The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-09

TERRITORY SECURED
WITHOUT EXPENSE OF WAR
Isles Have Never Been a Bur.
den Financially to Uncle
Sam.

The Hawaiian islands are the only
territory the United States ever secured
without either the expense Of war or
of direct purchase. More than that, the
islands have never been a burden flnan-
cially to tho Federal Government"
Such Is tho enthusiastic way in which
j. c. Cohen, manager Of the Royal Ha-
waiian band, presented the relations
OF that recently acquired empire to the
United States.
Mr.. Cohen has lived in Honolulu some
ten years. and In addition to managing
the band which is sent out by the per-
mission of the local Hawaiian Govern
ment, he is manager OF two theaters
and does a general merchandise busi-
ness In Honolulu, His descriptions of
the climate, Inhabitants. resources and
business conditions In that far away
country are especially interesting to all
Americans by reason of It's being a part
of the Union.
When annexation was accomplished
the Hawaiians came In under the pro-
lection of "Old Glory" keeping step TO
the quick time Of Yankee Doodle
Dandy" and have ever since kept up
with the march Of progress in this In
tensiYely progressive age,
About the Islands
The country IS located almost In the
land OF perpetual equinox, but the cl-
matlc conditions arc such that the
temperature seldom gets above S6 de-
grees or below so degrees. so that in eff
feet 1t is almost continuous springtime.
The mean temperature is about 72 de-
grces,
The staple products are sugar, coffee
rio md Of
some 100000 tons are annually pro-
duced. Pineapples and bananas grow
luSuriantly and of tho finest quality
and arc exported In increasing quanti-
ties to San Francisco and other Pacific
points every year, Rubber plants, sis
al for twine, and high-priced tobacco
for cigar wrappers are being grown
with success and promise each TO de-
Yelop into important industries.
While the annual rainfall is sufficient
to grow good crops On the fertile lands
by Irrigation, which method Is extern
sively used. the yield Is greatly in
creased Water Is obtained from noun
tain streams and from artesian wells.
Practical Farmers Needed.
The local government owns vest
tracts of land that have been leased for
q long term of years at a low rental TO
large operators, These leases are now
expiring and the great need of the
Islands is practical farmers to buy and
operate moderate sized tracts, The
crops are sure and the profits are large,
| The entire region is health resort,
| and amusements are probably more
pronounced feature there than any
other place on the globe,
| Farm labor is mostly performed by
| Mongolians. Chinese and japanese, but
| the United States exclusion laws pre-
| vent a further influx of Chinese. The
| result is that the price of farm or plan
| tation labor Is greatly enhanced. The
native Hawaiians are an ambitious
race and Industrious In some respects,
| but they do not take kindly to
| drudgcry. They are excellent accoun-
| tants and write plain and symmetrical
hands. They are expert boatmen, es-
| pecially where the element of daring
! in which delight enters. They are also
| fair artisans and mechanics and are
! making great advancement in scientific
| farming and the trades which are
| taught in the schools. A university for
natives Is in operation which has a
heavier endowment than the Leland
Stanford university. The Hawailans
take readily to education and are most
lv natural-born politicians. They are
aggressive and readily accumulate
means While not a race of giants,
they are above the average size In
height and weight and are pictures OF
| health. They are pleasant and polite,
characteristics that are particularly
marked in the band OF musicians at
Saltair.
Metropolis OF Islands.
Honolulu IS the metropolis Of the is
land and Mr.. Cohen says that II is
one OF the most metropolitan cities of
the world Mr.. Cohen conducted a to-
IL, SaIf I In
for several months thirteen years ago.
He states that one hotel In Honolulu
cost 81 T50 900. Concerts are given daily
for the benefit of tourists during our
winter season In three different places
In the city For this reason the band
VIII be obliged TO return home by No
yember / Honolulu has less than 40,
600 inhabitants, while the population OF
the seven islands Is less than $50, 600.
II is considered one Of the coming
countries of the world Travel to II
increases every year and the travel
brings the needed capital and popula-
ton TO hasten Its greatness.
The country Imports large amounts
| Of manufactured articles, including
farm implements from the United
states Land can be had at low fig
ure. and Mr Cohen states the people
of this country are just beginning to
| realize the value of Its Hawaiian ac-
| QUESTIONS, diS, u Ioui SN'
| import or export duties between Ha-
| wall and the United States and ths
| trade relations arc growing almos'
| marvelously.
| To Advertise Country.
| The itinerary Of the band. which 1.
| sent out TO advertise that country, vii
| include the larger cities on the Atlantic
| coast The band Will remain here until
| and Including Friday night. and vii
| then go to Denver. where series o
concerts Will be given during the Elk