The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-25
ADVERTISING The ISLANDS.
An Interview Between Mr., d. I. Dill
F1-rtau and a Sacramento Reporter
Interesting Opinions, Etc.

---- -rlu the columns OF ihaJ Sacfa-
-a1-1 journal:
E--1-l-Unf11 representative had a
---s.-- .Hs- AZ tine Capital Hotel on
---7zv evening with b. +. Dillingham;,
r-sE-- e.-i,l-.st and planter OF HO-
----. who was I'D tine CITY Tor the pur-
-.4-- r. 5r-use-lu- herd Of Galloway
l--e al Agricultural Park, that are TO
E -r-E % Honolulu in a few days.
NJ II --azru was asked II the islands
ware NOS 5- d Prosperous condition.
.-ar are. p he SAID, ''more prosperous
- Is ANY r-er31 ] can recall during
residence there. 4 syndicate,
-- I am q member, is now build
road from Honolulu TO Pearl
-r where the United States has
- exclusive right OF occupation as a
station. efc. This road, IN which
r t.ur-tirh- Of the stock, viii be
-ra TWENTY-FIVE miles in length, and
when Ina operation il viii be the tlrst re-
Messenger railroad on the Islands.
There are couple Of short lines now,
H -rer are used almost entirely Tor
=-- r--ps-es. Eventually We eN-
PEA VS. extend our road entirely around
ale island
sn-r visit 20 California in any way
-5-1 with this enterprise
We'll ves. replied Mr.. Dillingham;,
ar-a4viuE tweuty-elght cars built Tor
E The work Is being done by
-ra mechanics, the Carter bros,
Newark. Alameda county. Ihey
-1I tre cars IN use on the narrow
-1aE that runs from Alameda 10
- rr-z. and most OF the cable cars
zu - use ID san Francisco. Our loco
.r.z VIII nave 10 be builtin the East,
-la Southern Pacific Company has all
4 can DO ID this line Tor itself
-sbu-t what proportion OF manuiac-
cures esc-- required on the islands Is
r~.1 IL California, or rather IN the
United states 81" asked the reporter.
What proportion .' almost exclaimed
-aa speaker. "Wny, my dear sir, l
rr-thiuily say that everything not
--1s---s on the islands Is bought here.
T -r he exact. I Will say that Just
---rr1 ger cent. of last years i'm
r.---atFeu- came iron the United States.
--HHu this. because j made report on
-- subject, and am able TO give the
E figures have not copy OF 1t
1=-E me. but VIII send the Record
T-r- one on my return to Honolulu.
-r- -a imported from California last
-r alone no less than $500 600 worth
il. etc, Tor 1--we stock on the
islands
What Is the comparative
-rs--h al the American element In
Er. a. -e-4rls business and pro
-s-Hrr -Harrer-lrD.
80 IN iutents and purposes" said
ar Dillingham;. HawaiiIs an American
americans are now paving
seventy five per cent. OF all the taxes
-lz-e
How did the Americans
10 secure q fOothoid in the isl
-r-lz5r rluek. enterprise and public
=- TIE raeiurscitv treaty has helped
Fr sides % -le compact. You see, we,
-la Sandwich Islands, are not manu-
.--a-- Al al. We have one industry
shat Of Su -ar--r0Ning; We are consum-
.--- " The things that The United States
-r--.- .ae-lurs have Tor sale. ReCIpro-
- with Hawaii does not endanger
AMERICAN manufacturing interests. The
div thing ne have to offer in your
1r-s- Is sugar. Why, up to the time
-r.. rss5..-1eftv treaty was made our trade
ur rs TrIIel States amounted ORION
fHnsH 20 $1,000, 600 a year. Last
e.-z. eEaeeaed $4,000, 600. l notice
-.-.f al -raat many Americans who have
s-ar on the islands and whose
.-r-eE -a of affairs there and OF the
s-ls-ar df -le mercantile relations with
--- T--s-4F States often refer TO the great
s..-.=-. that Hawaii has received through
.-.ra-1-ity OF this country. They see
-.--v nre side OF ir. They see that we
tots ~ sugar over here, but they over
rl-s u- 7-uare rhe fact that IN return Tor
-Irs SAVIOR extended 20 rs, We supply all
--- wants from the factories and shops
-F harvest fields Of this country. As
-.fr-a stated. more than 30 per cent. OF
everything we require Is purchased here. "
Eau---e1-' H.ls the United States
much competition f. meet IN mercantile
lines on tile islands -
eyes. sine has had most vigorous com
-.a-7--u-. from the EnglIsh and Germans,
se large American element there
secured control Of affairs and Amer
---- trade is constantly doomed Tor all
= IA II. The United States cannot
afford 40 neglect her citizens over there.
They should have every protection that
-ra strong arm OF the Government can
ezse-lf 81 them. with, OF course, a proper
-s-r-5 f1r treaty stipulauOns. Hawaii
should be re-arded-as far as trade in
te-a--s are cgncerned-as an outlying
American colony. which 1t Is IN fact to-
Ear. Our people have control IN nearly
lra-rt u-u- there.
n1--er-.Has Hawaii reached any
-ffl-7- Ike her possibilities In the way OF
-l-ar rr1iucGOu-in other words, what
ire the Inducements to newcomers IN
han direction, ii any? ''
Wei. replied Mr- Dillingham;, 1T
may he said tnat the possibilities OF the
a-1- have not been hall tested. Cur
---r-z1v alone controls 100000 acres Of |
v1sr might be called wild land, but
winch can. with small OUTLAWS, be con-
-..--.-7 INTO fir>t-class cane land. Indeed,
one NJ the objects we have in view IN
lr-5 ding railroad around the island is
- develop these lands and attract
gers thereto
Reporter" What Is the average cost |
l- good c4ne-land, and what profit Is de-
rived lhereirom 2'
-E1sd. irrigated cane-growing land is
rE1--h about sl60 per acre. 1t Will pro-
luc- from i've to seven tons OF sugar
mos rhe cane Der acre. This raw sugar |
Is worth from - TO - cents per pound.
Thus you will see that, at lower esti- |
1uaras taan these, an acre OF good |
su-ar-cane Is worth at least $500 or 5000 |
rez- / don't think that Calitorn;ans, |
even in exceptional cases, can do as well |