The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-12-02
BAD STATE or THE LOCAL
RICE GROWING INDUSTRY

MIL OMOWWNO uNDOSI IA
Editor Advertiser: conversation with Wong Leong
of intelligent observant of the rice planters of the
Islands, query why planters reduced
the financial extremity which hangs the industry
like pail his because they could sell their
asked DO you because sell emuneratv
prices?% said NO SELL know the
price every other commodity fixed by the rule of supply
demand reliable factor showed letter from
his San Francisco agent offered Louisiana
plus the freight and would
bring up $3Io Honolulu which would for the present fix
the price of Hawaiian But matter OF fact cannot sell
price OF the 10000 of the Islands,
Chinese and 10000 Japanese approximately
"The latter do Hawaiian preferring pay S2oo per
hundred for the product of their country 1t said that
patriotism this discrimination analysis of the two
rice Haw allan the better of the two"
One would think that of proprety obligation
would induce them product of the land where they have
improved their condition Again being sister industry to
would think that the planters would induce their
aboers the product of the land prices being equal What
would think Ct of affairs in the United States where the
alien population bears large proportion the native the
aliens should refuse the and wheat OF the land and
prefer the rye and wheat of Europe for patriotism
Mr. Wong Leong by closely estimated table OF statistics
shows expenditures planters the Islands well
the of the crop from which it apparent that without
remedy this industry must succumb They pay enormous
rents for land from $50 to Ss per per annu which
goes native the being native
cent foreign; and 10 per cent Chinese
Rents 5000 averaging SIS per ......$ 10000
Labor, 5000 men found, $3.50 per capita 10000
Bags for rice, 10000 at 10 cts ........... 1900
Bags for paddy 10000 Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Rope and Irvine 100. 1000
Agricultural TOOLS plows, harrows guns powder
hardware =. =. $4,000
dwellings, fences Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
barley,
Horses, mules cattle 10000
Harness. betting, mill supplies Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Freight 100000 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $1,000
Carriage 5000
Insurance :. . . 10000
Taxes . . . Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Interest borrowed capital $4,000
LAWYERS fees stamps records
I,oS75oo
If the crop, 100000 sacks sold $4,000
Would show loss OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2775oo
But is quoted today $25o and if sold that the
loss would be 1880
Naturally these figures correct would be for the
planters abandon the industry good nancier
short his losses and etes from business the future of which
hopeless However when have invested their whole capital
business they feel compelled hang hopes of brighter
days Islands the United States crippled
the industry 1t removed the protective tariff
afforded by the Hawaiian law and prevented the planters from
being able their labor Prices of labor up well
but the price of down. thus compelling the planter
to burn the candle at both ends.
The remedy suggested by Wong Leong is two-fold the adj
mission of Chinese labor and systematic endavor by all to
the Hawaiian prices being equal this industry abandoned
the sufferers will be only the Chinese rice planters but the
have advanced capital foster the industry Mr. Wong Leone
that the present of the rice industry
longer continue product patronizet
the absolute abandonment of this profitable industry will be
| thing of the past.
las W. GIRNIN.