves near plantations were a rarity.
Small boats from schooners were run
on the beach, and the product of the
plantations, packed in water-tight
kegs, were loaded into them. The dan
ger of damage by the surf breaking
over the boats necessitated the use of
kegs. But when the plantation owners
or the Government decided to build
wharves the use of bags was found
practicable, and kegs were abandoned,
and the cooperage industry lapsed
During the prosperous times ]. II.
Bruins. who came here in 1851, conduct
ed a large cooperage business, employ
ing 80 men. He bought all of his lum-
Der from local dealers, but at times he
was unable to carry on his trade OW-
ing TO the supply of the proper kind of
material being exhausted. On one oc-
casion he had orders for 10000 kegs,
but could not fill it on account of there
kegs was abandoned by Mr.. Bruins in
1854. and he went to Lihue plantation.
In 1862 the business revived through
the whaling fleet making this their
headquarters. Mr.. Bruins had his es-
Establishment with Levers & Dixon, and
employed a large force of men. The
whaling fleet was lost afteTward and
Mr. Bruins went to California. return
ing a few years later and establishing
himself with James Lewis, at Bethel
and King. whom he afterward bought
out In 1876 the business again pro-
crossed through the whalers again
making this their headquarters, but
when they stopped coming here the
cooperage business was reduced TO
comparatively nothing. the business be-
ing confined TO the manufacture Of con-
tanners for mOlasses. which Mr.. Bruins
purchased from the plantations and
shiDped TO the United States. With the
introduction of modern machinery on
plantations the supply and quality of
the molasses was so reduced as to kill
the trade. Cooperage in Honolulu is
lost art; the demand for kegs or bar
rels has so fallen off that nothing is to
be done in the trade. It's successor. in
so far as containers for sugar is con-
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fresh canned fruit into our natural mar
kettle United States.
The first OF these has been mOoted
and agitated al different times during
the past IS months. and a movement to
that end is now well under way that
promises successful organization among
the growers for the future This ac-
complished, may assist in bringing
about the abatement of the second bar
rier. but the third can only be effected
by either closer political union or an
abatement OF The duty. Such a duty
and such a treaty as we now have are
dramatically spectacular to the man
who has his money tied up in the fruit
industry, so said one of them yesterday.
Reciprocity it is with vengeance
when thousands of cases of canned
goods are allowed TO land here free OF
duty under treaty stipulations, while
arbitrary legislation by a tariff-tinker-
ing Congress forces goods of like kind
put up in this country to pay duty of
| from 20 TO 80 per cent into the United
States. Away with such sham reel
procity.
From all that can be CLEANED as 10
| the condition of this industry it is man
| ifest that no one in the business can
| lool. forward TO anything more than
fairly paying investment under the
most favorable conditions that could be
created here. There is a large and
growing market for first class fruit in
the United, but ii is too far east OF
the Rocky Mountains to be protitably
reached from here. On the West Coast
we have an ever increasing fruit-grow-
| ing era to contend with to the END
! that-in season prices will always rule
very low on our eXports-hence, while
susceptible of considerable develop
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-10

ne engaged the old bone mill at Kalihi
Kai. formerly owned by G.. J. Waller,
the present manager of the Metropoli-
tan Meat co. But by economy and
rare managerial ability the business
soon oUtgrew the accommodations and
facilities 10 supply the demand made
upon it. Land was leased at Iwilei and
the company. yielding to the pressure
brought by a growing clientele, the
lines were extended until Mr.. Cooke
found it advisable TO the purchase the
valuable tract where the works are
now situated.
Being essentially a home industry, it
has supplied revenue to Hawaiians,
engaged by the company as bone gath
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-10

commenced sampling physicians on the
18th of this month, so you see, work
has commenced over there
why do we call it Taroena? Be
cause we can have the name copyright
ed and receive the protection necessary
TO warrant the large outlay of money.
We expect TO spend every dollar of
profit on the article for the next three
years in advertising, believing that the
medicinal qualities of the food, backed
by the aid of printers ink. Taroena will
become as much a household word as
anv.o of the other foods. Taroena, you
will understand. excels poi. for the rea-
son that in the manufacture the starch
is largely changed into dextrine. rem
dering it a partially digested food-the
main item of consideration in infants
food"
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While Honolulu may not be consider
ed a manufacturing town in the sense
that the term is used in other countries
considerable work is turned out in the
year A number of firms engaged in
various lines declined, in true Homo
lulu style. to furnish any data con-
nected with their business and for that
reason their names do not appear here.
But even without them the showing is
not bad one for a locality to which
nearly every article in the raw state
must be imported.
Most Of the lines mentioned are al
ready covered but with the constantly
increasing population they must be
enlarged. New lines are being taken
up all the time and it will be only a
few years when everything in the man
ufacturing business will be represent
ed. During the past month two bicy-
cles have been built in Honolulu. one
by Mr. Wooten. the other by Mr. Pear
son OF the Hawaiian Cyclery This is
but a forerunner of the future.
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Special Furni.ure Manufactured
from Native Woods.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
are few hard woods indigenous TO Ha-
wall and that oak, walnut, cherry and
other varieties suited TO the purpose
must be imported, furniture is made
here TO a considerable extent. Hopp &
Co, at the corner of King and Bethel
streets. have been very successful in
manufacturing all kinds of furniture
from special designs and they point
with pride to one dining-room set,
made for a gentleman on Kauai at a
cost of 81 500. This was made entirely
of koa. and is model of elegance.
The lumber dealers in Honolulu have
a stock of hardwood, upon which Hopp
& Co. draw for their supplies, and
while furniture manufactured TO order
by this firm may be more expensive
than factory goods, imported from the
States, it is manifestly superior in
quality. This establishment has num-
Der of cabinet-makers in their employ,
and include in the list two French
polishers." A large business is done In
upholstering and repairing of furni-
ture. Besides these departments, they
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-10
PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY.
Island Agricultural Product Second
to None

The pineapples can be successfully
grown on these islands at any eleva-
ton up to 1000 feet where soil and
irrigation requirements are met. In
some sections, notably the district of
hona on Hawaii and the region about
Ulupalakua on Maui, the black Spanish
variety grows wild. In the early fifties'
the fruit seems to have been quite ex-
tensively grown and figured for time
as an article Of export. The industry
lapsed, however, after a time and for
thirty years, the local demand was
chiefly met by the wild growing fruit
above mentioned In 1888. the impor-
tation of a number of new varieties
drew renewed attention to the possibf-
| lities of the industry and it was launch
ed on its second career in custom house
returns.
Some Of the pioneers in this revival
movement were practical agr5cultur-
! ists-and TO the efforts of these is
chiefly due the present high standard
of cultivation, size and quality of pro-
duct, and excellence of method adopted
in packing for export. The smooth
cayenne is the variety now almost eX-
clusively grown. The industry has
steadily grown from a few crates in
1884 to a total of 5000 crates during the
year just closed-althoug the duty
imposed in 1894 on the importation of
the fresh fruit into the United States
gave the industry a permanent set
back-0t the same time, the increase of
output coupled with low prices realized
during that year compelled one of the
largest growers-the Hawaiian Fruit
and Packing Co., Ltd to install a can
ming plant in 1895, the output for that
year being 500 cases-during SO their
output was $500 cases of pineapples
put up in a variety of ways and placed
on the market in attractive packages.
While spasmodic efforts at canning
fruit with primitive apparatus have
been made in times past, it has re-
manned for this company to make the
first extended venture in this line.
Equipped with the most modern appli-
ances for can-making and fruit pre-
serving. this concern has, during the
past two seasons demonstrated the fea-
stability of successfully preserving the
pineapple.
As pioneers in this branch of the
industry they have had TO bear the
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brunt of prejudice and commercial dis
trust of new brands" but starting out
with an aim to produce only the best
they have succeeded in interesting
some of the largest buyers in the
States in their product, with the result
that in all probability they will place
the coming seasons pack on the mar
ket under much more favorable cOndi-
tions thar heretofore. This simply
means success in the method OF can
ming, 70 become commercially success
full. e., pTofita ble-the industry re-
quiTes three essentials: 1, cooperation
on the part of the growers; ?. reduced
cost of transportation and more regu-
lar service than in the past, and, 3. the
removal of the duty on imports of the