The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-02

plantations or as stock ranges. The
exception is what is known as the
Leiehna. ranch of 14,7O0 acres, a large
portion of which is arabic, and joins
the Wahiawa colony. The lease of
this land is now held by the Dowsett
Company, Ltd, and expires January
IA, 1872 The said company have sub
let some small portions for cultivation,
and would be willing to sublet in tracts
suitable for small farms and ranches
for the balance of their term, at the
expiration of which the land would re-
vert TO the government, except that it
has been set aside by the United
States government as military res
ervation. In taking this amount of
land for the army the area of land that
has any possible CT nee of being utiI-
lied for the production of such crops
as would supply a military post with
farm products in the event of a siege
or at other times is reduced to a min
imum Would it not be wiser that at
lGdSI q pOIllOl VI tll1S lo4 &c d1Ccd NONSA
1900 acres be restored for settlement,
either from military standpoint or
that of developing an American citi-
zenship for the Islands? But for this
available for settlement at any time
by agreement with the lessees. Under
present conditions this colony cannot
expand beyond the limits of the orig
inal 1,S43 acres. We have led the way
and fully demonstrated this to be an
ideal section for developing homes
for Americans. Having pride in our
success thus IA and anxious to see
they natives of Hawaii or from the
mainland, we would respectfully ask
that this matter be brought before the
proper authorities for investigation
and action looking to the opening of
at least portion of the tract for settle
ment.''
1t is particularly desired by tie
colonists that a tract of this land
Immediately adjoining their own on the
south, and comprising approximately
between 1000 and 1880 acres, should be
thrown open for settlement at the ear
Hest possible moment. In fact, It is
believed that if this were done families
could be found at once to take up the ,
land as the Wahiawa lands were taken |
up, and that thus the colony could be
expanded in the healthiest possible
way. Certainly the lands are prac-
tically useless as they lie, and will
never be of the slightest use to the |
government for military purposes. !
The best military use they could have, |
in fact, would be found if they were |
put to use in the raising of produce |
that would enable the islands to stand |
a siege in the event of war. All the |
soldiers in Uncle Sans army, if put |
on the land to camp, would not raise !
one banana to feed themselves-and |
all those same soldiers could not hold |
these islands month against a strong |
squadron. They would be |
fleet could reach here from California, |
and then the fleet might repeat Dew |
ey's performance in fighting it's way |
through the blockade-and it might |
not. All fleets ere not as easily con-
quered as Montojo's was found to be
on that day before Cavite.
WHITE LABOR IN THE TROPICS.
The colonists at wahiawa have
shown conclusively, in their own per-
sons. that where the tropical climate
is modified by altitude, there is no labor !
on the land that white man cannot