The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-24
STACKABLE
AND SPAIN
Something of the Work
Done to Get Set
tiers Here.

''The past year has been one of the
most interesting, in its experiences, OF
my life, = said Collector Z. r. Stacka-
BILE yesterday, he having returned by
| the Sierra from an absence in the SER
vice of the Territorial Board Of Immi-
grafton, of almost exactly thirteen
months. AT the same time, he
continued, cit has been in many re-
spects strenuous year. What has
been accomplished has had the cordial
good wishes of the administration, and
great deal of valuable aid from it.
There is no doubt but that the Amer
icanization of Hawaii is something that
the President has warmly at heart -
Mr.. Stackable, who resumed the ac-
tive duties of collector of the port even
before he landed from his steamer,
entering the Sierra here on her ar
rival, spent yesterday in the company
of friends, and in gathering up the
threads of acquaintance and of asso-
citation where they were left thirteen
months ago. 1t was the first day he
has had since he arrived when his time
was not fully taken up with official
business.
CT found much to interest me in
Spain,'' he has said since his return.
81 entered Spain at near the north
east corner and travelled thence to
Madrid and afterwards to Malaga. In
the north they had plenty of snow
during the past year, and even in the
region of Malaga there was frost 10
severely injure the sugar cane. Be
tween the northern coast and Madrid
there is region of as rugged, rocky,
and desolate country as | have ever
seen anywhere For miles there is no
population. There are many undevelop-
ed resources in Spain, both mineral
and agricultural 1t is country rich
in historic and romantic "reminiscences,
and the more one learns of the coun-
try and the people, the more one ap-
preciates the great part Spain and the
Spanish people have had in the world s
history.
Gone of the things that struck me
was the simple affection displayed by
mothers for their children. | never
saw such unvaryingly affectionate de-
meanor between mothers and children
among any other people. 1t was en-
tirely unaffected. There was total
absence of displays of temper or of an
ger or fretfulness. An observer, no mat
ter what his experience among other
races and people might have been, could
not but be struck with it.
"The mishap to the Heliopolis on
her way from the Thames to Cardiff,
and the consequent delay, gave us some
anxious hours with the Spanish emi-
grants who were waiting for her, but
that was one of the details of work
that presented many problems, and I'M
expected ones.
CATER the departure of the Ku-
merle with her emigrants, Mr.. Fraser,
who was accompanied by his wife, and
I returned to London. That seems a
long way around but it is the most
direct way. There we parted. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fraser went to Holland and thence
to Germany, and later returned to the
United States. / believe by this they
are in San Francisco, and | understood
Mr. Fraser was to resume his posi-
ton with the Simpson Lumber ComS
pany, with which he was connected be
fore he undertook this service with
me in connection with the Board of
immigration. / found in Mr.. Fraser
valuable assistant.
81 finished up the business IN con-
nection with the steamers and ether
matters of the work, in London, and
then came to New York, taking one of
the Hamburg American steamers, the
first steamer to sail after the compile
ton of my business. At New York
I made my bookings for the Sierra,
the fist steamer for Honolulu that
could get, and went to Washington.
Then [ came across the continent and
here
While in Washington Mr.. Stackable
had an audience with President Roose-
welt in regard to his mission in com
pany with Commissioner General of
immigration Sargent, and Commission
from Washington that at this audience
the President expressed himself as high
| ly gratifed with the work done by Mr..
| grafton.
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