Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-17
Settlement of Lands, Public and

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II should consist not merely in the
surveying and the exchanging, SELL
| ing and leasing Of public lands and
other incidental matters. II should
include the study Of large questions
| of immigration, industries, trans
pOrtation, marketing water supply
and power, the best utilization of
private as well as public lands, and
the working out of schemes for ex-
ecution by the Government or pri-
vate owners singly or in cooperation.
! Photographic and Topographic
Surveys.
A bill is spending In Congress for
| the extension of the reclamation ser
vice to Hawaii A topographic and
photographic survey is a preliminary
| t. reclamation work and should be
undertaken at the earliest possible
date in order to advance the time
when reclamation work may be be-
gun. That work would mean CONVEX
sion of perhaps 100000 acres of arid
and into homestead and is probably
|
homesteading can be accomplished
upon a large scale. Such surveys are
urgently needed for other purposes
! also. An appropriation of at least
| $1,000 a year should he made for this
! purpose In any event and authority
should be given for It's expenditure
under the direction Of the apprOpri-
ate Federal officers. who will gladly
cooperate not only in service but as
far as possible with funds.
| Agriculture and Forestry.
Scarcely any work for the benefit
of the small farmer or the divcrsifi-
cation of industries is OF greater inn
| portance than that within the func-
tions of the board Of agriculture and
] forestry and the experiment station.
Under existing conditions, the acqui-
sition and application of scientific
knowledge is essential to success.
There is need of additional money
not only for the extension and pro-
lection of forests. but Tor the promo
ton and protection Of livestock and
agricultural Industries both large
and small.
Marketing Facilities.
| There is widespread belief that
the Government should assist the
small producer in overcoming one OF
his greatest difficulties, that of mar.
keting his produce, matter, In
which he is peculiarly at the mercy
OF others and in which there is need
OF cooperation, which without gov.
eminent assistance II is exceedingly
difficult to effect. The work could
be conducted without materially In.
torfering with private business and
In the end doubtless prove of benefit
to private business engaged In SINH
lar lines of work. The service coult
be kept In touch with transportation
companies with view to securinl
reasonable freight rates and making
such rates and various accommoda
lions an object to the companies b,
reason of increased production anC
shipments and care in packing. Mar
keting could be studied, buyers ant
sellers could be brought together. anC
Information as to obtainable or de
sired products and facilities TO
transporting them could be furnish
/. ed.
Statistician.
There should be systematic an,
continuous collection. classification
and distribution of Information bear
ing upon the foregoing and othe
, subjects. There is an immens
, amount of information available al
I ready, but for the most part In scat
, governmental and private activity
= This should be collected. added to
, classified and made available for al
, needs.
= Specific Projects.
( A portion of the fund may be ex
, pended for specific irrigation, roa,
4 and other projects as well as for tn
Q foregoing and other general pur
4 poses.
PUBLIC LANDS AND SURVEY.
Y These departments are closely re
: lated In their work and their Office
= should adioin or be combined 70
G convenience and economy. This ma
y be more feasible when the judiciar
Q building is rcnodeled.
= The increased appropriations hay
4 enabled these departments to do
G large amount of work during the cur
rent period. Their receipts for tn
,. last two calendar years. almost en-
: tirely through the land department
amounted to si07,96l.76, while thei
d expenditures, the larger porto
@ through the survey department
$ amounted to SS6,ll2.Ol.
: There are few questions OF nor
!. general or intense interest than tina
s OF the public lands. 1t is one of e,
: IRENE difficulty. The total area
e small, little of that is arabic ther
! are great variations in temperatlr,
!, rainfall and soils, pests are abundan
! the knowledge of tropical agricu
d ture is meager, the contour of tn
q country broken, road building eXper