The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-03-04

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Maui OH Tuesday next to join His Majesty
qI his trip.
. Fl. r. II. Princess LILIUOKALASI held II
reception Oh Thursday last at II. r. HIS
private residence, Washington Place.
\ diploma has been received from His
Majesty King William Of the Netherlands. in
vestlug His Majesty the King with the Grand
Cross Of the Order Of the Lion Of Holland also
one from His Majesty King Charles of Roumania
investing HIS Majesty with the Grand Cross of
the Order Of the Crown Of Roumania.
IN 1872 "A Hawaiian Immigration Society
was organized. The Secretary of that socie-
ty proposed "A series Of enquiries, forty-sev-
en- i'm number, addressed to planters, for the
purpose Of eliciting information as to Guilt
walton. labor and all questions pertaining to
our planting interest. The result of these
inquiries was the receipt Of very full and
detailed reports from fifty-three different
planters, graziers and land holders. The
information was embodied by the Secretary
in a report, hut as much of its statement, and
opinion based thereon, were regarded as en-
tirely too sanguine in its character, the Ex-
ecutive Committee would not consent that
such a report should 90 forth as an author
lied statement by the Society, but simply
acquiesced that the Secretary should adj
dress his report to the Executive Commit
tee. The Report was consequently printed
i'm that form. Now il is well, after the
lapse of a decade, that we should take stock
Of the industrial resources and capabilities
of the country, and il would be appropriate
If a report of the present condition as com
pared with that Of 1872, were prepared So
that we might judge whether ideas ex-
pressed i'm the earlier report were within
the bounds of reason or not.
In order to- assist in a proper considera-
ton of the progress made by this country
during the ten years which have elapsed
since this Report was published, we now
present some extracts from it:
"It will be seen that our chief staple,
sugar, gives employment in its cultivation
and manufacture to 3, $50 hands, not includ-
foreign mechanics, engineers, sugar boilers,
etc; that AN area OF l., Do acres is occupied
in the growth of the Z cane. And the
Secretary in enabled to- state from ample i'll
formation i'm his hands, that the yield for
the crop of 1874 will he equal to 100000 o
pounds. About 20 to so per cent. of the
area in cane will be cropped during he
wear, saw 5000 acres. his gives us an av-
er1Re OF ABOUT TWO IOllS per dsItt ALI vi
over s, 1000 pounds to the haHd. And in view
Of the lima area of sugar lands, about
100. 900 acres, they are capable with suffi-
cient labor of producing at least 100000
tons of sugar.
1T may reasonably be supposed that such
a capability of production constitutes sub
stantial basis for the prosperity of these
islands; and such would unquestiOnably be
the case If there was a free market and sup
NV of labor to afford profitable develop
ments to the capabilities of the soil of the
archipelago. The American tariff imposes
IL buTthen of so to 20 per cent, IN what may
be termed our natural market, upon our
principal product and our isolation re-
moves us from easy communication with
sources for supply of labor, so that our chief
agricultural industry struggles under diff
culties that ueutraliZe the advantages Of
soil and climate. But happily our Difficult
ties are not natural or insupeTable, but such
as may be removed by changes of policy
and commercial regulation. There may be
presented considerations for discrimination
in our favor in our nearest market and
there are grounds for appeal to be made TO
great and pOpulous empires to aid our isOlat-
Ell situation by "a few recruits of p Ople,
which would relieve their crOwded ranks
and fill with industry and increase our des-
Olated lands"
In looking over the foregoing statements
in the light of the past ten years develop
ment, we may well ask where Is the extrava-
gance of the SecTetary's statements. We
have now about 5000 acres under cultiva-
ton with a calculated yield for lSS2, of not
less than $1,000 short tons, or 100000 900
pounds. IL was set forth in the above quoted
report that there were 100000 acres availa-
BILE for irrigation and capable of producing
not less than 2OO,OOO tons. When we con-
slider that Mr.. Spreckels, with what were
then regarded as dry, waste lands can,
with his force and means, himself produce
as much as the whole crop Of the Islands in
1872, and when we consider furthermore,
what may yet be accomplished by the skill
ful use oflarge capital i'm irrigation, artesian
well-bOring, improved communications,
and other work, it is reasonable to say that
the estimation Of arabic and irrigable land
made in 1872 may now be doubled.
His Elk. the Minister Of the Interior is
now about to seek information from plant
ers and others, employers of labor, "a to the
industrial condition and resources of the
Kingdom and as To- the character of the la
Dor employed and required. We sincerely
trust that employers To whom these enquir-
les are directed will take some pains To re-
ply fully to them. and to convey to- Mr..
Armstrong all the information in their pos
session which has any bearing on the sub
ject he has III hand. by doing SO they will
be consulting their own personal interests
as well as those Of the country in general {;
and it will be most profitable t" note the
development of the country during the past
decade.
THE Gazette with AN obstinaucy usually
consistent with a bad cause will insist that
all the great interests of the community
are not represented by the elective branch
of the Legislature, and especially insists
that whilst Mr.. Gibson may represent the
PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER he can
not represent certain other journals publish
ed in Honolulu, including the Gazette. Now
in this matter we take issue with our
neighbor that it will be Mr.. GibsOn's duty,
which we feel assured he will not neglect to
represent the Press in the next Legislature,