Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-21

longer. me tnlrQ time they VIII Duy
property. or course the price of sug.
ar and the retention OF the protec.
tive duty, have been a big factor to-
ward making us prosperous, but the
tourists the Great Northern and other
lines have brought have helped q
great deal ..."..
l. Fl. BEADLE, secretary Of Trent
Trust Company and manager Of the
firms real estate department: Yes.
the Great Northern has helped us,
most decidedly. I'll give you a few
concrete Instances: IT, -. f..
We have sold property directly to
Great Northern passengers. One Of
them has Just bought from us a $3.50
lot. and we are now building on 1t q
$4,000 house for him. This party came
here February I on the Great North
ern. His house is now one-third built
II that doesn't show he is delighted
with our city and climate, what could?
Ever since the Great Northern
started on the Honolulu run we have
been deluged with applications from
people wanting to rent homes, either
furnished or unfinished.
To another Great Northern passen-
ger we have sold lot and a portion
OF another for s21O0; and we are now
conducting negotiations with a third.
We have another tourist from the
Great Northern who Is about to buy
q lot In our new tract on King street,
between Piikoi and Keeamoku streets.
II this party takes the lot he Will
build a house on 1t.
II the Great Northern keeps on run.
ming It will be the biggest and finest
thing that ever hit this city. came
down on the boat Der first trip, and
am the biggest booster she has In
Honolulu, believe.
EMIL A. BERNDT, viee-president
and manager w. w. Dimond & Com.
pany. Ltd: You cant make any boost
Of the Great Northern too strong for
me. Our business shows directly the
result Of the increased tourist trade
brought here by the steamer.
We are q good barometer, doing
business with the. people Immediately
benefited - hotels. restaurants and
boarding houses. In the last 80 days
we have eqgipped three complete kit,
cheers and dining rooms for tourists
who have purchased homes. here.
This d. new business somethine vs.
sh6dld never have had II the Great
Northern had not brought them here.
Hotels and restaurants are enlarg-
ink their plants because of the increas.
ed tourist traffic. We also notice that
chanffeurs and people in service are
paying their bills more promptly. They
tell US the gain in tourist travel here
has been lucky strike for them. Our
retail business mas increased % per
cent since the Great Northern started
on The Honolulu run. We can show II
on our books.
T. B. THIELE, general manager,
Territorial Hotel Company: So far
as their success In bringing tourists
here Is concerned the Great Northern
Pacific Steamship Company has ex,
ceeded my expectations by far.
Even after Cal Stone decided to
have the Great Northern make the
run, there were many persons who
were dubious, and prophesied she
would not bring many tourists here.
While was very optimistic, didn't
think the big liner would bring any.
where near the number she has car
ried and win bring next week. All
the tourists who come on her spend
their money here, and In consequence
every line Of business benefits.
IF. S0PER, vice-president, treas.
urer and manager. Hawaiian News
Az. soon as realized that
the Great Northern might be taken
off the Honolulu run II she were not
given more westbound freight by local
merchants. I ordered part of our
freight diverted to her by our San
Francisco wholesalers. and have con-
tinued this policy ever since.
The Great Northern Is q big asset
to the city, SO far as the tourist sit
nation Is concerned. Our cash sales
Tor February to date. from the LIST to
the 18th, show an increase over re.
ceipts for the same period of time last
February. There is no doubt but that
much Of this gain comes from Great
Northern tourists.
A. G. SILVA, president and manager
Silya.s Toggery, Ltd: Our business
Is showing substantial increase, and
this gain is coming from new sources,
something we had not anticipated. at
all-the Great Northern's tourists.
While the tourists come here al
ready we'll equipped with wearing ap.
parel, they nevertheless buy thinner
clothes and other haberdashery adapt
ed to. this climate after they get here.
Our January and February business
combined shows a stable gain over
the first two mouths of 1915 The
coming OF the Great Northern has
meant great deal not only to Homo
lulu but to Hawaii as well.
E. G. DUISENBERG, manager Pleas
anton Hotel: II we can secure as
surances that the Great Northern will
stay on the Honolulu run, we will
double the capacity Of our hotel
should 1t become necessary.
SO far as the Great Northern bring.
ing US more business is concerned,
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