Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-17
Morning Paper Reserves
And K0na Small Farm

Editor Evening Bulletin: Both Al.
yertiser and Bulletin deserve the PEG.
pies thanks for having brought the
small farming matter to such an In.
teresting stage as that of present dis.
cussion: to an onlooker, however, your
opponent seems, as yet, unable to cou-
trovert the very candid statements, OF
those persons who adduce a personal
knowledge of the almost masquerade
difficulties awaiting the small farmer
| think that both sides are entitled
to a fair hearing, and because the writ
ers supporting newspapers side Of
this question do not perhaps for good
reasons of their own and which are
| in perfect propriety, care to have their
names given. is no reason why their
motives should be aspersed. Are their
statements facts? This Is the test OF
the value of such communications.
Jared Smith is on the right track
when he makes plea for the growing
of cane By small settlers. Sugar Is
staple and the returns are fairly
speedy. The cane crop can always be
sold. This is the crux of the matter
the selling. at a profit, at harvest
/ time.
But then again the Small farmer"
or share planter (under n cane con
| tracD must have outside help. He
cannot ask his neighbor farmers 60
come around and assist at the time
| honored Bee" the neighbors, being
engaged In similar lines of agriculture,
Will have labor shortages Of their own
Smith says that the inferiority of
the black. brown and yellow man Is
due to his acquired habit of letting
other people think for him." but. later
In the even tempered and earnest let
ter published. by him this morning he
says the Japanese and Chinese born in
Hawaii will dictate legislation. IL this
Is true Il is a tribute to the education
given by our Territory. and. inciden.
tally, shows that the acquired" habit
of putting out the job OF doing their
personal thinking. has been discon.
tinued. 3.
Personally do not hold. with Jared
Smith, in the belief that the mainland
Japs will amalgamate with the eau.
casian race. They certainly will nor
do so In that part of the American
domain called Hawaii.
| items spiel, In the morning sheet OF
Friday, and the map and data ac-
companying IL seem to show that cane
civilizations is the mainstay of the
Olaa farmer. 1t would be instructive
to learn II those barns, improvements
and the present house of Mr.. Item were
constructed from proceeds of sale of
cane land to the neighboring planta-
tion or were, in large measure, the
actual evidences of profitable cane
growing agreement.
| As some time resident of Kan
and an occasional traveller through the
Konas ! should say that the plan OF
the Castle outfit IS. Kona Agricultural
Co.. to build a Central Mill and have
1t kept going by buying cane raised on
the lands local to the mill, Is one
deserving of support. The cane grow.
ers can be, fairly, put in the Adver.
tiser class and, as small farmers, make
a showing In next census returns and
previous to that time. become a source
OF revenue to their locality and the
Territory
The yelled allusion to the preserves
OF letters" may show military in
tlnct, on part of the Commercial Ad,
vertiser, but II is to be devoutly hoped
the reserves will not be of such age
as to make II needful to toast the
mouldiness out of them before they
can be served up in the mornings pa.
per. Thanking You for space,
] am,
NOM. ID. PLUM.
Inn A ION.