The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-04
IRE TAKING NOTICE
| Of THE REPUBLICAN.
Great Baltimore Sun
Copies From Our
Files.
GOOD ADVERTISING FOR HAWAII.
SPEAKS OF cITYs GROWTH
IN COMMERCIAL I'M
PoRTANCE.
Makes Copious Extracts Of an IN
terview About the PossibiIi-
ties Of Growing Fruits
Here.
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WASHINGTON, July Is-The Balti-
more sun, probably the greatest news
paper printed in the South. has the
following editorially today:
The Honolulu Republican is the title
OF an excellent newspaper which starts
its career concurrentIy with the estab-
Iishment OF the Hawaiian Islands as 4
Territory OF the United States. Files
Of the paper which We have received
give interesting accounts OF local al
fairs and the effects Of changes in con
ditions which have come with the
change in government. Some OF these
changes are not, apparently 10 the Tx
ing Of the people. The new system Of
red tape introduced in the custom
house, The Republican complains.
makes it practically impossible for a
merchant. TO get possession OF the
goods awaiting him without the ex-
pense OF employing a broker at consid-
cradle cost There is also much con-
fusion upon the question of citizenship
and eligibility to Office under the or
ganic act. Attorney General Dole, who
is nephew of the Governor, has given
an opinion upon this subject which has
made a stir. OF it The Republican says:
Whatever Attorney General E. p.
Dole had in mind when he rendered his
opinion on the question of citizenship
in Hawaii perhaps that gentleman can
tell but certainly no one else can tell
by reading his letter TO his uncle, The
Governor. The opinion shows a most
marked absence of knowledge Of the
law. and any clerk in a reputable law
office who would be guilty of writing
such a paper for publication would be
deemed fit to be informed that he had
better drop out and 90 to hoeing sugar
cane
1t seems that the organization Of
the Territorial government was sig
nalized by a public bali in Honolulu.
The Republican contends that as the
cost of this ball was paid by the gov
eminent. it should have been open to
the public instead of being limited 70
invited guests. The invitations, The
Republican complains. savored too
much of monarehical times.
The city of Honolulu bids fair TO
have a boom In consequence of an
nexation. The Republican says the
city has reached that period in ner
history that might well be termed the
parting Of the ways. From slow,
plodding town she has become a live.
bustling city. Her harbOr is filled WITH
shipping. as never before, and she has
suddenly jumped from aa Insignificant
calling port to great commercial cen
ter. The march OF progress has reached
Honolulu, and the old conditions must
give way to the new order OF things.
Among proposed improvements are
a sewerage system, the opening and
paving of streets, the numbering oil
houses and the construction OF an cleo
tric street railway.
a leading fruit shipper in an inter-
view condemns the policy of Hawaiian
farmers in devoting so much OF their
energy to sugar growing. He believes
that the present high price will not
be maintained. and that there is more
profit in fruit growing. The whole Of
the Island of Oahu is devoted 10 the
production of sugar, rice and taro, the
first being the money crop and the 9th
ars for domestic use. The fruit ship
per urges the cultivation of lines. He
said:
1.-The duty on lines is S1.75 per case.
This has been removed by annexation.
Hawaii is the natural home for the
line. II does better here than any
where in the world. II is perennial
bearer and in Hawaii is very prolific.
It takes from three TO four years for
the lime to bear from the seed. have
three small trees on my place al IA
ihi. They net me SIS each. The United
States imports from Mexico annually
from 800 900 TO 0.000 cases of lines.
These lines could be easily raised
here. This IS 3 great pineapple eoun-
try. The pinaapples that We raise are
very juicy, of fine flavor and free from
pulp. From 1900 to 5000 pineappies
can be raised on an acre. The price 20
he grower viii average Sis per dozen.
| have six acres of pineapples on my
place. Two men do the entire work
and l paw each s20 month The crop
natures once 3 year. Figuring on only
I GOO pineapples 10 the acre, the net in
come would be. S6S1,s5 and the profit
s442. 75. or So per cent profit Does any
one want a handSomer profit for MS
investment than thisg
The same gentleman declares that
there is 4 profit of $500 an acre in ba-
nanas at % cents a bunch, and thar
produce two crops a year.
AN article on the weather says that
on June Is the thermometer IN Homo
lulu registered sS'-the hottest June
day on record. The usual average tenn
perature for June is IS but in June OF
this year it was 1SS.