The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HACKFELD G. CO. TO OBSERVE
IMPORTANT EVENT.
Next Monday Will Mark the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the Establishment of
the Big Mercantile House.

The big commercial house of II.
| Hackfeld & Co. will celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the establishment of the
firm on next Monday, October second.
| The event will be observed by a public
reception which will be held between
| the hours of IL a. m. and 1 p. m, and
to which all friends are invited.
The history of this important mer-
camille house is an interesting one.
When Captain Henry Hackfeld ar
rived for the first time at Honolulu
about 1S45, from Mexico, where the car
go under his care could not be landed
owing to some customs difficulties, he
was very favorably impressed with, the
Islands and decided to return; he did
so and acted for some time as super
cargo for several business people at
Honolulu, making trips to the south
seas and to China. Finally he left
Germany in 1S4S on the brig "Wilhel-
mine" with a small cargo of merchan-
disc for Honolulu, where he reached
safely in 1S49 after having been delay
ed at Lisbon and Valparaiso and
commenced business on the 1st of Octo-
Der, 1S49, in small store which stood
until recently on the site now occupied
by Henry WaterhOuse and Co., thus
laying the foundation for the firm of
H. Hackfed & Co.
With him came his young brother-in-
law j. c. Pnuger, then only 16 years
old, who was employed i'm the store,
admitted to partnership in 1853 and
proved to be a most successcful busl-
ness man in later years. H. Hackfeld
left Honolulu in 1861 and died at Bre-
men in 1887. j. G.. Pfluger removed to
Bremen in 1871 and died in 1888. Dur
ing the absence of the two principals
of the firm, several new partners were
admitted from time to time, viz: ]. C.
Glade, Ed. Furstenau, II. w. Schmidt,
Paul Isenberg, H. F. Glade, j. f. Hack
field and E. Muller, of these men, but
two remained in 1S94-Paul Isenberg
and j. F. Hackfeld who Incorporated
the firm in 1897, appointing w. Wolters
and e. Suhr as Co-Directors. The
firm occupied for a long time the store
now temporarily occupied by c. Brew
er & Co, Ltd, and removed to its
present old courthouse premises in
1874.
In the meantime the business of the
firm progressed until the present large
quarters are inadequate for the re-
qulrementS of the company. Now it is
the intention of Mr.. Hackfeld and his
associates to build three-story block
on the corner of Queen and Fort
streets, in front of the present store
and warehouses.
The firm has always done a large i'm
porting business, employing quite
number of own sailing vessels for this
purpose, besides it has large interests
in the sugar and coffee industries. The
following sugar plantations are repre-
sented by the firm: Oahu Sugar Co,
Lihue Plantation Co, Grove Farm
Plantation, KolOa Sugar Co., Kekaha
Sugar Co., Pioneer Mill Co., Kipahulu
Sugar Co. Kukaiau Plantation Co,
and Hilo Portuguese Sugar Mill Co.
large branch house has recently
been established at Hilo and another
pranch at kailua, at both places COM
plete coffee cleaning mills have been
erected and in Olaa a large tract of
land in coffee is owned by the firm.
The capital stock of the firm is two
million dollars and the following are
the officers of the corporation: Paul
Isenberg, president; J. F. Hackfeld, |
vice president; w Wolters, director.
Ed Suhr, director: H. A. Isenberg.
secretary; W. Pfotenhauer, treasurer
and auditor.