Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-20
PRICES IN HONOLULU.
Houolulu. H. r, Feb. IA, 1sl

Honolulu, ii. l., fe0. II, 1914
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
Sir: / have read several articles
in the StarBulletin and the Advertiser
about prices of different articles
thousehold necessitiesl in the city OF
Honolulu, and some CT them have
prompted me to tell little of my ex-
perience as the supporter of a house
hold and the results Of my purchases
and proposed purchases in Honolulu.
| am from Chicago. and have also
resided in Omaha and Denver and
have been in Honolulu about six
months. ..=
About the first i must mention is
there is too much money asked for
rent, considering the cost Of the
houses, and the way they are built,
in this city. A beautiful house, strict
ly modern. five rooms, built to guar.
antee comfort for the occupant, fine
yard hot and cold water. steam, hot
water, or hot air heat, gas and cleo
tricity. pantry, stationary ice box. COM
pletely screened windows and doors,
electric call bells. oak floors and oak
finished throughout, and situated in a
beautiful residence district, can be
rented for $40 to s22 per month in
either Of the above mentioned cities
A house that cost its owner about
$1,000. All the property. owners seem
10 to IL per cent per annuns on the
money invested in the house, and that
per cent seems to me to be good rea-
sonable amount .@...
/ New a house in the city eff Honolulu
with only one thickness of boards, and
the uprights and ioist in the floor all
of pine. with a little hard oil finish
On the inside, and some paint or stain
on the outside, of the same number
of rooms (five) costs $50 for rent per
month. which house could hardly have
cost its owner more; than $1,000 to
! S1100 to build, or more than 80 per
cent per annum on the money in
vested.
| Mr.. William F. sDonneily has the
right idea as to the prices concerned,
in many cases
In the city of Omaha. eggs never
reached a higher points than IS cents
per dozen, and that at Christmas time,
and fell as low as Is cents per dozen
in the spring and summer Milk, best
Pasteurized, cents per quart, cents
q pint Cream. best, Pasteurized, 6
cents half pint. II cents pint, 90 cents
quart. Beef. mutton, and pork about
20 per cent cheaper in the city Of
Omaha than in Honolulu. Vegetables,
If purchased in the large market place
on King street will just about equal
fthe prices In 'theff On1SAa market in
the spring and summer.
do not see why the cash customer
has to pay for the long credit custo.
mers. and the bad debts sales to un-
reliable customers. There should Ger,
/ tainly be discount of at least 5 per
cent on all cash sales that exceed
say SIS.
l ! do not see any difference in the
large stores pf, Honolulu in their gent
Atty to customers and the large stores
in. the states. Sometimes / do not
think. barring a few exceptions, that
they are SO kind and accommodating
as they are In the states
/ Omaha had sl...55 pr thousand fa, ].
gas. and 10 per cent discount if Lii
sas paid be.ora the 18th Of the month.
he gas conr1.iy sad q :; , aLtho:-
lies were. Eop,sEr. Al Lrr, h.:,ds
friCst of the airl = sal 80 afinr
fighting each other in the courts an
agreement was reached wherein the
/ gas company would be granted a new
franchise for / believe Is years, pro-
yiding the price of gas would not ex-
coed 50 cents per 1000 feet for manu-
factured gas, sndsif this was not sat.
isfactory to- the gas eompany, then
{ the city would build ID municipal gas
plant i.
Gas in Omaha was tested frequent
ly, justs'as milk and cream would be
tested, and had to be up to the stand
ard in heating and lighting efficiency
rer cubic foot ,
/ One thing / must say in favor of
some, at least one, of the Honolulu
merchants is as follows: A few
weeks ago was DESTROYS of purchas-
ing some articles of 1ewelry for a
birthday gift. and as the birthday
did not come until March, thought
/ would look around the local jewelry
stores, and compare their prices and
goods with those of Chicago and Oma.
ha. called upon one of the most
prominent stores in this line in the
city of Honolulu. and met one of the
head men of the firm, told him that
wanted to see his goods, that |
wanted to compare his prices with
those of the larger cities of the United