The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-04
UNBOUNDED POSSIBILITIES.


Ludwig Max Godberger Berlin, Royal Pvy Councillor of
Commerce and member OF the Imperial Consultative Board for
Commercial Measures has made official of the United
States Occupying period of eight months in which he has made
personal observations and Investigations into industrial
cial and economic conditions His official reports have not yet
published published of signed articles
under the title The Land of Unbounded Possibilities These
articles study of the economic life of the United States Herr
Godberger struck with the producvenes of the SOIL the in
genuy OF the inhabitants and the openne with which all manu-
features are carried on On this subject he is quite enthusiastic
He says;
The United States like enchanted garden has brought
forth from marveousy productive SOIL splendid results of hui
ingenuity Yet the thing that causes most wonder that the
concentrated intelligence which, intending replace human fac
by machinery has, working towards its am been giving
to constantly growing numbers of workmen opportunity
support themselves and become productive factors The at
the size of their own land encouraged each individual
him communicative friendly foreigners who seeking
information 1t though everyone were filled with the
idea The stranger shall how great and strong America is
NV eight months trip of observation and study took through
the States and everywhere found open doors inviting
and nowhere did find the slightest attempt secretveness
Everywhere observed but steady hustle of men
who enjoy their work and are consciously working Tor great re-
1t great country This the verbatim designation of
reverena admiration which the citizen of the United States has
found for his country L ...,
There popularity this description Of country, which
makes differ entirely from the observation of the ordinary trav
eer One that Herr Godberger has gone to the
heart of things He has looked at the people as mass at their
work and the results which they obtain He has in few
words struck of the greatness of the United States
This comes intelligence the mechanical skill and the
opportunity for the working rise Herr Goldberger
puts it TO support themselves and become productive factors
The natural great but the natural would
be undeveoped unless there the intelligent to develop
them and the would never have been attracted such
bers all parts the earth had been for the free nstiu
tons under which they could live.
The comparison which authority makes the of
population with that of the OF the world and the
OF space which occupy brings forward position in
strong light and usfes him naming the Union the Land
of Bounde Possibilities He that the inhabitants of the
United States including Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine
islands, number about SO mions1at is barely per of
worlds inhabitants, according highest estimate
This cent has taken possession of the
of all the cultivated OF the EARTH million
of 1928 million land of marvellous fertility offered it
self for tage and the husbandman had but gather in the
duce The virgin soil made his work easier and its exensVeness
the application artificial fertilizers practically
ary, although the agricultural offices of the States and the Union
have constantly by excellent advice and practical assistance
been furnishing the ways and towards intense cu
tivation.. 49,. -, . ..a. zee
When he comes to consider our various products he brings
ward and groups together figures which striking,
those who followed the various detailed reports which
constantly being furnished by the papers The United States
position ecoa production of the world treated of in full
short time in these columns 1t stands ahead of country
the globe OF the United States yields IS per Of the
worlds crop having given yearly average Of billions
bushels during the years The wheat crop 1901
per cent Of the worlds supply yielded 2 per SO
much for cereals In metals of the on S.
of the copper 2g6 of the worlds supply Of lead 80 per
cent OF the quicksilver cent of the gold and 80
of all the silver is produced blythe United States
The figures represented by per cenage the hundreds
of thousands the millions and the billions We by
means at anything like the limit of production dec-
ton Then there growing which is invading
market the world and expanding manufacturing
dstres which supply merchants and goods
indeed wonderful land busy thriving land an indus
trOus land In every branch of industry growing With
such phenomenal growth becoming the giant the earth
vertaby the Land of Boundess Possibilities economic COM
mercial scientific, artistic and political.