The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-06
THE NEEDS
OFHAWAII
CONGRESSMAN SAYS MAINLAND
ERs WILL NOT COME HERE TO
FARM

ERS WILL NOT COME HERE TO
FARM.
The Congressional party which ar
| rived here on the transport Crooke
two weeks ago, returned to Honolulu
this morning from a ten days trip
to Maui and Hawaii and are now
quartered at the Moana Hotel where
they will remain until the arrival or
the transport Sherman due here next
! Saturday, when they will sail for the
| Orient to spend a month or six weeks.
The party is made up of Hon. and
Mrs. Mckinney of Illinois; Hon. John
NJ Reynolds of Pennsylvania, and
daughter, Miss Judith Reynolds; Hon
William w. Cocks, of New York, ana
niece, Miss Nellis; and Hon. Edwin
w. Higgins, of Connecticut
The visitors went Immediately TO
their hotel on the arrival of the Kinau
this morning, and are spending the
day in resting up. One and all de-
! clare that they had a most enjoyable
trip. Mr.. Mckinney in speaking of the
matter said: I'VE couldn't have i'm
agined a more thoroughly pleasant
trip. 1t was a little bit hard at times,
but that was because we all were de-
termined to see everything to be seen
and l think We did. We did not have
an accident of any kind to mar the
pleasure of the experience, and one
and all come back well and happy
The ladies of the party stood it re-
markedly we'll" Mr.. Mckinney and
other members of the party were
severely sunburned.
Regarding their Impressions of the
needs of the Territory none of the
members was willing TO talk very
much for publication.
1--WE can expect but to get a gen
eral impression of the conditions on
the Islands in SO brief trip" said
Mr.. Mckinney, But we feel that we
shall be in position to work much
more intelligently when legislature
affecting the Territory arises in Con-
gress. It looks to me, tho, as if the
Islands future demanded that some
system of industries should be estab-
lished which shall make the welfare
of the Territory not entirely Deepen
dent on the sugar production. 1t may
be that this can be accomplished by
encouraging European immigration.
Il cannot believe that 1t would be
possible to get farmers from the main
land at least from Illinois, to settle
here. They have been used to large
acreage, and are leaving Illinois in
large numbers, because the high price
of farm lands has made it eXpedient
for them to sell and go TO the Indian
| Territory, Texas, or Canada, where
they can get large tracts or good land
! for their families. They would scarce
| ly be content to settle ON the small
tracts which they would have here"
Mr.. Mckinney was especially I'M
pressed with the strategic value of the
Territory, and expressed much inter-
est in the plans making towards the
fertilization of Honolulu, and for the
establishment Of naval bases here.
Mr.. Higgins expressed himself as
well pleased with his experiences.
He stated, however that while he had
been strongly impressed with a good
many things, and had formed some
opinions since he arrived in the Ter
ritory he was not ready to discuss
them for publication.
| The program as arranged for next
week was as follows:
Sunday, July 7.-Church and rest.
Monday, July S.-Leave Honolulu in
autos at $3.50 a. m. Luncheon at Wa
hiawa. Dinner and spend the night at
| Haleiwa.
Tuesray, July 9.-Start from Hale
iva in autos through Koolauloa.
Luncheon at Swanzy place at Kualoa.
Return to Honolulu across the Pail
Wednesday, July 10.-In the after
noon inspect the Honolulu Iron Works
In the afternoon see polo practice
game at Moanalua.
Thursday, July "Trip to Pearl
Harbor in the Iroquois. At p. m.
public reception at the Moana Hotel.
Friday, July 12.-In the forenoon
visit to the Bishop Museum. In the
afternoon surf-riding, canoeing and
bathing at Waikiki. In the evening
Princess Kalanianaole will entertain
the ladies of the party at cards.
Of&% 4 = Z 4 y 4 Q
600, received further confirmation OF
the disaster this morning, in a per
sonal cable. The message was com,
forting to the Doctor, however, in
that it assured him that property
which he owns was not in the path
of the flames, and he is therefore not
a personal loser.