Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-02
From Materialistic Point of View.


their maturity.
From a Materialistic Point of View.
Such are the Hawaiian people and the
Sandwich Islands. Surely they form a
fascinating study for the romancer. In
the commerce OF the Hawaiian group
the materialist finds no less absorbing
subject for research and speculation.
The islands lie between the 18th and
Goth degrees, north latitude, and longi-
tude 154-f65 west. Twenty-one hun
dred miles OF uninterrupted ocean roll
between them and San Francisco.
The largest of the islands Is Hawaii.
with Maui, Oahu, n ui, Molokai, Lanai,
Nihau, Kahoolawe, Lehua ard Molokini,
ranging in size in the order named. The
total area of the islands is 81, 900 miles.
Thus the new State-if the islands be adj
mitted-will be 1000 square miles larger
than Idaho, $500 square miles bigger
than Michigan, 5000 square miles
larger than Wisconsin, and only 5000
square miles smaller than Missouri or
Washington. Nor does the only rich
ness of Hawaii lie in size. Her popula-
ton of $3.50 Ia larger than that Of
Washington and almost as large as that
of South Dakota, which has 10, 900
square miles greater area.
Hawaii has been referred to as land
of languor- loving, lazy bodies. But
these lazy bodies have built up q trade
that is not to be despised. IN 1890
Hawaii's total business dealings with
this country alone amounted to more
than ST. 200, 900, the balance OF which
was largely In Hawaiian favor, for
while these brown-skinned islanders
were buying $4,711,417 OF American
goods, America was buying $12, 313,908
Of Hawaiian products. Trade between
the United States and Hawaii has
reached proportions that few people re-
alize. We bought three-fourths as much
in 1890 from that little group of islands
in the South Pacific as we did from the
whole Chinese Empire, Notwithstanding
firecrackers and tea. Multiply our i'm
ports from Hawaii by three and you
will have total almost as great as our
imports were from Canada in the same
year. Among the commodities which
helped to make up these surprising to-
tails were sugar, coffee. pulu "a silky
vegetable FIBER and hides. It will be
observed that this little water-locked
nation is not to be lightly sneezed at as
commercial entity.
Wholly American In sympathy.
When Queen Liliuokalani was de-
posed, it was not surprising that her
subjects should apply for a bit OF the
protecting warmth found under the
wings of the American eagle. For
many years the islands have been en-
tirely American in sympathies. The
whole population, except the 5000
or 5000 Engllshmen, Germans and
Frenchmen, is more American in spirit
than 1t is Hawaiian. For years IL has
been not unusual for residents, whether
they had ever visited this land of the
free or not, to refer to it as home, :"
and, should one contemplate coming to
see US, he would very likely speak Of
the projected voyage as going home. :"
The agricultural products Of the ISL
ands are, besides sugar, to which more
than seventy large estates are devoted,
rice, OF which 2.455 tons were exported
IA 1883; some coffee, pineapples, oranges,
mangoes, custard, apples. guavas, maize,
and wheat. Besides these. great guam
titles OF kalo are raised. and to the fact
that Il needs practically no cultivation,
and that a patch forty feet square will
produce enough food to support a native
for a year, Is chiefly attributed the indo-
lence Of the islanders. Sheep and cattle
are raised to some extent. There are
only few sheep owners In the islands,
but their focks are large. In 1873, the
latest figures obtainable, 523, 600 pounds
OF wool we're exported. The commerce
between the islands and the United
States practically began In 1876. when q
trade treaty was signed.