Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01

principles of the laws of cause and
effect.
After the man has raised his
crop he cant find profitable mar
ket for II, because the Honolulu pro-
duce dealer has established connec-
tions with mainland producers and
isn't going to break them until he Is
assured of regular supply at right
prices from the Island farmer. The
Island farmer isn't now IN n posi-
ton to make the supply dependable,
nor accept right prices.
Matter of Growth
"DuIin the next ten years the
farming problem will be worked out
mere. Small farming must begin on
n large scale. A giant institution
| like the Parker ranch, FOR instance,
their own use. They will demon
y strate the feasibility of the various
crops. They can afford to sustain q
few failures. overcoming obstacles.
hlNtl TIC Dl6 NOuCtll ldb DloNtH lut
practicability of farming, small
farmers viii come in. The crop
won't be exclusively tobacco, vanilla,
coffee, fruits, vegetables. nor grain.
! 1t will be all of these things, accord
, ing to locality. A regular source OF
supply will be created that the Ho-
nolulu produce dealers can depend
upon, and the goods will be carried
here in fine refrigerator ship. Re-
frigerator ship? Who will furnish
that? The lnter-lsland Steam Navi-
cation Company, of course. Within
a very short time all meat will be
killed at the big ranches and shipped
TO Honolulu in cold storage. Both
progress and economy demand this.
It's only a prophesy, but IT'S bound to
happen. When the refrigerator ship
comes along the steamship company
will encourage all kinds OF farming
to get cargoes for the cold-storage
compartments. Then the Honolulu
merchants will cancel orders on the
Coast for fruits, vegetables, hay,
grain, butter. eggs, and lots of other
things that are now taking money
out of the country. Lots of people
on the Island of Hawaii will say that
the principal market Will not be
Honolulu but Hilo, but this is a lit.
tic too far OFF to be put down as a
certainty. One thing, Hilo has the
hinterand to make II big city
some day.
at would be criminal to invite farm
ers Of small means to settle on Ha
wall now. They couldn't earn a Iiv
ing. But the day Is rapidly approach
ine-the day Of the railroad betting
Hawaii, refrigerator ships, and tn,
farmer. II can't be done by proels
nation nor argument, but II will b,
done by evolution.
What the Government ought L
do now Is to start an experiment sta
ton on Hawaii at about 500O-foo
elevation and give the prosperity,
farmers practical suggestions as Il
the right crops for certain localitie
and how to overcome cut-worms an,
other pests. Besides this, something
ought to be done to make II easIe
Tor bona fide settlers to take up Gov
eminent land In sufficient parcels I
enable them to earn living. Lot
Of people want land on Hawaii an
they're In earnest about wanting
for farming purposes. They say tina
the Government will give them onl
about 20 acres when they need ~
acres to make good with. Besides
It's very difficult to get even 2
acres, because the Land Department
is afraid they will keep them onl
long enough to prove up and the
turn them over to some big estate.
"To sum up: the small-farm prot
lem is not difficult one and we hay
1t In our own province to solve /
The question needs only little IL
telligent attention from the Govern
ment heads, Il more liberal policy T.
wards farmers, and little nor
time. The time to begin Is now.
Great Cattle Country
Leaving aside the sugar estate
the great Parker ranch, embracin