The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-04-29
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What liawaiiNeeds
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w l,.."f s.1r Says: 49, O.. a.
lh...t.u. FORMER MMlsicg lrou
th. NH,lu.. uI Hawaii Oh t-e Jnl.rl
st8t.s. who accompanied Governor
psJo. OF Hawaii o. Washington. talked
,lI It.uiu.Iy 40 "a star reporter TINS
.l.cr.oln of the conditions an thc new
possessions ln the Pacific.
Since annexation there has been an
enormous development ui the resources
OF the Islands he said. There have
been new enterprises, such as rail-
roads and street railways, foundries
and machine shops an expansion Of old
sugar plantations and the establish
ment of new ones. involving altogether
an expenditure of more than si0,0O0,000.
This has all been done since 1898.
"a large amount OF the capital has
come from the United States. although
the bulk OF IT has been invested by and
through local residents of the islands.
THE chief need OF Hawaii today. as
in any undeveloped country, is capital,
as the opportunities OF profitable de-
velopment are greater than the avail
able capital. The rapid development In
dicated has been a severe strain on the
community. as the people were trying
to do more business than the capital
available justified. This has resulted In
n tight money market, but with
scarcely any failures owing thereto.
"rhe financial situation is improving.
however as most of the new enter
prises have reached a producing stage
and are now making returns. If II were
not for the present abnormal low price
of sugar the Islands would be in an
exceedingly prosperous condition. AS II
is they are holding their own.
THE LABOR SUPPLY.
zone of the most serious problems
the people Of Hawaii have to face is
labor supply. The sudden change from
the contract to the non-contract sys-
TEN unsettled to a great extent the
minds of the laborers, and for year
or more after the organic act became
operative the laborers were in an ex-
tremely restless condition. No one
/ seemed to know just what to expect.
Wages went up from sl2.50 and sl5
a month TO $40 and SCI for unshilled la
! Dor. The situation Is now much i'm
proved. The restlessness Of the labor
T. ers has disappeared, and many are
working who thought that American
institutions meant living without work
ing. The present wages are SIS 10 $40
Il month for field laborers. Teamsters
and plowmen get about 81 a day, while
all classes of skilled labor. such as me-
chanics, are better paid than on the
mainland.
Three general railroads have been
Incorporated since annexation. One
company has constructed and has In
operation forty miles OF track on the
Island of Hawaii. Two others with IA
vorable prospects and good locations
through rich districts are seeking 10
/ finance their companies In this cOun-
try. but so far unsuccessfuily. The To-
cations are so favorable that, with
! profitable installation. they must event.
ually succeed.
Artificial irrigation has received an
immense impetus since annexation.
Pumping machinery for elevating water
to irrigate sugar cane has been import
ed from the United States during the
last four years to the value of 81, 0OO 900
ana water is being probably pumped
Tor irrigation to an elevation of 600
feet , 80, 60
! The chief item OF expense Is fu. fuel,
, coal costing at plantations 80 ton.
I The pumping fuel bill alone on some
plantations amounts to from $3.50 900
tn 100000 year. The bulk of the coal
used comes from Australia An I'M
meDse saving in fuel cost Is about f.
be achieved by the introduction OF
. crude oil from California. The Union
OH Company of California has made a
contract with a number Of plantations
~ which it delivers oil in bulk. The
company IN now having three tank
ships built in San Francisco The oil
Is delivered in pipe lines in California
directly 10 the ship and pumped ont AZ
the Islands. Four barrels Of oil IL
equivalent for fuel purposes tosa ton
~ coal. The contract price. delivered
at the Island is $l.40 per barrel, which
gives plantations oil fuel equivalent to
a ton OF coal for $500
DEVELOPMENT OF HAWAII.
The most marked advance In deyel-
opmen; is in the City of Honolulu, aud
ar electric street railway system of the
high class has been installed at n cost
already OF 100000, and which will have
been increased to sl.00O0OO when COM
ieted within the year. The only car
system i'm use before was an out-of-date
mule car system.
The Office building phase of Ameri-
can city life has struck Honolulu with
iull force and number of up-to-date
buildings o. stone, brick and steel have
been erected during the past two years
at cost aggregating several millions.
A million-dollar hotel with a frontage
% 400 feet is now in course of construc-
ton. Several other modern hotels are
/ also being erected
The old Honolulu Iron Works and
Machine Shop Company has expanded
into as complete n foundry and ma
chine shop as may be found anywhere
In the United States. 1t Is fuzzy
equipped to do the heaviest class of
machine and steel ship repairs. From
500 to 1000 men are employed.
THE establishment of United
States naval station In Pearl Harbor is
progressing steadily. The work was
delayed somewhat because of the ina
bllity OF the Government and the land