The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-16
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HONOLULU. d. T., JAN. 1e, 1902
SECRETARY cooPER's WORK.

Announcement is made that al
Official handbook Of Hawaii is soon Z
be issued by the Territory for distri
button among the various States an,
Territories Of the United States. anC
that Secretary Cooper is 10 be it,
author
We should like 10 ask who will sup
ply the money necessary to defray ths
expenses Of the work. For months
the Territorial government has been
pleading poverty. a shortage OF funds
no money available for needed work
al Kewalo. or for other public i'm
p-ovements that are OF far more i'm
portance 10 Hawaii than the publica
ton OF any handbook Of the Territory
can be. even though edited by Score
tary Cooper.
We should like TO inquire. before
the public money is finally committed
10 this government publication, where
Secretary Cooper gained the newspa-
per and editorial experience that
alone can qualify him for the very
important task that he has undertake
IN. We have no knowledge or recol-
lection OF hearing his name even as
a journalist. much less as a ne~spa-
perman. Il may be. though. that he
acquired some such experience in the
seaside city OF San Diego during his
residence in that Southern California
summer resort in its boomiest days.
Assuming. however. and we trust it
is not too great an assumption, that
Hon. Henry E. Cooper. Secretary OF
the Territory OF Hawaii. is fitted for
the task that he has undertaken. both
from a literary and editorial stand
point. we repeat the question:
Where will the money come from
10 pay the incidental expenses in con
nection herewith" II has been
found necessary TO shave expenses
and to curtail expenditures that are
absolutely needed TO protect the
health OF the people OF Honolulu Yet
this official handbook can be printed
sud scattered broadcast" Even the
Advertiser. We feel sure. will be I'M
willing 20 donate its machines, press
es and bindery to such purposes.
1t may be that the Cooper Oficial
Handbook is intended to Offset the
mischief done by the Supreme Courts
circulation of the Thrum Annual II
SO. il may have some excuse FOR ex-
istence. But come right down to it.
what good will il do Hawaii II win
not reach the masses OF the people on
the Mainland. II will not bring CAPT
tai here aud relieve the strlngency
OF the local money market. Ii will
not dredge Honolulu's harbor II will
not drain the Kewalo swamp II will
not keep vessels that have been 20
plague stricken ports from calling
here. Il will not relieve the lepers on
Molokai Il will not repair the roads
on Hawaii But il will use public
money that might be better turned
over 10 some government department
that can use il to good advantage
where most needed.
Secretary Cooper's advance pros
pectus tells us that. Attention will
be paid also to the agricultural and
manufacturing possibilities of the
Territory and its advantages as a
place o, residence"
Having heard so much recently OF
the impossibility OF developing Ha.
vail from an agricultural standpoint
other than sugar. we presume that
Secretary Cooper's digest will be
placed in the hands of Eastern cap,
itsiists with q view TO their invest
ment in plantation properties. Il
would be useless for plain every
day working farmer. who has been
told so often. by the government or
gan. that there Was no opening here
for the small farmer. TO receive the
Official book OF Secretary Cooper.
that is IL the facts are set forth as
they have been in the Official organ
cnS We presume tha, both official pro
auctions are set to the same tune
When the farmer or laboring man on
the Mainland learns something from
Editor Cooper on the question OF rents /
in Honolulu. ne is apt 10 calculate /
and pause before breaking up his
to camp on the side OF
with its advantages as a
place OF residence"
II Hon. Henry E Cooper is an e1.