Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06
WAR EFFECTS ON
BUSINESS ARE
PRODLEMATICAL
If Shipping is Not Disturbed
Islands Will Not Suffer
Much, is Opinion

Effects of the war on the business
Of the territory are a matter OF sur
mise among businessmen Of Honolulu
until it can be learned what course
the United States will pursue fela-
tive TO commerce and to shipping. es.
peeiallE to the shipping that runs be-
tween these islands and the mainland
Today being with many OF the busi.
ness houses a holiday 1t was impos.
sible to secure interviews with all of
the businessmen Of Honolulu and
those who we're seen all expressed an
nnwillingness TO undertake definite
forecast without more Information at
hand.
Sugar being the great industry Of
the islands, the Star Bulletin called
upon Manager Allen Nj NOVEL; Of the
Sugar Factors Company. In reply TO
the query of probable effect Of war
on the sugar business Manager NOVEL;
said: 1T is impossible to say until
We know what is going to happen TO
transportation. 1t viii depend greatly
on whether We are let alone and al
flowed to handle our large sugar crop.
III we are so let alone 1t viii not Sc
ricusly affect us. II we have not the
shipping facilities We shall certainly
feel the war Grievously in the bust
ness world
Novel; expects to see most conr
modities used IN the islands so higher,
therein iurreasi5.g the cost of living
"A. ~. a. B5ttoniley last year =
president Of the Sugar Planter ASst
ciaficn, agreed with NOVEL; as % sthes
effect war would have on the sugar
business depending chiefly on its eff
feet on shipping. All business win
feel it. SAID Bottonliey. -Taxes are
bound 20 90 up and we may expect
war initiation OF an prices. 2
Albert r. Jud1 said that he pre-.
sunned necessaries would all be higher
when the war effects became felt. that
initiation Of prices was naturally to be.
expected s
]. L. Flenins, president OF the stock
exchange. said he Thought stocks
might sell off at first but that when
il became determined that the gov.
eminent would not interfere with
shipments nor arbitrarily fix prices
he Believed that there would be recov
cries.
Other stock brokers expressed simi-H
lar theories
VIM. II. MfcInerny said: AS a re.
suit of the declaration of war there rs
no limit to which the price OF shoes
viii go AMI il the war is of any dura.
ton look for a large amount or TAB
sics being used for the upper part
Of the shoe. Leather is becoming
scarcer and scarcer and today cattle.
Df only two years growth are being
killed for the skins.
T. II. PeJrie said: do not lock fer
a great rhsnge in tae mode of living
in the islands as result Of the waf,
unless the federal government takes
over all the ships. leaving only enougH
TO transport necessary food staffs. |
do net think 1t will come and l sxoect
to see sugar shipped to the mainland
the same as usual.
T. p. Lowrey of Levers e Cooke
might feel the pressure of war in the /,
near future. for several reasons.
In the first place Lowrey says If
ships are taken off tie Pacific such !,
an action will naturally cut transpor.
tation of supplies &c Hawaii to the
minimum and secondly lumber will !,
not be nearly as available as formerly
If the government carries out its plan !
to construct a number of wooden YES.
sells on the Pacific coast.
He says. however, that the matter
Of transportation would not hinder the
lumber supply, inasmueh as most tim
Der is drought to this country in sail.
ing vessels which he does not believe