Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-05
Hilo Correspondence.

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II is not often that we can say here, that we are
having as fine weather as could be desired, but such
is the case and under such circumstances Hilo
district is very pleasant place to reside. The
canc-f fields here are looking very fine. The young
cane, large part of which has been planted in old
land, on which bone meal has been used il grow
ing beyond all expectations The fields look bet
ter than some we have planted in virgin soil.
The question that has so long bothered the
planters here seems to have been answered in the
splendid condition of the fields on which this
manure has been used They have been forced
on the older places, to plant way up into the woods
at u great expense to secure fair crop while the
old land has lain idle, when it could have been
planted and cultivated mt about half the cost if il
could have been forced To produce fair yield.
Last year was bad one for planters here I'll
Nature seemed to combine in an effort to produce
failure of crops. think it safe to say, that the
yield was over one.third and perhaps oue-hnif
short of the estimate. The crop about to be
cut will yield per acre much than that of last
year but had it had fair chance in the last half
of the year past, it would have been far superior
TO what it now is All our plantations expect to
be grinding within the next thirty days and all the
sugar, with the exception of that from Papaikou
plantation which ships direct to the coast, will go
to Honolulu. | have often wondered why it is
that the people in Honolulu will not allow their
sugar shipped ulreCt from mere to San Francisco,
and save freight of from three to five dollars a
ton, to say nothing of the and tear Of hand
ling and the endless expenses of transfer, rebag.
ging, ETC., i'll Honolulu. Perhaps the remark of a
prominent member of of the firms largely
interested i'll sugar that he "would not accept the
agency of plantation out of debt will explain it.
notice in last weeks Gazette an article in
relation to the treatment of the Norwegian people
here by our sheriff | wonder who - inspired -
that piece, and | wait in wonder to see how the
Gazette will treat the news that went down to it
ont In y, 1r,,,r
our good friend Marshal Parke, also the Norwe-
glan Consul, who came to investigate into the
Norwegian trouble here They went to Papaikou
plantation and made thorough investigation, the
Marshal being there two days. We suppose in
time we shall hear what his report is to the Board
| OF immigration whose agent he was The Mar
| their number appeal his to the Supreme
Court as n test case, the men agreeing to remain
at work until the case was tried. The Marshal
| returned to Hilo elated at his success at making
| peace between the men and their employers The
peace he had established of short duration
| On Monday morning to the surprise of everybody
seventy-nine Norwegians appeared in Hilo, claim,
ing they had no contract with Hitchcock d Co.
and never had made any. They were arrested
tried and convicted of refusing duty per their
contract They refused to pay the fines and return
to work. and on the Courts ordering it, the Mar.
shall promptly put seventy-nne of them in the
same jail that one week before, according TO the
Gdsette, would not hold fifty-seven; little cour
| age WAS all that was wanted and the Jail would
| have been plenty large enough TO have held twice
the number who were not arrested but whom war
rants had been sworn out for The manly bear
ing and decided action of the Marshal prevented
all trouble except some little talk. After remain
ing in jail one night and day the Marshal compro
missed with the men, they TO return 10 labor, anG
he 10 remit the fines and costs to be collected
until after the appealed case had been tried
What right the Marshal has to set aside decision
OF Court of the Hawaiian kingdom and remit it!
lines do not know, but am sure that he has done
what he thought was right and for the best inter
| ests of all concerned
The American schooner Ticilight arrived on til,
2lst inst. twelve and half days from San Fran
CISCO She has full cargo for this port including
forty-iiye mules for Lidpate d. Co. at Laupahoe
hoe. The schooner will take sugar from Papaikol
plantation and sail direct for San Francisco. w
see the MaioiO is at Papnikou discharging freghts
| The Russian man-of-war VestHik has arrived her
and her people are enjoying the sights about town
The J"iia is discharging coal at Waiakea. REX.