The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-12
CAPTAIN WHITE ABROAD
YOUNG BUSINESS MAN TALKS OF
THE ISLANDS.
Barely Touches on Politics-1S93 In
Are Pointed Out.
portland Oregonian.)

Portland" continued Mr.. White,
SHOULD not underestimate the value
of the Hawaiian island trade to her
merchants. Oregon, with it's 100000
population, is field which affords us
a direct outlet for our staples, which
include all the tropical fruits. The
stantly increasing, and our coffees,
judged by the standards of the cup
test, possess, a flavor VIII, ch is com
mending them to the most favorable
attention of the coast people. Our is
land coffee lands at the present time
afford a most profitable field for in
vestment. The trees do not begin to
bear short of three years, but from the
! time that they bear the first berries
the crop never fails, and it is sold at a
price that leaves big margin of profit
to the grower. Our sugar-cane lands
yield on the average three times the
crop grown on the best lands of the
coacoanut trees bear Il nut for every
day in the year. All vegetation grows
in the widest profusion. The only ill
we suffer from is this same rank
growth, which applies even to weeds.
Our crops are so great, however, that
the constant attention required to
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which well justifes the small expense
involved for labor, and, Judging by
the degree of prosperity which attends
all our farmers and tillers of the soil,
the Hawaiian islands afford the best
opportunity for the man of small
means in the world"
Mr.. White is a captain of local mill
tia at Honolulu. He tells many inter
esting stories of the scenes incident to
President Cleveland's efforts to restore
the government to the dethroned
queen. Judging by the intensity of
feeling displayed in the narrative by
Mr.. White, the president showed the
better part of discretion when he
failed to issue peremptory orders to
the marines on the Philadelphia and
the other warships in the port at the
time to add physical force to Minister
Willis diplomacy, which was used to
cause President Dole to waver in the
cause he had challenged. Our Pres
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the threatened rupture between the
United States and his government, lis
"A grand old man in every respect. He
is as diplomatic as Willis. He has the
backbone of Cleveland himself, and he
has the united support of our people.
His attitude at the time was Il Strik
ing warning not to monkey with the
buzz-saw' down our way, and | may
add by way of parenthesis that the
sign is still out Our people are now
confidently looking forward to the
election of Mckinley and the adoption
of the former broad guage policy of
the Republican party, which will in
sure us annexation to the grandest
country in the world with all the in
cidental advantages which will accrue
to us and your people, who are of one
blood with us, and whose ties are al
ready so closely united that we atfil-
late with you as brothers all working
i'm a common cause"
Mr.. White commends the Hawaiian
islands highly to everybody who may
be looking for an outing under the
have the climate" he says, "a climate
that is equable throughout the year.
While our rainfall on some of the high
er elevations is excessive, approximate
ing as high as 20 inches a year, the
rain falls principally after night, and
the next morning finds the surface soil
dry and hard under foot. We have
the best of hunting, the interior wilds
being full of untamed cattle, goats,
Wild hog. pheasants and turkeys. Our
fshir@ in The protected harbors beats
the world.
1--WE meet Portland people at Homo
lulu very frequently, and we always
give them a royal greeting. Honolulu
at the present time contains a popu-
lation of about $4,000, and is gradual
ly growing. Our total island popula-
ton approximates 100000. We have
all the modern improvements, such as
electric lights, etc; our schools are adj
vanced as any of the higher acade-
mics of your coast, and our people are
all law abiding and thoroughly loyal
to the present government. / am eX-
ceedingly well pleased with my pres
ent short stop in Portland, and | am
sure that, when | get home and am
able to tell our people all that have
seen here, they will show an increased