Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-21
HonoIuIans Prove That Hill
Liner is Boom to Retail
Trades, Hotels, Etc.

That the Hill liner Great Northern
has brought q large new trade, par
tlculariy in retail and accommodation
lines, to the islands is the substance
OF answers received TO query put by
the Star. Bulletin during the last few
days 10 representatives of numerous
lines OF business. .:-.~ 81
Each was asked What effect has
the coming Of the Great Northern had
on your business?"
In some Instances the firms or In
dividuals, while unable to estimate
exactly. were able 10 answer that bust.
ness mad appreciably increased be-
cause Of the large number OF cash Gus
toners the Hill liner has brought. In
others, more definite figures could be
given. One Oriental merchant recent
ly reported that a tourist had bought
$4,000 worth Of goods, largely silks, XII
monos and mandarin coats. from him.
In another case, a two-line want ad
in the star.Bulletin brought tourist
customer TO q small Japanese shop
who bought out the entire stock and
was willing to take the output for sew
eral weeks later. These are instances
OF tourist buying related which are not
definitely traced to the Great Northern
but show that the coming OF more and
more tourists Is q tremendous boon to
the small fellow" In Honolulu busi-
ness.
Following are some Of the answers
TO the question concerning the Great
Northern's effect:
J. L. COOPER, manager The Clar-
ion: Our business shows a definite in
crease because Of the passenger travel
created by the Great Northern coming
here. Every Great Northern passen-
ger buys in Honolulu. and you would
be surprised 70 find how heavily some
Of them buy. They are told before
they leave the mainland to wait until
they get here before buying clothes,
hats, underwear. ETC., because here
they can, get clothing exactly suited
to the climate and ct mainland prices.
We get great many Great Northern
passengers In this store and their
tradesis always good. say that Ho-
n0lulu 10 beneftting q great deal from
this service.
n. MIYAkE, manager the Miyake
Cnrio and SILK Goods Store: am
6IoinE lust twice as much business -,
= year ago at this time. The Great
Northcrn's@ comine has helped 20 IN
cf6ist ny sales fully 100 per cent
whi|t most 81 OUT sales are about ",
We nevertheless sell many $40 and
so articles to .oprists whom ] have
no doubt came over on the Great
Northern. e.
D: YoNEKURA, manager NJ. Shoten
Sayeeusk Company. As q conserva-
tive estimate, will say that our BUSH
ness Il 20 per cent more than for
February Oh last year. Increased ,tou.9
rist travel has made 1t better. No
doubt the Great Northern should be
given credit Tor bringing more visitors
70 hawaii.
d. A. AIcnlAMARRA, Island Curio1
Company: We have experienced a
great Improvement In our business
since the Great Northern began rum
ming 10 Honolulu regularly. We are
doing easily 80 per cent more busi-
ness than year ago this time. 1t
Is al cash business, too.
This years tourists are heavier buy
err also. They purchase good stun
and win not buy anything else. We
are selling many expensive calabashad
es, feather ieis and the like which cost
many times what the average curio
does. Many tourists. come into our
store eight or ten times, buying some
thing different every time.
JOHN EFFfNGER, proprietor Ha.
wall and South Seas Curio Company;
The Great Northern has tripled many
lines OF business in Honolulu, and IN
my store our sales have increased 100
per cent. The coming Of the Hill lin.
ors IL due largely 70 efforts OF H. p.
Wood. Our sales for December, Jan.
~ double what they were in those
months last year when the Great
Northern was not running to this port.
RAYMOND c. BROWN. secretary
Chamber OF Commerce: The advent
of the Great Northern Is extremely
gratifying to me, IN that Il has tend.
cd TO bring Honolulu before the world
partly through the influence Of this
Chamber OF Commerce.
There have been so many people
here this year brought by the Great
Northern who have seen our city and
the islands then gone away and told
their friends what we have here, that
we have been almost swamped By
hundreds of letters asking for more
information and literature about Ha-
wall.
i hope we have demonstrated to
the Great Northern Pacific Steamship
Company management that we will
support the Great Northern in so Far
as passengers are concerned, and for
my part, ! certainly hope to see her
continue. She has stimulated all our
industries.
e. L. SCHwARzBERG, with real
estate department James F. Morgan
Company, Limited. I certainly think
the Great Northern has helped bust
ness here. In the last week have
erld three ufaeoa 0f nronarfv On Num-