The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-03
n6lellIB COMBINE
70 ngTEeT BUSINESS
DRuKHKRs PERSONA NON
oHArA m rHRsx YsLANDsL
THEY ARE rABu.
Their Principals VIII be Practically
Boycotted by Local Jobbers
Text Of Letter Sent Out
by Wholesalers

Il The wholesale merchants of Homo
lulu have issued circular letter in re
gard to coast drummezs doing business
| in the islands. and will send il forwar.
by today's mail to California and east
ern business houses The letter is ..
/ follows:
/ Whereas, The Hawaiian Islands hav'
/ a very limited area, and total popula
ton of I30. 900, OF whom only 1905.
are Of the white races. thus limiting tn
consuming classes and the amount o
| possible trade.
| Whereas, There are practically NJ
cities and towns other than Honolulu.
and Hilo, all other settlements being
mere adjuncts to some individual plan
tation or landing. scarcely ever reach
ing the Importance of small village;
Whereas, The great difference from
the main or other land, limits the are;
in which we may dispose OF merchan
disc, and renders overstocking quit.
possible. which possibility is now in
creased;
| Whereas, We are obliged to carr,
| heavy lines Of goods, both in quantit,
and variety;
| Whereas, Certain manufacturing
wholesale and jobbing houses located
in the States, who are constantly Sc
liciting and receiving il greater Of
less degree our patronage, have chosen
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Hawaiian Islands local representatives
and others send travelling men 10 ever,
hamlet and country store soliciting
trade, and at the same time ask ou'
fayors and patronage;
| Whereas, These representatives as
sumo none Of the responsibilities O.
citizens;
Whereas, These same parties, instead
of adjusting themselves to the trad.
conditions Of the islands, are pursuing
policy that can do them little ulti-
mate good, but are producing only de
moralization;
Whereas, Certain OF these parties are
in their ignorance. sending their low
| est quotations broadcast to the most
trifling dealers, to such an extent that
is not only injurious but ridiculous;
Whereas, We believe there are Ger.
tain well defined and recognized prin-
cipies of business that are being VIC
lated in 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 i'm
porters of the Hawaiian Islands, in
convention assembled this 25th day ri
September, A. D. 1900, have and here
by 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 wholesale
and jobbing trade. by quoting and SCI,
ing to the retail trade and consumers.
We, therefore. hereby pledge our
selves refuse to accept quotations
or to receive and examine samples
from any commercial travellers or rep
resentatives and to discourage houses
abroad from such action by every
means in our power; to the extent,
wherever practicable, OF withdrawing
our patronage from any house in the
event OF their persistence, after due
notification.
The foregoing is not intended to ap-
ply to representatives OF houses hay
ing sole agencies with established local
business with houses in the islands,
calling on and transacting business
with such house or firm acting as their
local agents. provided their business Is
entirely confined to such representative
firm or firms. Nor shall it apply to
the representatives of contractors for
large plants of machinery, etc.
H. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd, per ]. F.
Humberg. Director.
Pacific Hardware Co., Ltd. per L. E.
Pinkham, Treasurer and Manage.
E. o. Hall & Son. Ltd. per William
W. Hall, President
Lewis & Co.
W. C. Peacock & Co.. Ltd. per ]. G.
Rothwell. Vice President.
Loveioy & Co.
Washington Mercantile Co., Ltd, per
w. E. Burnett, Vice President.
Henry May & Co.. Ltd. per t. Nay,
Manager.
Henry Warehouse & Co.
Hoischlaeger Co., Ltd. per Robt j.
LANCE. Manager
California Feed Co. Ltd. per T. J.
king.
II. Phillips & Co. per Lesser.
r. s. Grinbaum & Co. Ltd, per c.
Bolte. Vice President
Theo. H. Davies & Co. Ltd. per Z.
Give Davies, Director
NJ. ". McChesney & Sons
Macfarlane 1 Co.. Ltd. per E c. Mac
farlane
Union Feed Co. Ltd. per F. ". Mac
farlane. Treasurer.
Came Near Dying
For three days and nights suffered