Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-15
Urges Greater Work
Noted San Francisco
Businessman after
Four Years Finds
His Predictions
Coming True
Opportunity in
Exposition , :. =.

Four years ago r. w Dohrmann,
one OF San. Francisco's most promi-
nent businessmen, visited the islands
and in the course OF a report to his
business associates on the mainland
made a series OF remarkable predic-
tons as to the future prosperity of
Honolulu and Hawaii.
Today Mr. Dohrmanri Is back in Ho-
nolulu, and he has already seen
enough TO convince him that HIS
pfophesies OF four years ago have
been more than realized. - +
And now another link In the chain:
Today he declared that Hawaii is on
the threshold OF prosperity even
greater than that of the past four
Years. He mas the firmest OF be-
liefs that the opening of the Panama
Canal will directly stimulate business
here 10 q remarkable extent. He pre-
diets future sJr the tourist travel
which Hawaii has not yet even
dreamed.
Mr. Dohrmann Is the senior mem
Der Of the firm OF Dimond e Co.,
Ltd. and It was In the course Of 4
visit to the local house four years
ago that he. ,sEI down q report in
nlhichs bic predictions were made. He
Ii widely known IN the meroantila.
world, Tor many years president Of
the San francisco merchants as
sociatioh and now an honorary presi-
dent. In the commercial and civic
life OF San Francisco he. has taken
an active and influential part. He.
was chairman of the committee that
nominated the present management OF
the great San Francisco exposition,
and II was his fertile mind that con
ceived the slogan San Francisco In
yites the World, and later, when the
breadth OF t1e understanding and its
Importance to the entire 61ate became
apparent, he changed that slogan to
california Invites the World"
And as strong booster. for the big
fair. Mr. Dohrmann declares that 1t
win open on time, that 1t will be q
big success, and that Hawaii can we'll
afford to spend much money on build
ing and exhibits there, because it is
the opportunity of century for Ha.
wall to advertise its charms to the
world.
Predictions Of Four Years Ago. i
Here are the predictions that Mr.
Dohrmann made In 1909:
-The United States government has
spent good deal Of money on the
Islands already. and large contracts
for sthe Improvement Of Pearl HarborI
and other matters connected with the
future naval station there have either
been given out or are about to be
called for.
"A new government building is to-
be erected ~ cost of several hun
dred thousand dollars shortly.
Qualifications are being erected at
the foot of Diamond Head and else.
where = and a considerable number of
soldiers, as well as, sailors will be
stationed at Honolulu permanently,
and a number of government officials
connected with both the army and
navy, such as engineers and others,
will be permanently required on the
Islands. -
Il understand, for instance, there
will be several bands connected with
the army located in Honolulu.
his VIII UTluS muCn money INTO
circulation there, and will make Homo.
lulu more of social center and add
to its attraction for tourists more than
anything that has yet happened down
there.
Finally, wnehever the Panama can
~ is opened ! thing the importance
of Honolulu as a shipping station be
tween the Eastern states EurODe and
the Orient will increase vevy much.
perhaps partly TO the detriment OF San
Francisco
This will certainly add another ele-
mCnt to its Importance as a business
pace as well as in other respects: but
ever eliminating the Panama Capal
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(ContInued on Pace 81