Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-30

needs something liz his home buy.
ing. which touches on spoeketbooks
to show rs where, when and now.
Some one of You can no doubt tell
Icf prices charged by our merchants
that are too high. to your way Of think
THAT are too high, to your way Of
thinking. Some OF 1.-THE merchants
lpresent can probably tell some Of you
salary and wage earners where you
iare charging more for your services
THAN better could be bought for else
where
Home buying Ii a dose Of medi.
cine that should be taken by the
whole town
Try the medicine and you will like
DC and be benefited
i .Investigate its rami6cations and
Iyou viii find that what seems to be
excess prices go to make up dividends.
salaries and wages that you are now
receiving.
Decline the medicine, send your
money out of the country and you win
in time find your hotels without
guests. buildings without tenants,
lumber yards without orders, contract.
lors without contracts. carpenters,
plumbers, painters and paper-hangers
without employment, subscription
lists with no, subscribers, one $25 to
$50 stenographer where there are now
two being paid $75 to $50. and so on
with bockkeepers. clerks, statesmen.
managers, doctors. lawyers, and ell
persons working for wages or salary.
That is not all Those of you who
draw down dividends from the labors
of the above will find yourselves cut
! to the same small percentage as those
earned where you spend your mail or
der money.
Business Depends on Buying.
The business of Honolulu Is af-
fected in the same proportion as your
money is spent at home or abroad.
IL the jobbers of Honolulu quit
selling to consumers they viii have
!, the fUod All of the retail merchants.
IF the retail merchants patronized
the Honolulu jobbers, wherever pos
sible, the Honolulu jobbers could, and
Il believe would, sell them goods as
cheaply as similar goods could be
bought anywhere.
More business to the jobber means
Tore employees and consequently
more business for the retailer
If all consumers bought all the
goods possible from local retailers, 1t
would make more positions. higher
salaries and more dividends for all.
II do not mean that the jobbers'
and the retailers. prices are always
right, because they are not, but If they
wish a home-buying campaign to sue
coed they must get right, and the way
to get right is to get together con-
sun er. retailer and the jobber Show
and be shown"
Some have questioned the advfs-
ability of spending $4,000 per month
advertising home buying II public
sentiment Is not behind the move
ment the money might Just as well
be thrown into the sea. but; II al
those present believe in their town,
its merchants and themselves and will
buy brains and space and not space
alone. 100000 a month would be well
spent
Most of you came here from the
|1nainleiid Why? Because you De.
Iieved you could do better here than
elsewhere. You make your money
here. Spend 1t here with the mer-
chants of Honolulu who make the
town possible.
WE HAVE:
Good Stores,
Good Merchandise,
j Statesmen, good bad and Indifferent.
Individual effort, {
Individual knowledge of individual
business,
Some boosters,
Some knockers,
Some streets.
Some men with many jobs,
Some sidewalks,
Many laws,
Natural beauty,
Some climbers,
Some buyers of space,
Some pessimism,
Some promotion and funds,
Some tourists,
Some secrecy in handling public
money.
Some jealosy,
Some industries,
Much selfishness,
Some mail order house buyers,
| WE OUGHT TO HAVE:
Better stores,
| Better merchandise,
Better Statesmen, ~s.G.@
Community effort-feam work.
Community knowledge Of individual
! business. ~ 49,.
4 3 ] 49,
No knockers,
More boosters, s.
More streets, .-. II
More men-not fewer jobs, T..
More sidewalks, 80
More enforcement of the laws,
More cleaning up, Z
More workers,
More buyers of brains,
More optimism, 4
More promotion and funds, /
More tourists, .
More publicity, Z " I
! Absolute confidence, -