The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-19
CULTIVATION
or COFFEE
C. S. ShankIln of OIaa
Is Enthusiastic.
THINKS FUTURE IS BRIGHT
hiIo Tribune Urges Illegally Of
Wilcox's EIection--News
of Hawaii.


tomorrow, says the Herald Mr.. Shank
lin is as enthusiastic over the prospects
of the coffee industry as he was the
day he made his purchase of the Zim-
norman tract
When l landed in Honolulu, or even
before 1 left the coast" he remarked
to a representative of the Herald, Il
was filled up with stories of the decline
of coffee and failure of the crop. On
the Kinau to Hilo these stories were, if
anything, made stronger, so that
really did not know what / would be
up against by the time 1 reached my
place at seventeen miles 1 cannot
say that my feet were getting cold, but
they had not their normal warmth un-
Til L stood on the veranda at the plan
tation and saw what 1 consider as fine
a business proposition as can be found
anywhere.
The tales 1 had heard were mere
dreams; coffee is all right, the trouble
is the people have not given it
chance. When / was here the last time
l said believed it was a seven or eight
year proposition instead of one of four
and / am convinced that this is so to-
day. The men who went in and out of
the business in Olaa did not give it
sufficient time. / am perfectly satisfied
with the result of my investment and
doubt If anyone can fix a price for my
Volcano road property that would
tempt me to sell. know now that in a
few years instead of exporting, Hawaii
will be importing coffe for it's own con-
| sumption, and when that time comes
the few coffee men who are left will
| have good thing.
Il have fifty acres planted and a
good deal in bearing; the crop this year
will be all anyone could expect. Just
now 1 am seriously considering putting
in twenty-five acres more next season.
| You know l am surrounded by lands
of the Olaa Sugar Co. and have been
| advised by some people to plant my
back lot in cane. / do not know enough
| about sugar to do this, so that if any,
one wants to see some growing there
they will have to do it themselves, but
| the price of the land will have to be
fixed by me.
1t will be remembered that Mr.
Shanklin purchased the Zimmerman
tract of 200 acres "a few months pre-
vious to the agents of the Olaa Sugar
Co. acquiring a majority of the land in
the coffee district. He was not here
when the sugar deal was made, but re-
turned few months later and it was
thought by some that he would feel
discouraged and sell. He expressed
great faith in the coffee business and
confidence in the success of his enter
prise and this faith seems to be abid-
ing with him. His place, under the
management of Mr.. Mckenzie, is YIELD
ing him good income and he is per-
fectly satisfied with the result of his in
vestment. He said he did not lose faith
even when Chicago papers last year
contained accounts of the wiping out
of Hilo by the lava flow.
Mr.. Shanklins statement relative tc
coffee, if made 20 his large circle OF
friends in the United States, may dc
much toward bringing investors to the
Islands. He is shrewd business mar
and his word on the subject will have
much weight.
IS HIS ELECTION ILLEGAL?
The returns from Kauai, says TIL
Tribune, have dispelled all remnants o
, doubt that somewhere in the group
I Parker majority would be found suffi
= cient to overcome the deficit left b.
Maui and Hawaii. As the Tribune ha
previously remarked, however, ever.
election is not decided at the polls
The Tribune believes there is goo
reason for calling in question the lie
gality of the whole election as far a
Congressional Delegate is concerned
and that the sooner steps are taken i
l.t ,s
lplace no authority can be found in tn
Organic Act or in the Revised Statute
for electing a delegate to two Con
crosses at one time. If this could b
done, why not elect for the next three
four, or half dozen Congresses, or, /
fact, for any number caprice Nigh
dictate? This, however, might not i
itself invalidate the election to the firs
Congress in order, provided as in tn
recent case, this was by a separat
ballot. The elections to subsequer
; Congresses would probably be mel
D. surplusage.
Of Leaving this question to one side "
g. come to the question of the legality
es election of any delegate at all unde
existing conditions. Relative to tn
observe the following line of argI
ment:
Section IS of the Organic Act relatin
to election of Delegate says, anon
~ manner of holding elections shall be
u fixed by law mote that this refers
election of delegate only. Now,
what does the word law above refer
- 1t cannot be any thing in the organs
ing act, for nowhere does that a.
make the slightest regulations concerl
ing the election of the Delegate; /
provisions apply solely to the electic
OF members of the local Legislator
We must then refer to the Revise
Statutes for further light upon the SUI
lject.
= Under title XIII, chapter 1. of II
revised Statutes, containing PROV
sions common to all Territories" v
find section 1s63-"Time, places al
manner of electing delegates" where
ft is laid down that eat all elections r
Ia Delegate in organized Territorie
fsuch time, places and manner of hol
ef ing the election shall be prescribed
the law of each Territory" If the O
H.