The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-02-02

worthy of the attention of all interested
in labor in our Islands; :" but some parts
of the system utterly preclude successful
adoption by other plantations. Laie is
not only sugar plantation, but, in a
measure at least, is also mission station.
1t is owned by Mormon gentlemen, and
is worked with reference to religious as
well as financial results. Thither Ha-
waiian Mormons from all the Islands are
attracted, and by offers of privileges and
immunities are induced to locate them
elves, in order to enhance their spiritual
as well as temporal welfare. 1t is large
land-6, 900 or more acres-having good
pasturage and taro lands, with fishing
rights, and withal is well adpated for Ha-
waiian homes, so that, outside of mere
money results, its owners have it in their
power to gather about them their Ha-
waiian brethren of like faith. They have
followed this idea, and have already To-
Gated numerous converts on the land,
whose surplus labor can be made available
at ordinary wages, while, at the same
time, they are tenants, free to work for
themselves when they choose to do so.
Natives may be found on Laie, from
Kauai, Lanai, Hawaii, and the other
Islands-an increase of local population,
not the result of ordinary causes living
there and interested there, truly not by
written contracts to labor, but far
stronger bond It that of religious belief
and religious practice. That the manager
could as easily obtain one hundred as
fifty laborers, had he work for them," is
not an incredible assertion. But Laie is
not dependent on these Islands alone for
labor 1t has connections with Salt Lake
that insure it complement of industrious
and intelligent white labor-men and wo-
men, who are ready to work in the field
and the house, in whatever way the ne
cessities of the place may require. Five
families have resided there for some years
past, and three more lately arrived from
Utah. 1t is a practice with the leaders
in Utah, to assign their brethren to their
work abroad, audit is the practice of the
brethren to 90 without dissent to the
place where they are designated. 1t is
not improbable that Laie has claims upon
Salt Lake; its sugar product is raised to
be sent there for disposal and consumption,
and it has never been without several i'm
migrant families residing on it since it
became Mormon property.
Clearly, other plantations can not follow
Laie, in this respect, at least. 1t happens,
Just now. that something similar can be
done by any enterprising planter who is
ready for it. There is gathered in this
town goodly number of Kaonaites, ap-
parently as devoted to their imprisoned
prophet. and as firm believers in the delu-
sions taught by him, as when they flour
ished, unmolested, before their unlawful
proceedings in South Kona. These people
can be utilized. Make tenants of them,
by localizing them on homesteads, with
advantageous privileges; give them
church building, with liberty to use it
without molestation, after their own no.
ton and fashion, and the creation of a
free { :? class of laborers is accomplished
Would the Adcertiser commend the pro-
ceeding de paha Aole paha!!
Other plantations have not been behind
Laie in their efforts to create teDantry,
whose labor may be made available by
hire from day to day, when wanted. All
of them, more or less, according to cir
cumstances, have assigned land to natives
and Chinese, for homesteads, and have
encouraged them to make themselves
homes near their work. Lihue, on Kauai,
commenced this practice some years since,
and has number of tenants upon whose
service they can rely, in the grinding sea
son, or whenever the work requires an
increase of help. Natives prefer to work
in the neighborhood of their homes; and
if the Adceniser will produce the men,
even without reference to their religious
faith, the other plantations will not trouble
it to again point out Laie, as worthy
of attention in any particular in the mat
ter of labor. PLANTER.
Mr.. EDIroR:-Your contemporary the leader of
the ..Idn1aandunt raressil Ii, lis nsnal