The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-06
Times, daily paper of wide circulation

Times, daily paper of wide circulation
and great influence:
j. Marsden, commissioner of agri-
culture of the Hawaiian Islands, is a
guest at the Brown Palace hotel with
Bruce Cartwright, prominent busi-
ness man of Honolulu and the repre-
sentative of several large insurance
companies. on a trip through this
country.
Mr. Marsden is simply travelling for
pleasure, but holds one of the most
important Government positions in
the Islands and has been prominently
connected with the annexation move
ment that has sprung up within the
last few years. Both gentlemen are
most genial in manner and of pleasing
address, and talked most entertaining
ly of the Islands and their Government.
Mr.. Marsden, from his official position
has had better opportunity than any
one else to judge of the resources of
the country and the opportunity for
investment it offers.
The general opinion in Hawaii,
said Mr.. Marsden, is that the change
of Government was for the better and
the feeling for annexation is still very
strong, especially among the foreign
ers. We might have gotten along un-
der the old form of Government if it
had been stable, but the feeling of
dissatisfaction with the Queen was
too great / met the Princess Kaiulani,
the heiress apparent to the throne on
my way East She is on her way to
the Islands, but do not know whether
she has any hope of restoration or not.
She may cherish such a hope, as she
is very we'll liked by the Hawaiian
people. She is a most charming girl,
refined, well educated and would have
made much better Queen than her
aunt, Liliuokalani. The ex-Queen was
very arbitrary and tried to carry things
with too high a hand. The people of
Hawaii have granted her niece pen
sion, but they will not do this for the
Queen on account of the manner in
which she has fought annexation with
the United States for so long.
The annexation question is the one
that is principally agitating the people
of the Islands. | was one of the five
commissioners who went to negotiate
the annexation treaty five years ago
which President Cleveland withdrew.
We thought then that we were sure
of success, but were disappointed.
However there is every prospect that
it will go through this fall, as Senator
Morgan and other Americans have
been there and have come back all the
more favorably disposed toward an
nexatiOn.
"'Our Islands can easily support 500,-
900 people, and the present population
is but 10000. The Islands offer an
excellent opportunity for investment
to people of small capital and there is
ness of raising coffee. The finest coffee
in the world is raised in Hawaii, and
it is in demand all over the world.
The climate is the most healthful
known, and offers every inducement
to the invalid to come there. The
coffee we raise is known as Kona
coffee, and we can't raise enough of it
to supply the demand. 1t is as good
as the finest Mocha, and the product
is increasing every year. The entire
product is bought up at once, and sold
to consumers.
"Last year 200 tons of coffee were
shipped and next year the product will
be doubled. The principal industry of
the Islands is, of course, raising sugar,
but the coffee lands are entirely separ-
ate from the sugar lands. The Govern
ment offers good inducement to set
tiers to come and take up land. The
Government does not give land away,