The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-01

ana II advertising Will DTlnS MIN mere
it will he a good plan to branch out in
that direction. To introduce a colony OF
a hundred men here would be a mat
/ ter of great public value. I do not how
ever believe it best TO bring settlers
to Hawaii until they have acquainted
! themselves with conditions here, and
this 1 believe can be best accomplished
by a personal visit from one of their
number. Otherwise they are likely TO
/ be disappointed and go back home TAX
ing a poor impression Of the country,
which would not benefit the islands.
| The above in substance are the views
iof Governor Sanford B. Dole on the
project of inducing prospective settlers
/ to come TO Hawaii, which is soon TO
be tried by Land Commissioner Z. 5.
Boyd. Governor Dole has always been
a warm advocate of the upbuilding of
an American citizenship in the Terri
tory and is enthusiastic in his support
of any plan which has for its object
the broadening out of the islands on an
American basis.
There have been many suggestions
of schemes for the bringing of farmers
TO Hawaii, said the Governor, land
there has been discussion also of the
plan of sending an agent into the
United States for the purpose of Undue
ing settlers to come. 1 am not in favor
of any plan which would bring a lot
of men here, who would be disappoint-
ed. 1t is difficult for the@people in the
States to understand the conditions
here, and they should first ascertain
about the cost of living, markets, roads,
prices, etc. do not think it advisable
to lay aside a large tract of land, and
induce farmers to come unless the place
can be reached by roads. In the past
there have been many failures which
injured the cause. The settlers who
came were discouraged and went back
disappointed. We want to avoid this in
the future. We want to go ahead as
fast as we can, but our money is linn
tied. Whenever we find demand from
Americans for land here, we have al
ways tried and opened a way for them,
and intend to continue to do so.
ITO carry through a scheme of the
preparation for advertising, then the
land must be surveyed, and the nee
essary roads must be built.
1T is best for settlers to have some
one of their number come here and
look up conditions. They know what
they want and they will find out if it
is here. Then no one will be disap
pointed. That was done with the Da-
kota people They sent out a man who
visited South Kona, explored the land
and was 'avorably impressed. The gov
eminent took measures to survey the
land they wanted, and they promised
to come. 1 don't know what is delay
ing them. To carry out the plan pro-
posed of advertising a tract of land in
the States six months ahead of its open
ing seems likely to involve getting lot
of men here, and probably having them
which might discoura ge !
others.
1T would be a good thing, when we
have a block of land suitable for farm /
ing, to advertise it in the parts of the (
United States where it is understood
that the farmers might want to come, |
but 1 don't think they would do so I'M
less they first posted themselves by /
sending one of their number to investi- /
gate and report. Wahiawa was set
tied in that manner, and the colony is
1oing well. Clark and Kellog came here
first and on the showing made by them
a number of California people came
Town and have been quite successful.
THE best basis for colony of Amer
cans coming here, is an investigation
0y one of their own number. We are
letters all the time from pros
0ective settlers. The letters are an
'wered but very few come. The mere
statement of the land laws is INSULT
lent, when there is ignorance as to
conditions. 1 want very much to have
American settlers here, but want them ,
irst to be fully informed
II am in favor of an additional appro-
riation to be expended in the advertis- ,
ne of the lands of the islands: where ,
he naOn1a nf no mi i 7
e reached. The best way is to keep :
ack tract ready for settlement and :
dvertise it in the Dakotas for instance. :
r other places where farmers are anx-
)us to come.
The American farmer wants land to
We on, and necessary to that land are
Dads; he wants a chance to make an
lcome from stock. To open the land
or settlement and build the roads aft
rwards is unsatisfactory. Lands are
OF the same here as in the Western
tates, where roads can easily be built
trough the great prairies. \
Here we have gulches which require 4
bridges, and the legislature [
nould provide for that first. t
There are some plains here. the Wal f
lea plains, not much work is reduir- il
l on roads there, but Waimea is al t
lost an exception in the islands Part
that land however has been sold in il
7e simple, and on the balance there is v
lease which has eight years to run. o
That is fine place for settling and I
n American farming. The cut worms n
re bad and one man had to give up o
is farm on that account, but the V
lrmers always have pests to contend "
18th. I
"Waimea is the most beautiful farm o
g country in the islands, and all farm s,
ops could be grown there The ques- ii
on of water supply is not serious. as "
lie water could be piped to the farms a
little expense. /,
Much of the land now used for graz Il
g might be turned over to farmers d
ven the rocky land here is good, and fl
Inject to cultivation to a certain ex- e,