Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-05
JACK ATKINSON NAY,
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The Hawaiian Sugar Planters Asso.
citation in special meeting this morning
al 10 o'clock. in the Judd building. de
cided to recommend the immigration
of one thousand Portuguese families
from the Azores and Madeiras.
Ernest Wodehouse, OF Theo. II
Davies 4 Co. chosen by the planters TO
10 to Europe TO arrange for the con.
signment. refused the proposition, after
careful consideration and II is now
mp to the Territory to choose another
TO undertake the task.
Secretary of the Territory and Chair.
man of the Territorial Board of Imml.
grafton. now in Washington, is being
considered ana a consultation will be
had with the Governor In this connec-
ton. II is understood that Mr.. Wode.
house was Governor Carters choice.
Many of the planters favor Atkinson,
since Wodehouse has refused, and an
effort will be made to have the Secre
tary round up the desired labor.
At 1880 o'clock this afternoon there
Is a special meeting of the Board Of
immigration in the Magoon building.
called to consider the recommendations
OF the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Asso.
citation.
The meeting of the planters this
morning was held. as usual, behind
closed doors. At 1880 the sugar men
had reached conclusion.
j. p. Cooke. of the immigration
Board. who was present at the special
session, was seen by n Bulletin report
81 after the meeting. Mr.. Cooke said
I'VE have decided to recommend
Tor we can but recommend this to the
Board of immigration for its action
that one thousand Portuguese families
be secured as soon as possible from the
Azores and Madelras for these Islands
One thousand families mean about five
thousand immigrants. We want these
people at the earliest possible date
and the planters stand back of the
proposition and are prepared to see II
through.
MIR. Wodehouse has given his an
swer to the proposition that he go to
get these families and states that he
cannot accept.
Now we have to look for another
man.
Everything except the matter of
who shall go to Europe on this bust.
Dess has been settled.
Whoever goes will go first to New
York. There transportation would be
looked into. Transportation of the
1000 families, once they are secured,
Is matter yet to be determined and
rests upon the results of the investiga.
ton which will have to be made by
our agent. They might be brought
by way of Tehauntepec, or they might
be brought around the Horn.
We hope to have a meeting of the
Board of immigration at 1880 o'clock
this afternoon to consider the recon.
mendatiols of the planters. What we
now have to look around for is a man
to undertake the mission. Mr.. Wode
mouse refuses to entertain the PROPOSE
ton.
President II. p. Baldwin, of the Ha
Waiian Sugar Planters Association,
seen after the planters meeting. stat.
ed that everything had been arranged
except in regard to an agent. lie
thought Secretary A. l.. C. Atkinson
would be the man chosen.
Mr.. L. Wodehouse was asked for his
reasons In refusing to go to Europe fol
the Portuguese. He stated that his
business in this city would not allow
him to consider the planters proposal.