The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-25
GOOD NEWS
FOR Hawaii
Money and Labor For
Plantations.
.D|IL|NGHAM'S SUCCESS
0iaa and Puma Have all the Capital
Necessary--Transportation
Facilities.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. II, 19OO.-The
coroletion Of plans which have occu-
pied the attention and best efforts of |
b. F. Dillingham; since his arrival here
in June last, mean much for the devel-
opment OF his Hawaiian property and |
practically mark the entry of new fac
tors in the Honolulu trade, Mr.. Dill |
lingham has succeeded in interesting |
more than a million of dollars in his |
properties on the Island of Hawaii, and |
when he returns, which he expects to |
do in the Pekin, he will begin even |
! on the Olaa and Puma plantations. The
bonds of the former have been taken.
not by a syndicate of capitalists, so
much by number of individuals
who see great future for the planta-
ton, and this fact, alone, marks a de-
cided step in advance which means
| much for the sugar interests.
| One of the most prominent men who
have taken interests in Hawaiian
shares and bonds, is Mr.. Henry F. Al
leI. the shipping and commission mer-
chant of this city. Mr.. Allen not only
subscribed to the issue of Olaa bonds,
blt has signified his intention of in
| CT. asing his holdings in Island invest
lac Pts which, by the way, are now con-
| siderable. 1Ir.AIIen is one OF the orig
inal stockholders of the First. National
Bank of Hawaii and has studied the
sugar situation very thoroughly. His
connection here as one of the Direc-
tors Of the Nevada Bank, and with 9TH
er fiscal institutions, make him an ex-
ceedingly valuable man for the Islands,
and 1t is expected that through him
there will be a considerable amount of
money invested in the new plantations.
While there is nothing definite known
of the matter, IL Is understood that
when the Il. r. Dillingham; Company,
Limited, becomes the agents for the
Olaa and Puma plantations the local
house of Alien may be the representa-
tives here. and that new shipping lines
will follow, relieving the pressure on
the transportation facilities Mr.. Dr.
bingham expects that the work on the
| Olaa Railroad will be pushed very
rapidly from this time, and that when
the mill is ready the first grinding will
show that remarkable steps have been
) made In the development Of the Ha-
waiian plantations. In fact, IT is now
thought that the ultimate output of
! these two plantations, with improved
} method. may reach above $4,000 tons
! annually, or more than one-third of the
old output of the Islands.
TIJI, rsDOD OIyIrSTInN
The labor question, which has given
so much thought to the planters, seems
to be in more than fair way of set
| tlement. Before the end of this month
the first shipment of Italians, about 100
families, is expected. And after this
!, there viii be constant shipping of this
, class of labor. From the agents in the
black belt reports are also very encour-
, aging, though the Hawaiians here re-
fuse to talk of the matter. as they
, deem discussing now premature. From
other sources, however it is learned
that the men who have been recruiting
in that part of the United States are
confident that they will have several
t hundred men ready to ship within g.
: days II transportation arrangements
g are made. They say as well, that there
] Is no limit to the amount Of labor thai
: may be obtained from the South. 1t i:
e understood that the negroes who have
o been approached so far are very favor
:. able to the plan of making new homes
: In the Islands, and that the best clas!
of negroes are in the ranch of the Colo
e nists.
: All of these plans for a labor supply
), however, are insignificant in compari
: son with the one already much discuss
ed and from which so many unfavor
X able reports have been made, that o
e bringing to the West the destitute o
y Porto Rico. While the administrator
& has heretofore refused to grant permis
= sion for the planters to assist this clas
Is of emigrants. the stories of suffering
4. for lack of food and the number of re
lie lief plans now in operation in the Eas
d are said to have the effect of producin
VI the feeling at Washington that an
/ plan which will offer homes and re
munerative employment to the Port
IS Ricans should be encouraged. There
ID no probability that anything will
re done before the election, but in tn
p event of the success of the Republican,
Y. and no one seems to really doubt tina
IN this will be the outcome. permissio
n will be granted for the taking Of an
re number OF men from Porto Rico to Ha
l. waii From this source alone. accord
e. ing to the present information her
n sufficient men will be drawn to fill III
caps made by Japanese desertion on III