Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-07-29
Tells Of What He Saw and Coun.
tries He Visited While Soliciting
People To Settle On Hawaii.
Character OF Country,
Its Latitude and
Longitude

to London or Hamburg. The pines
are not so large as those produced IN
these Islands, but the fruit is fine and
delicious, In former years oranges
were the chief export, but some dis
ease Or blight destroyed this very i'm
portant product.
The manufacture of alcohol from
sweet potatoes until recent years was
a very profitable industry and there
are three or four factories in Ponta
Delgada. Owing to the over supply
of alcohol, the attention has been
turned in the last year or so the cul-
tivation of the beet sugar industry
and the first crop was harvested in the
fall of 1906.
POLITICAL.
The Azores as well as the Madeira
group are Portuguese possessions, and
have the same political, administers
tive and judicial organization. The
inhabitants are of the Latin race, and
Portuguese is the language spoken.
The state religion is Roman Catholic
The nine islands form three admin
istrative districts, each one having its
Civil Governor-Ponta Delgada, SO
called from the city of Ponta Delgado
composed of the islands of St. Mich
ae's or San Miguel, and st. Mary's or
Santa Maria; Angra do Heroismo
composed of Terceira, st. George and
Graciosa, and the District of Horta
The island that probably seems the
most important 10 the American citi-
zen, while perhaps the smallest of the
group, is Santa Maria. 1t was at this
island that Columbus touched ON the
18th of February, 1893, on his return
from the discovery of America. The
church is still standing where part of
his crew returned thanks in a semi
nude condition, in fulfillment of a
VOW made in a heavy storm during
the voyage.
On really things he is in the old
world in dead earnest when he arrives
at the island of San Miguel, for one
of the principal hotels of the city was
built, according to the date over the
door, in 1924. If my memory serves
me correctly, saw a little church
that was built in 1466.
STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
The Empreza Insulana de Navegacao
maintains regular service between
Lisbon and the Azores twice monthly
These boats touch at Santa Maria and
Madeira. The White Star Line steam
ers are engaged in the Mediterranean
service and Gale regularly at Ponta
Delgada or Funchal, Madeira, on their
outward voyage from either Boston or
New York. i believe that the New
York steamers do not call on their re-
turn voyage, but the Boston steamers
do. A great many excursion steamers
of the Hamburg-American North Ger
man Lloyd, and Royal Mail Lines call
at Ponta Delgada.
After making arrangements with the
recruiting agents in Ponta Delgada to
recruit the immigrants for Hawaii, |
proceeded by the Royal Mail Packet
Trent from Ponta Delgada to London
on August Sth, arriving in London on
the 18th. l then took up the matter
of chartering a steamer, and on Sep
TENDER 18th succeeded in chartering
the British steamer Suveric.
On September 18th / left South
Hampton for Madeira by the steamer
Wallmer Castle of the Union Castle
Steampship Company, and arrived at
Funchal Madeira on September 10Th.
l left Funchal, Madeira, for Ponta
Delgada on September 22d, in order
to be at Ponta Delgada upon the ar.
rival of the Suveric, which was due to
arrive at that port on or about Sep.
TENDER 30th.
The Suveric arrived at Ponta Del
gada about midnight of October 4th,
and sailed from Ponta Delgada for
Funchal, Madeira. on the 9Th. arriving
at the latter place on the afternoon
of the Sth. She sailed from Funchal,
Madeira, about midnight of October
18th.
After finishing this shipment in
Funchal, Madeira, proceeded from
there to London on October 10th, and
arrived in London on October 20. On
November 9Th | proceeded to Rome,
with view to looking into the mat
ter of Italian immigration for Hawaii.
/ called on the government officials
there but received no encouragement
whatever, and finally decided to take
up the matter of Spanish immigration,
so proceeded from Rome to Madrid
via Paris, arriving in Madrid on No
vember 18th. | called at the American
Legation and upon different govern
ment officials in Madrid in order to
secure the support of the government
officials relative to immigration to
Hawaii.
/ left Madrid on November Gath for
London, in order to be at that place
upon the date of the arrival of the
Suveric at Honolulu so as to attend
to the final payment under her charter
After settling the Suveric charter,
took up the question of transporting
direct from Italy, Spain,
the Azores, and Madeira, via the
National Railway, but
came to the conclusion that this route
was not feasible at that time. / then
canvass in Malaga,
Spain, with the hope of securing a
shipment OF Spanish immigrants, and
on February 9th a charter was execut-
ed with Messrs Harris & Dixon for
the British Steamer Heliopolis This
vessel was discharging cargo in the
Thames at that time, and after finish
ing unloading she proceeded to Cariff