The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-23

upon, land selected, and suitable II
structors, buildings and apparatus
provided, and this all calls Tor the
outlay Of money, which would mean
a special appropriation for such pur-
pose. From this proposition | fancy
many Of your readers - the law
makers and tinanciers-would shrink
in these depressed times. But can
any Of your readers, Mr.. Editor, OF
yourself, point ont a better invest
ment for part If the couutTy's reVe-
nue. or 3 more lasting teneit t. the
sons Of Hawaii.
Not only would eucb an institution
be the means Of helping many Vi the
native youth TO be self reliant, but
selfsupporting and progressive, and
every native agriculturalist leaving
such an institution would go forth TO
aid in developing the latent resources
of this beautiful country, and to add
to its material wealth and prosperity.
Everywhere throughout these ISL
ands comes the wall Of commercial
depression and hard times, and it IS
this very fact that prompts me to offer
these suggestions. For a series Of
years this little kingdom has had an
unparalleled prosperity; wealth has
flowed in upon the planter and mer-
chant, and all were happy; but 1t was
| dependent, as everyone knows, upon
single commodity, and that not pro
duced by the rural or individual in
habitants, but by combined and con
centrated capital, and when calamity
befel this one production, its disaster
was felt from center to circumference
of our entire population, and every
business house andi enterprise came
under its depressing effects. The
time has come that this country must
look to other resources than sugar
alone, and it behooves our Legislators
during the coming session to embrace
every opportunity for opening up
fostering and developing the hitherto
untried resources of our soil and
climate.
In looking for the stability and
backbone of country it will invari
ably be found among the laborer:
and agriculturists. When France
called for the sum to indemnify Ger
many at the close of the Franco
Prussian war, it is said, it was pro
duced from the small land owners
and agriculturists, and the debt wa
paid and the financiers OF the Ole
World were astonished. 1t was thu
small farmer who succeeded thu
COW boys on the western plains, prai
ries and deserts of the United States
settling and tilling the soil anC
opening up roads, and soon railway!
and cities followed. Where once
only wilderness and wild prevailed
owned and controlled by bands O
rowing Indians and herds of wilC
bison, now mighty commonwealth
have been established. In each o
the commonwealths will be found {
college or school of agriculture
where the youth may secure techni
cal and scientific training and b.
intelligibly fitted to employ nature
and natures laws to the productions
Of the SOIL
Surely if these states and terrific
ries need such institutions, we here
in Hawaii nei much more so. For ii
addition to the development of oul
land resources, we have a decaying
yet noble people to rescue and builC
up, plant and establish on the higl
road to prosperity; and / can con
ceive of no better or more permanent
and substantial way than educating
them to manual labor and giving
them the knowledge of what the sol
and climate can produce and enabling
them to Systematically and ecientifi
cally control such productions.
The instruction should consist O
experiments with soils and location
as to adaptability for certain fruits
vegetables, grains, grasses, flowers
etc. Lessons in blowing, cultivatine
planting and transplanting, pruniu
and grating. Tests and experiment
with fertilizers and manures Nc
only should the growing of fruit:
vegetables and grains be taught, bu
also the knowledge of how to handle
pack ship and preserve for suitabl
market. The student should be lie
to know and recognize all commo
pests to vegetation, especially til
"Cottony Cushion Scale" and til
"Coffee Aphis," and the remedies
apply for their destruction.
A full knowledge of all the in
E proved breeds of live stock, horse
cattle, sheep, hogs and poultr.
should be impaired, and the
breeding, crossing and feedin
tested so far as the institution
| funds would allow. The diseases
such studied and the remedies mad
known. Tests should be made j
, dairying and dairy products. Whf
, a novelty it would be- to have Hawa
! ian "Cheddar or Stilton on OF
tables Yet, Mr.. Editor, [ do NJ
! think such thing impossible. Sc
/ what Colorado has done for herse
in the last few years. Ask Messr
Bush Il Morse of the Windsor Hote
Denver, what can be done in dairyin
and gardening in Colorado, where
decade ago desert existed. It
Q astonishing what a little money. wit