The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-15
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1888.

THE industries of this country have
received some attention from the Legis-
lature and bills have been brought in by
several members and by the Govern
ment to assist in certain undertakings.
These have been advocated in the col
umns of this newspaper and are likely to
bear good fruit in the future. But it is
not only by "assisted" enterprise that
the country VIII get out of the groove
that it is in. Assisted" enterprises are
in the nature Of experiments, pioneers
to show the road by which those who
have smaller means can follow if
they have energy enough. Nothing can
be done without natural energy. The
tendency of the tropics is to enervate
those who are born and brought up
within their borders. Sufficient, how
ever. has been done lately upon some OF
the other Islands to show that energy is
not dead among our young men and
small enterprises have been started
which are certain to bring forth good
results.
A paragraph in this paper, some
months ago, showed that in the Kula
lands of Maui large quantity of pOta-
toes and corn are now being raised.
There is no reason why a pound of pOta-
toes should be imported into these
Islands. Specimens that have been
shown to the writer conclusively prove
that as fine potatoes can be raised here
as ever are raised in New Zealand. With
our climate these tubers could be sup
piled fresh to the Honolulu market and
to the various plantations all the year
round. There seems to be somewhat of
prejudice against Island products III
the Honolulu market, for lower prices
are offered for island grown potatoes
than those from abroad, and yet the
island product is the finer article.
Corn, ground with the husk, is now
being used on many plantations for feed
for horses and the finer kinds of stock.
But corn could be put to better uses than
this with the expenditure of a little |
energy and some capital. A large guam |
tity of corn meal is used in this country. |
Why should we not grind our own corn
meal? Scientific dairy work is also occu- |
plying attention on a small scale, and we |
know of one excellent dairy farm which |
is already paying well, and which will |
in the course of year or two be paying |
We have indicated few of the indus |
tries which are beginning to occupy the |
attention of some of our young men.
There are many others which they may |
90 into and find themselves far happier |
and more independent than simply
positions as clerks or lunas
Of course starting on such enterprises
means the command of a small capital,
md more than all. it means self-denial
md hard work. To succeed in any |
enterprise of this. sort the young man
must make up his mind to keep clear of
lebt. Debt is the death blow of half the
mall ventures in this country. Once in
lebt the small farmer is no longer free
gent. He is bound to trade and sell
lis produce only in certain quarters and
lie has his nose kept to the grindstone
Until he becomes disguised at seeing no
esult for all his labor and quietly
hrows up the sponge.
We feel assured that there is future
or small farming in this country, and
nee it is properly started we shall have
sturdy and independent class growing
Up amongst US which will make it's
weight felt in the political councils of
he nation.