The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-18

publicity to an alleged beef trust.
The report is as follows:
So far for what might be designated
the opening month of the fall season.
trade in general is rather quiet and
collections are a trif1e slow, still there
is hardly any talk of dull times and
new businesses are being launched right
along, while merchants continue to
forward orders for the winter and
holiday season. good many citizens
have been devoting more or less time
to politics in connection with the first
county election, to be held in Novem-
Der next
The Hawaii Promotion Committee
people, Tourist specialists) are hard at
work. Advertisements have been plac-
ed in Eastern magazines and some
really large editions of pamphlets are
to be issued, the call for tenders being
out. The anti-mosquito campaign IS
dragging There has not been the re-
Spouse to the call for the funds that
was expected. However, a few earn
est men are seeing that something eff
fective is being done in the way of
abatine the nuisance. The Board of
Health has been very helpful in the
matter and the department of Public
Works has co-operated.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel has been
placed on the European plan basis. For
few days after the opening of the
Alexander Young there, were rumors
that the Hawaiian would soon close
for an indefinite period. Happily these
reports were dissipated and the beau
standard than ever before in it's histo-
ry. Mr.. L. H. Dee has advertised to
sell his Waikiki Inn, one of the finest
places on the beach and one of che
best patronized resorts. Mr.. j. o. Lut-
ted, the New England Bakery man, pro-
poses to build half a dozen or more
rental cottages on his Waikiki holding.
The beach is becoming more popular
all the time.
The Pacific Heights Electric Railway
has been doing a better business the
last few weeks than for year or more.
This is in a measure due to the i'm
proved connection via the Alakea
street line of the Rapid Company. On
the other hand it is apparent that
many people are just coming into some
realization of the beauty and health
fulness of the Heights. In few months
there will be still better facilities for
travel to these upper levels and every
one will be pleased to see a pronounced
movement in the wonderful tract of
land placed on the market by the ell
terprise and energy of Mr.. C. S. Desky.
There is more doing in stocks and
bonds just now than at any time since
the tail end of the good days of 1899.
On the Exchange transactions have
been recorded every day of the present
month. The fire claims four per cent.
bonds have been listed. Onomea was
the stock showing the sharpest adj
vance, going ahead about seven dol
| lars share. This is on account of the
| dividend being doubled. Some of the
dealers made very handsome clearings
in Onomea. The "Kihei dear' is all but
consummated and that stock has adj
vanced and is firm.
predicted will easily reach s2400. There
have been several heavy transactions
at $500. Hawaiian Sugar has receiv-
ed considerable attention and a fair
share of the impetus given the market
by Onomea and Eva. Hawaiian Elec-
trio and Rapid Transit are both in de-
mand. San Francisco is getting into
the local market again and with the
rosy outlook for sugar it would seem
that there We're profitable times ahead
for the brokers' and their clients.
None of the newspapers have noted
the beef trust" conferences and pro
posals. y determined effort is being made
to raise the price of beef on the car.
cass to the eleven cents basis" A:
this would force an advance to this
consumer, the largest distributors, 81
it is said, fear trouble and decline