The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-13

Cecil Brown president. Captain W. b. /
Godfrey yice-president, and {. N. Y. /
Forster secretary. OF the concern.
Although there is much difficulty in [
raising hay or grain certain fruits grow 7
here in abundance Heretofore the Cul- /
Jivation of fruits. especially the pine
apple has been carried on in negligent
manner. but the Island people are just
beginning to get a move on them
selves about the development Of their
fruit industries
The largest fruit dealer is d.
G. Camarinos of the san Francisco
California Fruit Market who carries
the largest and finest line of CalifOr-
MIA fruits, also q full line of canned
goods. frozen oysters and provisions.
Mr. CamarinOs ships TO the Coast tons
OF the native fruits such as pine-apples,
alligator pears, mangOeS, bananas, CO.
cOanuIs, bread fruit. in fact all the tro-
pical fruits TO be found on the Islands.
He carries none but the choicest Cali
fOrnia fruits and his canned goods are
or the finest brands. He does the largest
Wholesale and retail business on the
I Island in this line, and is well known
+ in the business circles of Honolulu.
+ Orders received through the telephone
are promptly attended to.
Almost every residence in Honolulu
has a telephone. There is only one
telephone company here, The Mutual
/ Telephone Company, Limited on the
! corner of Alakea and Merchant streets.
( 1t is the only telephone system Of its
kind in the world, being the single
/ wire or what is known as the Law
. System" This system gives excel
lent service to the public and the rent
for a machine is so small that no one
I !, "a Tsarn M a
house telephone is two dollars and a
half per month and for business houses
and offices, four dollars per month, so
at that low rate everybody can afford
to say Hello" The first time we had
occasion to use the telephone here, we
looked around for the slot to drop
our nickel in, and were very much
surprised to find there was no charge
for the accommodation different
TO the system we were accustomed to IL
the States.
One of the principal banking houses il
the city Is Claus SpTeckleS II Co, who
transact a general banking and eX
change business. This bank is located
on Fort street between Merchant anC
Queen street. The firm make loan:
on approved security, issue CONNER
cial and travellers credits and buy anC
2 sell bills of exchange. The partner
7 ship consists of Claus Spreckels of SAL
} Francisco and w. G. Irwin of Honolulu
3 Their San Francisco agents are tn
A Nevada National Bank of San Fran
l cisco. Mr.. William u. Irwin connect
ed with this firm, is also President o
the firm of VIM. c.. Irwin & Co, Suga
: Factors and Commission Agents, a
, we'll as representing the ocean,
e Steamship Company.
e Honolulu can boast of several larg
= business blocks and especially one lC
= Gated on Bethel and Hotel street
Y known as the Waverley Block. Thi
e is large handsome stone building an
: is now occupied by three of the bes
d known firms in the city.
d Ordway & Porter, importers and dea
Il ers in furniture and upholstery, OF
# cupy the large corner store wheI
J. they have a fine display of furnituI
It of all kinds. They have been in th
7. furniture business here for the pa:
l. five years on Hotel street, but the
J. increased trade compelled them
l. seek their present spacious quarter
5. They occupy two floors which they us
# for sales and sample rooms. Here 20
k will find furniture OF up to date style
IS They have thousands of dollars wort
Q 0f stock. in their warehouses, all {
d from the leading Eastern factories, an
= the vast amount of furniture this con
e Dany handle, enable them to Sc
8 goods at Coast prices with merely CO
" of freight added. The members OF Il
firm are G.. A. Ordway and K. B. Porte
lie ]. T. WaterhOuse, importers, fOrme
e " of Queen street moved into the
st pretty new stores in Waverley Bloc
'e last Tuesday and already their old al
lie many new customers have visited theI
k This business was established by JOE
~ Thomas WaterhOuse in 1881, WI
le died when J. T. WaterhOuse, Jr DOugl
l. out the other heirs and continued Il
e, business. He also died in 1896 and Il
p. firm now is composed of his four SON
is Earnest c., John, George S, and Ere
n, T p. WaterhOuse. In their new sto
n they have three departments; on tt
D. main floor is a grocery, which cann
he he euualed in this city and cOmpar
m favOrabIy to the finest in the State
IN They have a full line of Armour
ut meats and canned goods, Helms pl
IN kles baked beans and tomato saul
he and a fine line of English goods. II
is manager of the grocery department
TX Mr.. NJ F. Mayhem, formerly of SeatUl
O. Washington. The grocery departing
he which is also on the main floor IS II
es ed with handsome pieces of toilet art
Sc cles. bric a brac, Hayiland ware al
d. choice parlor lamps. The second flo
er is stocked with a full line Of har
n ware; the crockery and hardware d
re- partments are under the manageme
o. Of John r WaterhOuse and J. W. Pc
or more. Under these stores is a lars
ld basement. one side of which is fill
IN with spices from Tilman & BendePs
lie san Francisco and the balance Of spa
nd is packed to the rafters with box
ne and bales of new goods. Directly ba
h, of the main store in the yard IS lar
re coffee rooster; this company are agen
for several plantations and roast
20 their coffee for them. The just tres
n ment this firm nave always eXten
M ed to their customers has made the
nd very popular.
e. one of the Oldest and largest fri
re here is the Castle & Cooke, Limite