Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-20
SETTLERS NEEDED
SAYS De YOUNG
Proprietor Of San Francisco Chroni-
Gle Tells Chamber Of Commerce
How to Make a Good Road and
Get Better Population.

come within the reach Of the man
of small means, were two OF the
that were emphasized
before the Chamber Of Commerce
Yesterday afternoon by II. M. De
Young, proprietor of the San fran
cisco Chronicle, in the course OF MS
address. based on the re-
suits OF his Impressions Of Hawaiian
problems on his first visit to the
Territory.
Your pineapples bid fair to do
for Hawaii what the orange has done
for southern California" said Mr.
De Young. Seventy million cans OF
pineapples you are shipping In the
course OF year.
AT first sight that looks like an
enormous quantity Of fruit to dis
pose Of. But Just walt and think
Of the great market that Is open be-
fore you and you will see that the
output can be greatly increased and
still find a ready market. This out
put Of 100000 cans is very small
compared with the possible market
among. So, OOO, 900 people.
But there Is Just one note or
warning that ! want to sound now.
Don't put up the price OF your
pineapples. Don't increase the cost
of your product SO as to place II be-
yond the reach of the man Of small
means. The buyer that you want is
the man of moderate income, the,
clerk. the mechanic. Pay no at
tention to the man of large means;
he need not be taken into consider
alton.
Sell your pincapples at price at
which the greatest mass of people
can buy them, and your market will
not only continue, but 1t will in
crease. But once you put the price
SO high that the fruit passes out of
the reach OF the general buyer tho
death kncll OF the industry is sound
ed"
In this connection Mr.. De Young
referred to the lesson that was
learned by the salmon packers OF
California who, on the basis of
rising demand for their goods. in
creased the price to point where
there was an immediate cessation I'm
the demand. The packers found
themselves with large quantities OF
the fish on hand, and are just recov-
ering from the effects Of the mis-
take.
Divide the Land.
Referring to the question OF land
and population, Mr.. De Young said:
IF you want to increase your white
population set aside SO much land on
! every island. When the land has
been set aside, advertise 1t for sale.
Let the man that you want to bring
here know that the land can be
bought; let him know the price and
the terms. He will want to know
how much he will have to pay down
and what arrangements can be
made for the payment of the bal
ance OF the purchase price.
when all this has been settled
pitch in and help to sell that land.
Don't let jealousy stand in the way.
Give the other fellow a hand at
selling his land. What you want is
the settler, and one great common
effort will bring him.
you have recently had a Japan
i pt,.tE hat st,.fl hap ta
one great lesson-it has taught you
that yo uhave too great n population
OF one nationality, a Nationality tina.
is suffering at the present time from
a bad case of swelled head. Don't
bring any more here. II you need
labOrers bring In other nationali-
ties"
IA Good Road.
Referring to the need of good
roads and the good results that fol-
low, Mr. De Young gave prescrip-
ton for good road of the best
class, the fruit of his experience as
the president of the Automobile
Club Of California.
| we spread a layer OF concrete
four inches thick over the road, and
all the concrete we reinforce with
steel wire mesh. Thus we have
reinforced concrete road built after
the plan of reinforced concrete
buildings. This road will withstand
a pressure OF 600 pounds to the
square inch, On top OF the con-
crete We lay cover of oil, and over
that put gravel and sand. The re-
suit Is a road that lasts and does
not grow bumpy,
Now, WHAT'S the cost of build
ing such road, you will ask Not n
cent more than the cost of building
a macadamized road eight inches In
thickness"
when he thanked Mr.. De Young
for his Illuminating address, l..