Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-15

Includes bicycle and tricycle. re-
pairing. 2; blacksmithing and wheel.
wrighting. 20; boots and shoes. Gus
tom work and repairing. Il; carpen.
tering, n; clothing. mems. custom
work and repairing, 50; clothing, won.
ems, dressmaking, g. furniture, cab.
inetmaking, repairing and uphOlster.
ing, 6; masonry, brick and stone, 9;
millinery, custom work, 2; painting,
house. sign. etc, ); plumbing, and
gas and steam fitting, ): watch, clock
and jewelry repairing. IA.
or the 1868 establishments Of all
classes, shown in this table, 247, OF
52.S per cent, were small shops, in
cluded in the groups of hand trades
and establishments with a product Of
less than $500" The value of the
products OF these establishments, con
sisting principally OF the sums re-
Ceived for custom work and repairing
amounted to $l.G75,OG9. or only g.
per cent OF the total value Of the prod
uCts Of the Territory.
In addition to the 1853 active cstab
lishments in the Territory during tn,
census year, with a capital of $l1,55S,
GO9. shown in Table 2, there were
idle establishments. all in the sugaI
industry, with capital OF S6l7,S3i.
Hawai's Unique Position.
The industrial position of Hawai-
Is unique in that most OF the manufaC
turing and mechanical industries arr
maintained for supplying local de
mands. The exceptions are the suga
industry, coffee cleaning, and rio,
cleaning and polishing. and the pro
duCtion Of rice and coffee Is Onl,
slightly in excess of local require
ments. High grades of brown suga
are produced, almost all OF which Il
| shipped to the United States. No mo
lasses is made. as the percentage O
sugar extracted is so high as to rem
/ der the residuum valueless for any pun
pose except that of fertilizer. and n,
sugar is refined. Upon the sugar in
dustry all other industries are depend
ent, and the prosperity Of the island
increases or diminishes as this thrive
or languishes.
Lack Of Labor.
Lack of labor is a serious obstacle T.
the complete development of Hawaiian
lHuuSllltSt ulNhOuSH NuStS' DOlu
skilled and unskilled employees, 4
many occupations are. as a rule, higl
er than those paid elsewhere, and cor
tinuous employment Is afforded. Their
are practically no unemployed.
The United States Department q
Labor conducted an investigation q
labor conditions in the Territory dul
ing the winter OF l9OO.l90l, and ha
furnished the Census Office with tn
following table from its fOrthComin
report to Congress upon the subjeC
showing the average rates of wage
paid per day in various occupations
both in the city of Honolulu and in 81
burban sugar-produCing establish
ments. It Is to be noted that all en-
plOyes Of sugarprOduCing establish
mcnts are supplied with dwellin
houses and fuel in addition to thel
wages.
While it Is not the province Of thi
bulletin to discuss the agriculture
features Of the Territory, it Is neCei
sary to refer to them in order to col
yey a clear understanding Of the gel
eral industrial situation and, partiCl
larry. the prevailing labor conditions
The profitable production Of suga
upon which the industrial prospeTit
Of the TerritCtI Is founded, Is depend
ent upon the extent Of the sucCGssfI
production Of sugar cane. The labC
employed In this, the agriculture