The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-07-19

lleves that the Planters Association
should see that II is fair for them 4
render some slight assistance.
"An appeal was once made to tn
Planters. and the indication was tina
they did not wish to participate in tn,
matter. The sense of their reply wa,
practically, We will attend to the su
gar business and you attend to you
own business
UP TO ELECTORATE.
your committee suggests also tc
appeal to the electorate of the Ter.
ritory. / wish to say that this Asso.
citation has no idea of going into poll
tics or to affiliate with any political
party, but in this matter there is only
one way to obtain relief and that Is
through a subsidy sufficient to give us
a local boat or one that will be under
contract to carry passengers at a sat
isfactory rate. suppose that it is fair
and proper to say that no man should
be elected to the Legislature unless he
will support a subsidy measure created
for the purpose we desire.
IF this is done there will be no ques-
ton about every one subscribing to this
u
erly advertising the Territory. There
is good thing for the town If we can
once induce tourist travel this way.
The suggestion is made to form a
| local company strong enough to pur-
chase its own vessel. 1t is a feasible
proposition
LOCAL STEAMERS HIT.
Mr.. Hooking called attention to the
local inter-island steamer service. "The
local steamship companies should be
tackled, especially on freight rates to
and from the other islands. People on
the other islands have spent a good
deal of money in raising fruit and vege-
tables, but have been driven out of
business by the high freight rates.
The local steamship companies have
driven more trade away from Honolulu
than anything else. They carry on a
business in an Independent manner and
they don't seem to care whether they
take your freight or not. The Mer-
chants Association should take up this
matter. They don't care for anything
as long as they have sugar to carry.
On Kula, Maui, there was once quite
colony of farmers raising potatoes
principally, but they have been driven
out of business. There were no facil-
ties for storing their shipments, no
wharves to work from and poor accom-
for their wares on the steam
ers."
Mr. McInerny moved that a commit
tee of six be appointed to carry out the
named in the Roth
well report. Mr.. Rothwell asked to be
left off the committee but owing to his
thorough knowledge of the subjects
contained in the report he was pre-
vailed upon to remain with the COM
mittee, which was named as follows:
j. G. Rothwell, chairman; A. Hook
ing, j. o. Lutted, j. A. Gonsalves E. |
Berndt, J. f. Soper and Geo. w. Smith |
SENATOR HEMRICH'S LETTER.
The secretary read a letter written
by State Senator Heinrich of Washing
ton to the Hon. Levi Ankenny, U. S.
Senator from Washington, calling at
tention to the needs of Hawaii. Sena-
tor Heinrich visited Honolulu several
months ago and was entertained by the
Association.
He called attention to the depressed |
state of business affairs in Hawaii.
He said the Provisional and Republic |
governments had formerly enjoyed an
income of about $1,5O0,000 from Customs
duties and postoffice receipts, and al
though goods from the mainland came
In free there We're still large amount
IF goods from foreign countries on
which duties were collected, which he
thought should be used for the main
har |
bureau, dredging and maintenance of
The harbors, agricultural stations and
public buildings. He thought that If
he Federal Government pursued it's
present policy towards the islands they
would be ruined, and he expressed a
lope that speedy measures would be
aiken to relieve a critical condition.
This was not only to be said of the fl
lancial condition but of the labor state.
lie said he had inspected some of the
and he was positively con-
'inced that no white man would seek
employment in the cane fields, even If
he wages were double what they are
low.
He believed in the system of labor
employed during the days of the Pro-
yisional Government and Republic.
rhe system of coolie or contract labor
placed the plantations on about the
same footing as those in the, South and
n Cuba employing negro labor. Since
he abolition of the contract system
arm labor is almost as high as in the
states, absorbing practically the entire
ncome, and in some cases the planta-
ions We're being operated at a loss.
rhe islands should be treated as
'olony. England. had, after years of
experience, come to the conclusion that
vas the best way to manage its pos
sessions.
TAXING MERCHANDISE.
A question arose as to exhibits of
corporations to be filed with the Treas
lrer. There We're fifty-two firms which
lad not complied with this law. 1t was
shown that outsiders frequently made
Use of these exhibits much to the detri-
nent of the business of various firms.
N one case some one wanted to sell
o a certain firm here the corporation
'Nhibits of two other firms in the same
inc of business.
The question OF tax reductions came
lp and 1t was finally decided to see the
Fax Assessor, MIR, Wakefield and Mr. |