The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-13

know it.
1t is of the Latin Quarter that "Sa-
pho" treats. The characters are these
of the Latin Quarter, or the relatives
and companions of those of the Latin
Quarter. That it treats of this life,
within the limits which it attempts to
portray, with vigor and dramatic skill
is proved by the success of the play.
It has had career of success from the
beginning.
Richard BUTLER and his company pre-
sent it well. There is fine ability in the
company and it combines to present
well balanced performance. Tonight
is the last performance of this play.
able laborers available in the Azores
and Madeira islands
Yours respectfully,
j. ]. GARDEN,
j. H. CRAIG,
j. P. COOKE.
The following is the Planters letter
to the Board of immigration:
Honolulu, T. H., December s, 1905
To the Board of immigration, City.
Gentlemen:-We hereby formally no.
tify you that the Trustees of the Ha.
waiian Sugar Planters Association
have adopted a resolution favoring the
| importation of one thousand 10000 Por-
! tuguese families from the Azores or
Madeira Islands, or Italians from the
north of Italy if the former class of
laborers cannot be obtained from the
islands, and offering to your Board the
necessary funds for successfully carry
ing on this immigration.
| We understand that it is the desire
of your Board to learn what the plan
tations are prepared to offer able
bodied immigrants in the way of wages
or homesteads and other inducements.
7 In reply, we beg to refer you to let
ter Copy enclosed), addressed to Hon.
A. L. c. Atkinson, superintendent of
the Board of Immigration and dated
October 25th 1905, in which our Secre-
.tary notified you that certain planta-
lions are willing to offer an acre of
land and a house and other induce.
ments as set forth fully in the Farming
Agreements, copies of which are at
tached herewith. Altogether, 1926 fami-
lies are offered these homestead and
farming agreements by the six plan
tattOns named. We wish to say that
these farming agreements are now be-
| ing considered by the Directories of
other plantations, and that we have
good reason to believe that within the
next few weeks the number of planta-
lions offering to take families in ac-
cordance with said Farming Agree
ments, will be materially increased. We
shall keep you fully advised on this
matter.
We wish to present to your Board the
fact that certain plantations having
short-term leases, are not in a posi-
ton to make any offer of land to such
| immigrants, however much they might
wish to do so. These plantations are
prepared to offer monthly wages to in
| tending immigrants at the rate of 80
per month in excess of the rates nam
ed in the Homestead and Farming
Agreement. These plantations are not
in a position to offer homesteads to the
Portuguese families that may come,
| but they are prepared to give separate
| houses for each family to live in, and
| to furnish fuel, water and medical at
| tendance.
We would suggest that the immi-
! grants be informed that a certain num-
Der Of families can obtain homesteads
| in accordance with the terms of the
! Homestead and Farming Agreement,
and that the remainder can obtain
ready employment and comfortable
quarters on plantations which cannot
furnish them with homesteads.
| AS we have said above, the number
of families to whom we can nowSdefin-
| itely offer an acre of land under the
Farming Agreement, is 1926, but we
have every reason to believe that this
number will be largely augmented in
the course of the next month.
| Yours respectfully,
HAWAIIAN SUGAR PLANTERS
ASSOCIATION.
Honolulu, October 20, 1905.
Honorable A. L. c. Atkinson,
superintendent Board of Immigra-
ton. Honolulu.
Dear Sir: Replying further to your
letter of the Bird of July requesting in
formation as to the inducements which
the sugar plantations are prepared to
offer to laborers, such as Italians from
the North of Italy or Portuguese from
the Azores and Madeira Islands, l beg
to hand you herewith the copies of
Homestear and Farming Agreements
which the Maui Agricultural Company
Kihei Plantation Company, Hawaiian
Commercial and Sugar Company, Olaa
Sugar Comply and Kahuku Plantation
Company are prepared to make with
such laborers either in the United
States or upon arrival i'm Honolulu.
These agreements contain the in
ducements which said plantations Of
| for and tho covenants and oprpoments