The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-11
SAYS THE PEOPLE IEnE
IRE I'LL SUGAR uID
WHAT AN OMAHA MAN HAS TO
SAY ABOUT HOMO
LULU.
Thinks Prices Are inflated and Con-
derns the Lack of Diversified In
dustries-csIIs Especial Attention
TO Gardening and Fruit Growing.

Prom the Omaha Bee.
Honolulu ana the island Of Oahu
offer exceptional opportunities to
young men OF limited means and IN
limited industry and push All the
people who are now in the island are
crazy over sugar-raising and but little
attention is paid to anything else, 7"
said Rome Miller. who has just return
ed from a trip to Hawaii There are
many business chances for men who
have some means. but I do not think
II is much of a place for people who
would be compelled to work on a
salary.
The islands have had a great boom
since their annexation and prices are
inflated. This is not good time to
invest in land. Everybody is sugar
mad and no attention is paid to any
thing but the sugar industry. Cream
sells for 81 a gallon in Honolulu. Cows
thrive there. but few people have
gone into the dairy business and the
supply Of milk and cream is so limit
ed that the price is almost prohibit
tive.
In the island of Oahu there are so
few vegetables raised that the hotels
in Honolulu get many of their garden
stuffs from San Francisco. This
seems unusual when it is taken into
consideration that all sorts of fruits
and vegetables thrive in the island
and the limited supply is due only
to the neglect of the islanders to pay
attention TO gardening.
Land which is not available for
sugar raising is used in rice culture
and other crops are neglected Cane
is planted and harvested nearly every
month in the year. The temperature
varies not more than ten degrees
the entire year and the far
nners give no thought to the seasons
During ten months of the year the
cane mills and sugar refineries are
in operation. Labor seems to be very
scarce, and much sugar goes to waste
every year because laborers cannot
be had when they are needed.
Many Porto Ricans have been TAX
en- to the Hawaiian islands to work in
the field. A short time before we left
Honolulu large number of Porto Ri
cans landed and were sent to work in
the sugar plantations. Many Japan
csc and Chinese are employed in the
sugar industry.
Governor Dole does not seem to be
popular with the natives. They insist
that they should have a man who is
more in sympathy with them for al
ruler and would like to have a gov
ernor who has native blood in his |
10 be weir ufsp1seu toward the UnIucu
States.
Honolulu is a city of 10000 people |
and is wonderfully well improved. 1t
has fine public buildings, fine sta
ton, far superior to anything in Oma-
ha. and many private residences OF
great beauty. The streets are all ma
with lava. Everybody
rides and drives in Honolulu. Labor
ing men ride home from their work
in carriages. The eight-hour day is
observed by mechanics of all sorts.
They quit working at o'clock in the
afternoon. The sun is very hot at
that time and the laboring men cannot
walk. so ride in carriages IL the street
cars do not go to their homes.
Zone company has 200 automobiles
in use on the streets Of Honolulu.
Other companies also keep automo-
bileS for rent and many are owned Oy
wealthy citizens. The chief street
car line is operated with horses, but
all the lines are to be consolidated
and will be run by electricity very
shortly.
Until two or three years ago theft
was unknown on the island. Hotels
have no locks on their doors and
there seems to be no effort to keep
intruders out of private residences
or public buildings. Men leave valu-
able jewelry in unlocked rooms and
seem to have no fear of robbers. The
natives do not seem to be energetic
enough TO steal or do anything else.
Americans appear to be at the
head of all the chief industries and
have the upper hand in business.
There are some Englishmen ard Ger
mans in business, but the Americans
predominant. Honolulu is essentially
an American city in the newer por-
ton. American customs prevail and
man from the United States feels
quite at home"