The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-01

infinitely more complex than any en-
| gineer. The factors To his success ar
! to a far greater extent beyond his con
| troll, because he works with livinl
plants and animals. in their relation q
climate and soil. II would therefor,
seem almost an axiom that the farme
should understand his soil, his plant,
and animals. their physical and chem
zeal construction. life history. physiol
ogy and diseases.
Hawaii is an old settled country. 1t:
agriculture is older than that OF tn,
prairie region of the United States. &
region containing over thirteen million
center OF the United States. The cen
ter of population Is coming this way
at a rapid pace. and the next twenty
years is going to witness a marked in
crease in the foreign population Of
these Islands. There is going to be de-
velopment along new lines. With oceaI
steamers in your harbors and the ca
BILE at your door. new capital and new
enterprises will embark for your
shores. There 10 going to be an in
crease in the number of American
farmers as well as business and profes-
sional men in Hawaii. What induce
ments to settlement have you to offer:
The cane lands have been we'll exploit
ed and cane growing will probably al
ways be one OF the leading industries
OF Hawaii. But what are you going to
plant for the worlds markets on the
lands back OF the sugar belt?
The Agricultural Department in
Washington has just issued a report
giving the value OF farm products ex-
ported and imported during 1901. Du-
ring that year foreign nations pur-
chased farm produce from the Ameri-
can farmer to the value OF 1852 .000. 900,
an increase OF $100. 600. 900 over 1900.
xx-oc % Ha
OF twenty-eight million dollars in the
amount paid for foreign agricultural
products. But we paid sass, 600 for
sugar. coffee. hides and skins. silk. veg
etable fibers. fruits and nuts, tobacco.
wool. tea. wine and cocoa, vegetable
oils. seeds. spirits. vegetables and
spices.
In opening up new land and new
lines OF agriculture In Hawaii We stand
at an advantage with the rest OF the
tropics In that many OF the products
Of tropical lands are protected by du-
ties. This Is the case with silk. vege-
table oils. spirits. tobacco. tea. seeds,
hbers. spices. fruits and nuts. in a
word. with almost all OF the items on
the list excepting coffee.
The duty on raw silk is $500 a pound.
Silk culture was successful in Hawaii
industry died because Of the duty plac-
ed upon the product in the American
market. But now that Hawaii is a
part OF the United States, the duty is
in your favor. The silk industry in
China. Japan and Italy. the three coun-
tries that produce the worlds supply
OF the IA warticle. Is a home in
dustry. The caring for the silk
worms is the work OF women
and children. leaving the men free to
work in the fields or in the factory.
The silk industry IL IL could be devel-
a
settling the problem OF labor for the
plantations. and IL We go to Italy in
stead OF japan or China for our skilled
colonies to form a nucleus OF the in
dustry we also secure men who will
grow up into good and thrifty citizens.
BY all means keep in mind that duty
OF $500 pound on raw silk.
Fibers.-Cotton Is the worlds great
staple vegetable fiber. Cotton has been
grown In Hawaii. During the period
from 1852 TO 1873 the annual exports of
cotton from Hawaii were quite consid-
not be very profitable. but IL Is worth
Our exports to japan and
China OF both cotton and cotton man.
ufactures are on the increase. and il
would seem that the difference in
freights in favor OF Hawaii as against
New Orleans might yield a small mar
gin of profit alone.
Sisal and abaca or Manila hemp are
both protected articles. We know that
sisal can be grown at n profit on the
Try side OF Oahu. and there are very
stretches of dry and rocky
and on this island that might be plant |
ID In sisal hemp. Yucatan is the rich |
st State IN Mexico. and Yucatan's sole |
'rop il sisal fiber. Abaca is a banana |
md grows like other bananas. In the |
the abaca industry is con- |
'idered highly profitable one. II
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veil. especially on the Kau and Kona /
ide Of the island. Incidentally. a very
EXCELLENT fiber is obtainable from the /
runks OF the bananas that you are
for export. a fiber that is
sold as genuine Manila
Temp. And / believe that this fiber
an be extracted by machinery. 1t is
worth looking into as a bye-product in
our fruit industry.
Tobacco.-Tobacco of very fair quail
~ has been grown in Hawaii. I no
iced in the Advertiser last week a
OF a few bales OF tobacco to
honolulu from Kona on the Mauna
1oa. The consumption OF tobacco in
laval Is v@t3arge. There is a duty
4 300 a pound on Sumatra or wrap
er leaf tobacco and a heavy duty on
Havana and other filters and smoking
obaccoS.
The annual imports OF wrapper leaf
obacco into the United States amount
D 10000 bales. worth ten million dol
'rs. know from an experiment that
have already made at Honolulu that
e can grow Sumatra wrappers in Ha-
'aii OF silky. elastic texture and good
DIOR. There is money to be made in
Dbacco in Hawaii in the right district.
Tea.-Tea grows well right here in
lilo and in Olaa- II we can grow and
lake n tea which has a flavor and
roma distinctly its own. T. q. IL we can
n " a n ", hnr
ian Ceylon. Japanese or Chinese in
Tpe. there is a chance for the develop
ent OF tea industry. But we can
1T compete with other tea growing
,untries II our tea 10 like theirs.
Oils.-The worlds demand fcF vege-
Lhle oils is cnnefanflY increa sinx ,rhe