The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-07
GALBRAllh On
HAWAII AFFAIR 5

says the Kansas City journal bas.-
cIate Justice a. 4 Galbrnith. of o..
supreme court ~ the Hawaiian Islam.
I Is In Guthrie spending his annual vaca-
tipn. Judge Galbralth was attorn0y q
general of Oklahoma during 90" Rem
frow administration. and lived In th.
I territory until he removed to Hawaii
and made that island his home. Judge
Galbraith is enthusiastic about the ISL
ands. and regards them as the most
valuable OF the recent acquisitions OF
the United States, not only from com
mercial reasons. but for their great
strategic value, as they give practical
control OF the great ocean trade Of the
Pacific ocean, being the half way
house" on the trip to the Orient.
The fertility OF the soil is great, the
sugar interests leading Tropical fruits
Of all kinds grow in vast quantities, and
the scenery is grand and delightful
Fortunes await the enterprisinE in
vestors who can grasp the possibilities
OF the islands" said Judge Galbraith.
Conditions are rapidly changing for
the better, and the natives take klndly
to the new order of things. 1t will take
time to eradicate the old ideas and i'm
plant new ones in keeping with the
age, but the transformation is going on
rapidly and with the hustlinE immigra-
tion from the states ana the adoption
of modern methods, the islands viii be
the Erandest acquisitions that Uncle
sam ever added to his possessions.
Sugar raising is Immensely profit
able | have in mind one field of $50
acres that was in cane last year. and
the yield was fifteen tons of raw sugar
to the acre, worth $40 a ton. OF course
this is an exceptional yield, the average
being about five tons to the acre; but
as the Louisiana planter thinks he has
"A large crop when he makes two tons
to the acre, the above will give some
idea of the value of the islands in the
production of this staple article alone.
The sugar exported during the year
1901 amounted to nearly 700 900, 600
pounds. valued at S27.jO0,OO The total
exports for the year 19O4 amounted to
nearly 500 600 SO with popula ton
of l54 900, this amounts to nearly SlS3
per capita.
Life in the territory of Hawaii is
dreamy and fascinating to those who
are not absorbed in the rush for the
almighty dollar The climate is re-
frcshing, the trade winds tempering the
heat of the tropical sun, giving IA
climate that Is rarely oppressive, and in
fact, no serious results have ever been
recorded from climatic causes, and
there is noticeable absence of those
destructive storms that occasionally
deVastate many other tropical COun-
tries.
The native Hawaiian is fun loving
creature, and boating, fishing. hunting,
surf riding, story telling and singing
come natural to him in this land of
strange beauty and majestic scenery,
and forests of strange trees, and flow
ers of brilliant colorings The tired
wanderer can drop down on the trunk
of fallen tree so thickly covered with
moss as to resemble an easy chair and
feast on bananas, oranges and noun
tain apples that grow in abundance. In
the mountain forests waterfalls
abound, and the wonderful and profuse
vegetation and strange birds and in
sects all go to give the islands an in
describable charm to the sight seeing
and CuriD hunting visitor from other
lands not so favored from the store
house of nature.
'"There is no disposition manifested
on the part of the natives to return to
the old order of things. OF course there
is lingering regret at the abolition OF
old customs and methods, hut the idea
is general that the new order of things
has come to stay, and that the islands
are 10 be Il part of the United States
lu -
ing foster"d and churches established,
and the island resident is gradually
sras?ng the belief in the new civiliza-
tion, and realizes it is for the general
good
In politics the Home Rule party Is
in the ascendenCy, their motto being
Hawaii for Hawaiians' At the last
general election the Home Rule party
cast about 1000 votes; the Republicans
cast about $500 and the Democrats
about 1900 The Home Rule party is
not against the present order of things,
but insists that the native element
should rule the territory of Hawaii,
and that native citizens should have
the places of honor and the salaries ap-
pertaining thereto
"of course there are drawbacks, such
as the high price of good land, variable
soil, and insect pests, but taken as a
whole the territory of Hawaii is a de-
sired spot for business or residence
purposes, and life there is free from
many of the perplexing cares that an
noy in countries less favored"
Judge Galbraith starts on the return
trip to the islands September 20. His
N.stf 9.
and will return with him. The trip
from San Francisco to Honolulu will
occupy about twenty days.