The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-10

The Hawaiian Development Co. is
going to do things. This is the COM
pany organized some time ago and in
corporated on Friday for the purpose of
developing lands on this and the Island
of Hawaii
There is an opportunity and a de-
sire to colonize this Territory" said
Manager McStocker yesterday in speak
ing of the objects of the new corpora
tion, with a desirable people. Thou
sands of acres of land are well adapt
ed for the purpose of the small farmer.
And there are thousands of people who
would come here and settle upon this
land if they had guarantee as to the
results. 1 mean they would want as
surance that if they were successful in
producing things there will be a mar
ket for their products.
The Hawaiian Development Co. will
stand ready to give a guarantee of
transportation facilities and market.
1t will go even further, and in some
cases provide the means at a reason
able rate of interest to aid the farmer
an bringing his land to a profit-bearing
point.
There are plenty of people who may
come here with desire to cultivate
lands. but who have not the means to
get beyond the clearing stage. There
is where the Hawaiian Development
Co. will come in 1t will be sort
of colonizer and aid the colonists when
they need help. We may go evensf fur
ther and provide manufactures for
different products just as soon as the
products appear. We do not confine
ourselves to any one article. If the
island now controlled by us, or which
may be controlled by us in the future,
desire to grow pineapples for canning,
we will erect the cannery for them. If
they would plant sisal and have need
for a mill in which to prepare it, we
will put up the mill While this COM
pany might be considered middleman
by some. that is just what we are go
ing to try to get rid of-we will help |
the colonists until they can get along
without assistance.
I'VE believe there is future for Ha-
Sxaiian coffee and if the conditions de-
Hnand it we will erect mill on our
lands. clean the coffee and provide
transportation to the nearest market,
and, if necessary, create market. The
Koolau railway is the first step toward
the results we are aiming at. There
rs a crying need for white settlers here
and we will do what we can to get and
keep them
1t is evident that Manager McStocker
is enthusiastic over the prospects and
aims of his company. but not more so
than Mr.. j. B. Castle. The latter has
been the friend of any proposition to
settle the country with white people
for years and has spent a great deal
of money in experimenting with diff
ferent classes. He is not wrapped up
In sugar, though largely Interested in
it. II there are people in any section
of the country where he is interested
who would grow cane he will be the
first 10 aid. Beside having large tracts
of land on the Island of Oahu, the COM
pany owns a great deal of land in the
Kona district. That section offers in
sduce4nents for settlers owing to the cli-
matte advantages and the fertility OF .
the soil II now contains the largest
small farming population of any dis {
srict IN the Territory, and though in a ]
forty thousand tons of freight are car
rfed yearly from its shipping ports. {
The railroad in Kona is but little
over seven miles in length, but when
the Development Company gets to do {
Ing business this is likely to be ex- J
tended. and the promoters are of the
opinion that it may some day be the
of the road around the is
land which it IS stated on good author
ity viii be built in the near future.
Kona has a great future" continued
Nh. McStocker. There is a great op-
pOrtunity there for the men who would I
raise cane. but 1t has its difficulties, T
and I am of the opinion that the set a
tlement of the difficulties can best
be reached by some method of colon :
fzatfOn whereby the r,roducers viii ra | r