The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-10

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to Europe so nothing was done in that
matter.
Following is a sample reply sent out
by Secretary Crabbe to enquirers for
information regarding Hawaii:
January 9Th, 1906.
Mr.. w. H. Brownlow, Chewelah,
Washington.
Dear Sir:-Yours of December 9Th,
1905, received and in reply would state
that the public lands are sold under
conditions stated in enclosed digest, at
from 81 to $50 per acre. The same char
acter of land when sold by private par
ties would cost from S. to $3.50 per acre
The government of the Territory OF
Hawaii offers many chances to the
American settler who desires to take
I'D good land and is willing to hustle
and make the land produce; to those
who come with assurances that they
want to adopt our country as their flu
ture home the government offers their
best lands at a nominal figure, but to
those who simply drift in as specula-
tors they offer no encouragement.
Before a colony or a large number of
people decide to try their fortune in
two reliable persons to investigate and
report on the prospects. This is only
precaution for safety sake. We believe
that the government can satisfy any
reasonable person that what it offers
is all that could be expected.
Our chief industry, at present, is the
growing of sugar cane, bananas ana
pineapples, although the growing of ST.
sal for its fiber and rubber trees for
their gum is making same headWay.
Coffee, tobacco and vanilla are groW-
ing in some districts. OF the above
named industries cane and pineapples
are looked upon with the most favor
of course, with the above named indus
tries it is necessary that one should be
able to support ones self for from one
to two years while the crop is planted
and growing to maturity.
A man can get along with a small
capital if he takes up a small piece OF
land and mortgages his crop in ad-
vance, but that puts the balance on the
wrong side to start with for the inter-
est would eat up most of the profits.
To make a success of settling on our
public lands the settlers should come
In colonies of ten or more families, and
come expecting to work hard for time
at least.
Our climate is without question the
best in the world, the temperature av-
araging about 70 degrees. Our popu-
lation taken in 1900 was $4,000. The
number of school children attending
school 20, 4O6 The value of all govern
ment schools excluding lands, $50, 900;
| Ill 70 =
389 900; average daily attendance 81 per
cent; average monthly wages paid to
teachers, SOL. We have 276 churches,
property valued at $1,267000. Our inn
ports amounted to almost $15,OOO,OOC
and our exports amounted to more than
s36 900 600 Excess of value of exports
over imports were 21,OOO,OOO Custom
House receipts for the year 1906 ST.
O4S, 34O.3S.
The past year was the banner year in
the value of our exports, a gain of al
most of S11, 900, 900 over 1904, and a gain
OF almost $7,OOO,OOO over the most pros
porous year that of 1902.
The export of fruit, both green and
preserved show a gain i'm value of a
fraction more than 32 per cent oven
like exports of 1904. Coffee shows an
increase both in quantity and value
though not up to what it has been.
Timber, sisal and wool have more than
doubled in export value during the
past year. Taking everything into con-
sideration the people of our Territory
have every good reason to expect sue
cess not only in its growing industry
but in their efforts to Americanize this
land on broad American lines.
We have requested the Promotion
Committee to send you literature re-
garding the islands which, we hope
win be of most interest to yourself and
friends. Yours truly,
CLARENCE L. CRABBE,
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