The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-15
Breckenridge is Doing Ohio.
Also the People.
Is AN EXTENSIVE LAND OWNER.
He Tells of the Land Law-Ohioans
Are Skeptical-I5O0 Acres In Fee
simple on Oahu-where VIII 1t End.
Did Not Try to Get Money, Etc.

1t is very difficult to prophecy
what an cratic man like n. b
Breckenridge will do next. A
few weeks ago and the report
from New Orleans was to the eff
feet that he was buying whiskey
and plOws and then, without no.
tice of his intention to I'll. w
Schmidt & Sons, he journeys to
Evansville, Ind, and buys plows
for Castle & Cooke.
Now he is heard from in Ohio
as a boomer of Hawaii. The fol
lowing letter was received by
Commissioner Marsden the other
day from one of Mr.. Bracken
ridges anxious inquirers and is
reproduced so that the country
may judge his versatility as an
eluder of the truth:
LIMA, April Sth, 1896.
Dear Sir:-There is a matter OF
considerable interest to a few OF
us in our city, upon which we
would like to get light, if we can
get it without too great annoy
ance on the part of others. Your
name has been given me (by the
son of prominent resident OF
your city, who is attending college
in this country as one who can
probably give me the knowledge
desired.
One n. b. Breckenridge was
here some two weeks since, who
claims to reside in Honolulu. and
called upon a few friends with
whom he had business dealings
some 10 years ago. / CHANGED to
meet him, and in talking about
your country, he said there were
great opportunities there now fol-
one to speculate a little, and this
is practically his statement which
seems incredible, yet 1 have no
reason to distrust the man.
He said that there are certain
tracts of land in the Kona district
on the island of Hawaii which are
to be opened up by the Govern,
ment in July, 1898. That per-
son, by having his name entered
on the books of your governments
land Office, with an accompanying
payment of 81 per acre on all land
so entered could have title to such
lands and then in July, '9S, would
be expected to pay an additional
81 per acre in order to become per-
manent possessOr of such land.
That the first year latter paying
the 81 per acre. | could lease the
tract to a company to till the land
and put it into growing rice, sugar
and coffee.
The former in the low lands and
latter in the high lands. That /
would receive nothing from the
lease the first year, but that ac-
cOrding to custom / would receive
80 per acre the second year, 50
the third and so on till it reached
50 per acre. In that event the 81
per acre due the Government in
July, '9S, would be paid from the
lease of the land. That the value
Of such tracts increase to enor-
nous proportions. He claims to
have 1900 acres on the north side
Of Oahu for which he would not
take 800 per acre.
There are some pretty falls in
he tract-you probably know the
piece he refers to. | would like
% ask what the prospects are for
IN enterprising young man to go
o that country to live, and what
ruth there is in the foregoing
statements. / have expected this
gentleman to return, but he does
lot.
He was not asking for any
money of me or my friends in
rider to invest it for us. He act
d as though he would like to get
lold of the land himself, but the
Government will not let him have
tut a certain amount of the land
nd so to each man. ANY infor-
nation you can give me will be
most thoroughly appreciated by
riends and myself. Thanking you
a advance for your reply.
I remain, sincerely yours,
p. G. TURNER,