Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-16
AMERICAN FARMERS IRE
KANTEO IN HAWAII
Diversified Agricultural and hortieul-
turai Products Of Islands In
Need Of Developments.


HONOLULU. HAWAII. Jan. II
Hawaii has place for many American
farmers. There are also openings TOR
various lines Of manufactures; Tut az
present tradesmen and artisans are
not In demand, these nelds being well
covered by merchants already estab-
lished. and by the Chinese and Japa-
nese population. These latter races
together with the native population
and good percentage OF Portuguese
= and Spanish settlers. also furnishing
the manual labor supply Of the Terri
tory.
The farmers are needed fer develop
ing a widely diversified list Of aericul-
tural and horticultural products for
which the islands are eminenlly
adapted. The reason that this de-
yelopment has not taken place long
ago, is that almost all OF the com
parative!y small white population
capable e doing 1t. has for half
century or more been interested eth
or directly or indirectly 10 the ex-
'clusion Of everything else. in tn"
sugar industry The merchantile
business existing. was largely depcn-
dent on kink Sugar. II is true that
there are a humber Of large cattle
ranches. ard for upward of twenty
years coffee has been successfully
produced under net altogether favor
able conditions: but 1t is within the
line since annexation that a sma..
colony of California settlers demon
strated in the face OF general skepti-
tho rnnAnrfiI oHo ~ hiISfv Of
Hawaiian soil for growing pineapples
and in six or seven years have hnIlt
up business that is healthy second
to the great sugar business t}"t:.
: Secretary of the Interior Garfield
F. y. Newell. director OF the L. S.
. Reclamation Service, and Other Fed
eral officials who have made careful
. personal investigation CT IN" re
| sources Of tn. Territory during the
year jus: past. have unQualifiedly en-
dorsrd the opinion that Hawaii offers
great opportunities for American ag-
! riculturists. During the nine years
| since its establishment. the L. S.
Agricultural Experiment Stations in
Honolulu. has done great work in
demonstrating the praciicability OF
many lines OF agricultural! endeavors:
and the Hawaii College of Agricu-
ture and Mechanic Arts "a govern
ment endowed institution) now in the
first year OF its working existence.
promising much along the same line.
Although widely differing e!eva-
tions and great variance Of rainfall
! give the islands wide diversity OF
climate. the Territory not only does
not furnish the mainland with anything
to speak OF aside from sugar. pineap-
pies. and a few bananas. but fails for
the greater part in supplying its own
markets with a great variety OF pro-
ducts which can /" readily grown
here. Over $4,000. 900 worth of food
products were imported last year. the
greater part Of which might have
been locally supplied, as we'll as a
surplus for expert. For example.
neutrality-suspicious. onions. beans.
cahbaSe.etc-were shipped in TO tn"
value of over $2o06o0: poultry and
eggs. 10 the amount OF ever $45. 600:
hsm and baton. $4,000: dairy pro-
ducts. 100000: oranges. $4,000,
Hay to the amount OF over $1Ss.o00
worth was imported. as vel! as a
great deal OF other forage. which
probably could not be produced her"
readily.
The Experiment Station has been
urging the growing Of all OF the above
products. ani providing by actual ex-
perimcnts under normal conditions
that they can 5e made successes. but
as yet there are few people in a posi-
ton 10 undertake the work. Residrs
the many delicious fruits Of the is
lands which grow practically without
aitention at the present time. grapes.
sweet potatoes. green rorn. ana other
rcgstab lcs can be- produced practical
" any month in the year. and should
find ready and profitable market on
the mainland during the season when
such crops ar. not available there
except through hot houses.
Steps are nov being taken 20 So
cure for the Territory a bTsiness
ascn.-a practical sg.icukurist and
Il.isirc ~ man-'o cncoursg" local
farmers aid them in selecting crops.
and in solving the problems NJ trans
porfation and marketing. The out
look Is considered very bright.
JUDGE WITS OPINION.