The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-03-06
Trade of Hawaii.


TEE zbave Is the tille of an article which
we ind N : San Francisco newspaper o. = re-
cent d4ie- In th2i paper We ind under the
he2i q WEAT HAS EzEN Aoc9NP1lsHxp
BY Tbs NEW TRzArxs" what parpcrts to be
@n O:iciAl despatch froa tie accredited Resi-
den; American Minister, 81 the Hawaiian Is
lands, under date a January 5. ISIS. IN
which the Minister Is represented To have
written 70 the Department q Safe 81 Wash
ilEto1, thz. . the carrying trade between the
United States 4ni The Hawaiian Islands has
increased oae-hal5 since the Reciprocity
Treaty Eea1 INTO efec." In this we fully
agree with The Minister. he also says in the
sane despatch, thai the impetus given to
the inS1l&r sugar and rios trade by the treaty.
has brought not oaly agents. bu; principals
from British naznufAc;oEies 70 tia Islands 10
extend their trade. by furnishing sugar and
rics machinery, while nos one principal OF
agent fron The United Sla;es has ye. made
his Appearances Notwithstanding the wide
r41Ee a free IznporsS5iozs granted 70 American
z-zaut2cEurers N alnoss every branch of ne
chAaioal PzodEc.io1, especially IN agricultural
implements 4Ri machinery. in which tie
Uliis3 S:4tes excel Ifthls last assertion
he grus. which We 21e oreiibly informed is
uo. s1, wh4s does II PTove2 Simply. that the
British nz2uf4csurers have evinosi more ala
crity aai thrift IN tryiag To extend their bzsi-
ness thza the AneEic4ns have done. Bus We
fail 70 see any god cause fo- alarm IN 4ll
this. Oar information, however. is that there
have beea SgeaIs Of American manufacturers
here, within the past Two years. and tbose
agents have nol oaly SUCCEEDED IN e:feeEins.
large sAles of their uazrluiacture5 implements
Of ali des-rip.iouz, bu. full sapply Of their
wares are keps oo-s.4n;ly On hand for sale,
by agents residing ea these. Islands who have
been, aa3 stiIl zre, supplying The planters
with such articles Is they neai-tlse be1eets
q which extensive trade goes exclusively TO
Ansric=, I, Is @lso fax, thai the only prin-
cip2l ot Sny English 1a23utzcsgriRg establish
1eas, who has visited these Islands 10 solicit
trade. Is gentleman BY The name Of Wztso1,
wiso : here now, and who ne tzlieye Is COZ
uscsei with Ezaofaet1rizg establishment in
Glasgow The es;=bli<hzsas 70 which Nr.
Watson belongs turns ont machinery suitsi
fer mz-ut4csulnE sugar, zod cleaning nee:
bus We zrs no5 sw2re that BE hzs succeeded
IN driving out American competition from The
Kins5o1, and # lie did. Il would Only re-
d0und . his credit for his eaergy and good
b1sissss quAIisoa1i1sls.
Fr0z wh4. We have szid shove II l. plzin thar
he American Minister has shot vide Of the
ns4-k, when l. says IN the nzr sentence oE his
ofeb-zse5 despatch 10 his Goyeruusa5: The
A~4iiza t--3s Is slaoss wholly abzn3oasi
British co1ps.isi1a- We ezphz15caIly
- LIZ shove assertion of The Minister, BE-
rAlss !. Is nos ba-l= c4t BY facts. Tie Mn
Sc tbsa says: The Hawaiian sugar crUp
kn5z is principal EzEks. zn0lg The sugar
resnels Il San Francisco, bz1 he a3vzn-
t4ges mainly rest With the planters On The Is
l4l5s- wb9 pocket the di5sreooe Of tLe tzrlf
duslss II thziT favor ED5sr the treaty. If
tie sugar crOP q thzs4 Islz-.is finds rs priacf-
pal 1-rkss with tie rz5azries of san Frzn-
clsso, dos E6z- MT rs5o1o3 - the advantage
q the Cuitai States, thea Why shouli tie
Minister ind fzEII wiki III Bui according
% The Minister'S lasic, becasse the sugar
planters Il tbssa IslADis pockzs ths differ Z
sas i tzrE duti=< under tbe treaty, there
fore, the thing Is wing. II Ihe planters are
By tie treaty q ezEy ou thzir business
- prg5E, rz1hs- than 8 loss. and tie United 4
S.z-s re1ps tie b=a=st Of the increased trade, 4
: thes MT @1114I 4dyzat-ge 70 tie pe0Fle 4
u tie United Slz.as 4ad th= E7opls of thsze
Izl4naz, that zhozli be giorisi n rather than 4
ao1ls@1ei b. Ehz American Minister Resi- 4
5=a1 hz-s, If ks desired 70 see sEch stzte of
iAilgs e1zlag 3 uu114l o0@=rei4I advsn-
.zg@7
Again. tbz Minister s4Fs- Tie San Fran
-is1o ra7as-ias- strange 70 say. Do n0t sssn
% b-ill uP4 H4E1azn market for Tzsn=d
7-05nc-z- In rs-1rn The planter, with the
7s-y n1@y = rsa=5Yz froa tie rz1zr far !