The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-13
Lisbon is not necessary. We leave the

Lisbon is not necessary. We leave the
decision entirely in your hands.
If you do go to Lisbon, we would sug-
gest that you next proceed to the
Azores and Madeira Islands and make
as complete an investigation as you
can there regarding the possibility of
getting labOrers for Hawaii from those
islands. BY the next mail we shall en-
deavOr to send you letters from some
of the prominent Portuguese in Homo
lulu to responsible parties in the
Azores and Madeiras. We have no
doubt that you may be able to obtain
accurate information from the United
States Consul at both places. We I'M
derstand that you will not find the Of
ficials enthusiastic to help you, but
they will not throw any obstacles in
your way if you go properly accredited
from Lisbon. If you become satisfied
that there are not sufficient laborers
available in these islands, we would
then suggest that you proceed at once
to North italy and make such investi-
cations there as you may deem best,
before returning to New York.
Inducements to Immigrants: We
hand you herewith copy of letter that
we have just received from the Plant
ers' Association, in which they notify
us that they are prepared to take 1000
Portuguese families, and offering to
contribute 10 our Board the necessary
funds for carrying on this immigration.
They have also given brief state
ment of what they are prepared to do
in the way of offering homesteads and
other privileges to able-b bodied immi-
grants. .rhey have also submitted a
form Of Homestead and Farming
Agreements which shows the exact
terms that they are prepared to offer
in carrying out this proposition. We
would refer you to this letter for full
details as to what the immigrants can
expect to get in the form of homes and
wages.
Asststant 1t has been suggested that
you might need some reliable Portu-
guese man to assist you in making
your Investigations in the Azores.
There are a number of very good men
available, and, if after receipt of this
letter, you feel that you would like to
have some man, thoroughly familiar
with the Azores and with our island
conditions, sent on to assist you, we
could readily arrange to have some
one leave here on the Alameda of
the Sd of January Such a person could
80 direct to the Azores and you could
meet him there after you go to Lis
bn, if you decide to take in Lisbon first.
Please cable us Immediately on re-
ceipt of this letter, if you desire to
have some assistant sent to meet you
in the Azores.
In this connection, we enclose copy
of letter addressed to Mr.. G. H Rob
ertson by Mr.. E. Hutchinson, in which
a brief outline is given Of former efforts
to promote immigration from the
Azore and Madeira islands. Some eX-
cellent points are given in Mr. Hut
chisons letter. We do not hesitate
to say that Mr. Hutchinson is the very
best man that you could have for an
assistant, provided he can be induced
to go. You will understand that Mr.
Hutchinson is an Englishman who has
spent all his life in the Madeira Islands
until coming to Hawaii If you should
cable that you need an assistant, he
would be the first man that we would
see.
Investigating re Transportation: on
your return from the Azores and Ma
deira Islands, or from Italy we wish
you to make a very thorough investiga-
ton in New York regarding the 18th
mus Of Tehuantepec railroad, especially