The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-07

tendent many years was applauded for a |
couple of minutes when he was introduc- |
ed by Mr.. Davies.
When the greeting had subsidized Mr. |
Young remarked that his sentiments |
seemed to be known in advance and that |
anything from him was hardly requisite. |
He had expected TO be sailing for the |
States at this time, but was happy that |
he had missed the boat of a few even |
ings before. Mr.. Young gave brief but |
very interesting description of the Works
as he found them when he went into the
service in 1869. He also exhibited with
pride a watch which had been presented
to him by the men nineteen years ago.
Mr.. Young said he had the greatest aloha
for all the men and he believed it was
reciprocated to great extent, for during
all the time he was in charge every en-
ploye had promptly and good-naturedly
obeyed every order and had always work
ed for the best interest of the establish
ment. He could see that this spirit still
prevailed and was glad that the business
of the company was increasing and inn
proving in every way and that the shops
were crowded with work. Good work had
always been turned out of the Honolulu
Iron Works and he believed it always
would be of the very best quality.
Mr.. Young spoke to the native Ha-
waiians and said it had always been
delight to him to see a young son of
the soil take hold, but that in the past
they had not been quite so tenacious as
the foreign boys. He urged the Hawai-
ian lad and man to refuse to be content
| till he had reached the very top. He had
| confidence in their capacity and there
was one Hawaiian present who held a
responsible position and who need not
take a back seat for any foreign me-
| chanic.
| Acknowledgment was made to patrons
of the Works by Mr.. Young. The agents
! were entitled to the thanks of all. They
| were given the worth of their money,
| though, for there we've no poor mechanics
employed in the Honolulu Iron Works
! The desirable mechanic was the steady,
honest and earnest man who always
| strives to do the very best work and
| who should be the first to tell of a flaw
or an error. The Iron Works are great
| thing to Honolulu, as they have all
through the years been disbursing here
in wages $4,000 to $4,000 month.
Mr.. Young said he had one regret to
express and followed it with advice. He
was sorry and panied to know that much
of the money-too much that had been
| paid the men had gone for something
that was terrible injury to both body
and soul He had said time and again
| that it would pay the company to sub
| sidize to the closing point saloons in the
| neighborhood of the Works. The man
who takes up the practice of drinking
| during the day, or even at any time,
soon becomes an abject, pitiable slave to
it, He had thought that when liquor was
tabu to the natives that they were wrong
ed in having themselves thus questioned
and singled out. Now he saw that II
was a mistake to open the saloon to them
II say to you Hawaiians to avoid liquor
as you would pestilence. The creates
fear I have for you is that you VII
take to drink and be ruined by it. II
foreigners drink is a treachery noeeu
but they are better able to take care
themselves than the native Hawaiian.
Tn bidding goodbye to all, Mr.. Youn;
asked them to keep the good name o
the Iron Works of Hawaii and especlal
| of Honolulu, with the greatest care upo
the dangers against which he had marn
! ed them.
There was one other speech. A mus
cal hour followed the addresses OF Messr
, Davies and Young Numbers We're give
nv the Nuuanu Mandolin Club and IN
Honolulu Iron Works Glee Club and thel
was a solo by Mr.. West ana anoth'
by Mr.. Stoddart.
VIM. C. Roe who has the record term
services addressed Mr. Davies 1or u
men and made an excellent speech, imam
ing the President of the company Tor
1iberality and was assured of the Apr
citation of the men.
At the beginning, after all were seate
irvine blessing was invoked by Mr.. II
vies The host of the evening is to lea
the island on the 18th inst, ana VIII
absent for some time. The dinner was
n GREAT success in every way. Inc III
were immensely pleased and Mr.. law
is RI he congratulated.