The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-08-10
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| the Siberia, when the big Pacific Mail
] liner pokes her head out of the harbor
this evening on her way to the main
land, will be the nineteen Portuguese
| immigrants who arrived here a couple
| of weeks ago, the last effort of Special
| Agent TrenOr at increasing the popula-
ton of Hawaii. That is, the whole
| twenty.One will go if two now missing
can be rounded up.
When the Aorangi made fast along
side the wharf, two of the immigrants
made quick getaway, evidently fear
| ing that they might have to work
should the Board of immigration get
hold Of them. These men have not
been seen since, and are supposed to
have found friends here.
The absence of the two men gave rise
to a little mix.up yesterday afternoon,
when two Portuguese, who have been
residents of the Islands for several
years, thought that they would like to
take a little trip to the mainland at
| he expense of the Board of lmmigra-
| ton.
Assistant Secretary Savidge of the
board, and F. S. Klebahn of Hackfeld
| g. Co. were in the office of the Board
of Immigration making out the tickets
| All of the last bunch of immigrants,
with the exception of the two who dis
appeared, were present to receive their
transpOrta tion orders.
Suddenly the door opened and two
strange Portuguese entered and lined
themselves up behind the others. Saw
! idge looked up inquiringly, but the
men kept mum so he concluded that
they had come in simply to see the
others get their tickets. AS fast as
the tickets were made out, Klebahn
held out pen to each prospective pas
senger, instructing him to sign.
When about half of the waiting i'm
| migrants had been attended to, one of
the recent arrivals stepped forward and
took up the pen.
"Hey. what are You doing7'' chal'
lenged Savidge.
"signing my ticket" came the re-
sponse.
Where are you going7"
"To Boston"
"When did you come here?"
"On the Aorangi."
"'Where have you been stoppingl'
"At the Popular House. -
As all of the Portuguese have been
at the Popular House since they return
ed to town, and as Savidge has been
there several times daily, the assistant
secretary was nightly doubtful regard
ing the claims of the men. But he
thought that he would make doubly
sure.
"Have you been at the Popular
House all Of the time'" queried he.
eyes. - was the reply.
"That is funny, l have been there
every day and l have not seen you. -
"Well, we have not exactly been at
the Popular House, but we have had a
room across the street, answered the
now somewhat ratified seeker after free
passage.
"You have a room have you2' flared
back Savidge. "Well, you just scoot
for that room as fast as you know
g how And the men scOoted.
One of the women in the party was
very glad of a chance to get to the
mainland. but she baked at going tC
Boston. She wanted to go to San Fran
I cisco, where she said that she could
get employment as "A chambermaid. She
further stated that she had worked II
, the Pacific Coast metropolis before.
This last effort of Trenor to provide
settlers for Hawaii has been about the
e fizzliest of fascoes. Despite the fact
, that day laborers were wanted, mer
t claiming to be skilled mechanics were
}, sent. Nevertheless. the board tried t.
S fix the people up and Assistant Secre
e tary Savidge found employment for all
u Only two ever went to work, and they
d failed dismally. Two other of the mel
v have spent more or less time in jai
d since arriving, so the conclusion wa
y speedily reached that the whole part,
g might better be sent back to Boston il
short order.
S There were fourteen men, two wo
o men and five children in the part.
y which arrived ON the Aorangi. All bu
n two have been provided with return
Y tickets, and the missing ones will re
o ceive transportation if they can b
e located
y One week from tomorrow Specia
Agent Trenors contract will expire
l. and the experiment of trying to ge
i immigrants from the seaport towns o
o the mainland will come to an end. II
It return for the $4,000 which the boar,
has paid Trenor, some seventy immi
d grants have arrived here,
q The plan of bringing immigrant
o from the seaports of the Atlantic coas
Is originated with the Department of Con
IS merce and Labor, and Special Ager
Trenor, was recommended by the d,
ii partment as an admirable man to hand
Or the business. He occupied an importar
as position in the department, and WI
n highly recommended.
ut The conclusion has been reached thi
IS, immigration from the Atlantic seaboaI
cities is failure, and henceforth a
is efforts will be directed toward gettin
he people here from the native countrie
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