The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-24

lived near San Jose on a ranch with his
parents. Mr.. Ables is now the secre-
tary and manager of the Union Ice
Works of this place. He first started an
opposition company, and it did not take
him long to convince the old company
that he had metal in him, and was, as
most of the San Jose boys are, sure
winner. AS a result the two companies
combined, and he is now at the head of
the consolidated company, and is doing
a fine business, and is making money.
The company produces a good quality of
ice, and is selling it cheap-only one
cent per pound.
We have said many pleasant things of
Honolulu, and would be pleased to
record many more, for the half is not
said; and yet we do not desire to be
understood as saying everything is COM
plete and perfect. 1t is here like it is
with us at home in some respects. AS
with us there are too many mossbacks
and sllurians, and not enough live, pro-
gressive and aggressive men TO take
advantage OF the natural resources and
develop her great industries, expand
and multiply her vast sugar plantations,
and perfect and vastly increase the pro-
duction of her peculiar fruits and vege-
tables, which would be welcomed on
nearly every table in the Republic. 1t
the right spirit and thrift was shown
here the Hawaiian people could ex-
change their pineapples and cocoanuts
and bananas for our prunes and peaches
and apples. She has to buy all such
fruits from us now, and we are fair
customer Of hers, but the industry is
sadly neglected. The Hawaiian King
dom shou export ton where now she
does pound. The great trouble as we
note it now, IS that the people have put
their eggs all in one basket.
Sugar has been her one great source of
revenue. This is why We hear so much
of the Mckinley Bill. If she had given
more attention to the growing of her
tropical fruits and have had thousand
acres of reclaimed land planted to rice
where she now has one, you would not
hear of the tariff; and where now IS only
waste and barren land YOU would see
thousands of happy homes and many
thousands of prosperous and contented
artisans. Yes, what is needed is more
live men; men who are not afraid to
work with both brain and muscle Men
of small capital are also needed; men
who are willing to loan and invest their
money on reasonable terms, and thereby
aid in the up-building and advancement
OF this beauty-SpOt-this charming cius-
ter OF Ii tie islands, detache and alone,
here in the broad expanse If the Pacific.
But in all this new growth and expan-
sion we would not underrate the value
and importance of sugar and its great
source OF wealth to the kingdom From
this very industry almost exclusively has
come her present wealth and her many
evidences OF civilization. Here are
schools and churches, fine ones and lib
orally supported; asylums and comfort
able homes are provided for the aged and
distressed, both native and foreign born.
The public buildings are substantial and
imposing, and yet the burdens OF govern
ment are not excessive. Sugar is PROB
| ably her greatest source of wealth, but
we maintain that this is but one of her
great industries, and that when they are
a properly developed her bleak and
barren mountain tops and her desert
valley lands will blossom as the rose
will TEEN with busy workmen and Will
yield up a generous and bounteous
wealth as a reward to honest labor and
willing hands.
| A few hundred feet beneath the sur
face is an inexhaustible supply of pure
water, which when tapped rises to within
few feet of the surface in all places
and in some it flows forth in perfect tor
rents, the same as in the Santa Clara
Valley. This water properly applied
will cause the most worthless OF lano
to yield generous harvests. There are
here a few brave, energetic, live and far
seeing men who are doing muct
in the line indicated, but the country II
simply in its infancy, and those Wh'
are now at work are the pioneers. Ant
how we'll they deserve the thanks
their countrymen. They, like our oWr
sturdy, loved and venerated pioneers
will yet, we fondly trust, live to reap chi
rich reward which they so well deserve
1t shall be our pleasure In our next I
throw a little more light on the ponce
; work and workers, and call attention I
a few of the men who are not moss
covered, but who are up and dong; me-
who are not afraid to work and trus
somewhat to the great future which IS
; store for this country, in which, by pre-
= per labor and capital wisely invested
will bring great rewards and endles
: blessings to mankind. To help to q
. this is no small work, and the reward
above and beyond even the gifts
kings.-[Chas. M. S., in San Jose Me
curry, July IA, 1891.