The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-31
LOCAL
OUTL. OOK
is GOOD
Optimistic View of
Merchants of
Honolulu.
PROSPEROUS
YEAR AHEAD
Coming OF Cable. Opening of
Pearl Harbor and Digging
Of the Canal.


Business men are optimistic when
questioned concerning the prospects in
business for the coming year. The
general feeling is that the time when
money was fi.sssiiit...las passed. and that
Honolulu Will begin New Year with
fine possibilities. Most Of them say
that they b good trade during the
winter and the indications to them are
that there viii be a steady increase in
all branches of business during the
year. Most Of them also regret the
big rain storm the day before Christ
mas, saying that their business this
year up TO that time WAS better than
the last years up to the end OF the
year. The rainy day is generally ours
ed by the business community as hay
ing shaved off their profits to a marked
degree. Despite the Falling off in that
one days receipts, the merchants have
arrived at the end of the year smiling.
George w. Smith, of Benson, Smith
& Co, looks with an optimistic view
on the entire coming years trade
Sugar is bringing a good price, and
that is what we in the Hawaiian ISL
ends depend upon to sustain every
branch of business. The plantations
ere rapidly getting out of debt. look
for much easier times in money matters
in the early part of the coming year
I think that if our political troubles
here would cease, business would be
given an opportunity to fall into the
regular channels and go along smooth
~, and we would all get along much
better Politics keep things disturbed.
[ think there ought to be a coming to-
gether of the warning factions to agree
upon some equitable basis to make
ready for the election next fall. That /
would stop the turmoil and give bust !
ness better chance. Trade is keeping
right UP. There is a good tone in the /
market, and business is increasing .
steadily. I think also that if we had /
a better man to represent US in Con- ,
gress' the people OF the Mainland +
would look at Hawaii in more favor /
able light"
r. w. Jordan said: In my opinion
everything looks like bright. busy
year for the merchants. 1 am hopeful
OF seeing good trade conditions for the
next twelve ronths and feel certain
that business viii b on the Increase.
ne nave had good year. always
look at the best side Of things. 1 am
TOT feeling blue at all. think we are
going to have Pearl Harbor opened up;
wei have the cable brought here
everything is in our favor. The Near
aqua canal is a thing of the future.
Dut the prospects for its being built
nave a good effect on commerce, and
the condition OF commerce affects our
trade here never did feel that there
was anything wrong with This country.
l came here in 1868. when the business
was whaling. and we did all our bust
ness at the end of the year There
vas time when the whaling feet was
iost and everybody said tho country
V 'uio De ruined. But what came then?
sugar came; it made the co,,ntrv. ,,ros-
-''s.ous' and don't think that we are
song To lose n7r sugar Everything
happens for the pest. am ono Of
nose Who believe thct the business =
men can make or unmake busirese II
-hey are inclined to look on tho s,loorv
&c OF things, why they ara iil.a1. f.,
BIZ d cloud there. II business over
10 I.a , :. IS 49, freak or com
II y'e' 1t = 1nert. vs.
,oo Tor ate isinesz 81
O'-'naeer +ter OF ealers & CO. 4
80