The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-17

Following is the circular which the
Association has sent to Senators and
Congressman:
HAWAII WANTS A HOMESTEAD
LAW, AND MUST HAVE 1T.
The two-column circular herewith is
taken from the Hawaiian Gazette OF
November 3. 1899. (The Gazette has al
ways supported the official acts of the
Hawaiian Land Department and the ON
GERS of the Republic of Hawaii
The report of A. Herbert to the Bureau
of Agriculture and Forestry plainly SHOWS
that the very small holdings are failures
and the very large leases are frauds
The second column, headed Meat for
Hawaii Is nothing short of an Hawaiian
meat trust and in the deal 1T gets con-
troll, by assignment OF lease, or zS',oVo
acres of public lands. now the property
OF the United States.
That the deal as above stated was con-
lsummated is shown by the following from
the Evening Bulletin, May 4, 1900. Cub
lished at Honolulu:
Friday, May 4.
Hon. Sam. Parker said this afternoon
that the deal for the Humuula ranch was
consummated and the papers would prob
ably be signed this afternoon or tomor-
row. The purchase is of the leasehold
which has about eight years to run and
covers 100000 acres of fine pasture land,
on which are 10000 sheep and upward OF
GOO head of horses. The purchase price is
$4,000.
With this purchase, and the lands al
ready secured by Mr.. Parker, he will con-
troll nearly one million acres of land on
the Island of Hawaii. The Humuula
property will be run separate and distinct
from the Mana estate. On being question
ed, Mr.. Parker said that the new purchase
would have more or less bearing on the
reorganization extension of the Met
re politan Meat Co., in which he was quite
a heavy stakeholder. He denied the often
heard statement that a new meat company
was to be organized, but said that the
reorganization and extension of the pres
ent company would take place at once
and the new markets contemplated would
be in working order very soon.
Il am now through with Hawaii said
Mr. Parker, "and shall next turn my at
tention to securing desirable lands on the
Island of Maui; from there 1 shall go to
Lanai, Oahu and Kauai in succession to
secure whatever good land / can for the
company"
What will you do then?" was asked
We'll" said Mr.. Parker, with a straight
Republican smile, you may state that
will probably branch out toward Nil
hau"
To the everlasting disgrace of the Fifty
sixth Congress, the following provision,
which passed the House of Representa-
tives April 8, 1900. was allowed to be
stricken out by the Conference Commit
tee:
Sec. 73. provided. however, that
all sales. grants, leases, and other DISPOSE
items of the public domain, and agree
ments concerning the same shall be re-
ported in writing each month to the Sec
rotary of the Interior, who shall have au-
thority to confirm, reverse, modify sus-
pend and annul any of said transactions
That all Of said transactions so reported
upon which no action shall be taken by
the Secretary of the Interior, within sixty
days from the filing of such reports in his
Office, shall thereupon and thereby be
confirmed and ratified.
The Secretary of the Interior is here
by authorized and required to provide and
promulgate the rules and regulations rela-
tive to all contests on the disposition of
the public domain and appeals to him."
Can any sane member of Congress give
any good reason why this provision was
stricken out?
The Hawaiian Territorial Bill, as passed
by the Senate February %, 1900, contained
the following:
That the sum of fifteen thousand dol
lars, or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, Is hereby appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
pfopriated, to be Immediately available
to enable the Secretary of the Interior
to examine the laws of Hawaii relating
to public lands, the proceedings thereun-
der, and all matters relating to public
lands. including the selling, granting