Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-21
AT HONOLULU.
T. D. Sawyer Writes Of the Beauties
Of That Delightful Place.
Tie Long Voyage OF the American teachers
Proving 10 be Pleasant One.

The journal has received the follow
letter from +. -. Sawyer. formerly of
its ieportorial staff, giving some inter
esting notes on Honolulu and its resi-
dents:
Lear Journal:-After 4 fine trip we
dropped anchor just outside of the har-
Dor here early Thursday morning. ana
about 10 o'clock we came up to thu
wharf and were allowed to "a on shore.
and glad enough Of the privilege We
Were
RMS is one Of the most delightful
Spots IN tie world. There alr delight
iul walks and drives in all directions
and the mountain scenery is unslr-
PASSED anywhere, while the climate is
simply perfect. The thermometer
very rarely goes above S. ana never be-
lev % So that there is very little
change. and indeed tina; is about the
only thing the people living here COM
plain of-the amending uniforn!ity
All the tropical fruits are raised here
in abundance. but the sugar cane is
driving all the other products out for
IL IS the best paying crop. 50 the pao-
re raise sugar cane ana buy their
iluit. Notwithstanding the fact that
5,tttT oranges can be raised here than
IN California nearly All the oranges
glc imported. Tile country seems to
nc Tor the most part Of i volcanic
fCI nation but the surface Of thc rock is
covered with rich fertile red to black
sill to the depth Of several feet which
IS very productive. but requires in
many sections irrigation to make 1t
dc its test.
There are all sorts of people here in
tn" islands from the nearly black fell
lows t. the young lrishman who told
Us that his name was Mike The ma
| tiIcs. if pure hln"de1. are almost as
! black as negroes but they look more in
| te,li"cnt than any colored race | have
ever seen not excepting tho Japanese.
| ana they seem To be uniformly Hind
ana obiiging. notwithstanding the fact
that they are not i'll fun sympathy
| ith their government and desire
kim, Of their Gvn as they used to have.
though troy alc coming to like the
I u I emit government more ana mere as
| tiIir ;ut $ IN. 1T course. Ike all the
! .nh. h:t2rts of hot climates they are
! rather iudul"rt by nature. The
| JHHLnesc are great factor in the
is lands. They raise all the rice and
| work on the plantations while the
| Chinese are natural storekeepers.
The islands can hardly help bling
! Of greet advantage to the United
| states. and ii orc doubts it let him go
| Into any store and lie will notice that
nearly everything for sale is Made IN
| Boston" Made III Chicago" From
| s. Francisco" etc. And i'll talking
| with some of the business men
learned that business between here ana
| san Francisco is increasing very rapid
| Is. New steamers are going on every
sca son, ana everything points 10 2
prosperous future for the islands ana
for the United States in their posses
si0ns.
Now a word in regard to the teach-
crs on beard the transport. Will
I frankly say that | was very much dis
appointed in their appearance. and if
Mr.. Wilkinson is not disappointed when
ne sees the teachers which have been
sent to him | shall be surprised. OF
course there are Il great many men oil
exn.rienCe and ability and it causes
ono to wonder why those men could
have been willing to go for the salary
offered. hut there are others. unc"uth
in their appearance, without me
slightest experience not only IN me
4 ok Of teaching but in dealing win
tra world in general. ana to listen I"
their prattle Of what they Will DO
vo,,ld be amusing if it was not pltiiul.
MANY of these men are not only graz
rates of no colleges or normal schools,
both Of which We're specified as re-
crired of those appointed in the cfcu-
hrs sent out by Mr.. Atkinson. but they
bav.. no idea of refinement whatever.
ord in MANY cases can hardly help the
u,,.,I tone of the cities where they
or. in charge OF the schools, ana IL
Gems remarkable how the could rave
received their appointments.
on the voyage most of the paS"'h-
oers were sick for the first two or three
avs though | was one of the lucky
onae 10 escape. and the tables az meal
ZINC were rather sparsely attended.
Af+ar the third day the weather was
.,r,nIy perfect and nearly all OF those
III hoard were able to be out on DECK.
, o.,r rood has been very good ana Wen
ac,I-ad for the most part. ana up 10
t,;s pnint anyway it has been very
,,,.oeaut trip. and we are hoping ior
an equally delightful continuation. we
, sail at noon today.
''''' f. d. SAWYER.
Honolulu. II. l.. August ), 1901.