The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-03

and the Republic of Panama will ex-
coed S22,OOO,OOO in the fiscal year
which ends next month, and for the
seven years since the Republic of Pa
mama came into existence will APP
proximate $1O0,OOO,OOO About nine
tenths of this total, speaking in very
round terms, is merchandise export
ed from the United States to Panama
and about one-tenth merchandise i'm
ported into the country from that. Re-
public. Even these figures do not
show the grand total of merchandise
sent from the United States to Pana-
ma during this period, since such
portion of the supplies for the canal
and those engaged in its construction
as were sent from time to time upon
in the figures reaching the Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor, by which this state
ment of trade with Panama is report
ed. Just what proportion of the mer-
chandise sent to Panama has been for
use in the construction of the canal
cannot be definitely determined,
though the British Minister at Pana-
I ma recently estimated that about one
fifth of the total imorts of the Re-
public were for the commissaries of
the canal zone, approximately two
fifths for canal supplies, and the re-
naming two-fifths for general use.
The trade with Panama has steadily
grown and the figures of both imports
and exports for the fiscal year 1910
will exceed those of any earlier year.
In 1904, the earliest fiscal year for
which figures have been presented by
the Bureau of Statistics, imports from
Panama were valued at $440,747. By
1906 they had grown to $1,O65, 1887 and
: in 1909 were S1,676,994. Meantime
exports to the Republic show an even
more rapid growth, having advanced
+ from S979,724 in 1904 to $12 ,460,1S9 in
1906 and $16,797,5SO in 1909. In the
) nine months ending with March, 1910
r imports were $1,596,O4S, against 81,
. 129,4SS in the corresponding period OF
!, the preceding fiscal year, and exports
> $15,303,5S5 against -S12, sos, 6O7, indi
+ eating that for the complete fsca
3 year which will end June 80 next the
= imports from the Isthmian Republic
g will exceed 2 million and the export.
f thereto 20 million dollars.
e Bananas, vegetable ivory india
= rubber and cattle hides comprise tn,
y principal articles imported from Pa
#, mama. In the nine months endinj
S with March. the latest period 70
o which detailed statistics are available
L the imports of bananas aggregate
a 100000 lunches, valued at $6O4 ,5S1
o india rubber, 292,538 pounds value
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and solved. But I do not desire
discourage you or anyone who is
earnest in coming to Hawaii All OF
- problems are working out toward
= satisfactory end; transportation fl
- cilities are improving steadily; the pC
puplation is increasing; the Unite
D States Army and Navy are stationiI
a. large bodies of men permanently
10 the Territory and the feeding of the,
men furnishes a splendid market fc
VI great deal more than can be raise
" here for many years to come. w
~ have a federal experiment station
10 which, for nearly ten years, has bee
III working steadily for the benefit of til
"S farmer of diversified products. A co
lege of agriculture and mechanic art
'' maintained in part by the federal COY
II eminent, is also helping solve puzzlin
10 problems and smooth out the difficl
ties for our agricultural pioneers. tt
- President has just signed a b
On amending the Organic Act as relat'
to the homesteading OF public Liant
zee and this will make it possible to a
- sist bona fide settlers in getting
start.
it'll
- 81 am sending you, under separa
10 cover, a copy of one of our local p
pers with a marked article in refe
-. ence to this matter.
nd IF you locate in Hawaii, you CT
ar live in the greatest comfort the ye
The round. There are good schools al
ers churches. If you and your frien
on have the right kind of backbone a
are some capital to start on, Hawaii war
al you. I would recommend that one
not your party be sent ahead prepared