The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-27
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING.


! tain the public land system known as
the Land Act of 1895. This system is
radically in conflict with the American
system and can not be harmonized with
it. American Congressman generally as
sert that there should be no effort made
to get a high price for the raw land;
that inducements should be made to en-
courage the practical farmer to move
out on the land with his family and
build a home-giving him enough land
so that he and his family by cultivating
it can not only earn a living but can lay
up something besides When large num-
bers of this class become established,
each making an Independent living, the
Government win receive more revenue in
the course of ten years in the way OF
taxes and business than 1t would by hold
ing the lands at such a high price that
the farming classes could not buy them.
When the farming class goes ahead
other business follows, and in this way
all the Western States have been built
up We must all admit that the practi-
cal Western farmer is generally an In
telIigent man. No amount of booming
or advertising will move him until there
are laws passed which will satisfy him.
When he finds conditions favorable he
writes TO his friends and others to come.
This process continues to grow, ever In
creasing, and q strong current of inani-
RTaIfOn sets H. Al lItlS way d SCil-iC-
liant, sturdy, intelligent class finds its
way to our shores, and in a few years
We find beautiful homes in the rural
districts which is now a wilderness.
There are no obstacles which this class
will fail to overcome II labor will accom-
pIish it. This is the class which Hawaii
needs the most. but it must be undertak-
en- in a businesslike and practical way.
The present system will never accom-
| Oua thing n ha
true-yoa can not tempt an American
| farmer with a lease of land, however
| generous; he spurns the idea. He is too
independent for that. few good, prac-
teal American farmers are worth more
to Hawaii than dozen professors In
our schools. have nothing to say IN
opposition to the professors, but 1 do
say that 1t will avail nothing unless, we
do something more.
! while T can not take time to enlarge
upon this subject, I hope the Research
Club will take this question up and in
vestigate It in all its different phases.
In conclusion, I can only add, as i
stated before. that we should lay ASIDE
our past differences, study the present
circumstances and surroundings, agree
upon what We want, and then all join
in trying to impress upon Congress tne
necessity for sucn legislation as viii De
of Hawaii
When the demonstration OF approval
had subsided after Mr.. Wilcoxs ad'
dress. Mr.. Rhodes announced Mr.. E. Nj
Boyd as one who might throw a search
light, so to speak, upon the methods O.
accomplishing legislation, much ex
perience about legislative halls having
qualified him to illumine the yagarie'
entertained by those who had not th'
opportunity Of witnessing the actua
working out of legislative measures
.aThe working out of a representa-
five government said ne. might b'
called a system of averages; how th'
intimate accomplishments are arrived
at is the story Of the workings of tina
system of averages. Perhaps no ont
has a better opportunity ofeseeing th'
process of legislation in all Its baroness
as do newspaper men; one OF the high