The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-08

WatermelOns, cantaloupes and musk
melons grow prOfusely and are OF
great excellence. The mango, alli-
gator pear, bread fruit aud cOcoanuts
are very plentiful. The taro root,
from which Is made the poi, so large
ly used by the natives, grows in great
abundance. This root furnishes an
excellent breakfast food and the flour
from il makes most delicious watfies
and griddle cakes. The sugar grow
ing Industry il the principal industry
of the islands There are about sixty
sugar plantations on the islands, sew
eral of which are owned by Claus
Spreckels, the California sugar king,
but it is a mistake TO suppose that he
has a monopoly of the sugar raising
industry on the islands. The total
product OF sugar on the islands is
something like 100000 tons per an
mum.
1t is said that the land will produce
about eight tons of sugar TO the acre.
From the first planting il takes about
eighteen months to fully mature the
sugar cane and the planted crop is
succeededby two other crops of volun-
teer cane; which in like manner pro-
duce bOuntiful returns, less, however,
in amount than the original planting.
The cane fields require irrigation. On
some OF the islands this irrigation Is
supplied by means OF streams from
the mountain. On Oahu the present
cane fields are supplied with water
from artesian wells, which furnish a
continuous and bOuntiful supply. The
rice and banana plantations are large
ly worked by Chinese LABOR, and pro-
duce beautifully. The climate Is very
even; always warm. The record
shows that the temperature ranges
from about fifty six TO eighty-five de-
grees the whole year.
Transportation facilities on many OF
the islands are very complete. There
is a system OF inter island transpOrta-
ton by small steamers, which makes
travelling from one island to the other
very easy, and heard no complaint
about rates.
On Oahu there is a railroad COM
pleted for about thirty five miles from
Honolulu to Waianae. This is a first
class narrow guage railroad, well
equipped and we'll operated; it runs
through two large sugar plantations
and several rice plantations; 1t Is pro-
jected, and it is expected soon to be
completed several miles further, thus
reaching still other plantations of
sugar and rice lands. The products
along the line of road, of sugar, rice,
bananas and pineaPples, furnish
enough business to justify the con-
struction of a good railroad, and the
revenues of the road have been suffi-
cient to justify the managers, and they
seem to have the profoundest faith in
the permanence and continuance OF
the Industries which they seek to
serve.
The tourist who desires to find
pleasant and delightful place in which
to spend the winter can find his every
wish gratified at Honolulu. The
hotels are sufficient and comfortable.
The roads and drives about the island
are beautiful and pleasant. In the
city, street cars reach every place OF
interest, and hacks and conveyances
are more plentiful than in any city of
It's size in the world. The paving is
unsurpassed; the roads are good the
climate warm, and every day can be
made one of pleasure; and, like all
other persons who have visited the
islands, either for a brief or a long
period, can only say that my every
recollection of it is pleasant and
agreeable.