The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-15

A COMBINE
Will E. Fishers Views
on the immigration
Question.

Editor Advertiser: 1t has become an
essentially obvious proposition that
! there exists a necessity for the COM
bined efforts of real estate agents and
others interested in property and in
mercantile business IL our city to plan
and execute some systematic method
whereby immigration to this place may
be increased, and 1 feel perfectly con-
fdent that if a convention of the bust
ness men of the Hawaiian Islands, such
of Commerce, Builders Exchange,
Planters Association. Merchants Asso-
citation and other. organizations of this
character which are composed of the
city. together with representatives in
similar lines of business and most
particularly real estate agents from the
various islands CT this Territory were
held in this city, that upon their as
sembly the requirements for increasing
the immigration to this Territory cou!d
be conceived. 1 have always looked
upon real estate agents as the pro-
moterS of growth and with the united
efforts of ali the agents of this Ter
ritory they could certainly increase the
immigration here. 1t seems to me that
men who We're at one time energetic
here in the Hawaiian Islands are get
ting somewhat messy, and the chest
nut cry of, I'VE don't want the mali
hini?" ought certainly to stop; we
want lower steamship rates it is true to
encourage tourists. but in it's absence
is it proper that we should sit down
like a bump on a log and wait for it,
letting our glorious country suffer,
would it not be a wise act for us to
represent our interests just as they
are?
l have during my various trips
the interior of the Territory |
talked with many of the prominent |
real estate agents on this same ques- |
ton and they realize the fact that |
everything centers on the increase of |
and many would be too |
willing to cooperate in a movement of |
this kind. am unable to say just now /
what plans may be adopted if this con-
vention is held, but it is reasonable to
suppose that men of experience who |
have handled large tracts of land in |
are capable of advancing |
some reasonable theory to adopt. l |
myself have several little schemes
which are not boom tactics which I
will certainly advance when this con-
vention meets Without an organiZa-
ton the real estate agents, of this city, |
thus far interviewed by myself are
most enthusiastic and desire an early |
meeting to formulate, plans to induce
other organizations to enlist in the |
a most remarkable instance
of what energy and push in this di-
rection can do was evidenced by the |
wonderful growth of the southern por-
ton of California. There is no reason
in the world why similar line of ac-
ton should not be followed here in Ho-
nolulu.
We do not propose to indulge in any
extravaganza boom tactics but merely
to place more prominently before the
at large our particular merits
We shall endeavor to have the rates of
reduced so that they
may be within the means of actual set
tiers; subdivisions of great tracts of.
and will also be a prime factor in our
growth and should the immigration
scheme be carried out we may look for
ward to an increase in all branches of |
business.
Never during my experience in this
has there been any combined
effort on the part of the agents or bust
ness men, each agent heretofore having
MS own interest to advance; but / be-
ieve that by getting them all together
n convention with representatives of
he merchants, some good plan may be
devised to encourage Immigration. 1t
s reasonable to suppose that in a
of this kind the steamship
will lend aid, which their
interests would justify.
a meeting will be called at a later
late.
Yours truly,
WILL E. FISHER. J.