The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-11
T0WSE ON HAWAII.
Paper for Omaha Trade
Exhibit.
Writes on Honolulu Saloons ana
American Tariff Laws-opportu-
miles for American Goods.

consumer. The imports are growing.
not only on account OF iucreas. iu pop
ulation. but as well ~ reason cf the
Of new sugar plantations |
and extension OF the old estates. While
the common labor for the fields and /
mills Is from China and Japan very /
largely. the use of American or Euro |
pean goods is well-nigh exclusive. The /
japanese are an enterprising. agrees
i've people at trade. but only To a very
limited measure have they succeeded |
in placing goods in the Islands. They
have failed sgnally in beer. coal. req
dy-maas clothing. dried fish. ten and |
canned -=gstabies. In silks and china
they compete with and defeat the Chi
nese. EJr q time japanese wine
called saki was brought in large con
signm=nts. but the local authorities
wisely l.Elslated against IL in favor III
California wines. and the villaiuuus sa-
HI has all but disappeared from the
list ~ drinks. II IS "A rice brew that
when used cold fgrments i'm the Sfom-
ach ana produces "a supplying drunk
During its run it played havoc with
natives lud soldiers and sailors. The.
japanese warm their saki and appear
TO -e- n first rate with IL. \ rice
brandy allied samshu IS used 10y the
Chir=-- and ne other race dares adopt
it,
IN Honolulu. with its 25.O0o people.
there are eight saloons. The Govern
men- allows no more. Half OF these
are owned by Wholesale houses. While
the duty On whisky is $3.50 gallon.
all the men "a liquor business are pill
ing blocks g gold uu top of their for
tunes. At present not little saloon
stoc6 is brought from Germany.
France and England. The duty ON ci-
gar~ T. ~. Uniform rate Of Siu "a. thou
sand and he American brands are
rare Smoking is cheap. Manila ci-
| gars ~. astCnishiU-iy inexpensive
and -vs-ycn, uses them. Other really
cheap things IN the Islands are cloth
ing. shoes and laundry. All wear tai
| lor-maIs suits. eat BY white men aud
manufa rtg~.t ny Chinese. TIL. cloth
is English. Shoes are cheap for th"
reason that the mystery OF houses iu
| the United STATE selling to- the for
/ CiGU rad. lower than To home bust
ness s. observed IN Hawaii as Goo Ell
! rope. T1" imports ct drug from
| COUD--iv- .;b"r than tis United States
! are large. Enormous quantities ut
| chemicals ar. used ia the two large
| ferriiziDs works. and in the great
| amount II diyinf"CtiU- done i'm place
| with ON Inadequate sewerage system.
Il j. .i.ay. then. that wheel the
! American tariff law ate extended "a
| the Islands, ne exports from the
! N8.-l-.1 "ilI Jump beautifully. to the
| imm. hat. Juj handsome inCTeaS" ui
! the general vumm, oi trade uf the
| United state Several particular lines
Will rs especially benefited.
| TE--s p hut % single house in Jll
! Hawaii ..iiiUE decent Grade al ready.
made .igtuius. ard this firm has the
goods NOR" a. % s.d' lire than q lead.
er. In ne Islands are any number ul
general stlT.". 'rt nothing like dr.
paT---u- house.
The - suJ i"rt - Hawaii is rice
It's cultivation i= M tire hands uf Chi,
nsS. alone. ayt thsy plant. uurtur.
and harvest n" ,JuU Just exactly %,
il has been handled Sol china for 800,
years E- more. la two years three ful
| crops -r- tak'u U:t and the fourth
planting fs well under way. Some ~
the formers pay as much as $50 a yea
an acre frr rent 81 Ui'e-laud. The sol
/ : uT.E.r -I.s @ harrow drawn 10y
wat-- -...JlJ. The cutting Is dom
with -..Al. aud usually the thrcsh
ing Is I#-. by native ponies trampiu.
our -s- go 'iuES Cu q bed OF cement
lit j. p marvel that machinery has NO
been .g.ru'Gr.l for the cultivation a
rice lr- tr. whit. men. euEruSS",
with Kay. are. content To simply mil
and --u -r- ri.. for the Chimes" att"
leasing sa-w a.. land.
Am-ri an .iS-vr viii accompany @
the Islands American drugs. Cb-mi
Gals AMI Liquor. It i~ but natural @
supp.-- trat IA time the molJs~e.
which 3, now practically refuse trni
the plantations. viii 30 utilized CON
merel.lfF ! little of 10 Us run Hay
ON ~. E.tIs t-- fertilizer. but iu mos
. | cases % makes . stream into tIr So.
/ With -E- installation OF America
| steam News ON ore OF tn" new -vGa
! estate 4. ..W.ut.d the assurance iHs
, ! all machinery fer plantations tuat
, not prepared IN Honolulu must com
\ from fE- '-tI'N states u g. 10.
/ year the team VlOw~. which cU
thousands Of dollars a set hay. com
from E.1.laui. If is due COO tine ur
OF Brewer & 20. and Mr. W. e.. Ores
thar mis- hang. IS brought about.
may 10 that IN time machinery Oa
: be devised rov "a. cutting uf ~IE.
: cane. The sticks are now uI. E'
! down lv ugul. Here is an Uru1rH
Z ui-v e.. -a. inventor. u was i- lt
vail rg -a- way that the -ssu-rit
: ga" which gives the raw SUGAR b
last drying. was hit upuu uy GENT
: who SfiU lives. but who. like all uf Do
elan. g-lrt-I little by his invocation.
The insurance men uf the COUNT
; are many and entirely capable. Cat
, and sugar at all stages are c'veT'
Z against ali dangers.
Z In =, zulu there are a number