The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-18
FINE FIELD FOR
HAWAIIAN PINES

NFron Wednesdays AdNsrtfSerl
William Ciulr. ol the wholesale gro
Gerry rirr, ~ William Clur Company.
which il one q the largest houses on
the Pacific Coast. having its headQuar-
Ss-s in San Francisco and branches in
Oakland. Eureka. san Luis ooispo,
Santa Barbara and Ventura leaves
hi. city today on the siberia on s
trip around the world. accompanied
BY his wife and daughter. he has
been here FOR the past TWO weeks on 3
pleasure trip, and has combined little
business with his sightseeing tour. In
speaking % his trip and his impress
sion> q these Islands yesterday. he
said.
IN my trip around the world.
neither NV wife nor l expect 20 md
any place in which We will have 50
much pleasure IS We have had in your
city. I had no idea that there was
anything o. this kind 70 be found here
The people on the mainland and On
the Cost have no idea OF the esau-
ties % The Hawaiian Islands, o. they
would flock here in great numbers I
have made s trip 20 the Island o. Hs-
wall while here. and have enjoyed
every minute o. my stay, from the
time We arrived on the Korea till to-
day. and viii leave with regret thSS
we could not stay longer.
y believe rhar diversified farming Is
absolutely necessary 70 these Islands
In this line ! can nOt say TOO much
Of pinsapples. which my firm deals in
very largely. and am also confident
that coffee viii become an important
export. notwithstanding the trouble
which has been encountered. There viii
be I reaction in the cOItes-producinS
business here. There are other crops
which viii do well here and are bound
70 take hold and offer 3 chance for
the small farmer. Among these are
vanilla beans and cocoS. and there are
Others which viii also do well II
rubber. YOU have an industry which.
while only in lis infancy. should be i
source 81 great wealth 70 the Terri
tory.
In pinsapples. nv firm has been
handling Hawaiian goods Tor only TWO
years. and in that time the trade has
been increased three hundred per cent.
and there are possibilities ahead which
promise almost no limit We handle
only the Hawaiian pineapple now. with
the exception OF the lowest grade. Snd
have been very well satisfied with the
quality.
There ought 70 be = very good mar
ksc fo- fresh pineapplss from this city
in san Francisco. as there their quail
fry : far above that o. any pines
section u they are landed in good
co16iCiol. and The price Is not TOO high
there ought 70 be $ very profitable
trade worked I'd
There * one thing that the can
-s-iss here should Be very careful
about. that the pack should be uni
fern. ard that II = can OF pines Is
marked Nc. : quality. IL should be
strictly 6rst-class- There are so many
fruits On the Coast that the East
should furnish the best market for the
Hawaiian pirsappIss, and Il the pres
err prices can De maintained the de-
rrar+ should De unlimited
aTrs prices. which are. as YOU say,
lover than those o. peaches and pears.
ars right for the Introduction Many
PEOPLE hardly know what pineappIes
s-s now. but the low price Is attract
Ing TIE trade o. the great middle class
and VIII mean s big demand One
they have been Introduced vel the
price may be high and Tire people VIII
SIN demand the fruit As Il = az
present with The res Sor2bls price ask
e6. The pineapplss a-e taking the place
OF other fruits and viii rapidly be-
come 8 great t4vorire. when the per
uGrs1r success Of the industry VIII be
assured
7 shall De about + year on NY trip
around the world. but 7 and also my
vile and daughter are already max
ing plans for s Trip out here TWO years
from now We are fairly in love with
Hawai- and do not expect 20 ind any
section which We VIII Ike 50 much"
Let three OF four critics get after YOU. .
and they VIII End a. many faults as q