The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-11-23

ITO the editor of the TimeS-SIR: have
read with much interest the able article Ill
the Times of September sd regarding the
SandwichiIslands, and having recently re-
turned from Honolulu, am able from fig
ures collected there and in San Francisco, to
supplement up to the Sth of September, 1886,
the important statistics of the sugar industry
of the islands, which statistics you quote as
relating to the year 1885.
1.-THE imports of Hawaiian sugar into San
Francisco which is practically tie only ex-
listing market for this produce, during the
first eight months of this year amounted to
SO, 1872 tons, valued at $685., 0Sl, and from the
LIST to the Sth of September, there were ar
rived and on the way 5000 tons, valued at
S464. leo, making a total import from Janu-
airy TO the Sth of September of 10l, 1872 tons,
valued at S9,449,25S This is the largest ex-
port of sugar from the Hawaiian Islands that
has ever been recorded, and although the
season is practically over, there still remain
some hundreds of tons of sugar to be shipped
from the islands, which will increase the to-
tai export for the year to over 1O2, 600 TONS
of a value of 50 i69,047
''Some estimate of the wonderful fertility
of the Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands may be
gathered from the fact that several planta-
tions yielded in the past crushing season as
much as six tons, and in a few instances,
eight tons per acre, and this during period
of drought which has been unexampled for
the past twenty years.
when 1t Is remembered that ne-third of
the value of the whole imports of San Fran
cisco come from the Hawaiian Kingdom, or
nine times as much as is imported from Eng
land, and nearly ten times as much as from
France, the mercantile Importance of the
islands to the United States can be readily
gagged, and this leads me to refer to the
mention made in the article of September
sd, of the probable abrogation of the exist
ing reciprocity treaty between the two coun-
tries.
II found, during my stay in tbs Hawaiian
Islands that, so far from uneasIness being
felt as to the abrogation of the treaty, the
spirit of independence breathed in Mr.. Glib
sons report is shared by the inhabitants, be
they traders or planters; and the confidence
which the people have IN the capabilities of the
country leads them to receive calmly and with
out fear for the future, Tumors of the abro-
CATION of a treaty which, they maintain, has
retarded the extension of their export trade.
The consideration by the United States Gov
eminent, of the renewal of the treaty with
the Hawaiian Kingdom, is practically post
poned for three years, during which time the
terms of the expired treaty remain In force,
and this postpouement of definite action can
not fail TO be of benefit 20 the Hawaiian
planters, by giving them timely warning that
it may be advisable, in their own interests,
to make arrangements for procuring from
new markets terms as favorable as those
they have hitherto received from the United
States.
"In conclusion. would only sag taat my
personal experience, bears out to the fullest
extent the opinions expressed in the Times as
to the advanced state of civilization of the
Haawiian Kingdom. l have the honor to re-
main. sir. yours obediently.
H Il. Armstrong.
49, Great Winchester street, London, E. c..
October 11th."
The above is letter written by a
representative of Hawaii. 1t rests
with this Cabinet either to condemn
or endorse it. 1t rests with our citi
zens to condemn it in no measured
terms, and if the Cabinet dares to en-
dorse it, to bundle the Cabinet out of
Office and replace it by men who will
look after the material interests of
the country.
The letter of Mr. Armstrong may
be considered either as direct and
meditated falsehood, or the idle va
porings of man who does not know
what he is writing ABOUT We leave
the gentleman on the horns of the di
lemma-
What must be thought of man
who calmly states that several plant
atoms yielded in the past crushing
season as much as six tons and in
few instances eight tons per acre"
Who has been taking this gullible
gentleman in2 The average yield Of
all our plantations is not more than
three tons of sugar per acre 4