The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-10
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HIS ARRIVAL IN HAWAII.

HIS ARRIVAL IN HAWAII.
In 1859 Mr.. Atherton came to Honolulu
by long ocean voyage around Cape
Horn in the Syren, a well known
Boston packet. On his arrival in Ho
nolulu having letters to S. n. Castle
and others, he was taken in at once
into Mr.. Castles family and for several
years was a loved and honored men,
Der of that family. He went into Cas-
tie e Cookies little store on Kawaiahao
lane known in those days as the old
depository, and at once took an active
part in building up the trade of the old
firm. He became in a very few months
not only the managing clerk, but the
confidential adviser of the firm.
On the erection of the Castle e Cooke
building at the corner of King and
Bethel streets he moved in with the
others and by his clear sighted policy
and active business methods assisted
very largely in building up the busi-
ness, which has under his guidance and
care, increased constantly. In 1865 he
was admitted to the firm as it's junior
partner and from that time to the pres
ent has continued as one of its most
active members.
a. S. Cooke, father of Mrs. j. B.
Atherton, c. NJ. Cooke, Mrs. Annis
Montague Turner, A. F. Cooke and
Mrs Martha Alexander of Oakland, re-
tired from active business in the latter
part of the sixties. He was succeeded
by his son, Joseph p. Cooke, now de-
ceased, father of j. p. Cooke, of Alex
ander K Baldwin. j. p. Cooke and
r. Atherton formed an energetic por-
tiGN of the firm, 5. n. Castle continuing
In barge. when in 1880. he surrendered
the active business to the younger
mg Mr.. Atherton became widely
kls wn throughout the country as
shr ,wd active business man of the
utmost integrity and the community
learned to regard his word in business
as good as his bond. S. n. Castle died
in 1894, Mr. Cooke having died some
time before, leaving Mr.. Atherton the
only remaining member of the old firm
and in that year the concern incor-
porated, becoming Castle & Cooke,
Limited, and Mr.. Atherton was elected
its president and remained such until
his death.
/ WITH MANY ENTERPRISES.
He has been identified during his
! long career with many of the more I'M
portant enterprises of the country. He
was an active assistant in the opening
of the kohala and Haiku Sugar Com
panies, they being among the earlier
sugar plantations, organized In the
early sixties. He has also been identi-
fed, in connection with the firm, as
agent, with the Kohala Sugar Com
pany from its inception to the present
time. also representing the Haiku and
Paia plantations on Maui, the Wilcox
plantations on Kauai, and in later
years, about 1890, establishing the Eva
plantation.
In 1885, in connection with Mr.. Dill
linGham, he organized the Waialua
Agricultural plantation, In all of these
enterprises Mr.. Atherton's counsel has
been regarded as OF the greatest value
His careful conservative judgment will
be exceedingly missed in the control
of these enterprises.
Mr.. Atherton was also interested In
the inauguration of the Bank OF Ha-
wall, being one of the active constitu-
ents and an owner therein. He was
president for several years of the Mu-
tual Telephone Company. One OF his
last resolves being to make the COM
pany an efficient and active public SER
want in connection with this ne
said: II am not accustomed to fall
ures in my business career and l shall
not make failure of this" prophecy
which would no doubt. have been full
filled II his strength had held out. II
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