The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-10
PORTLAND'S
GLAD HAND
A Honolulu Dry Goods
Man Finds Things
Satisfactory.

The Portland Oregonian of August
% has the following:
Portland IS trade with the Hawaiian
Islands is assured. Honolulu mer-
chants are already buying here. They
are pleased with the future possibili-
ties created by the steamship line now
in operation between Honolulu and the
Rose City and shipments are being
made on every boat
A. Blom, owner of one of the largest
and most substantial dry goods and
staple houses in the islands, has been
in Portland since Saturday and has
made purchases amounting to thou
sands of dollars. Before the San Fran
cisco fire, Mr.. Blom had always bought
his goods in the Golden Gate City.
Portland s effort to secure at least It's
share of the Hawaiian business and
the running of regular line of steam
ers attracted his attention and he
came to this city for the first time. Mr..
Blom makes yearly visits to the Coast
to purchase goods.
9 am satisfied with my purchases
here in every way, Mr.. Biom said yes
terday at the Hotel Portland, where
he is a gdest. g For manv years | have
been buying in San Francisco. 1t is
almost impossible to get desirable
consequently | came to Portland
D
Portland IS prices are more reason
able than those of the wholesale mer-
chants of San Francisco. This is an
actual fact, in spite of reports to the
contrary. / have been there and am
able to speak intelligently on the sub
ject. Prices ON nearly all goods har-
died in San Francisco have been adj
vanced a certain per cent. since the
earthquake. The merchants are un-
der heavier expense than before The
demand for material is naturally
greater, and as they have been unable
prices is the result.
EVERY merchant in Honolulu is in
terested in Portland as buying place
of the future. Before i left home l
was the recipient of any number of
possibilities of getting their material
mere 1t has been almost impossible
for us to buy commodities in San Fran
cisco since April 49, There has not
been single travelling man from the
ruined city in the islands since the ter
rible fire. The merchants there are
unable to handle the business i'll the
States and as result are
making no great efforts to resume the
former trade relations with the Ha
waiian people.
.'Several of the larger wholesale
houses of San Francisco had resident
at Honolulu before the
fire. These agents also visited Hilo,
on the island of Hawaii, and the prin-
cipal towns on the other surrounding
islands The services of these men
have been dispensed with. Conse-
quently the buyers of the islands have
not had the advantage of having trav-
cling men call upon them and have
been dependent upon getting their or
ders filed upon requests sent by mail.
But, owing to the situation at San
francisco, many of our people have
been unable to secure their full quota
of orders and their stocks are run
ming short.
NOW THE TIME TO ACT.
s'Now is the time for the Portland |
business men to send travelling repre- |
sentatives 10 Honolulu and Hilo- | do |
not know of one man from this place !
who has visited the islands since the |
San Francisco catastrophe. Portland |
ian make one of the greatest moves in |
ner history even at this late date by |
travelling men to call upon
he merchants of the towns in the !
paradise of the Pacific. The Portland !
louses are endeavoring and anxious to |
secure their share of the Hawaiian
,rade. And I am of the opinion that |
much good will be the result, both to |
he merchants here, as well as to the
business men of the tropical islands.
60 The willingness of the Portland
irms to get our trade, hold it, and
,reat us fairly is in evidence every
where. 1 bought large order here,
Is have stated, but was somewhat
disappointed that there would not DO
steamer to Honolulu for several
weeks. The Portland house immedi-
ltely suggested that they would send
ny goods by way of Seattle, as boat
caves from there within a few days,
md that they would be only too glad
o pay the difference in the freight