The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-11-11
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1886
DEVELOP OUR RESOURCES.

While politics cannot be altogether
left to take care Of themselves, es
pecially during the present unsettled
state of affairs at the Government
building, there should be no weariness
on the part of those who would pro-
mote the increase of national indus
tries Doubtless members, of the
press often entertain fears that they
may more than satiate their readers
with disquisitions on this subject. Yet
there cannot be much reason for APP
pretending the exhibition Of either re-
sentiment or indifference to discussion
in this regard, on the part of men OF
sense and experience, who have seen
the steady growth of the leading in
dustry, with corollary of other in
dustries and the budding and growth
of additional wealth-producing enter
prises on these Islands. 3 Hawaiian
products shipped to foreign markets
have not only greatly increased, but
there is constant growth of produc-
tive enterprise, that, though not ap
pearing in the tables of commerce, yet
add very largely to national wealth by
the amount of money they prevent go
ing abroad There is room for vast ex-
pansion in this class Of industrial de-
velopment, as well as in products for
which there will always be demand in
foreign markets. In the matter of live
stock, furnishing motive power for
plantation and road transportation and
travel, as well as food supplies and
articles of commerce, such as wool,
hides, etc, continuous progress is being
made. There has also been practical
and effective interest taken by planters
and others in the raising of feed for
stock. All these lines of progress may
be expected to develop into greater
strength and depth as time goes by,
but these are not the days to wait fol-
the proverbially slow growth of the
Columbian Aloe. Other countries are
not waiting for merely natural progress
They are interpreting the ancient com
mand to man, to assume dominion
over the creation, as meaning that
they should harness nature TO the cal
of modern progress, and subdue
natural impediments to human welfare
with the arm of science. There are to
be seen deserts made to break forth
into blossom by the intelligent applica
ton of capital produced in more primi
tive fields. Immense outlays are be
ing made in America and Australia up
on works of reclamation by artificial
methods of irrigation. There is nc
good reason, unless it be absolute in
ability to procure the means, why this
Kingdom should not engage in similar
enterprises. Thousands of acres, thai
are said, by people who ought tc
know, to be feasible of irrigation, are
waiting for applied science to make
them yield an annual product of wealth
to be estimated by millions. Where
are the benefactors of the nation who
should be forthcoming to provide tht
needful means for speedily undertaking
this immensely important work
The British Admiralty have beer
experimenting with torpedoes on th'
old ironclad Resistance. Results a
last accounts indicated that the torpedo
is an over-rated article Of war Thos'
who went to see the old war dog kill.t
at the first shot were disappointed, a
tNe netting broke the force of thu
impact and the ship was ready 70
more of the fun, This may be usefu
hint in rigging up the Hawaiian navy