The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-20
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" A residence of FIVE years is required
and this must be begun within three
years after entry. The long period for
beginning is allowed in order to en-.
able settlers to earn money in other
ways until they can get their farms on
paying basis. There are also condi.
lions requiring the cultivation of vary.
ing percentages of the arabic land for
a period Of years. Upon fulflment of
conditions patent is granted at the
end Of ten years.
1t must be borne in mind, however.
that Hawaii is not country for
man who has ne capital to start with.
as the expense required for bringing
the land under cultivation and the time
required for obtaining the first crop
would make 1T impossible for a person
without some means to take up land
there and be successful. The people
who succeed are those who come with
a few thousand dollars of capital, and
that class may expect, not only to make
good living from their land, but also
~ Iyoy tiIS StS IL Gail De moved DGr-
haps nowhere else. "
Climatic conditions in the islands are
pear perfection, and it is doubtful if
there is any spot in the world that is
more attractive from this point of view.
The islands lie within the tropics, vet
the climate is subtropical, as the heat
IS tempered by the trade winds. Elk.
tremes are never as great as on the
mainland. In fact, there is continual
succession of what might be called
June days. 1t is seldom that the
maximum temperature in summer goes
above IS degrees and the minimum in
winter is only 35 degrees below the ex-
IRENE heat of summer. There is a daily
range of about IS degrees, this varia-
ton increasing with the altitude.
The rainfall varies in different parts
of the islands. On the northeast and
east coasts of each island there is plen-
ty of rain, sometimes as much as thirty
inches a month, while on the dry side
the total may not exceed twenty inches
year. Different climates can be found
in the valleys, on the plains and noun.
tains. The northeast trade wind blows
fer 260 days during the year, and
devastating storms are of rare occur
renee.
Will Grow Tobacco.
Investments in the pineapple indus
try amount to more than 100000,
and several canneries are in operation.
For more than half a century coffee
has been grown successfully ON the is
lands, the best coming from the district
of Kona on the Island of Hawaii A
special agent in charge of the United
States agricultural station has founo
that there are many localities where
tobacco can be grown to advantage, and
he predicts that this viii become one
of the leading industries of Hawaii. As
an indication of his thorough belief
in this theory the agent resigned his
position and is now devoting his entire
energies to raising tobacco.
Rubber is attracting much attention
in the islands, the growing of the trees
being practically a new industry.
Among the staples in Hawaii which are
little known in the states are alligator
pears, papayas, mangoes and other
tropical and subtropical fruits. The
soils are almost entirely volcanic and
lsoften require fertilizers to- give the
best results. Insect pests are numerous
and poultry can not be raised success
| fully without extraordinary precau.
ltions
Hawaii, the largest of the tffortunate
| isles, - has many natural attractions, in
addition to its famous volcanoes. II
has two 7olcanic cones that are more
than 13,00a feet in height. The volca
noes are of what is called the flowing
type and have never shown explosive
tendencies. Sometimes enormous guam
titles of lava flow toward the sea, but
the flow is not accompanied with other
disastrous manifestations. The island
is ninety miles long, seventy four mile:
broad, and has an area of 4210 square
miles. Hilo, the chief city on this is
land. is next to Honolulu in Importance
Hawaii is POO miles from San Fran
cisco.
+ There are eight islands, Honolulu be
ing on Oahu Honolulu, the capital
has a population of 10000 and ha ev
! cry advantage of a modern, prosperou
city. It has three daily papers, on,
morning and two evening. In addition
there are four Japanese dailies, CHI
nese daily and some Portuguese week.,
publications.
| Venomous reptiles and carnivorou
animals have never been known on tn
islands There were no horses on tn
island until some were brought by Cap
tain Vancouver as a gift to Kameha
meha the Great. Other domestic AMI
mails were imported soon after this.