The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-21
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December I9, 1884,

These big land deals that are
being consummated should be aC-
cepted as an indication of a pros.
porous future. But there should
be some one abroad who would
work in the interest of colonial
ton. As has been repeatedly
said, Hawaii mel offers grand
inducements to the frost bitten
farmer of the North Westto set
tie here and good smooth
talker to go among them would
no doubt do good work. The
owners of these large tracts OF
land will want to sell them IN
small tracts to the farmers, but
to do so the farmer and the land
must be broug hit into closer
touch. He must be shown
wherein the land in, and condi-
tions of Hawaii are superior to
any place else. He must beCon-
vinced that earthquakes are not
an every day affair and that we
have other things than burning
volcanoes. The agents abroad
are engaged to talk up attrac-
tiOns that are of interest to one
set of men as the party of the
first part and a few business peo-
pie as party of the second part.
Tourists come and tourists go,
but the farmer stays forever I'M
less he goes broke. The man who
comes here and builds up an in
dustry, whether it is farming,
stock growing or in making In
dian meal is more profitable to
the community in which he lives
than the tourist who come here
and stays month and then goes
home and tells of the volcano
fires. The wealth per capita on a
dozen farmers is greater than it is
on fifty tourists, where a division
of the spoils is concerned. We do
not wish to imply that the tour
list business is not a good thing;
as a side speculation it is; it was
all good many people had to
live on while the Mckinley bill
lasted, but as steady diet the
public would not wax fat on it.
There's room on these islands
tor farmers and there's ample
space for capitalists, but they
will not come unless they are in
formed of the fact. There's an
idea current in the United States
that the Hawaiian Islands are
flowing with milk and honey
and that positions as clerks are
open to any one who will apply
tor them. Men who have come
here in search of work have
found this to be false. While
advertising the country it might
be we'll to add line tor the
benefit of this class of people
and advise them to stay at home,
or elsewhere than Honolulu. 1t
is matter that should engage
the attention of the press and
the pulpit, rather than discussing
the advantages which one sort
OF religion may have and the
disadvantages another possesses.
Every one, or rather every one
but ourselves, is after the mighty
dollar; it makes no difference
whether it appears las large as
care wheel or the size of a
small wheel on a bicycle it is
being chased up one street
and down another until
the Goddess OF Liberty
gasps for breath. If we can set
tie the unoccupied lands with
farmers the dollars may be had
with less eXcrtion. Get in and
advertise.
This is solid silver week with
us-and with the people. No
thing like our stock has ever
been shown here and never will
be unless we give the exhibition.
The daintiest thing you ever
saw in the silver line is our COM
bination set of Strawberry Forks
and Server. Beautiful in design
and delicate in workmanship,
they commend themselves to
every one. Next year there
may be pretticr ones but you
don't want to wait that long;
Christmas is at hand now is the
time to subscribe.
You must understand that our
list Of solid goods is not confined
to expensive articles; we have a
number OF small pieces, chaste
in design and inexpensive in
price, but the value is there Just
the same. Sugar tongs, berry
spoons, salad forks etc, and
about as cheap as we used to
sell plated goods for.
And lamps! do not imagine
that the success of the Electric
Light Company has deferred us
from keeping our goods in this
line up to the standard. We
are buying new designs all the
time and wouldn't do so if we
were not continually selling. 1t
pays to be up to the times. And
that reminds us from noon on
the 22nd, to noon on the cath,
we will issue tickets for a ride !
on the electric street railway to !
every purchaser of an Onyx |
table. Prettier tables we never
had in stock and the prices are
about right.