The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-28
HONOLULU MUST WORK.

Every resident Of Honolulu believes
in the future OF this city. He believes
that it is destined TO become great
city and the metropolis OF the Pacific
Ocean. But II this desired boon
IS 10 be accomplished our people Viii
it about than they have done in the
past IL is not enough TO sit Idly Oy
and say "Oh well IT will have TO cone
any way; there is no place else that can
become the CROSSROADS OF the Pacific.
That spirit will ruin any city NO ma
ter what the location. Ii was that Split
on the part OF the old residents Of ST
Louis half a century ago which enabled
Chicago to 20 ahead OF St Louis and
today. Chicago has three times the
population and does more than four
times the business that st Louis does.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, secured the
Union Pacific railroad and the road
repair shops and then Cheyenne
thought ali the eastern slope of the
Rocky mountains would have TO pay
tribute to her. Denver was sidetracked
a hundred miles away on Cherry Creek
and OF course could never become a
Eerious rival Of Cheyenne But Denver
was peopled with a ciasa Of citizens
who were not content TO let we'll
enough alone. They wanted city
built on Cherry Creek and they believ-
ed il could be accomplished. While
Cheyenne sat still Denver began reach
| ing out for what she wanted. She got
the Burlington railroad to extend its
lines TO Denver: then she induced the
Sante Fe to run its lines into the
mountain metropolis. Denver people
organized the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad and put their money into II
and threaded the mountain trails with
line OF narrow guage railroad that
reached every important mining camp
in the state. Denver people built smell
ters and the city became the shipping
point for ores from the mountains. All
this time Cheyenne sat still relying
upon her position and ner railroad
shops. What is the result? Today
Denver is one OF the most beautiful cit
les on the continent with a population
OF 1S0. 900, while Cheyenne is a typical
railroad junction with a population OF
less than 10000.
Other instances OF what cities have
done that have gone after things 10
stead OF sitting still and waiting for
things TO come to them might be cited
by the score. People of Hawaii wanted
annexation TO the United States for
years and IL was talked of and hoped
for but nothing was ever accomplished
until the people went after II When
they went after annexation 1t did not
take them long TO get II. So it is with
trade and commerce, and capital Seat
tie. Washington. is splendid example
OF what city can do that goes at,er
what IL wants. Il is In marked con-
trast TO what Portland. Oregon. was for
many years, and is vet IN many ways
although the city on the Columbia IS
waking up TO the fact taa. II must be-
stir Itself II it wishes to keep pace with
it's more snterprising neighbor. Even
the siow-going and conservative old
0regonian OF PoitlGri arous-i itself
enough TO psy the followi lg tria1te TO
Seattle q few weeks ago
You never hear Seattle whining
that somebody is getting its bust
ness away from il Nobody gets t
away. You never hear II calling
mass meetings TO and out who Is
to blame for the loss OF its Alaska
trade. IL doesn't lose II You
never hear II denounciug census
bureaus because Seaftles enumera-
tors have been too lazy or care
less 20 take the full population.
They always take II You never
hear Seattle men complaining that
some railroad or other has got
;ken in its grasp. They get to-
gether. and IL there is any grasping
i
asainst IL. You never hear them
crying about the relentless oppres-
sion Of its telephone monopoly.
They order out their instruments
as one man. and the monopoly does
the crying You never hear OF their
walking the floor because they can't
get money for their local enter
prisas They get the money and the
other fellow walks. You never
hear them raging because other
towns are noticed more frequent
~ in Eastern papers. They simply
ge; their notices In and let the
other towns do the raging
That's the way Honolulu must do IL
her citizens desire her to grow snd
prosper and become the great CON-
mercial port that all believe she ought
and can and win become But business
wont come II ue don't roach out for
IT, Industry and energy and enterprise
s.li 9in esainst nsfnrsi advantages,
noe accompanied By these. eser. sine