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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

The Advertiser publishes the follow
ing i'm the course of an article explain
ing that Hawaii banana growers are
discouraged and are going out of bust
ness:
1.-THE only people, it is claimed, who
are making any money out of the
banana business are the commission
men at San Francisco and the steam
ship company. The banana men state
that one fruit steamer every five weeks
is wholly inadequate for carrying the
fruit now planted and ready for mar
ket. The agreement of Captain Mat
son to take shipments up to 10000 a
month has caused a large number Of
persons to engage in the banana in
dustry at a loss to themselves. If
there were a semi-monthly steamer
service to the C asst, there would be
$4,000 to $4,000 lunches month now
ready for shipment, with the output
steadily increasing. Sc"
while matters have not been de-
fnitely outlined, it is rumored that ar
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

velously rapid. So quickly indeed are
the front legs thrown out and with
drawn that the hopper, which just now
was at a distance, in an instant appears
contiguous to the parasite, as if at
tracted by some unseen force. One pair
of pincers usually grips the neck of the
prey the other frequently clasps the
paid of hind legs in the neighborhood
of their long jumping spurs, or the alb
domen towards the apex. If the hop
per is unusually large and strong COM
pared with it's enemy, it not rarely
manages to make its leap, and both fall
to the ground together, Never however
was the latter seen to relinquish its
hold on the former.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

Extract from November Report Of
F. A Haber, Chief of the Viticultural
Exhibit Worlds Fair, st. Louis, Mo-,
as published in November number Of
Pacific Wine and Spirit Review"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

Dave Barry evidently has aspirations
i'm his profession.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

The death OF John X. Wilder
removes the last of three brothers
who were intimately connected
with the material development of
Hawaii, each Of whom in degree
contributed effectively to that de-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26
u GOLD MEDALS FOR CALIFORNIA
WINES
Napa& SonOma Wine Coul5pOinb

Sierra Madre Vintage Co......13
Wetmore-Bowen & Co. drops
"Cresta Blanca') ............1
California Wine Association. 70
Italian-Swiss Colony.
Chauche & Bon................12
A. Repsold. .....................12
H. Jevne, Los Angeles. .......12
Cal. Winery Sacramento. ZIP
Barton Estate. ...............12
]. H. Wollacot. .............12
Mt. Diablo Vintage Co........12
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

rangements are now being negotiated
for placing another steamer on the
Hilo-San Francisco route in the fruit
carrying trade"
Evidently, like American ship-build-
ers, the Hawaii fruit men are deplor-
ably lacking in copies of the Adver-
Users primer of statistics" to show
them that there are plenty of Ameri-
can steamers to compete for the bust
ness of our small farmers. Perhaps
The Star might be pardoned for an Il
told you so,," for the Hawaii trouble
is most precisely what this paper has
been several times rebuked by its
morning contemporary for describing
as one of the difficulties to be overcome
by island producers of all kinds.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26
Castle Z COOKE. LID.
Commission Merchants
Sugar Factors.
AGENTS FOR

The Eva Plantation Company, !
The waialua Agricultural Co., Lta.
The Kohala Sugar Company. ...,
The Waimea Sugar Mill Company.
The Fulton Iron Works, st. Louis, Mo.
The Standard Oil Company.
The George F. Blake Steam Pumps.
Weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of Boston.
The Aetna Fire Insurance Company Of
Hartford, Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Company Of
London.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26
w. G. Irwin & Go.
AGENTS FOR THE

Royal Insurance Co., of Liverpool, Eng.
Alliance Assurance Co., of London, Eng.
Scottish Union & National ms. Co., Of
Edinburg, Scotland.
Fire Association of Philadelphia.
Alliance Insurance Corporation Ltd.
Wilhelma of Magdeburg General ms.
Company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26
The Leaf
HOpper'S Enemies


Makiki For the past
deal directed the
study the leaf hopper parasites predaceous enemies
Prof koebee and Prof Perkins number OF months in Austria
a mostly Queensland securing specimens of the desired
and studying their habits and history These Honolulu
occasion offered and properly taken OF here and since
the OF Prof Perkins they have been under study
The results have been satisfactory the practical side
parasitic of the eahOpper have been bred sufficient
bers and widely distributed that while eahoppers from time
time particular localities do appreciate damage cane, there
industry the Islands, there time ago when ravag
their highest and the of combating the lowest
stage
The purely scientific OF this exhaustive experimental study Of
tie subject beginning appear contributions the lera
of the subject Among these treatise eahOppe and
their natural enemies by Prof r. c. L. Perkins which being publish
ed in the Planters Monthly In the number of this pubca
ton, Prof Perkins of the family OF insects known Dndae
The whole article of marvellous interest the following seec
described, will show.
To watch the female parasite stalking catching and singing its
interesting sight The sought foot for while most
the Dndae active and rapid they but poor
performers the wing In of the winged FORMS these
unduy short and in Ecodephax hardly than to
transport another occasion demands. AS
becomes the of
ally standst while still short distance;
rigid attitude comparable with that of dog pointing the
hopper gain advantageous position for the attack The
Peppers often show manifest uneasne the approach the
hasten themselves distance the latter
point In this they again followed and the
times In through
too great deberaton the entirely lost
away coneamen and the parasite fails to Deliberate
is in making the attack yet when made the stroke is mar
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

The announcement that a branch of
the United States Secret Service is
soon to be established here, does not
necessarily indicate that Halter is
coming back.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

Few people, probably, have any
conception OF the amount of highly
important, original scientific work
in a number of different domains,
that is being done at the Hawaiian
Planters Experiment Station in
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

Hartman suggested that Waikiki
road was too wide. Now there are
local suggestions that it is too rough
in places.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

The garbage department men are to
get dollar six bits a day-Sundays
and holidays barred.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26

Robert William Holt died near
ly fifty years ago. The mournful
dictum, dust unto DUST has been
made real long ago in his case, and
a lot of grandchildren who never
saw him are old enough to have
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26
(: Perennial
Litigation


those who knew and loved him he but memory now and Of
his and daughters half have him in the undiscovered
bourne COntened they lived what they deemed their
shares OF his eaa large OF steadily increasing valuea
conscious OF the fact that able from the final
decision what his will The question be like the
with always Cases may and go but the Holt
will lasts forever legal problem eternal freshness Little did the
tie Hawaiian Supreme Justice 1862 know when he picked the
treasured document the island the good old days when Ho
uOuu whaling back in the first Of the Civil War;
little did he realized that he was handling such prize of the law
will that would be fought by his grandchildren American
Little did old Robert William Holt dream that signing that
wonderful document he supplying work for American Territorial
courts of the century following his
The law is truly wonderful thing Reading the will in question:
ordinary person would be impressed with its extraordinary vitality
and other qualities business might think he understood
H. But let him be the target few authorities and precedents let
couple OF lawyers explain him. and he would that he
knew nothing about it. Let him pilot the through the
courts by of the will chart and he would that
there things in the English language than dreamed of in
any philosophy that of Blackstone Doubtless day. there
Will be settlement OF this wonderful But why should there be-
The dead heirs did need hy lived the without
realizing what problem The contest should go 1t should
be kept up by public subscription necessary and the documents
they accumulate should be places archives
Abas! the lawyer who would settle UP the Holt estate!
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-26
Death Of
John k. Wilder

lave permanently connected the Wilder with the
Hawaiian Islands John H. Wilder here at the urging of his
brother c. Wider who thought opportunities herewc
he afterwards proved here While g. Widre the more
prominent the three brothers, and left Hawaii nesmaby in his
debt he doubt able accomplish he did
IGsh through the loyalty OF his two brothers.
There element adventure loving the makeup these
three Wilder brothers, which doubt unconsciouy of the
greatest factors in their John X Wilder his younger days
lad had thrilling experience by land and In occasional
reminiscent mood he told of of them Some of his thrill
ing adventures aboard slave trader which he sailed
before slavery had been abolished the United His
brother W. c. Wilder had his share of adventure
the Civil War c. Wilder displayed his love of adventure in the dar
irg enterprises he conceived and carried through
Though with the death OF John K Wilder the last Of the three who
brought the to Hawaii has passed to the beyond they have left
worthy and the likely continue honored
Hawaii.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
SOUTH DAKOTA GREAT PRODUCER HOMESEEKERS
Lyman County Extension

extension of railroad facilities, thereby
bringing farm products closer to mar
ket, the price of lands increases many
fold
The soil Of Lyman county is one of
the richest in the state. 1t is a black
loan with yellow clay subsoil. There
is little gumbo and no alkali within the
entire territory. This county has been
noted for its rich grasses, upon which
large herds of cattle have lived during
the entire year without shelter and
without other food 1t has produced
corn of an excellent quality, having TAX
en- first prize at the Mitchell corn palace
during several of the past exhibits. 1t
| is we'll adapted to the growth of wheat,
oats, barley speltz. and of all the other
small grains produced in the northwest.
Land is selling now at the rate OF from
So to $12 an acre, and as soon as the
/ railway extension is made it is safe to
say that such lands will increase IN
value from 100 to 200 per cent.
The southwestern part of South Da-
kota contains fairly dense population
with land values averaging from $50
| to $75 an acre. This land is on the
same parallel and the soil is quite as
good, the rainfall as great, and water
| facilities equal to any. All that it has
lacked heretofore has been ability. to
get products across the Missouri river
i to markets. The extension Of he Chi
cago, Milwaukee & 8. Paul railway will
solve that problem and will make Ly-
man county one of the richest sections
!. in the west
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
The Backbone Of NZafe,4oagyy
S. Dakota, It's Fertile Fnrn,s

= j. = L. Y rs e +
We have rich soil, chiefly dark loan
with a slight mixture Of sand in places
with deep clay subsoil. Our farmers
raise successfully all kinds Of grain
the same as raised in Illinois, Iowa and
Wisconsin, viz, wheat, corn, oats, bar
ley, flax, rye, speltz, potatoes, veget-
ables of all kinds and tame grasses in
abundance, such as timothy, red and
white clover, blue grass, bronze grass,
etc. @er
/ One strong feature in favor Of this
locality is the excellent water. In
quantity of grain raised in the state,
wheat and corn, lead the other grains.
Another feature favorable to this local
ity are the fine roads, they being most
Of the year equal to macadamized roads
for "a farmer here to live six to ten
miles from the railroad station as in
Iowa or Illinois to live three to five
| miles On account of our numerous
railroads our farms are all located
within easy distance from market.
| Lands as productive and fertile as
the same lands commanding in Illinois,
Iowa and Indiana from $50 to $140 an
acre can be bought in this locality for
from $25 to $40 an acre.
Watertown is also wholesale point
and feeder for large number of small
towns located within a radius of fifty
the midst of a rich farming settlement
and being railroad center, it will only
be few years until she has from 49,
900 to 100000 people and lands within
thirty miles in any direction will sell
for from $50 to 800 an acre. No bet
ter and safer investment can be made
| than in these fertile lands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
special Correspondence.

special correspondence
WATERFOWL, s. D., April 3.-Water
town with her 5000 people has been and
is a progressive, successful little city.
1t is what might be termed a typical
American town as no one nationality
predomi;nates. Her success is evidenced
by her bank deposits, wholesale houses,
schools, churches and fine residences.
Some of the reasons for its steady,
healthy growth may be attributed to
it's location, being on the Sioux river in
northeastern South Dakota, being the
commercial center for the nine north
eastern counties and the United States
land office being located here for the
same nine counties, viz, Brookings,
kingsbury, Hamlin, Deuel., Codington,
Clark. Day, Grant, Marshall and Rob
erts, but aside from these advantages,
the main factor in it's growth and
strongest point in its favor for future
success is the productive lands and
highly improved farms tributary to
WatertoWn.
Land is the true basis of wealth and
on which all towns depend for theil
sure and permanent advancement. A
mining OF numbering town may have a
marvellous growth for a few years, but
in majority of cases the growth is not
ted in the midst of rich farming com
munity and on this point Watertown is
especially favored The proof Of this
is the fact, that, altho comparatively
| new country, Watertown has over one
hundred farmers owning fine homes and
are worth from $4,000 to 100000 anC
made every dollar farming in this i'm
mediate vicinity within the last twenty
| years. =-ss-..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
Special Correspondence.

special Correspondence,
Chamberlain, s. D., May 3.-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
has decided upon an extension of its line
from Chamberlain west thru Lyman
county, opening up thereby region of
sources, mild climate, productive soil,
and in which there is already much
decided land, also large acreage that
may be had under the homestead law.
Lyman county is in the southern part
Of South Dakota, adjoining the Rosebud
Indian reservation on the north. 1t is
watered by the White river on the
south, the Missouri river on the east,
Medicine creek thru the center
and Bad river in the northwest, with
large number of smaller streams tribu-
tary to these rivers. A notable fact is
the ease with which artesian wells may
be secured. Such wells have done much
toward reclaiming the great area of
South Dakota east and adjacent to the
Missouri river. Water may be had at
| depths varying from 600 feet on the
White river to 1900 feet in the
higher lands: Surface wells may
be found almost anywhere, vary
ing in depths from 20 to 81
| feet. The ease withs which water may
| be secured for farms in this vast area
of practically untenanted lands, make!
them particularly attractive to person
desiring cheap homes as well as TO
spectators.
It is well-known fact that with tn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
EST INVESTMENT INTERESTS
.
authority in an interview

here today. .--
"This chaos would be the necessary
and the direct result of the limitations
set by clause in the constitution Of
the United States. -~. -. .....
"The agitators, with little knowledge
of the facts, are demanding that rail-
road rates be made by the yardstick
and tapemeasure, for the constitution
specifically declares that congress shall
not, in fixing the rates of commerce,
give any preference to ports of one
state over another state. This means,
of course, that rates shall be made
upon the mileage basis. This may
seem at first glance reasonable, but let
us stop and think. The following OF
this rule would mean that eastern roads
could only secure that part of the grain
shipments to the Atlantic seaboard
which the roads to the Gulf Of Mexico
were unable to handle. The mileage
from the Missouri river grain ports to
the Gulf of Mexico is only 1900 miles
as against 1900 miles to the Atlantic
seaboard. Therefore on mileage basis
the rate for this grain to Atlantic ports
must be made 25 per cent higher than
to ports on the Gulf of Mexico. The
entire system Of traffic would be upset;
the eastern roads would lose immensely
| and the outbound roads would be
swamped with traffic they did not want
| and could not handle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
From a Staff CORRESPONDENT,

From Staff Correspondent.
Huron, S. D., May 3.-After putting
in five weeks in the state of South Da
kota, feel that | have myself pretty
thoroly posted upon the possibilities Of
the state from an agricultural stand
point as q wealth producer. East of the
Missouri river in the state Of South
Dakota there is not one active source
OF wealth production other than the
farms. There are no mines east of the
river; there are no manufactures other
than a few -four mills, and these, Of
course, are the result of the farm. But
when one visits the different little vii
the state and posts himself upon
the banking conditions, he finds
that they are away in the lead of the
older settled sections of the country.
For instance, take the bank at Andoyer,
a little town of not over 300 people.
The bank is capitalized at $4,000, and
at the close of business on Jan. IL, 1905,
its deposits amounted to $72,912.37
nearly five times it's capital stock. Its
loans and discounts amounted to $14,-
144.53, which is almost five times its
capital stock Its cash on hand and
in the banks was $l6,554.7l, which is
considerably above the 20 per cent re-
CURED by the banking laws of the
state. There arc in Andover perhaps
eight or ten different business men,
representing merchants of different
kinds, blacksmiths, hotelkeepers, etc
None of these men have anywhere near
enough capital over and above the
amount tied up in their business to
make any such deposit showing in the
bank. There is no state money on de-
posit in the bank. 1t is not a United
States depository, and we are there
fore compelled to revert to the only pos
sible source existing for this enormous
deposit showing, and this is the farm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
s. Dakota o. Great Wealth PrDducer
The Coming Corn State-Sbzendid Standiug OF
Her Banks and Financial institutions.

This / know to be largely the case from
conversation with the president of the
bank. This bank is located in the
northeast portion of the city.
Equally striking conditions of tho
banks are found in Worthwhile, farther
west and south; at Aberdeen, farther
west; Chamberlain in the southwest
part of the state, and Everts in the
northwest part of the state; at Canova,
in the southeast part of the state, and
at Huron, in about the central portion
of the eastern half of the state In
fact, in every town that one visits he
will find the same favorable showing
on the part Of the banks, and will also
find in every case that it is the farmer
who has the money on deposit.
Any of our readers who are inter
ested in agriculture must necessarily
see the phenomenal possibilities for
them in this state. There is one other
point that [ desire to make In this ar
ticle, and that is that wherever l have
accepted the advertisement OF land IN
terests in the state, I have made it a
point prior to calling on them to look
up their standing from every possible
standpoint. and in every instance those
who are offering lands in this state Tor
sale are men of strict integrity, thoroiy
reliable and men who are anxious to 10
all in their power to make any man
moving onto farm in the state sue.
cessful in his effort. Another feature
which should appeal strongly to- the
Young man from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
or Wisconsin is the success of the corn
crop in the state. Everywhere l hays
been, corn has been sure crop. Oh
course, it has been more. thoroly tested
in the eastern section Of the state anc
farther west toward the Missouri river
but I find that it grows successfully
everywhere I have been:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
Diversified Farming Brings
lSbZemdld Returns Near Pierre

us over, and while you are here Just
take drive out to the homestead coun-
try, and see the thousands of horses and
cattle on the range, fat and sleek as if
they had been fed, groomed and blan-
keted all winter. The day Of free ranges
is now or soon will be a thing Of the
past. The sturdy .homesteader is driv-
ing the big cattlemen further back, un-
til by and by he will be unable to find
a place large enough to run his herds.
Let the good work go on. A few men
that follow diversified farming will pro-
duce more wealth on the same land than
the big cattleman. While here just
file on quarter: section Of land, and
bring your sisters and brothers, sons and
daughters out and have them file on
homesteads; get together and bring
your neighbors with, you, and establish
a new community. as Start early, come
west, and grow up with the country
and if you don It want to take a home.
stead, live in Pierre, or buy a farm near
Pierre, where you can have your OWL
natural gas by tapping - the earth and
getting it, which is used all over the
country for heating, lighting and cook
ing. .' -.- -zczssz-:l.ss11 IN
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04
Condemns It Utterly. !

The rate on grain is but one of a
hundred thousand instances where rail
road rates established by the compe
tition of long lines with short ones
of granger roads with ore roads, would
be found altogether impracticable, inn
possible and destructive to railroad in
terests of the country, and consequently
destructive to the entire commercial
and industrial interests as WELL
For there is no more conspicuous
fact than that the railroad rates in the
last ten years have declined about $
per cent, while wages paid to railroad
employees have been increased from
to 6 per cent, total divergence Of III
per cent. Meanwhile, the cost of sup
plies and structural material has adj
vanced on an average of Al per cent
Only. the vast increase of the tonnage
carried by the railroads has enabled
them to reduce their rates, pay the in.
creased prices to the producers and
manufacturers of the country, and al