Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-23
PLANTATIONS THRILLING.


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was Just as well pleased that the mat.
ter had turned out as II had He could
secure q man back East II II was nee.
essary II he wanted a man from home
he would notify the Board Of Immigra.
ton.
Atkinson was In New York City when
the letters were written He stated that
he was busy looking up the matter of a
steamship for the transportation Of the
Portuguese families to Hawaii when
they should be secured He was also
studying the matter of labor generally,
seeking information in regard to ltal
ians. Poles, Portuguese and others.
Atkinson notes In the letter OF In
structions that he received from the
Board that 1t is the wish Of the Board
that he go first to Lisbon, the capital
OF Portugal. before going to the Azores
in reference to the desired agricultural
families and he fully understands that
nothing is to be done until Consul Can
avarro's report on conditions here has
been duly received at Lisbon. He IL
gratified that the Hawaiian planters ex.
press willingness to contribute TO
ward the expense of getting the labor
ers to Hawaii.
Atkinson urges the Board and all
concerned to be very careful In tho
matter Of offering inducements to the
prospective settlers. He says that much
will depend on this first contingent OF
immigrants and they must be treated
right.
One acre of land he considers almos,
too small for a family Of five persons
He asks the Board to carefully consider
all matters Of inducement placed be
fore II and to make diligent inquiry as
to the best lands availible on the Is
lands.
| The chairman of the Board also
writes that the cost per capita per
adult for transportation to Hawaii via
the Tehauntepec route will be about
sixty dollars.
| Atkinson complained OF not receiv
| Ing the letter of Instruction from the
Board until several days after the time
| he should have received the letter, &c
cording TO the date OF writing. Cooke
explained to the Board that he had In
yestigated che delay In transmission
rs far as the local postotiice was con
cerned and had found everything o. X,
| The letter had been mailed a full ~
| nours hafora tho staamar AIamada
sailed and the most Once of,cIais had
assured him that the letter went on an
,hs AIamada,s mail gjving him Tho
time of registration and the number OF
the bag in which the letter had been
| placed. Delay must have occurred be
tween San Francisco and Washington
Cooke said there had been some talk
| OF a private message from Atkinson
but the Board had received none. no
had received none. the Governor had
! received none and MIR. Atkinson's faith
or here had received none.
Mr.. Cooke MIR. Tenney having re
marked that this matter OF immigra
ton called for the most serious consid
Grafton, said that the Waikiki planta.
ton was prepared to take fifty families
The land at Wailuku was splendid
Half an acre of land there was worth
az much as two acres in some other
places.
Cooke said that the. immigration
from the Azores seemed to be assured,
inasmuch as a friend In Portugal OF
Hutchingson here had cabled that lab
orers could now be secured there.
With this information TO hand and
Atkinson on the point of starting on
his mission. the Board might take steps
to have Atkinson at once start recruit
Ing.
Il. ID. Tenney said that Eva planta.
ton would take 100 families but could
not give them any homes. Eva would
be willing to give them employment
and build homes for them on leased
lands, but Eva had no land to convey
and could not now arrange to convey
any land not owning any I'm its own
right leasing the lands from the rail-
way Cooke remarked that they had
arranged 10 give lanng nj Kahnlxn nlan