The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-04-27
For the Pacific Commercial Advertisnr
..The Power OF N IsInnt.e

Con SAVE rm KING. Of course but, dear T.. G.
A, inisT nos, IL is no secret that the power behind
the Hawaiian Throne is-purely vegetable Let the
Minister Of Finance look 90 the cane fields IL he
would make up n decent aud respectable budget.
And nowhere will he find a sight more encouraging
TO his financial optics than the northwestern slopes
Of HAleakala, the alluvial deposits OF the Wai-kapu
luku and-hee valleys. aud the eastern d~oellvitios Of
West Maui. The saccharine area Of thas latter re-
gion is somewhat narrowly circumsctSoed by the
mountains, the sea, and the sand-hills but its pre-
ductiye capacity is ample TO steadily supply four
efficient sugar mills. A Scientific economy OF mar
agement in conjunction with the fertile soil, album
dAnt means Of irrigation and a tropic sun cannot
fail 20 foot up famously on the export list.
But the slopes Of Haleakala afford a finer scope
for the speculative eye. Here is IA teeming present,
and - great expectation" for the future. Added
to the grand display Of broad fields Of rustling cane
now glistening in the western sun are the uncounted
acres only awaiting the fructifying influence Of wa
ter 20 develop their latent treasures. And science,
the faithful handmade Of wealth. has been wisely
enlisted to WOO the necessary cooperation Of capital.
Cupidity, like Cupid, is blind, and must needs en-
ploy the clear eyes Of science 70 accomplish it's own
desires. Capital has tasted sugar aud found IL good.
Moneybags is in love with the cane plant, but is not
quite sure how 10 make her happy Scholastioua,
on the contrary. having studied the laws Of nature,
knows her ways, and from whence help cometh.
Capital knows, by sight alone, that n few hundred
acres Of magnificent cane are now beautifying the
slopes Of Halcakala, but only through faith In Schol-
asticus will Moneybags ever behold the Promised
Land 80 patent 10 the scientific eye. Mighter than
an army with banners is the little scientific corps
under the control Of one (surveyor) general, and
only displaying a few small signals on the field TO be
won from sterility to productiveness, If capital will
but furnish the sinews Of war.
Cane will conquer. SGcchdrum o6icfnarkm is the
coming resource Of this Kingdom. 1.-THE power Of
a plant" tCiH assert itself. The cotton plant 10 con-
solidated the slave power Of America that IL WINS de-
fant enough to challenge its final fate at the aveng-
ing hand of Mars Upon the yigar plant depends
the destinies Of Hawaii mel. No special endowment
Of the spirit of prophecy is needed TO forecast the
future Of Kamehameha's Kingdom.
Success is made up Of opportunity and the men to
meet it. Comprehend the power Of the sugar plant.
and you are convinced Of the occasion Of n glorious
future. And the right men. in the Providence Of
God, are here. The noble religions spirit that. half
a hundred years ago, dedicated the lives and labors
Of American missionaries TO these tropic fields can
be made as serviceable on a plantation as In the pull
pit. The second missionary generation have largely
accepted a call from the cane fields. With an easy
unconstraint they are truly loyal 10 this Kingdom.
They are 90 to the manor born. aud not accidental
full of disafiection towards their situation
and surroundings.
But Maliko's cosy cove is before US, and the cane
fields are left behind. The sugar plant has been po-
tent enough during our (aels descoBsHs TO enchain
our delighted attention. and must be held RESPONSE
bic for these pencilings by the way. VIAToR.
Maui, II. l., April, 1872.