The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-04-02

lation Of these islands, supply OF labor, cannot
remain indiEsrsnt and wish aid the present agita
tion Of our great question with few observations.
The Hon. @. Rhodes in recent letter this
subject kindly referred TO my action in connection
with the Hawaiian Immigration Society. and beg
TO present TO your readers few particulars il rea
tOu to that organization and the immigration
men, generally.
sought in 1879 through the intermediary Of the
Honolulu Cham Der Of Commerce TO form Inni
grafton Stock Company, and in address before
ihA, honorable body epdeavOred to induce planters
and VtAers representing the industries of the country
70 invest their association and cooperate
with the Government for the supply Of labor and
consequently 20 some extent Of population; but no
one Was willing at that time employ any private
in such enterprise; all parties looking to the
public treasury the only for the aid of u
migration whether for population for labor alone
But there grew oct Of the discussion the Hawaiian
Immigration Society, organization formed for the
sake Of Information only. After time report BY
the Secretary Of this Society issued respecting
the resources and labor requirements of the King
dOu. and since then :he Society has been dormant
fer years and it is likely to take in hand any
Immigration So.iety donate its small fund Of about
SIG. deposited with Bishop Co.. to some ae-
tive and bensdcen, Institution say. the Work
inguen's Library Association"
Again in 1876 agitated my scheme Of an Iumi-
grafton Stock Company. I had some Insurance. Of
CO operation from Of means before took the
matter 10 hand and had reason TO hope from the
high expectations awakened by the treaty Of reel
st. -.
be induced TO cooperate with the public revenue in
meeting the great need Of both hands' aud souls N
these Islands. However, in formal discussion on
the subject with L company Of influential business
men. my stock company idea opposed with the
assurance, that should look solely the Govern
nent and taxation for the solution Of industrial
needs, as well as our question of repopulation. So
again my company scheme defeated. but there
grew cut Of this discussion Of IT, MEMORIAL, which
awakened some public interest: but still let. our
great question Of FePopuatiOD and its dependent
sne.--a sufficient supply Of labVr,-practically no
further advanced than it is nOwthat is in the stage
Of talk and priat
1t WAS suspected by many, wss given to under
stand, a, the times mentioned, that the chief promo
ter of the immigration agitation desrous of an
Office, or Il mission abroad This is a usual suspicion
in such cases. Now. whatever may have been the
motive in this case, say this however, that hzd
be gone st the time to the recruiting fields Of popu
latOn pointed out, he would have devoted himself
immigration alone. and would have exhausted the
subject IN volume Of facts that would be before
the country.
The country needs inform alton to guide It's action
and beg to furnish few statements Of fact in refer
enee to one Of the recruiting fields recently discussed
IN your loarnSl.-the Southern States of america.
was II South Carolina and other Southsrs States
about four months ago, aud spoke by invitation on
several public occasions about these Islands their
resources ami requirements, and l received at the
time multitude Of propositions from parties chiefly
colored, proposing to emigrste the Kingdom Of
kalakaua." euquired into the condition of labor
South, especially IN South Carolina and learned
that customary plantation and farm wages were IS
ana 80 per north, without food lodging in some
cases or with an allowance of peck, or say Is lbs
corn meal os rice, aud lbs bacon per week. Bacon
at &c per 10, and corn 40e per bushe, or say less
than one cent a pound for meal. I spoke to many,
white as well as eOlOrei, who worked for such wages
Now in reference TO the character of this labCr
peciaiy of the cOlored, will say, that slthough
observed many who were performing only irregu-
lar and desuitory work home patches, yet it was
evident that the hired eolored men did better work
than IN the times Of slavery. l noticed these labor
ers in the held. anu in the forests, and saw that
under good management they were excellent team
sters, expert Axemen. stout ditehers, aud banded
the hoe with Tigor and iveliness to delight plan
ers with foul crops. If it were not so. how could
the cotton States get their five million and more
bales Of cotton with about half million able bodied
/ lsbOrersg And furthermore noted certain ecvno-
mics in the working Of the Southern eoored laborer
that could be advantageously practlSed plan
tations BE generally furnishes his own whip sup
plies new collars for his team. made at night with
his own hands out Of corn shueks or rushes; helves
bis axe or hoe and noticed on one occasion in
riding about the country, experty and readily re-
paired alone wagon wheel, that hal got broken, by
[ getting o7t Of the ueghboriug woods and putting
into the damaged wheel some false spokes and thus
the colored laborer OF the South affords many faci
ties, and practices multitude Of economies in labor
that could not be expected OF ab0rers entirely
to American or European Eiud of work. Were it not
for this economical labor how else the Louisans
/ planter make money out Of lands yielding only hA
! ton of sugsr TO the acre Without this economy
I it seems hatd here to make money out of land:
/ yielding three, four, Eve, and seven tons tC
I the acre.
I could have brought with me last November
( hundreds Of such lab0rers referred to- along with
their wives and children. The advance required wa.
simply the cost of transportation. No other wai
I spoken Of, or expected And the following table O.
charges for transportation of emigrant South
Carolina to Honolulu is based upon inform alton ob
tanned at agencies in New YORK and elsewhere aut
is estimated for one hundred emigrants.
Steerage fare-Charleston or Savannah to New
1oFk......... .... 0i
From interior to the 50
Ticket, New York to San Francisco. 80 Ot
Steersge to Honolulu ......... ..... 20 Oh
Provisions on the way 0