The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-02
WILL PROTECT BUSINESS
MERCHANTS COMBINE AGAINST
DRUMMERS.
Coast Men With More Vim Than Prin-
ciple Will Lose Big Local Patron
age-Letter Of Wholesalers.

The Wholesale merchants of Homo
lulu have issued circular letter i'm 70
gard to coast drummers, doing bust
ness in the Islands, and will send il
forward by todays mail to California
anu eastern business houses. The let
ter is as follows:
Whereas: The Hawaiian Islands
have a very limited area, and a total
population of 100000 of whom only
l5,OOO are of the white races, thus linn
itlng the consuming classes and the
amount Of possible trade:
Nhereas' There are practically no
cities and towns other than Honolulu
and Hilo all other settlements being
mere adjuncts to some individual
plantation or landing, scarcely ever
reaching the Importance of a small
village;
Whereas: The great distance from
the main or other land, limits the area
in which we may dispose of merchan-
disc, and renders overstocking quite
possible, which possibility is now in
creased;
Whereas: We are obliged to carry
heavy lines of goods, both in quantity
and variety;
Whereas: Certain Manufacturing,
Wholesale and Jobbing Houses located
in the States, who are constantly So
llCllllS anu receiving IN a greater OF
| less degree our patronage, have chosen
in some instances to establish in the
Hawaiian Islands local representatives,
and others send travelling men to every
| hamlet and country store soliciting
| trade, and at the same time ask our
favors and patronage;
! Whereas: These representatives as
sumo none of the responsibilities of
citizens;
Wbereas. Tbese sanoa nartias in
stead of adjusting themselves to the
trade conditions of the islands, are
pursuing a policy that can do them
| little ultimate good but are producing
only demoralization;
| Whereas: Certain of these parties
are, in their ignorance, sending their
lowest quotations broadcast to the
most trifiing dealers, to such an ex-
tent that is not only injurious but ridi-
! culous;
Whereas: We believe there are GER
tain well defined and recognized prin
ciples of business, that are being vio-
lated in a manner, by the parties re-
| ferred to, destructive to all business
welfare, and which, they, themselves,
would not submit to in their own ter
ritory;
Therefore. We, the undersigned
Wholesale Merchants, Dealers and
Importers of the Hawaiian Islands, in
convention assembled this the 25th day
of September, A. d. 1900, have and
hereby do
Resolve and Agree: That we are
unanimously opposed to the course
above referred to, pursued by certain
Wholesale Merchants and Manufac-
turers, and others on the Pacific Coast
and abroad, in sending and maintain
ing local agents and representatives to
the Hawaiian Islands for the purpose
of competition with the local Whole
sale and Jobbing Trade, by quoting
and selling to the Retail Trade and
Consumers.
We, therefore, hereby pledge our
selves to refuse to accept quotations or
to receive and examine samples from
any commercial travellers or represen-
tatives and to discourage houses abroad
from such action by every means in
our power; to the extent, wherever
practicable. of Withdrawing our pat
ronage from any house in the event
of their persistence, after due notihca-
ton.
The foregoing is not intended to APP
ply to representatives Of houses having
Sole Agencies with established local
business with houses in the ISLANDS,
calling on and transacting business
with such house or firm acting as thelr
Local Agents. provided their business
is entirely confined to such representa-
tive firm or firms. Nor shall IT apply
to the representatives of contractors
for large plants of machinery, etc.
H. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd, per j. F.
Hamburg Director; Pacific Hardware
Co. Ltd. per L. f. Pinkham, Treas.
and Manager: f. o. Hall & Son, Ltd
per William w Hall, President; Lewis
e. Co.: w. {. Peacock & Co, Ltd, per
I G Rothwen. Vice-President; Love
low &. Co: Wash. Mercantile Co, Ltd
per w. e. Burnett, Vice-President;
Henry May & Co., Ltd, per T. May,
Manager Henry Waterhouse & CO.;
Hoffsohlaeger Co, Ltd. per Robt' D.
LANCE. Manager; Cal. Feed Co. Ltd,
per T. ]. King; NJ. Phillips & Co., per
Lesser; NJ. S. Grinbaum & CO. Ltd
Per G. Bolte, President; Theo. H.
Davies & Co., Ltd, per T. Give Davies
Macfarlane & Co. Ltd. per f. c. Mac
farIane; Union Feed Co., Ltd, per f.
w. Macfarlane, Treasurer