The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-24

tOnspiCuOuS place in the annals of the
world for many good deeds, notably the
establishments of civilization without
lhriying the natives to the wall. I'm
like some others, jocularly referred to.
gu. people had not fallen on their
knees and then upon the abOrigines.
The AnglO-Sax0n5 here and their for
eign allies have made the HaWaii8ns
what they are and are indebted in turn
to them for confidence and help. AS a
result the Hawaiian community IS the
most advanced of all the dark races in
the world. It should be our pleasure
and duty to carry on the old policy Of
friendly cooperation and teach 1t to
the newcomers who are Identifying
themselves with the present and future
Of Hawaii. The strangers are now
within our gates. They are energetic,
ambitious and unrestrained by our ira
ditions. They may carry us of our
feet; but hope and trust that we shall
be able to imbue them with our policy
OF justice to the native so that they Will
draw no color lines and adopt the Ha-
waiian as part Of the social life OF this
country" Prolonged applause followed
the Presidents manly and earnest
words, which was repeated when Mr..
DOIG I1diu uISu " tllC Sl1fti
ter and ability of Mr. Smith especially
as shown during the cholera epidemic,
when that gentleman practically ran
the Government.
THOMAS RAIN WALKER.
The Commercial Interests of Ha
waii' was a sentiment which was nat
urally the means of drawing out Mr.. T.
r. Walker, president of the Chamber
of Commerce Mr. Walker dwelt feel
ingly upon the growth of Hawaii dur
ing the past half-century. He remem-
bered when the Islands boasted of
sugar output of 1850 tons. which they
had produced with difficulty. He also
recalled how the business men had
scoffed at the argument of those who
were fighting the reciprocity bill on
the ground that Hawaii would one day
produce as much as $4,000 tons OF
sugar We now produce 100000 tons
We had, i'll the old days, an export
trade of 81 100000 annually, now we
have ten times that. There was a time
when one steam vessel answered for
inter-Island commerce. now they are
twenty and they pitch IN a head sea
and roll in calm water ever more than
the original one did Mr.. Walkers pc
roration had for its theme the high re-
Dute of our business community for
honor aud integrity, and this made the
KEYNOTE Of many Of the speeches which
followed. Like the preceding speaker
ard those who came after him, Mr..
Walker had many pleasant things to
say Of the guest of the evening.
MR.. c. NJ. COOKE.
The Agricultural Interests OF Ha-
waii was responded 10 by the presi- |
dent Of the Planters Association. Mr.. |
Cooke made q jccular reference 10 the
time he and Hon w. o. Smith were
hoeing potatoes together at the Nassa- |
chusetts College OF Agriculture, and |
then. getting down TO business, traced |
the growth Of our export trade from
it's small beginnings-frOm 1867, when |
il amounted TO about 81 600 900, to 1897 |
" hen it had become $15, 100000. We |
look. he said. to a shipment Of OVei
$50 600 900 one Of these days and snaI- |
AXE S25 .000 600 But We have not yet |
diversified our Industries enough. We |
should raise our own tobacco and maxi |
our own ciEars We are doing We, |
with coffee: our honey IS the best j.
the London market and our orange
are so much better that those Of Call /
,0rnia that Claus Spreckels import |
ITEM from here for his own table. H
waii, despite all this, IS not raisint |
enough staples. We could not ill
transport order the other day for 600 |
head Of cabhages. There ought 10 be
plenty of native turkeys here. 1t is G
shame that we should get ThanksgiV
ne turkeys from the Coast and pay s.
apiece for them But we are getting /