The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-10-02
FOR
HAWAI|ANS
Factory For Honolulu
Is Planning,
CAPITAL is INTERESTED
Prospectus Of the Company Issued
Shows an Attractive
Scheme.

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who came to Honolulu from Lynn,
Mass, TO look over the field for the put-
pose of establishing a shoe manufac-
tory, has met with success. He has In
terested several men OF means and in
fuence in Honolulu and company
will be Incorporated soon and the stock
floated on the market.
A prospectus has been Issued by the
promoters of the big concern, inviting
capital, and gives the details OF the
proposed plan for tanning leather.
manufacturing Shoes and disposition OF
the product Mr.. Hill firmly believes
that big sale would be had not only
I'm the Hawaiian Islands, but In the ISL
ands of the entire Pacific ocean, includ-
ing New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
The prospectus reads as follows:
The facts with regard to the shoe
trade appear to indicate that the time
has arrived when the manufacture or
shoes on a large scale with the most
improved machinery should be com
menced in the Islands.
There are many reasons why this
business will not only be good thing
for the country but that 1t will be
financially profitable to investors. IN
support OF which, reference Is made to
the figures below set out which show
not only the amount of shoes and find
ings imported, but give some idea OF the
amount used in the Islands.
Honolulu is also a central point and
Is destined very soon to become the
center of large distributing trade and
II is evident that we should have our
share of the shoe trade to compete sue
cessfully with the rest Of the world.
We should be able to manufacture
upon very short notice any new styles
desired, or to make changes in well
known patterns which might become
necessary.
1t is because we are at arms length,
so to speak, from the great trade CEN
tiers that we are so handicapped and
embarrassed with regard to competing
in the worlds trade. Make this CEN
ter for the manufacture of shoes and
we possess an advantage In position for
all Pacific trade which cannot be equal
led. The trade of China and Japan is
immense in these articles, and the
amount exported to those countries
from the United States and Europe. is
enormous. There Is no reason why a
portion of that trade should not come
to Hawaii.
Mr.. Henry Hill, who has been visiting
Honolulu for a few months past with
the intention of establishing a shoe
factory IL conditions should be found
favorable, has decided after very care
full and critical examination that such
favorable conditions do exist, and that
there Is every reason to believe that the
business will be paying one In a short
time. He Is himself practical manu-
facturer OF many years experience, and
possesses the qualifications which are
necessary in establishing such a bust
ness to both its establishment and to
secure success afterWard.
One of the immediate requirements is
a laboring population that possesses
qualifications for this industry. Mr..
Hill believes that he has found just the
people required in the IIawaiians, part
and Portuguese, and 1t wi |
take but very short time to get them
In good training under the superinten-
dence of expert shoe manufacturers, |
who will be brought to Hawaii by him.
A field will be opened for the employ
ment of young women which in the
United States and Europe Is of very |
great value, and affords a respectable
and reliable means of obtaining a re-
spectacle livelihood on the part OF this
class in the community, whose employ
ment Is sometimes quite difficult
1t is proposed to incorporate with a
capital of 100000, $4,000 paid up. Mr..
Hill to become manager. The remain
der of the stock will be called in from
time to time as required. Probably 1t
WI. not all be needed to establish a
factory capable Of turning out 500 pairs
of shoes per day.
Attention is called to the figures ap-
pended below, and the public are ask
ed to subscribe to establish this first
shoe factory on the Hawaiian Islands,
which will not be benevolent concern,
but 1t is believed will pay well upon
the investment.
Among the many reasons why 1t Is
not only practical but very desirable
tnat mandatory of mems shoes
should be established in Honolulu, are
the following:
The utilization of the cattle, sheep
and goat hides now exported, for which
purpose tannery could in a very rea-
sonable time be established, using the
cattle hides for sole leather in the
skins for Innings and trimmings. An
expert tanner of Lynn, Mass. writes
that canaigre root can be used in the
light tannage, and extracts for the 9TH |
er tannages.
The value OF hides exported in 1899
decreased In round numbers $4,000, an
amount sufficient to establish a first
class tanning plant. The imports of
leather such as We would use amounted
In 1899 to s2S,3O2, an increase of $5,956. 22
over the previous year.
The imports of such shoes as would |
be manufactured at the start. were
1888 pairs, value S114.030.67 an In
crease of $500 pairs, and s22, 20S SO, over
the year previous.
The question OF labor from careful
Inquiry could be easily regulated. re-
luiring few experts to teach In the |
Inherent departments. the cost OF which |
would be but slight increase over
eastern factories, the labor to be used
here would make the average about the
same.