The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-03-07

come. lhen theY go on ana say TO
the men: for Gods sake do not take
your dear wives and children to that
strange country, where they will be
as strangers in strange land
Now, | would like to ask the pub
lishers of those papers why they did
not talk in the same way in their
own country, when all of these peo-
pie we're leaving their homes and |
native land to come to this country,
which was more of strange land to
them then than what Washington
Territory or other parts of the
United States is to them to-day.
That this talk of sending an agent to
Washington Territory and Of chart
ering q vessel to take lot of them
there, is nothing but a speculation
on the part of some one in Hilo.
Now, deny that, and would say
here that there is not word of
truth in this last charge against
some people in Ililo. The plan was
to get vessel at rs low rate as
possible, and make the price OF
passage accordingly, so that all who
wished TO 90 on her would he able
to do so.
If there is any speculation on the
part of any one it must be the ones
that are trying TO keep the Portu-
guese here.
| believe there were at one time
some one or more persons tried to
get up so-called cooperative store
among the Portuguese, to be run by
the getters-up of the scheme. But
the Portuguese would not bite.
Now, l hear that there is another
speculation started in Kona, and
that some one or more persons there
are trying to raise q company of my
countrymen to buy lands there and
settle on them, but we are too well
posted about that district.
Now, | have just heard of bet
ter chance for them than any that
can offer in Kona. | had talk
with Mr.. Sam Parker few days
ago, and he told me that he has
plenty of good level land mauka OF
Kukuihaele, about four or five miles
from the beach, and that he woulC
like to have a colony of Portuguese
settle there. They can raise there
California hay, wheat, oats, corn
potatoes, and, in fact, most any
thing. And another thing, there
are good roads in that section, Owe
which one horse can draw gooC
sized load down to the landings
Besides, it is the heaIthiest climat,
there of any place on the islands
which can easily be proven. Ont
, acre of land IN that place is, wortl
more than ten acres of such land a
, has been offered 10 the Portuguese
, in Hilo, kaawaIoa and other places
Mr.. Parker says that he will let II
= know very soon the conditions tina
y he will let the Portuguese have til
= land on, and from what he said /
. me it will be on more favorabl
terms than any offer made them yet
! either by the Government or an
= one else. Mr. Parker is not
:. schemer, but is man of his WORD
> and what he promises the peopl
may be sure that he will perform
- There is no use of the Portuguese
: papers talking about any one i
Hilo trying to influence the PortI
= guese to go to Washington Terr
! tory, as there is not word of trut
- in it.
y n They commenced going three {
II four years ago from Hilo, and quit
- number went at one time in
W lumber vessel from here. The
commenced writing soon after the
< got there to their friends here,
I come as soon as they could, al
% everyone that goes writes back
his or her friends to come on
70 soon as possible, as that is the lal
a. of promise.
Nc There are eight families leavil
70 70 here to-day on the Kinau with t
intention OF going TO Washingt
a Territory via San Francisco, a,
- every month others will follow.
-, any remain behind at the close
~ this year, it will be those that ca
no no not get away. Yours truly,
GO Nj. G. CoRREA.
IIilo, March 4, 1889.