The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-12-13
MUST RAISE OTHER PRODUCTS.

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MUST RAISE OTHER PRODUCTS.
The establishment of new steamer
communication with the Sound region
demonstrates more than ever the need
of diversified industries in Hawaii.
When the steamer Elihu Thompson,
which brought down a cargo from the
Sound last week, consisting of beer,
meats and dairy products. sailed on
her return trip all she had to load was
empty beer cases and beer bottles.
II Hawaii had paid any attention to
raising other crops than sugar in the
past, as she should have done. the
Elihu Thompson could have sailed for
the Sound with large cargo OF pine
apples, bananas. lines, lemons, or
anges and other tropical and semi
tropical products which would have
found ready sale at good prices.
\ woman reader of The Republican
who was in Seattle a few weeks ago
saw some pineapples at a fruit stand
and knowing how cheap they are in
onolulu and the superior quality pro-
duced here. inquired the price. and
where they came from The price al.
most took her breath away when the
dealer told her sixty cents apiece:
very cheap, madam" This fruit came
from Central America. having first
been shipped to San Francisco and
from there reshipped to Seattle after
the San Francisco jobbers getting
good big profit out of handling it.
Hawaiian pineapples could be sold at
retail on the fruit stands of Seattle
and Tacoma for 25 cents each and al
low large profit TO the grower. the
shipper and the retailer
When the steamer Australia arrived
in San Francisco. November 18th. on
her return from her first trip TO Ia
hiti. she brought with her as cargo
1900 cases of pineapples, nearly 500
punches of bananas and several hun
dred cases of lines. lemons and or
anges, besides other tropical products.
On all these articles a duty had to be
paid before they could be landed. and
yet they were sold at prices which
yielded good price to the grower in
far away Tahiti. If the Tahiti grow.
ers can land these products in an
American port at profit after paying
the heavy duties, think what the Ha-
waiian grower can do who can land
his products in American ports duty
free
Even with the enormous profits in
sugar cultivation. there are greater
profits ahead for the grower of tropical
fruits. The demand on the mainland
is constantly increasing. Pineapples
are one of the most palatable and
healthy fruits grown. and would DE
much more generally used than IT
present if they could be sold at retail
at from 25 cents to So cents each il
the mainland cities. As it is now
one can hardly buy a good pineapple
Of Central American growth in any IF |
the Pacific coast cities for less than |
nalf dollar. This places the fruit out |
Of the reach of any but the wealthy. |
Small experiments made by members
Of the Wahiawa colony showed that
pineapples could be grown at an i'm |
mense profit per acre when ten een.
apiece could be realized for them py |
the grower.
With the addition of new lines of !
il will become impera-
tive for Hawaii TO produce something
else than sugar If she wishes to retain |
these new lines. Ships cannot afford |
TO make trips for the purpose of carry
ing cargo only one way. They must |
have return cargoes and Hawaii can
furnish them il her land owners will |
but hearken TO the demands of trade |
and plant other crops as well as sugar.
country with but one product even /
tnaily becomes poor. II is the state
Or country that has diversified indus
-ries that always becomes the richest |
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