The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-05-02

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market Uut now that Hawaii iF %
part Vt thr United states. the duty o.
u four favor Tho Hlk industry in
til.n. Japan ana Italy. The three coun.
ttl.a that produce the worlds supply
~ ihc tn wartlcle. 10 home iu-
duFtry The caring fDr the thk
worms is the work NJ wom. ~
aud CHILDREN. leaving the men free 60
work in the fields tr ln the factory.
Th' sl.k industry N % could be dcNol-
cprl in Hawaii. would do much toward
settling the problem ~ labor Tor the
plantations. ana " We go tu italy in
stead of Japan or China Tor our skilled
colonies Go form q nucleus uf the IN
dustry we also secure men who viii
grow up into good and thrifty citizens.
Of $500 a pound ON raw silk
Ilhprs.-Cotton IL the worlds great
staple vegetable fiber Cotton has been
grown In Hawaii. During the y p.riud
from 1862 10 1873 the annual exports Of
cotton from Hawaii were quite Consld-
crnblc. Cotton is a cash crop. IL may
not be very profitable. but il Is worth
considering. our exports to Japan and
China Of both cotton and cotton man
ufaC lures are ON the increase. and II
would seem that the d ference in
freights In favor of Hawaii as against
New orleans might yield small mar
gin of profit alone.
Sisal and abaca or Manila hemp are
both protected articles. We know that
ssal can be grown at a profit on the
dry side of Oahu, and there are very
considerable stretches of dry and rocky
land on this island that might be plant
ed in sisal hemp. Yucatan liz the rich
est State In Mexico, and Iucatan's sole
crop is sisai fiber. Abaca is a banana
and grows like other bananas. In the
Philippines the abaca industry is con-
sidered a highly profitable one. 1t
may, | believe, become one here as
well, especially on the Kau and Kona
side Of the island. incidentally, very
excellent fiber Is obtainable from the
trunks of the bananas that you are
growing for export, fiber that is
sometimes Solu as genuine Mdillh
hemp. And ! believe that this fiber
can be extracted by machinery. 1t is
worth looking into as a bye-product in
your fruit industry.
Tobacco.-Tobacco Of very fair quail
ity has been grown in Hawaii. l no
ticed in the Advertiser last week
shipment of a few bales of tobacco to
Honolulu from Kona on the Mauna
Loa. The consumption of tobacco in
ic In rharn iS duty
of 81. 90 a pound on Sumatra or wrap
per leaf tobacco and a heavy duty on
Havana and other filters and smoking
tobaccos.
The annual imports of wrapper leaf
tobacco into the United States amou ut
to 40, 900 bales, worth ten million dol
lars. | know from an experiment that
I have already made at Honolulu tnat
We can grow Sumatra wrappers in Ha-
wall of silky, elastic texture and good
| color. There Is money to be made in
tobacco in Hawaii in the right district.
| Tea.-Tea grows we'll right here in
| Hilo and in Olaa. II We can grow and
make a tea which has a flavor and
aroma distinctly its own, 1. e.. IL we can
grow a tea which Is Hawaiian rather
| than Ceylon, Japanese or Chinese in
type. there Is a chance for the develop
ment OF a tea industry. But we can
not compete with other tea growing
countries II our tea II like theirs.
Oils.-Ths worlds demand for veGe'
table oils is constantly increasing. I'M
, castor bean is now worth in the neigh
, borhood of $50 n ton, and there is ;
, growing demand for both beans an'
, oil in the United States. The caste
, bean is one OF the big money crops o
, India, the annual exports from tina
country amounting to more than sZo.
, 900 900. Yet you in Hawaii are protect
! ed from the competition OF India by
! duty of 25 cents n bushel on the bean
and 25 cents a gallon on the oil.
i, Or. Smith concluded his lecture witt
promising statements in regard to tn
prospect for rubber. tamarinds, vegeta
: bles. poultry and the growth of seed
of various kinds for export He deal
with the efforts and work of the eN
: perimental station and urged the for
= nation of Farmers Institutes simila
!, : to the one in Honolulu. in all the coun
y try districts.