The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-03
Special Correspondence of the Post Intelligent

Special Correspondence of -Intelligencer
HONOLULU, Sept 4snuggng at the foot of wondrousy pic
tueque hills which rise abruptly continuous dark blue
Tapped the waves of perpetual summer Honolulu
from the outside setting
recedns hills of unading hundred little hooks which
the warm light loves to dwell forms enchanting sight Tis
land where blend the
air heavy with the the rich the wealth of it's
coffee and and rice fields
While much has been said and written of the scenic grandeur Of
this coun nv writer's another fact namely that the
lands into private hands and
long leases has not been stated The island of Oahu which Homo
lulu has 5000 square miles, with population OF
Portuguese Chinese Kanaas and
less than 5000 white people, most of whom Americans The i'm
the States that here land flowing with milk and honey
Those who emgad under that deuson
turning home disappointed and wiser men, The conditions here are
peculiar and unlike other places there to be desire
residents their commercial relations
upon suspicious than acquis
virtually owned controlled by monopos
all opposition rapidly OF
which Seattle Honolulu steamship line has met with
whatever this In fact the venture received it's
blow before the City of Columbia doced and has since had
privilege attending funeral The troubles board the
the principal topic of
public places arrival and have been
magnd opponents the that the conf
lacking The subsequent criminal and civil proceedings against
the ship have cast odnm the enterprise that will
require Honolulu who sub
policy monopoc influences hesitate do
business with City Columbia they
Unfortunately the initial trip has
been made under the diseouraging circumstances
trade which San Francisco has such
firm grip islands necessary establish line OF
which will have sufficient capital and back of them to
operate possibly period
present largely interested the firms here
while the stockholders steamship
MES consequently will difficult Puget sound to make
conditions exist Under the laws
impossible commercial travellers dispose of their
license of
very the people Honolulu do to do
bnsness with the Sound and those expecting
the control of the
plantations owning their
the plantations Hackheld and Theo Davis Co. Castle Cook
Phillips Co F. and William q. Irwin
virtually trade both the plantations and
stores The the comparatively
the combines Were not
exist this namely the drought in
California impossible the commission dealers who
brought small quantity the Columbia to dispose of
IT, Here they positively buy anything from the north unless
shipped full their
ships
This condition of broken by the ability
shin sugar northern railroads
wer freight Southern Pacific Company
a San Francisco then would he impossible 10 do much
business Honolulu the have already
been made shipment Of the crop OF
THE LABOR PROBLEM.
Sugar the principal exports Of the island the
cultivation entirely BY contract labor Chinese
and plantations for from s3 SIS
month boarding For has occupied the
second position Importance product and forms the main article
Of food for population and extensively
used the people Of Hawaii There
IL 400 plantations which owned by Ceiesta
ho give employment 5000 Of their 1t claimed