The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-11-19
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
NOVEMBER 10

IHE increased activity in the c~oasting trade
Tor the past few weeks, must have been noticed
By all who have anything TO do with il. Not
only have the coasters brought in full cargoes
from the various islands, but their return car
goes have been so heavy as to oblige come Of
them TO refuse freight. The steamer during her
last few trips 20 KOna has shared in the pros
perity Of the coasters. going out and returning
full Of freight and passengers, each trip averag-
Ing about $500. On some Of her late down
trips, che has had to refuse freight offered on
Maui, as every foot of space in her hold and
on deck was filled. At almost every port On
the islands, and even at places where vessels
formerly seldom touched, the quantity of pro-
duce seeking shipment TO Honolulu is rapidly
increasing. The large plantations, of course.
furnish the most reliable freight, in their sugar
and molasses, but besides these, an increase of
hides, skins, wool, cattle, sheep, hogs, pulu,
poi, &c, and indeed almost every description
of produce appears to be collecting ut the vari-
Gus ports. The increased quantity of produce
sent here, calls for larger return shipments OF
lumber and other articles of trade. 1t is sur
prising how much lumber is called for by the
plantations and the settlements springing up
around them.
This augmentation OF trade to and from tho
metropolis is one of the surest indications of
permanent increasing industry and wealth among
the rural population, including the natives,
whom people love to cry down as so given to
idleness that they will die sooner than work.
But it is not to native labor alone that this
change Is az ributablo for there is 4 consider
able increase going on in our foreign popula-
ton, which will probably be not less than 500
for the current year of 1864. These foreigners
are generally Portuguese. American and German
VINO come here to settle, and are loca- !
ting in every district OF the islands, wherever
there is y prospect of finding land to till or
anything 10 do. Their example has its effect
generally il is a beneficial one-on the
natives, who observe how foreigners use the
pillow, tine saw and the axe. There is a native
near Hilo, Mr.. Kipi, who has about $50 acres
Of sugar cane now growing, as fine and we'll
titled cane as We ever saw, all cultivated by
and those employed by him. No for
have had anything to do with its culti-
He has learned by observation and eI-
ample. Now here will be 200 tons of sugar to
export, raised solely by natire hJor. though
ground by foreigners. Mr.. Kipi is an honor 10
ii. country, and though one of a thousand, 70
De sure, elbows what natives can do when edu-
,ated at cur seminaries, and there taught habits
IT industry and made acquainted with foreign
nodes o: work and business. Some decry Ha-
schools as useless, but hundreds OF in
stances might he given where they have proved
pablic benefit, perhaps not 80 great as that
efcrred 10.
Now what We vast is for government to 90
oulething TO ENCOURAGE NATIVE IN
notwithstanding liberal-not the mere ex-
from duties ot the plow or the hoe
VIZ it liberal premium of fve hundred or even