The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
WILL HELP
SUFFERERS
Matter of Aid Will Be
First Consideration
in Honolulu.

II can not be said that Honolulu
does not realize the predicameht Oh
the people of San Francisco nor can
il be said it will not express its sym
pathy in a substantial manner. BY
this time money is unquestionabiy
pouring into the Golden Gate from all
carts of the mainland and the next
steamer from Honolulu viii carry a
token from here
Practically the matter of aid was
upperrnost in the thoughts of the c1u-
zens Yesterday and meetings of ira
ternal and civic bodies were held all
during the day and others are sched-
uIed for today The idea of the people
is to send such aid as will be needed
and to cut out. what James F. Morgan
considers, unnecessary articles. Ac-
cording to his idea, pie and cake are
in that category. There is wide
spread feeling that there are people
there from the islands VINO may be III
temporary distress through loss or
their exchange or from other reasons
1t is not within the history of the
islands when such strenuous efforts
have been made to get the true facts
connected with the disaster. If there
are people there from the islands who
needed aid it is the desire of their
friends here to furnish it and to get
AT1,.S .lrgay re- a &
sociation has spent nearly thousand
dollars in cable tolls.
But the assistance rendered by Ho-
noIulu is not alone for those who claim
if as their home; the money will be
distributed as far as it will go around,
but the town folks will probably have
first attention-f they need any. Mr.
Morgan is to go as the bearer of the
sympathy of the people and to look
after the Hawaiians. The people who
know him have no doubt of his at
tention to the details of the mission.
There is lot of feeling in town over
the possibility of an increase in the
price of foodstuffs due to the shortage
which will unquestionably follow the
disaster. 1t is said that an effort has
been made by certain dealers to raise
lines to be advanced, but the move
ment, as far as can be learned, has
not been supported to any extent. 1t
is on the tapis that the price of oil
will go upward, but at this writing
nothing has been done; to quote one
dealer. I'VE do not know ourselves.
Even the bare suggestion brings a
smile to the officials of the Honolulu
Gas Co, for they are of the opinion
that any stretching of price in that
quarter will mean an increased demand
for gas illumination-a notification OF
the adage that it is a poor make collar
that will not stand at least one turn
ing
There should be no shortage of food
here, that is ordinary wholesome food.
The ranches of Hawaii can furnish
all OF the beef that may be required
for month or two and the deprecia-
ton of the herds would not be per-
ceptible. Vegetables of certain kinds
can be obtained from Maui and Ha-
wall, so that with a breakfast food or
two the people will be able to drag
along. The call for the provisioning
of steamers at this port would have
been received as joyous news at any
time when the city was prepared for
it, but to deplete a shadowy larder is
much too much.
VIII E. Fisher, who talks for living
and talks to the point, has struck a
scheme to aid the sufferers and he will
put 1t in motion next Saturday in his
salesrooms. He is of the opinion that
there are people here with articles of
virtue that they would be willing to
part with for so good a purpose. Mr..
Fisher will hold a sale of such things
and the proceeds will go to the fund
to be carried away under the auspices
OF the Governor and the civic bodies.
Mr.. Fisher will make no charge for his
services. Some inquisitive person may
ask where Mr.. Fisher expects to get
OFF. The answer to that question is:
Nowhere! He does not want to get
of, but to do all that he can for suf-
fering humanity in the city of his
childhood And Mr.. Fisher is paying
fer the advertisement in which the
offer is made. This item is given by
the Advertiser not as an advertise
ruent, but as an evidence of good