Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-03
LETTER FROM HONOLULU.
John N. Moore, Jr., Writes an Inter-
4 estag Lsusr irrgm Hawaii.

Special correspondence
Honolulu. Hawaii, Sept. 81 left SaIll
francisco on August IA arriving at
HOn0lblh On tho 23d. el0ySn days At aea,I
Owing 10 my inability 10 get passage on
the steamer | came down OF the bark
sc. ANN, q sailing vessel two hundred
feet long. Had a most delightful trip.
and found the accommodation quite ~
good IA those on the steamer, though Of
course more limited. MI
The resOurces'of the islands are quite
limited and are CONTROLLED by tie monied
men. Sugar is. the product from which
most OF the money has been made aud
that stock pays big interest on the money
Invested. Sugar stocks have adyaneedi
fFQm 800 10 $500 and 500 per share M,
the past few months. Real estate has.
advanced accordingly, Annexation bss
created n little b00m and specnlators ar
irving return with their money In their
pockets. The Chinese. Japanese and POt.
tugese perform all the manuel labor AZ
low wages and the Chinese and Japanese
compete with the Foreigners In all
branches of trade. Government positions
are held more or less by the Japanese aud
natives. / notice Japanese, natives and
Americans all working together IN the
postOliee and | have even seen Japanese
book keepers In banks. The population
Is extremely cosmopolitan. Positions are
1 limited, aud unless . man has plenty 0t
money, influential friends or Is, .
/, Mason, IL II very difficult TO get started.
The city OF Honolulu Is . enriOsiti.
] The. streets and sidewalks are very mar
row aud wiDdiBg. with but few mQdeTn
business bl0eka,I The hOrse-car Ices ara
very ancient In appearance, and The tels
phOue system II quite az tar behind the
times. But Rll Of these corporations are
strongly protected by the laws OF. the
islands. and IL II going 70 take s0nie
time Tor American enterprise 20 get hoBi
and place Honolulu where our cities Of
equal Importance are, A majority OF tile
Inhabitants here we're not In favor 0l
annexation, and mapT q tear was she's
when the stars aud Stripes were put up
where the Hawaiian eolprs had waved n
long. The better class Of The people live
LOn The outskirts OF the city and have
beautiful homes. The cottages are not
sO'lArgs as tho grounds, but with an
abundance Of tropical shrubs aud trees
! they look like q paradise, All the fruits
grown in California are raised here, d.
well a. others more tropical. The eli
mate Ia simply delightful, but the peskJ
mosquitoes come in swaTms at night
Still very few houses are s%creened
though Ii would be utterly Impossible 4
sleep without q net over the bed. Il
rains at all hours OF the day aud night
hut only for a few minutes AZ q time
The people pay no more attention TO 1
shower than they, do TO the mOequitOeb
IL even showers from an apparently cleal
sky, All IN all, Il is delightful place Z
live II . has a good income, vii
write YOU again after | have seen mOfi
OF Honolulu life, Sincerely yours,
j. N. MoORE, JR.
/, [NuTECSince receiving the above TIL
|. Citizen learns that John has secured
good situation In the largest mercantll'
house in Honolulu as ~sten0grapher ant
corresponding secretary, and is doinl