The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-18
PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE.


Tie exclusive publication in The Re-
publican yesterday morning OF the very
able discussion OF the labor conditions
in the Territory by slr L. G. kellogg Is
weH worthy the careful study ot every
plsnter and business man in the Terri
tory. Mr. Kellogg has resided in
Southern California. and Is familiar
with the transformation from Chinese
10 white labor there. and. as he is en-
gagged in trying to prove the value o.
small farms here. his views are WORTH
OF much consideration
The Republican believes that his
suggestion for the division OF sugar
plantations into forty-aere tracts AM
the leasing of them 10 white farmers
from the States OF the North and Mid
die West deserves the most careful
consideration as a wise solution OF eX-
isting conditions What Mr.. Kellogg
says as 20 the value of white laborers
over Chinese lie known to be true by
every man here who has Witnessed the
changes in the valleys of California.
The greatest curse in many ways
that this Territory has to contend with
to-day is the large land holdings. d.
vide the plantations into small tracts
and give these tracts over 10 the culti
vaiion of American farmers, who viii
come here with their families. afford
ing them an opportunity to share il.
the profits OF the soil, and Hawaii viii
progress as never before
Not only that. but by taking such
course the sugar planters will be in
suring themselves against the future
With the growth of beet-sugar cultiva-
tion on the mainland sugar will take
drop ere many years. where the cul
tivation of cane sugar, excepting under
the most favorable conditions. will be
Improbable. Until the advances in tn,
! pa Va Sh-dA vi adSA stdt sugar
cultivation in the British West Indies
had grown. Improbable. and there was
much unrest because the planters were
financially embarrassed. The beet su-
gar OF France and Germany had crowd
ed out the cane production of the West
Indies from the European market.
while the tariff shut IL out from the
United States.
Just now sugar is being bulled by
the trust, and the price is the highesl
in twenty years. Such restrictions OF
trade generally operate to defeat them
selves, and undoubtedly such will be
the result OF the actions of the sugar
trust Already Nebraska. Colorado.
Utah. California. Minnesota, New
York. Virginia and Texas are produc-
ing thousands of tons OF beet sugar.
and soon half the States of the Union
will be beet-sugar producers. With
this increased production will come a
fall in price, and when it comes. as
come it will. the big profits Of the su.
gar growers of Hawaii will be wiped
away
Then will come the opportunity for
more varied industries. the cultivation
of tropical fruits and orchard products
OF all kinds With intelligent Amer.-
can farmers here. the cultivation of
oranges. pineapples. bananas. guavas,
lemons and garden products OF all
kinds can be carried on with profit Il
both the land owner and the land cuiti-
-yator. With Hawaii a part OF the
United States the old iarif is wiped
OUT and many of the products OF the
Territory. which, under old conditions. :
could not be landed on the mainland at
4 profit. can now be placed in cities as
tar East as Chicago at good mar
gin for the grower.
Diversified farming is what this Ter !
ritory needs more than sught else to /
bring out its inherent wealth. and the /
best way to bring about this most de-
'irable result is TO induce the immigra-
Jon of hundreds of intelligent Ameri-
an farmers with their families and /
give them start ON the sugar plan
ationS