The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-20

HONOLULU, SEPTEMBER
they notify their agents on the Coast.
| when they cannot see samples them
9eiVes they are naturally placed ar a
| disadvantage and viii consequent, y
buy from cities Which have men in the
field
GREAT DEMAND FOR LEATHER.
The commodities in the way of
| manufactured articles and products of
| the Portland market are more diversi-
lied than even your local residents have
| any idea Of. You do not appreciate the
magnitude of the commercial poss. bill
1 ties in the exchange of business Take
for example the harness line On the
| various plantations there are thousands
of horses and mules. Probably the
! amount OF that kind of livestock will
equal those on foot in Oregon Harness
| must be bought for those animals
| Saddles are in demand All sorts of
goods for stable use are sought. Like
| wise are wagons. agricultural machin-
cry and implements.
| ION the other hand the classes of
| hardware bought are too multitudinous
| TO specify. Many different grades of
| lumber and mill products are market
| able, and book would be required to
enumerate the articles kept in stock
| by Portland wholesale houses that are
needed by the island residents. And
| last, but not least, there is wide
| field for carpet houses. The son of
Nr. Schlueter. of the San Francisco
firm of Schlueter & Vullberg went
! down with me one trip on a vacation.
He carried samples with him, and dur
I'M
visited Gea ers at different points. Wien
he returned to the Bay City a month
later ne had orders in his book repre-
senting $4,000.
| Probably Portland houses could send
carpet samples there from now until
next Summer and not sell yard be-
| cause the buyers want to meet the
men handling goods. There are four
principal towns-Honolulu, Hilo Kahu-
! lui and Honokaa. They are all reached
by water, and with frequent sailings
! from San Francisco there is no reason
why the jobbing interests of the Rose
| City cannot reap the advantages now
offered them. AS it is, the firms on the
islands are buying small lots of cargo
on trial or sample orders but at the
rate 1t will take them years to learn
what things are available, and in the
meantime the company cannot sail the
E{ilonian at a loss. We have decided
this much. If the steamer is taken off
notice viii be given 80 days in advance,
and we are hopeful the notice will never
be necessary
CARRIED LITTLE FROM PORT |
LAND. |
tOn the last voyage of the Hilonian
she carried loo tons of goods purchased !
by me for the plantation companies |
and a passenger from San Francisco
contracted for like amount. With the .
exception of 28 head of horses and a |
few small consignments, nothing was
sent from this port. I have been frank !
" told by local merchants who have
houses in San Francisco that after the
chaotic state following the earthquake
is relieved they will again begin routing
from the Golden Gate. There are four
such firms now shipping on the Hjio-
Man. Two local factories are offering
some furniture, but on the initial trip
of the steamer I had aboard 1896 feet
of lumber, or about $50 tons, and 100
tons OF grain, which was on orders
placed by myself. while the total
amount of business sent from here was
but trife over 500 tons.
There are nearly dozen firms in
which the Matson Navigation Company
is interested, and they do their share
toward establishing the trade relations,
but in addition the business. houses
must enter the field and meet those not
connected with our interests If they
hope to secure the revenue. The Assoc
citation Oil Company, Honolulu Planta-
ton Company Paauhau Sugar Planta-
ton Company and Olaa Plantation
Company are among the principal ones,
w I ar 2o r.
OF Honolulu, and the Hi1o Mercantile
Company. Their business is of course,
handled on the steamer, and through
purchasing agents, but we cannot do
all the buying or work up trade any
more than one man can go to Honolulu
and represent the commercial interests
of Portland
The Telegram also says editoria1ly:
Another trade opportunity awaits
Portland's acceptance. Honolulu BUSH
ness men are making the initial effort
to break into the Portland market. Tt
is for Portland to say whether the effort
will be successful or not We are told
because Of the presence of prominent
buyer from Honolulu that the trade
of this city with the Hawaiian Islands
is assured. This is jumping at con-
illusions, not unWarranted, but largely
precipitate. The presence of the Homo
lulu buyer is a manifestation of will
lingness to trade from the other end or
the line. There must be commensurate
activity and eagerness from this end if
trade relations are to be success
fully. prohtably and permanently es-
Circumstances have practically ,
thrown the Honolulu trade at our feet,
but the proffer is one that will not go ,
begging for long. We have been favor
ed of late with a monthly steamship
service from the islands. The Matson ,
Company's ship Hilonian
has made one voyage with loss to the
company, but there Is persistent be- ,
lief that eventually trade will come and
the service is continued. The condi-
tions governing the operation of this