The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-10-07
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM WALTER NJ. G1Bs'

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wich Islands: (s
DREs. A. SMITH, Eso.-Dsar Nephep :: In your
letter of the Goth inst, you enquire In behalf OF
friend, "What inducements are offered to young
men Of industrious habits to 60 to the Sandwich
Islands," Many hundreds of young men in this
my old State, and throughout the Southern States,
have made the same enquiry, and would like TO
answer them all; therefore, address you, in view
of YOUR connection with the Press, so that you
may make public my information on the subject.
In the first place, would be sorry to persuade
young men who have good opportunities for busl-
ness or duties at home, to expatriate themselves.
South Carolina has need of all her industrious
sons. They might easily gain more fortune else
where, but netherlands renown, and history,
and ASSOCIATIONS ought not to be lightly abandoned
However, there are some in this and other States,
no doubt, so situated that they labor and struggle
with hopeless feeling, and to whom change to
any new field of enterprise would be relief 10
such, who are industrious and pefsevering 1
would like to communicate the inducements offer
ed by the Islands, and persuade them to 60 to the
Pacific. ..., @
The eight inhabited Sandwich Islands have not
mpch area 3ut all the cultyable land is very rich
and repays the laborer, perhaps, better than any
other soil in the world. The yallies are covered
with deep. rich loan, like the richest garden
mold, and produces most wonderful crops, ana
the country withal is healthy. If these Islands
had been nearer to the emigratiug population Of
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long ago. But they are far off, and it costs much
money to get to them. However, the time for 60
ing and the cost have been much diminished.
You can, by timely arrangements, now 60 to the
Sandwich Islands in sixteen days, and it will COST
for first class fare-say starting from central
Southern point, like Atlanta, Georgia-to San
Francisco, about Sl6O, and $40 more thence to
the Islands. An emigrant, determined to rough
it and save money, could get to the Islands
with SIPS.
But what will he do if he has no money when
he gets there? He can get The opportunity any
where to make crop of sugar-cane or island
cotton think that there is no planter or land
owner in the Sandwich Islands who would de-
cline to accommodate man of planting expert
ence with stock, implements of husbaudry, seeds
and subsistence on time. If he tries cane, he
can, if he has any work in him, tend at the least
twenty acres, which will produce on an average
three tons of sugar to the acre, giving him sixty
tons for his crop, one half of which for himself,
and the other half for the mill. This sells at the
home market, at Honolulu, for about six cents per
pound, or Sl20 per ton; and so he will receive in
gold for his years work, for thirty tons $4,000,
yes, commissions, sc. This would not be large
return for the labor of hard working young
man, who would work as hard there as he does on
the poor ridges Of his own homeland. You can
readily produce two bales of long staple cotton to
the acre; 80 to 100 bushels OF corn, and other
grain crops in like proportion Land can be OBJ
tained at comparatively low prices, and on easy
terms. Good unimsroved cane lands for So to
$40 per acre, and excellent pasture lands for 81.
50 and So per acre. If reciprocity of trade with
the United States, or annexation to the Republic
should take place, then the lands of the islands
would advance in price to very high figure.
The present time offers most favorable opportuni-
ties to purchase fine and remunerative estate in
the Sandwich Islands.
If an emigraut can reach the Islands with q few
hundred of dollars, without speaking Of thou
sands, he could employ laborer or two to great
advantage The Chinese, or japanese coolies, in
the Islands ore invaluable laborers, and can be
most proftably employed by skillful and ener-
petic acriculturist These Asatcs work with
skill and forecast, and with determination to
improve their condition. The sugar and other
great staple tropical interests cannot be developed
TO any grent extent in the absence of the old
Southern system of labor, only through Asiatic
coolie labor. The Sandwich Islands WILL be-
lieve give employment to one million or more Of
Asatic laborers before two decades have passed
away. These Islands are happily situated on the
chief highway of commerce of the great Pacific.
Numerous lines of steamships are touching at
them an ocean cable will soon connect them with
this continent. They are the fitting seat for q
ch and powerful State, and would like to see q
few of the young men of this land have always
loved, who have planting skill and Southern
spirit, help to build it,up.
shall remain in the neighhorhood of Pendle-
ton yet week or two before starting overland for
the Pacific, and shall be glad to assist with in
formation and direction any who really mean and
have the means to go the Islands. number of
emigranta forming party could of course greatly
reduce the expense per head
am always your afectionate uncle,
WALTER NJ. GIBSON.
Sandy Springs near PendletOn, Sept 90, 1862