New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-21
OUTLOOK IN HAWAII.
Secretay of the Territory Tells of Its
Great Progress and Bright Future.

.,atau L. c. Atkinson. Secretary of the Terri
,,rv OF Hawaii. who has been staying for a time
- .be Hotel Aston. goes to-day to Washing ton.
:, english antecedents. a native of Hawaii. Sec
.,rz Atkinson is a graduate Of the law depart
snt Of the University OF Michigan, class OF 79S
q. arrived from Honolulu about a month ago, on
. financial mission for the government Of which he
4 part
Seen Yesterday Mr. Atkinson said: II left the
.sswaan capital the day after the election. and
a., DAYS later reached NeH-York 1 am here to
,laoe an issue OF 100000 Of Hawaiian bonds. and
,te prospects that the premium j shall realize
riu be a little better than obtained on the
sseue Of 4 wear ago. with slight reduction in the
t,sercst rate. The only purposes for which we may
make a loan are for building schoolhouses. penal
Institutions. roads and bridges and the improve
rneat OF our harbors. Under the organic law,
her cent Of taxable valuation Is the limit OF
pur borrowing capacity.
we have a splendid educational system. a,d in
Pc schools have nearly eighteen thousand pupils;
rhe building Of new schoohouses is going ahead
and the construction OF good roads is making sub
EtantiaI progress. Our harbor is being deepened.
ma with the completion of two slips TO be
tsbushed under a contract recently made, and
amounting 10 S20000, the facilities win be greatly
Improved.
Under Governor Carriers administration business
ethods have been introduced in the public service
sense instead OF sentiment has been the watchword.
president Roosevelt, who received me and
hronaptIy approved the bond issue, gave me the
host convincing evidence OF his desire TO do every
thing possible for Hawaii and her people l had
feareI the large Withdrawals of municipal and
bther bonds from the list Of securities accepted by
ina banks acting government repositories, might
unfavorably affect my mission: but Secretary Shaw
rave his sanct Oh for the use of the Hawaiian issue
As The equivalent of United States government
bonds -. ,. -,
western portion Of the United states and the
Tr,eat canot be fully appreciated by the people
~ the East L Is significant that the vessel
phich came from Honolulu to San Francisco.
ore OF the older ones plying between those two
norris was Of e0 burden, While one OF the
net was 29ll ton vessel. HAWAII rs a way sta
non on the route the Orient and must profit by
the rapidly developing commerce. And Just now
the price Of sugar gives promise that the coming
islands The outlook for Hawaii has not been so
bright for years at the present time.
Speaking Of the election and its results in
Hawaii Mr.. Atkinson said THE overwhelming
rnf1cy Of American constitutional ideals in the
F5rTuucnt Of the Territory OF Hawaii Our Sen
fR 81 rteeI members, Is composed of fourteen
ReputlL0anS who were chosen the last cleo
house II thirty members, contains a single Home
Ruler. II VIII he obvious that the minority repre-
sertatiyes IN the various committees will be COM
pelled work overtime.
Governor Carter and the Secretary said Mr..
Atkinson. have travelled by carriage horse
hack through every valley IN all Of the eight ISL
amos OF the Hawaiian group. and have mixed with
the people. who have been given TO understand
that the administration IS anxious to give them
z square deal. and 70 do the best shat IS possible
can only initiate against their own interests. and
fher cooperation is earnestly solicited"