The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-13

year.
He was succeeded bv f. Faxon
Bishop, who entered the employ of the
firm in 1888. He is essentially pupil
Of the Jones school, for he never was in
any other employ. having come to Ho-
noIulu Immediately after leaving school.
When the writer began gathering
data for this article it was intended to
he commemorative Of the long service
OF Peter tuShman Jones with C. Brewer
x Co., and after the corporation had
been formed Instead he has dmbled into
thumb nail history of the house of
Brewer.
Mr. Jones has reached the age of re-
tirement but it is of his own choice and
against the protests of all of his bust
ness associates The amalgamation of
the two great corporations. William G.
Irwin x Co., Ltd, and that of G. Brewer
x Co.. Ltd, is an epoch in the mercan-
tile history of the islands and no less
an epoch in the history Of the firms men
toned. The retirement of Peter
Cushman Jones, following so closely up
on the amalgamati0n, is quite as much
a bit of history and so close are the
events together, and so closely allied,
they may be easily blended into each
other.
Another incident that cannot be over
looked is the removal of the business
from Queen street, where it was CON
Quoted for fifty years. to Fort street.
But that is going back and looking
backward for it was on Fort street, less
than two blocks from the present site,
where the first trading was done by the
firm.
Splendid Records.
George H. Rober son, the present vice.
president and manager of the company,
entered its employ in 1869 and has con
tinued uninterruptedly ever since in va
rious capacities, always going ahead,
and it is the wish of his legion of
friends that he may be spared to con-
tinue for many years longer.
Barring two years, 1912. Mr.. Jones
served always as president until he re
signed in 1899.
P. G. Jones.
Peter Cushman Jones arrived in Ho-
nolulu October md, 1857, having made
the voyage around Cape Horn in the
John Gilpin,' the Journey occupying
lis days. ! have a suspicion that he
bore the brand of the Bostonese, for
he says that as he walked up Fort street
ON his way to the residence of John
l.add. then at the corner Of Beretania
aud Union. he passed the coral building
above King street, where the Boston
block now stands. In the doorway were
three young men and he overheard one
Of them say, " There goes another young
fellow from Boston. We had better
raise ten thousand dollars by subscrip-
ton and send him right back home
Sixteen Cents Capital
| understand the plan was not car
ried out and Mr. Jones has said more
than once he would have compromised
for half the money. as he had but six
teen cents in his pocket. That was one
of the reasons for his walking from the
ship TO the residence of Mr.. Ladd. The
other was the absence Of vehicles for
hire.
And Time levels all things very much
as Death squares most accounts The
Young man who was willing to con
tribute toward the fund for the relief
of the "youug fellow from Boston,
was Henry \. p. Carter. at tina time in
charge of curing the hides which the
firm bought and later Il partner in the
finn and subsequently Hawaiian minis
= ter to Wash ngton. Beside this he was
the father az the vou"g man who be-
came governor of he Territory
Early Employment.
The IeveIing process began when
wears after Mr.. Jones was admitted tn
partnership in he firm with MI. tarter.
Jones first amuIoyment was with Bar
mum w. Field. then with b. F. Snow AMI
finally with Wilcox x Richardson, in the
shin chaudlcrv business where he re
manned for so're wears, eventually be
coming a rartrar, But {, Brewer &
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