Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09


/ friends He decided to go West, Sc
lecting ST. Paul. siinn His father OPP
rcSed this. but finding the young man
scented il should be Hawaii as j. w.
Austin, visiting Boston from here, ad-
vised. He left Boston on June g.,
i 1857. in the ship John Gilpin, Capt.
I Ropes. and landed in Honolulu on the
second of October Il was while he
was strolling up town to John Ladd's
house at Peretania and Alakea streets
7 that Henry Carriers chilling remark,
already quoted greeted his ears.
i Honolulu Business Debut
Three days later, Monday, October
;, Jones entered upon his business
i career in Honolulu by going to work
with b. w Field as outside clerk.
continuing with that merchant until
he gave up business and returned to
Boston. His next employment was
with p. F. Snow in the commission
business, but as the firm was not
doing much, he felt he was not earn
, ing his salt and determined to strike
! out for himself He arranged with
/ w. A. Aldrich to take over all his
goods at 10 per cent over cost and
allow him half the profit. After
year, not clearing enough for his sup
port, Jones became bookkeeper for
Wilcox, Richards & Company at 500
month and stayed in the position
several years. Carter was after him
to go into Brewers but Richards in
sisted on his staying and drawing
whatever salary he thought he was
worth Jones took $500 month and
in 1866 bought out Wilcox and formed
partnership with Richards under
the name o. c. L. Richards & Com
pany as ship chambers. Borrowing
$500 to buy his interest he made
enough the first year to pay up the
note.
Entrance to Brewers
On January /, 1871, Jones, having
sold HIS interest in the aforementioned
firm, became partnero IN G. Brewer
& Company, oldest house IN the ,Pag
cific ocean, established 1925 by Capt.
James Hunnewell The firm was in
corporated January, 1883. with cap
ital OF 100000, of which Andrew
WEIGH of San Francisco took 100000
and Charles r. Bishop $4,000. Jones
was elected as the first president and
manager, continuing as such until
July /, 1891. when he retired and
made a visit of Is months with his
family in Boston. Returning in Oc-
tober. 1892. he was again elected
president in February, 1894, and held
the position until February. 1899, when
on finally retiring he received beau
tiful testimonial by vote of the stock
holders. On the celebration of the
18th anniversary of the house in 1901,
at the request of the directors, he
prepared its history for 40 years. He
was also presented with loving cup
by the employees. For some years he
continued as a director of the cor
poration.
With his son, Edwin A. Jones, in
1892 he formed partnership under
the name, The Hawaiian Safe De-
post e. Investment Company" which
vas carried on successfully until the
latter part of 1897, one of its rules
being never to buy or sell any stocks
placed or ordered by customers. De-
cember, 1897. he organized the Bank
of Hawaii among his associates being
c. NJ. Cooke, J. B. Anterior and Clar
ence II. Cooke At the same time he
secured the services of George r.
Carter, sen of his early partner in
Brewers as manager of the deposit
company, which since developed into
the Hawaiian Trust Company, Ltd.
Wife and Family
May u, 1862, he married Cornelia
Hall. youngest daughter of the found
er of E. o. Hall & Son, Ltd, and the
couple had an ideal welded life until
she passed away in 1912. They sus-
tanned a great sorrow in the death OF
their only son, Edwin A, mentioned
above, July 10, 1888, when he had but
fairly entered upon what promised to
be worthy business career Mrs. A.
Gartley and Mrs. A. Lewis. Jr.. are
their daughters. Mr.. Jones on October
=. 1907. gave dinner to relatives at
Brunswick hotel Boston. celebrating
the 50th anniversary of his landing
at Honolulu. His visit there on the
occasion was TO attend the annual
meeting OF the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
his certificate of membership in which
is dated October 5, 1899.
Religious Record
Mr. Jones is a shining example of
the conjunction of vital religion. at
tested by good works, with diligence
in business. For more than half a
century he has been identified with
| the religious and educational inter
ests Of these islands April, 1860, he
Joined Fort Street church and con-
tinued with it until its amalgamation,
under the name of Central Union
church. with the Bethel Union after
the latter lost its home in the great
fire of 1886, holding office in both
the old and new connections. He was
one of the original members of the
Honolulu Y. NJ. c, A., giving the first
pledge to its building fund and re-
peating it for enlargement of the
original structure in 1898. Joining the
Hawaiian Board of Missions in 1870
he was its president in 1905, and he
and Mrs. Jones on February I 1907.
decided the valuable lot and stone