The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-16

climate which favors our American
ization. From this cause our uplands
possess the rlost delicious climate in
the world. AT attitudes of from 500
to $500 fet can be created the most
charming homes, with nearly all the
fruits and grains of the temperate zone
There are ON these islands as much
undoubtedly as 500 square miles of de-
sirahie agricultural lands suited to the
needs of enterprising American farm
efs, which are now unOccupied by any
jlillage, and are capable of handsomely
supporting twenty civilized families
to the square mile Very little of this
land, however, is at present open for
purchase, being in good demand for
sheep and cattle pasturage. The larger
half of such lands are subject to pri-
vate ownership, and much of the rest
is held in long leases from the govern
ment. AS such leases fall in, it is
understood to have become the policy
of the Territorial government to put
homesteads upon the market at moder-
ate prices to desirable American set
lers. 1t is also to BE expected that
some landowners will exercise gen
erous policy toward such settlers.
There are also in the hands of the
large sugar estates many excellent
tracts of the lower lands, which would,
from fertility and climate, be very
desirable for farmers. From these
owners also a generous policy is de-
sired and hoped for. There is thus
much ground for anticipating a large
addition to our American rural popu-
lation during the next decade or two,
such an addition as should establish
our American character upon a solid
basis.
Leading indications, however, of the
near future point to a very different
source of change in the status of Ha
wall. The early future of these is
lands seems likely to become over
whelmingly commercial rather than
agricultural. Being the central cross
roads of the North Pacific, all the great
routes of this ocean seem
necessitated to converge here. Great
steamer lines must very soon cross the
Pacific from Panama to the Orient,
traffic which will Guido that
now crossing the Atlantic. Honolulu
lies midway exactly in the path of
that colossal traffic route which is
nearly 10000 miles from Panama to
Many large freight steam
ers daily must call here to replenish
their fuel supply. Both Pearl Harbor
and Honolulu will become crowded
with those freighters and fuel supply
ships. They will in few years be-
come large commercial cities.
The immense commerce thus created
here will call for food supplies from a
teeming back country of busy and pros
porous farmers. The agricultural re-
sources, not only of Oahu, but of all
the islands, will be heavily drawn up
on, and capable American farmers will
flock here for profitable employment.
One may well anticipate that not many
years hence the twenty-five thousand
acres of crowded cane fields along our
Oahu shores will have disappeared and
given place to produce farms. And
the mighty pumps which drive two
million gallons of artesian
water daily over the broad fields will
nourish the tillage of thousand pro-
duce farmers instead.
Hawaii may, therefore, well be re-
garded as now only in embryo. A pop
ulous, busy and wealthy State looms up
in front of us as dwelling here in an
other generation. This new and giant
future of Hawaii needs to be we'll pro-
vided for now, economically, socially
and spiritually. America should at
once diligently fortify Hawaii, not on
ly strategically, but in all respects.
Hawaii IS early destiny is to be the
great Headlight of Americanism and
in the mid-Paeifc.
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.