The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-10-13
T0WSE ON HAWAII.
Paper for Omaha Trade
Exhibit.
Wsitos on honolulu saloons and
American rar,ss Lsws-opportu-
nit,ss Tor American Goods.

Obviously so rich country as Ha-
wall is a heavy. almost extravagant
consumer. The imports are growing,
not only on account Of increase in pop
ulation, but as well W reason Of the
establishment Of new sugar plantations
and extension Of the old estates. While
the common labor for the fields and
mills 10 from China and Japan very
largely. the use Of American or Euro
pean qPods is well-nigh exclusive. The
Japanese are an enterprising, aggress-
I've people at trade. but only to q very
limited measure have they succeeded
In placing goods In the Islands. They
have failed signally In beer. coal. rea-
dy-made clothing. dried fish, tea and
canned vegetables. In silks and china
they compete with and defeat the Chi
nese. For a time Japanese wine
called saki was brought in large con-
signments. but the local authorities
wisely legislated against It in favor Of
California wines, and the villainous ga
XII has all but disappeared from the
list of drinks. II Is a rice brew that
when used cold ferments in the stom-
ach and produces a supplying drunk.
During Its run It played havoc with
natives and soldiers and sailors. The
japanese warm their saki and appear
to get on first rate with 1t. A rice
brandy called samshu Is used by the
Chinese and no other race dares adopt
II.
In Honolulu. with its $4,000 people.
there are eight saloons. The Govern
ment allows no more. Half of these
are owned by Wholesale houses. While
the duty on whisky Is $3.50 a gallon,
all the men In liquor business are nil
ing blocks Of gold on top of their for
tunes. At present not little saloon
stock is brought from Germany.
France and England The duty on ci-
gars is the uniform Fate OF $40 a thou
sand and the American brands are
rare. Smoking is cheap. Manila ci-
gars are astonishingly inexpensive
and everyone uses them. Other really
cheap things In the Islands are cloth
ing. shoes and laundry. All wear tai
tornado suits, cut by white men and
manufactured by Chinese. The cloth
Is English. Shoes are cheap for the
reason that the mystery of houses in
the United States selling to the for
eish trade lower tnan 10 nome BUSH
ness is observed In HAWAII as In Eu-
rope. Inc imports OF drugs from
countries other than the United States
are large. enormous quantities OF
chemicals are used In the two large
iertihzing works, and In the great
amount of disinfecting done in a place
with an Inadequate sewerage system.
10 ciear, tneh' that when the
ameTlcah tarin laws are extended to
,ne isiands, the exports from the
MaIhiaha VIII Jump beautifully, to the
.niheaiate ana handsome increase OF
tne senerai Votume OF trade or the
o IN, o.ates; several particular lines
VIII, De especially benehtted.
mere Is nut single house In all
hawail selling decent grade OF ready
liiaue ciothihs' ana tnis nrm mas the
goods more as side line than lead
CT. IN the ISLANDS are any number OF
general stores, but nothing like de-
par.meht mousse.
Inc second export OF Hawaii Is rice.
us CULTIVATION 10 In the hands OF Chi
nese alone, ana tney plant, nurture
anu harvest the crop Just exactly as
= . 80 ",Oo~
years vi more. In Two years three fuil
o,ops are taken on ana the iourth
pIan.ins ID wen uhder way. some OF
tue FARMERS pay as mucn as $SO year
a a. acIe .or rent Oh rice-aha. Inc SOL
10 DIonen Win narrow Drawn py
' wa,er punao. me cutting is Done
WIN SICKLE anu usually the thresh-
aug Is uone Dy natiVe ponies trampihg
out the cuttings ON q pea OF cement.
Is marvei tnat machinery mas not
. peen ,n.rouucea ior the cuitivatloh OF
riue, pul tne whlte men, ehgrossea
WIN sugar, are content 10 Simply NH
anu sen tne rice ior tne ohihese aiter
ieaslns thehi tne iana.
Ame,can cisars VIII accompany 10
ane is,snus Anericah urugs, chemi-
s s",S anu .hp I.'is. ~ 10 put natural 70
suppu"e ina. IN TINE the moiasses'
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r ,rard p''v"S, WI " u.Ii'zeu com
nn ~" a,,, n.o ~ Iun pack
ca.es :, ,maLas s,rna.e Nv, wv ~ mos'
Ssys.s s s.Sea" i"'o Tue sea.