The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-08-27
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A remedy for our lack Of prosperity has been
found. and some who have and many who have
not in the pas, given much Of thought or aid to
the promotion Of industry. seem 10 have satisfied
themselves that reciprocity is unnecessary. and
that all Of the time and money expended during
the last twenty years was the result OF ignorauee
aud that Kamehameha Ill, ", and V were bad
" advised on that subject AZ least. Make>rsni
suy the new guides. and prosperity is certain.
Make it from the molasses, skimmings and other
refuse, aud the profit on that alOre will pay the
running expenses" Of yoar plantations Just
What they mean BY the running expenses per
haps they know. II they mean the expenses Of
catching ruRaledys. they may be right but If
they mean that it will pay oil of the labor. they
are undoubtedly wrong. A plantation on which
500 tons Of sugar per annum are made. can make
I $50 900 per anuum on rum says another, Wal.
that is lovely as old dafkey formerly Fort
street used to say. The man who made those
/ figures or he who read them must have added
cypher too many or else knew nothing OF the
boiling works or molasses Of this country. By
leaving large quantity Of sugar in the molasses
instead Of taking it out, as is now done with the
good machinery and apparatus in use on nearly
all of our plantations no doubt the quantity Of
spirit would be increased, but would that payi
Let person capable Of estimating the quanti-
ty and value here of spirit that could be made
from the mOasses, skimmings, etc, make the
figures. and my opinion is, they will disappoint
him.
The expense for extra buildings, apparatus. n
Dor skilled, trustworthy, and unskilledl contain
ers insurance, official supervision. ETC., would not
be a tribe. and whether or not the business could
be so guarded that no mischief would come Of il
is uncertain.
have heard it said by some who feel an in
teres. in this subject, that they knew Of several
planters who would not make spirits on their
plantations even IL the hw permitted them to do
so, without license, because they believe it would
be Improbable in every sense. It may be said,
truthfuIly or not, that such people are straight
laced" on the subject Of making or using inloxI-
eating liquors. It is quite possible that their
eouseiences would not approve Of furnishing spi-
nts to natives or to others who would probably
misuse them, and that they would think 1t incon-
sistent to employ their labOrers IN making an
article which it would be q crime to al on them
to use. Again it may be said. let those make
spirits who choose to- and Others may have moth
ing to DO with it, or give themselves any concern
about 1t. But everything which Influences the
action or condition Of the labOrng people, does
concern and effect every employer Of labor. and
every other PersOn having real and permanent
interest in the community.
Do all sugar planters in all sugar growing coun-
tries make spirits from the moLasses. skimmiEga,
etc, and il not, Why not We are as far from
a market for that article as almost any country
that you can MENTION aud have as few advan-
tages for carrying it on as any country that can
think Of.
If our sugar making works we're generally Of
rude and wasteful character that after the FINAL
boiling a large Percentsge Of saecharine remained
in the molasses it IS possible that distilling on
the plantations would pay profit, bat it Is no
torious that our moIasses IS very poor in spiri,
producing qualities, and worth about as mech for
manure on the land as for any other purpose
A few years sgo D. Friek, LID, lectured
here on domestic economy, the great waste in oar
kitchens aud households generally The loss By
pairing potatoes, etc. Other economists have
called attention to the waste Of bones and other
fertilizers horns. hoofs, hair. etc. 90 our ranches
and slaughter grounds. and also The waste Of ma
ieral for making paper articles that are carefully
saved 10 many countries, and some Of which are
carried half round The globe for use in Europe.
There is no doubt that If ali Of these small things
we're saved. they would, 10 The aggregate repre-
sent considerable sun and il We had large
population and consequent cheap labor. perhaps
they vould be saved and used here but do not
any more believe that the grazing or any other
importsnt interest depends upon such Saving for
ils prosperity. than do that the planting inter-
est IN this country depends upoa disIilIIng for It's
soecess The saving Of bones, hoofs. horns hair.
bottles and paper rags, can be carried on yillout
mnshinefys skill. expensive containers.r special
Legislation. ETC.
Nearly aH Of those whom I have heard speak
iuvOrsbly Of distiHisg 90 the Plantations have 90
practical kDOaIsdgs Of either planting Or distHI-
ing. have no data. and are not likely % lake The
iroabis 70 collect sny facts o. make any calcala-
tions Of value 70 any body. except, il may Be. 70
those politicians Who sIssys oppose every pIain
and Straightforward preiecss and saer Instead
sonsthing that may Be plausible enosgh 70 talk
about, and save themselves from appearing to Be /
opposed Or Indifferent 70 al enterprises and pros
perity. Who win give Is iniosmaiion Of praeti-
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