The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-29
TAKES Up THE
LAND QUESTION
CONTINUED rom Page One,

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ing suggested itself to my mind that
the conditions of soil and climate in
your island would prove suitable for
/ the production of tobacco, I now beg
/ TO request you to kindly have me sup
piled with the following particulars
as TO the system of tenure and of the
! facilities offered to prospective plant
! ers by your government.
/ In the first place, I should be glad
| to know if land, either virgin forest or
otherwise, Of known fertility, is avail
able near any port Of call or railroad
! center. from whence produce can be
easily transported abroad. In case,
however, lands cannot be leased in the
neighborhood Of such places, is il pos
sible to secure tracts in the interior,
and if so, what are the ways and means
and conditions of transportation, and
also the comparative cost of same?
What are the terms upon which
lands can be leased out from owners,
and the average cost per acre at which
they can be purchased outright? If
the area happens to be in the owner
ship Of government, what rate per
acre would it fetch on an average?
What are the facilities afforded to
settlers for the opening out of the
country. and what would be the prob
able commercial prospects of a VEN
ture Of the kind have indicated? Has
tobacco-growing ever been tried be-
fore, and if so, with what resultsp IF
it has not been introduced, are the
conditions of soil, climate, etc, favor
able to its cultivation?
I enclose the card Of the business
represent, and shall be greatly obliged
if you viii kindly reply to this, to the
address given, detailing your informa
ton to cover sall the points raised in
this letter and such other items which
have possibly omitted, but which you
think will prove of interest and i'm
portance for the purposes of my en-
quiry.
Thanking you in advance of any
trouble you may take in this behalf,
and assuring you of my gratitude for
the favor of a full and explicit report,
I remain, dear sir,
Yours very truly,
(Sig) ALBERT FISHER.
so. Rue Herenthals, Antwerp, Bel
GUM.
The failure of the anticipated Los
Angeles excursion was also explained
in the following letter from Mr.. Frank
Virgins. secretary of the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce:
NO EXCURSION FROM LOS AN
GELES.
Los Angeles, Cal, May IS, 1908
Mr. H. P Wood. Secretary. Hawaii
omotionaCommittee, Honolulu Ha-
wall.
Dear Mr.. Wood: / am very sorry
indeed to inform you that the proposed
excursion to Honolulu was completely
knocked out by the board of directors
at their regular meeting two weeks
ago. The board did not feel like going
into a proposition that called for such
guarantee as the steamship company
wanted, although / believe that with
all the attractions set forth we would
have been able to have gotten to-
gether quite representative number,
but could not have confined it TO the
chambers membership. We have been
compelled to cancel all of our excur-
sions on account of lack of interest.
We are now working up the yacht
race feature and may be able to get il
off in good shape, but it is going to be
hard pulling. People seem to be ner-
vous and unsettled and will not at
tempt anything out of the ordinary.
We have many newcomers in people
of means, who are hunting for home
and business opportunities; in fact, 1
never saw better class of people than
is now canvassing the various locali-
ties of Southern California. The un-
settled business situation seems 20
have turned people to the country, and
as we can present the most attractive
feature in that line, they naturally
look to California.
1 hope you will have as grand a time
with the fleet as we had and part of
it, at least, will remain in your waters.
[ believe that now is the time to begin
to station war vessels in the locality
where they will be needed. 1 hope, |
however we will never see them in
action in our day, but it is my opinion
that it is well to keep them on guard. |
Very truly yours,
(Sig) FRANK VIRGINS,
Secretary, Los Angeles Chamber of |
Commerce.
Secretary Wood submitted to the |
committee the following suggestions |
which he thought would be effective |
with the class of home-builders which |
it is most desirable should come to the |
islands for permanent residence:
Honolulu, May 2Sth, 1908.
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii |
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen: 1 believe that conditions |
are now ripe for a line of promotion /
work We have not actively attempted |
heretofore, and that is directing to Ha
vail men experienced in horticultural !,
and agricultural pursuits, who, though |
successful where they are at present
ocated, would perhaps welcome an OPP
5ortunity of doing as well or better
under such pleasant conditions as may
De found in our fertile Islands.
The great possibilities of tropical and
;emi-tropical agriculture are getting to
De better understood and can, with
proper presentation, be made to ap-
peal TO many experienced and well to
10 farmers throughout the mainland,
in those states where the
cold. desolate days of winter tend to