The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-14
HAWAIIAN OPPORTUNITIES
PLAIN FACTS AS TO THE CHANCES
FOL FORTUNES THERE.

LivinE Hs Expensive and Lirc I' L~asy-Littie
Likelihood OF Finding stopGnp Places
Plenty or OpesinEs for C~spitnl-EnerGy,
Activity and Acumen Sure OF Reward.
HONOLULU. Feb. 1e.-At the American Con-
sulate this morning Consul-Genera Haywood
was asked il in his opinion there would DO any
rush of immigration from tho Estates" should
annexation become O fact. For answer he
pulled out q drawer and told his questioner to
form his own conclusions from its contents.
The drawer was nearly full of letters received
by the latest mail, and from all parts of tho
homo country. asking as to business opportuni-
ties in the Hawaiian Islands.
Every mail brings q like number of ~letters.
and we have to work overtime to keep up with
them, coming as they do at this time. when the
regular work of the consulate is especially
heavy" said Mr.. Haywood. In his opinion,
every steamer will have its oarrying:capacity
taxed il tho treaty. passes. In answer to the
questions that these letters contain, here arc
some facts as to the opportunities afforded by
the islands and the cost of living.
The heavenly climate has been well adver-
tised. Tho real truth is that it partakes too
much Of the qualities of the other place to DO
ideal, though by keeping out Of the sun and alb
staining from any active labor. one can keep
comfortable. This In said for Honolulu, for on
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your climate. Tho moist heat here is particu-
larry enervating. and q trir to tho coast once
every year or two Is absolutely necessary to re-
store tone to the system. White duck suits ara
seen ON the streets the year round. The nights
arc always comfortable. and during tho present
month there have been several when o blanket
was not burdensome.
For a man with capital there are many Cd
portunities for well-paying Investments. Real
estate in this city has trebled In value in the
last year or two. but is still reckoned by tho
acre. Choice lots In the residence section are
held at from $4,Oo to $4,000 per acre.
The houses are mostly one-story wooden cot
tages. costing from $500 upward. In the bust
ness section the new buildings arc of stone
from q local quarry, though many are of brick
brought from tho coast. A new hotel and
several business blocks are to 60 up as soon as
the good news comes.
Every hotel and boarding house in the city 10
difficult to And: These, unfurnished.. rent for
from $40 to $50 per month; furnished. for
from $50 to $1C0 per month.
Living costs more than in the States. Chi
nese or Japanese cooks receive from SIS to $25
per, month. Every house has spacious grounds
to sis per month. The Chinese monopooiize The
LANDRY business and do their work al the pub
Fifty cents a week Is the general price Tor tie
wash Of a single individual; s5 to So per month
LOT n family OF TOUR.
For provisions the following prices prevail:
Reef, I2h to:l5 cents; mutton, Is cents; pork.
9 do cents 40 per esb Rsaf f9Irks Shic se - 70 % s Gents each:
is so cents per pound. Eggs are SO cents per
dozen, milk 10 cents per quart. Groceries are
from the coast in glass or tin. Vegetables are
cheap. FIVE cents a day will buy enough for a
the door every morning with his two large
baskets slpnE from the end of a pole which he
berries from December to July and bananas,
iarse acu @es hR aTe e]leetTi eh Iig Isst b aGH the st Mode
is:the common source gu so't Of light tn Gas sf has s1 nepeS
Every family hassits horse and carriage
to 81 900 for the outfit. Every one rides.
Ladies call the. carriage to go around the cor.
ner, and do their shopping on wheels, the clerks
is to save hitching tho horse. Every carriage
has its halter. but a hitch weight is something
unheard of.
Bicycles are in common use, and tho roads
generally are in excellent condition. The road
to-the beach at Waikiki. where n sea bath can
DO INDUCED in any day Of tho year. is especially
The big money In the past has been in
sugar and in fact still is. All the natural
plantation has demonstrated the efficacy of ir-
rigatton methods there arc vast tracts that can
be utilized in like manner, Eva is quoted in
dend OF SO per cent, and a larger one Is looked
for from this years product. Oahu plantation.
} }os' o saas a s's Year. q! b BUZZ the s' std nG! P seiis sf a a G prs,
MUM. There are many smaller plantations
paying from - TO 20 per cent. dividends. All
who come here under contract at SIS per
month. What effect annexation will have
on contract labor and in consequence on tho
size OF the dividends remains to he seen. In the
opinion OF Judge Caldwell OF the United States