Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-03-28

ruler iof the VIII ol the people
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Epuoe SATURDAY PFfs, ST Refer
ring to my article in your issue pf the 2ist, I
ind it necessary to write further on this I'm.
podnnt subject, as follows One gentleman
after agreeing with me in the main points II
my remark, informed me that he had thought
the thing over seriously lpr some time and
that like myself he felt there was little profit
In it, have found ako that quite number
of ladies are strongly inclined to occupy thetf
Ing industry good for the ladies, q work we'll
begun Is half completed
Since my last writing ! have ascerained
that there are large quantities oi mulberry
islands but these, believe are the black
mulberry, whereas the white mulberry Is the
best for ,ill, worm food, because 1t has been
found by long experience that the leave, Of
this species contain more Of the glutnous
matter 50 important in producing strong
healthy fibre Al the same time, the mulberry
leaves now available Ue sufficient T., test the all
important question as to whether silk can be
prohtably raised here.
Now as to the negative remark Of the gen.
llcmnn above alluded to, think my first letter
clearly shows that have pointed out the very
place where there is large profit to be made
,.gbaF, t,ag g,t,aty IpIl.t II that f.laT,
is passed. This weeks issue of the Gazette
has an important article copied from a
Louisiana paper which is well worth reading,
but at the same time II is more technical than
otherwise, as it more particularly refers to the
mode Of producing healthy eggs. While the
producing Of eggs is in itself mOS
profitable investment, yet it remains to be dc
monstratcd whether eggs can be produced
here which will be Of high marketabl,
quality. UUey can-a and | do not doubt it
then have at once shown that silk growing
is an enormously profitable industry and i
well worth the serious consideration OF Homo
lulu capitalists instead Of everastingy bein,
dependent on sugar-the folly Of which Is nov
unfortunately too clearly apparent.
Nov for a few figures in support of the argu
mcnt that healthy eggs may be produced. Al
ISo pounds Of cocoons. An acre OF mulberr,
trees will more than supply them with food
Now taking the very lowest possible estimate
land | am quoting from indisputable anthori
| tiagl 4 uI ault
1900 OF one third female moths, these will
produce about so ounces of eggs, valu6, $24o
the $50 pounds of cocoons will net $75, or 4
total income of 1915 per acre. Surely thes
figures ought to satisfy the most sanguine ex
pectations Of any capitalist. On the othe
hand, suppose good healthy eggs cannot b
produced here, but that is only matter o
producing silk then the $50 pounds o
cocoons after the chysalis is killed are worth
say $I.2S per pound, or an income Of SiS7. s
per acre. When say am convinced tina
this can be done twice year in this climate,
have clearly shown that there is sufficient in
ducement for a large and important industry a
an auxiliary 10 the one which, to sa
the least, has had very bad set back.
As regards the ladies above mentioned ther
is every reason for them to prosecute their en-
dcavors to the utmost and when they hav
raised their cocoons and have put them int
one lot, after killing the chysals, they ca
meet together socially and reel their silk whic
il well and evenly done will be worth SIS pc
pound but al present they will find it will b
the means of number of happy meetings after
ded with only social profit. Their wiser all
would be 10 unite themselves in an effort
raise coeoonS Onty and then put all their sill
into one common fund which should supp
them with all the necessarieS for silk culture
My object is not only to see this industi
made pleasureable one, but that it may b'
come profitable one which will be the near
OF raising large revenue for the country
good but this can only be done by lookir
, the matter Squarely in the face. Further,
support of my argument would say, that SUI
pose every lady undertook to grow sugar cane
she could do it, and probably raise enough f
her own house, but she would only hay
served to demonstrate the fact that sugar cou
7 be grown, and not the fact that it could
made me source of great revenue as il has a
ready been shown.
To give some idea OF how much silk is r
quired in France alone quote the followir
l facts from the Monteur des Soies the mo
authoritative paper published in Lyons on Il
\ silk industry From the Sd Of June TO Il
and Of July no less than 100000 pounds
cocoons were registered as sold in the bulleti
= of the Chamber Of Commerce of that city,
Yours obedienty,