The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-04
HAWAII.
Hawaii ardEts ATairs

The attention Of the congress is called
/ to the report of the secretary Of the
/ interior touching the necessity for the
! further establishment of schools in the
territory of Alaska, and favorable action
is invited thereon.
Much interesting information is giver
in the report of the governor Of Hawai-
as to the progress and development OF
the islands during the period from July
Z, 1898, the date of the approval o.
the joint resolution Of the congress pro
viding for their annexation up to April
30, 1860, the date of the approval of the
act providing a government for the terri
tory and thereafter.
The last Hawaiian census, taken in
: the year 1896, gives a total population
Of 109, 020 of which 81 ,019 were native Ha-
waiians The number Of Americans re-
ported was S,4S5. The result Of the fed
eraI census taken this year shows the
islands to have a total population OF
154,00l, showing an increase over that
reported in 1896 of 4.9S1, or n.2 per cent
There has been marked progress in the
educational, agricultural and railroad de-
velopment Of the islands.
Calls Attention to Needed Irrigation
In the territorial act of April 30. 1900
section OF said act repeats chapter "a
of the civil laws Of Hawaii whereby the
government was to assist in encOurag-
ing and developing the agricultural re-
sources of the republic. especially irri-
cation. The governor of Hawaii recon-
mends legislation looking to the devel-
opment of such water supply as may
exist on the public lands. with a view
Of promoting land settlement. The earn
est consideration of the congress is in
vited to this important recommendation
and others as embodied in the report of
the secretary of the interior. The direc-
tor Of the census states that the work
in connection with the Twelfth census Is
progressing vaforable. This national IN
hertaking, ordered by the congress each
decade, has finally resulted in the coIIec-
ton Of an aggregation of statistical
facts to determine the industrial growth
of the country, its manufacturing and
mechanical resources, its richness in
mines and forests, the number Of its, az
rioulturists, their farms and products,
its educational and religious oppOrtuni-
ties, as well as questions pertaining to
sociological conditions,
Inquiries on Hawa'ia Subjects
The labors of the officials in charge
of the bureau indicate that the law Of
March g, 1893, requiring the completion
subjects, namely, population, agricultural
manufacturing and vital statistics, VIII
be completed within the prescribed limit.
The field work incident to the above
inquiries is now practically finished, and
as result the population of the states
and territories, including the Hawaiian
islands and Alaska, has been announced.
The growth of population during the last
decade amounts to over Is million, a
greater numerical increase than in any
previous census in the history Of the
country.
Bulletins VIII be issued as rapidly as
possible giving the population by states
and territories, by minor civil divisions
Several announcements OF this kind have
already been made, and II is hoped that
the list viii be completed by January J.
Other bulletins. giving the results Of the
manufacturing and agricultural inquiries
VIII be given to the public as rapidly as
circumstances viii admit
The director, while confident of his
ability TO complete the different branches
of the undertaking in the allotted time
finds himself embarrassed by the Jack
of q trained force properly equipped for
statistical work, thus raising the cues
ton whether in the interest of economy
and a thorough execution of the census
work there should not be retained in the
government employ q certain number OF
experts not only to ala in the preimi-
nary organization prior TO the taking Of
the decennial census. but in addition TO
have the advantage in the field and once
work of the bureau Of trained assist
ants 70 facilitate the early completion Of
this enormous undertaking
recommend that the congress at lis
present session apportioa rspresep citation
among the several states as provided by
The constitution.