The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-07
WHITE LABORERS.
Eva Plantation Company Takes
IlitniTH.
FIFTY TO COME SHORTLY
Commissioners Fitzerald
VIII Select Them.
Terms % the Contract Men wnl
be Given Opportunity 70
Plant Cane.
FIFTY TO COME SHORTLY


ge-ald 70 Hawaii. the EwA Plantation
Company has arranged 10 put not less
than - white men 10 work on its plan
tation. Before the departure OF the
steamer yesterday. J. B. Atherton.
James 8 Castle and E, D. Tenney. rep
reseuJirg the Eva company, met 81 the
ot1cs OF MeSsrS. Castle * Cooke and
completed the arrangements
From these gentlemen. II Is learned
thar the company having met with
such phenomenal success through the
adoption Of the cooperative plan. has
decided 70 extend the work in this di-
rsc.ior &c : considerable degree The
result o. s Tour-ysArs trial OF this plan
BY ASi4-icS has proven suineutly sat
iStacto-y 10 them. as planters. and 10
the company. IS mill owners White
labor has been study with the CON-
p2cy for more than : year past, but
The question q how and where 10 get
the right people was s serious problem
Ii was known through ". y Arm
strong. that the work done by the L2-
Dor Department in San Francisco had
proven entirely satisfactory. Mr.. Arm
strong having made Sn invest cation OF
il during The one OF his visits 70 that
State The Eva company 6ecIled.
then. 20 invite State Labor Commits
siocs- Fi-zze-alE 20 visit the Islands
and Investigate the conditions and re-
port Tie expenses OF Mr. Fitzgerald
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borne by the Eva Plantation Company
HIr- FI-zEs-alt's views OF the condi-
tons existing here have been publish
e5 That ne : well satisfied that white
men can do better work than AsiaCiCs.
there Is 10 GCub-. and upon his report
rs5rg submitted 70 the officers OF the
company and upon his recommendation
that white lzborsrs De brought here 70
work On the cooperative plan. il was
decided 10 make Z contract suited 10
the conditions Of that plantation The
contract l. based entirely upon the ex-
ps-5ecce he company has had during
TIE past four years
The bringing Of white labor 70 Ez-
vail by the Eva company Is entirely
independent Of the law which provides
that plantations shall take 10 Per cent
white labor L e done with view
70 cOtC-EZi-Z the COUNTY With Auert-
can families The contract : made 20
suit the conditions o. Eva. and may
not suE- for other plantations. but II =
expected that Il The plan works o. Eva
TIE contract viii he changed 20 suit
rts conditions On other plantations
Within three months 1I-- Fitzgerald
viii send 70 Eva SO men under
this Cc-rrzc= Care viii be eL-
sre5se5 II the selection q the us1
and an effort VII be made 20 secure
usc with families particularly ttosz
who have C-= OF Two boys old enough
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selecting ue1 with families Is 70 Oh
tain CzC who vii not consider II their
dry 70 SrecG their earnings in saloons
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szs-a-es thai nay Dc rendered BY the
young boys II The families There Is
70 Intention OF the part OF the CON-
paCy 70 receive. Or Mr. Fitzgerald 70
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