The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-29
ANSWER is MADE
Reply to Questions Con-
corning the Islands.
Attention Has Been AttraCted-N OF
New ntry-Agriculture.
Business.

The annexation of Hawaii received
such extended discussion during such
a long period, in the press of the
! United States, that Hawaii has be-
come household word throughout the
| land.
| This familiarity, together with the
| fact of the extreme interest now be-
| ing taken in the expansion theory" is
stimulating many people to come TO
| Hawaii. a still larger number are
making inquiry from all available
sources concerning conditions in Ha-
wall. Not only the officials but citizens
of Hawaii are flooded with inquiries
from lawyers, doctors, bookkeepers.
school teachers, electricians, engin-
GERS, farmers, and people of all classes
and conditions asking for informa-
ton.
These inquiries are so numerous and
varied that it is impossible for the re-
cipients to answer them.
For the purpose of meeting the de-
mand for a condensed statement of the
facts and conditions concerning Ha-
wall, which will answer practically all
questions put concerning Hawaii, the
Advertiser has prepared an exhaustive
summary published herewith. 1t is
believed that this will enable both Off
Gals and citizens to answer practical
ly all inquiries made, by simply mail
ing a copy of this paper.
To persons who are familiar with
boom methods, the showing made may
seem unenterprising and pessimistic.
Be this as it may, it is better that it
be so than that Hawaii be flooded with
moneyless stranded and disappointed
men.
To those who seek home in Ha
wall, who have independent means, we
say that no more desirable place exists.
To those who seek to come here TO
engage in business, we would say that
these Islands were settled" before
gold was discovered in California.
Hawaii is no Klondike where money
can be picked up; nor Oklahoma where
land can be had for the asking.
1t is an old established country with
a community which has kept pace with
the times, with stores and supply
shops of all kinds for all the ordinary
needs of a civilized community.
1t is essentially an agricultural
country, possessing no minerals: but
limited manufactures, and, with the
exception of the business incidental to
the sea ports and through traffic across
the Pacific, has only such businesses
as are incidental to and connected
with any prosperous agricultural coun-
try.
The white population. exclusive of
the Portuguese, numbers only about
1000.
The City of Honolulu was in exist
ence when there was scarcely a State
west of the Mississippi.
1T is believed that the Islands will
eventually support a very much larger
populate than now exists here. Such
population must be largely an agri-
cultural people and until such a
population increases in number the
opportunities for persons desiring en-
ployment will be but limited.
This is not a poor mans country"
Land is limited in area and compare
lively high priced
The tropics furnish an easy living
to the simple native races. who have
few wants. but the civilized man must
fight for existence here as we'll as else !
where.
Those who seek a climate of the |
most delightful kind, Sub-tropical, and !
equable. will find here all they desire |
But the opportunities for business, |
and for professional success. are linn |
tied, because the population is small |
The Americans residing here will glad |
ly see an increase of American immi- |
grafton. 1t is most desirable.