The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-27
CARTER PASSESAWAY


was trustee of the James Campbell
Estate. Estate of IS g. Allen Bishop
Estate. Charles r. Bishop Trust Bi.u.
op museum. Estate of John A. Cum-
minis and A. A. y Carter Estate Hc
was also president of the Mutual Telc-
phone Company vice president of the
Waianae Sugar Company and diroc-
tor of Allen a. Robinson. ln addition
he was a trustee of the Central Union
church and trustee 81 Excelsior
Lodge J. o. o. r., for more than forty
years
In compliance with a request of de-
ceased, made some years ago aaJ re
peated frequently since, the body viii
be cremated The funeral will De de-
layed to await the arrival of the eldest
son. J. Oliver Carter. in the Tpnyo
Maru, and will likely be arranged for
next Thursday afternoon. the paTtcu-
lars TO be announced later
Joseph o. Carter was born Deem
Der 20. 1895, in 2 glass Rouse ca the
W AtiAHNn at AAAf ANAN VI AAlA flNAl ANlf.H
to the Hawaiian hotel on Hotel street.
now occupied by the University Club
and was, therefore, a little over 70
years Of age at death. When eight
wears old he was taken by his parents
around the Horn TO Boston and plac-
ed In Chauncey Hall, where he re-
ceived his first outside training He
returned here in 1S4S, but in 1919. al
though a boy Of only Il. be set out
for the mines in California. There he
worked as a carpenter at Sonoma, in
/ TuolOme County. In 1850 he return.
ed to Honolulu and shortly after went
to work in the pOstOfice.
A short time later he became asso.
ciated with II. NJ. Whitney in the sta.
tiOnary, printing and cotton business
this marking the beginning Of HIS lone
and active career in HOnOlulu's bust.
ness life. He was an able assistant
to Mr.. Whitney in launching and keep
ing active the Pacific Commercial .Ad
vertiser in its early days, and in tn
absence Of Mr.. Whitney was ln charg,
Of that paper and its business. A
the same time, and for years after
ward, he was correspondent Of IN,
New York Herald, that paper in thos
days taking a great interest IN liza
waiian affairs.
Early I'm the seventies, Mr. Carte
took up the study of law, and shortl
after became registrar of public &C
counts, an Office now held by Henc
G. HaDai. In 1872 he was elected {
the lower house from the island G
Maui, accepting this honor however
for only one term. During the year
a of excitement and change after thu
he was a conspicuous figure in pol
q tics, but never accepted any Of II
important Offices which we're at fr,
= quent Intervals open TO him.
= In 1880 Mr. Carter entered the Iarl
p business house OF c. Brewer & Con
y pany in the capacity Of bookkeep
= and cashier His career there W;
the more interesting for the reasC
that he climbed, against obstacles, b
times, to the very top of the bua
ness, finally becoming the preside
and manager Of the concern. He T
tired from the management of d
house I'm 1894 on account OF his DIT
l. nounced political differences with h
d associates. the house being in suppo
f. OF the new order Of government whi
} Mr.. Carter tenaciously chung to Il
h departing fires Of a monarchial II
20 pulse.
.e Upon leaving Brewer & Compa,
in 1894 Mr.. Carter opened an office
). his own, accepting the trusteeshi
and other business responsibilities nc
Ie ed above. In this line steady, certa
|. success has ever attended him. r
le several years he was agent for al
personal and legal advisor of Que
It Ldtuokalani, being her trustee at q
1t time of his death.