Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-15


that at Kalaheo, on Kauai, is the
one in which there has been con-
ferred upon the settler the greatest
amount Of personal risk and inde-
pendcnce and the smallest amount
Of pernicious soup kitchen paternal-
ism. The Kalahoe homesteader pays
for what he gets. and II is up to
him to make good or quit. He has
a market, a chance to get his pro-
duets there at reasonable price, com.
petition, something to lose. and
something to gain, andu these are
the conditions that will create an
outstanding America l.
among all the deterrent 1 isaturcs
that have bgeen encountered In sue.
cessful homesteading, there Is one
which persists throughout except in
the case Of gKalaheo. THIS diiiiculty
Is confined not only to, homesteagds
hut indeed to every ginterest and L.
dustry In the Territory The one
great reason why SO many thousand
ceres Of Hawaiian soil remain unprr.
ductive at the present time Is lack
Of transportation facilities You ha ,e
heard this long ago. but still lack
transportation. Until transportation
Us provided on parg with other parts
OF the United States and the world
the climate. the soil. q worthy market
and all the enormous public spirit of
the citizens Of this Territory will fail
to produce results. Hawaii can pro.
duce several DISTINCTIVE crops that
can be raised and claim an exclusive
margket on the mainland but the fact
IL Of little value. The homesteader
can make very little use Of his crops
II he cannot get them Transported to
market at price which will still al.
low him reasonable profit. o.,
The first transportation difficuity is
seen In the highway system. although
the highways Of the Territory are as.
toundingly god, yet they are usually
the main highways and 10 not extend
TO areas that are most favorable for
homesteads. This will be corrected In
time. but the fact remains that your
Highways should go ahead Of your
homestead settlements.
The second dificulty is the lack of
railroads on the islands. Each island
should be belted by a well.equipped
road which sends spurs into the inter.
Tor, and moreover. the construction of
these roads must precede extensive
homestead settlement; especially will
this be true II the Reclamation Act is
extended to these Islands. II is not
likely that the Federal Government
VIII expend vast sums Of money to re.
claim homestead lands unless Their is
guaranteed In some way suitable rail.
road outlets to harboTs. Right here
we must face the fact that the bonds
Of any railroad constructed In advance
OF traffic or terminal outlets are not
saleable at the present time. This
difficulty Is a practical one so far as
railroad construction IL concerned, but
does not change In any degree. the
necessity for the railroad construction
In advance Of settlement In this Ter.
ritory. II is a plain business.like prop
osition that In order to secure the con.
struction Of such roads the interest on
the bonds thereof should be guaran.
teed by the Territory. A socialistic
proposition is II not? grant that It
is exceptional, yet In urging exception.
al things, I am merely taking my cue
from the citizens Of this Territory.
You are constantly urging that the pc.
litical and Industrial problems Of this
Territory should not be interpreted
from the same point Of view as similar
problems are In the States. In that
contention you are correct. but con.
tend that the exceptional conditions
extend into transportation as they do
into everything else. You must have
the railroads In advance Of traffic. The
only way to secure them Is to guaran.
tee the interest on the construction
EOnds.
THE third transportation diff,culty
Is the lack Of harbors. II costs heap