The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-03
PROMOTERS HAVE
A SHORT MEETING


afternoon but finished up quite a LOT
of routine business. Much of it was
correspondence, which, after being
read, was referred to the acting sec
rotary to be answered or otherwise
disposed of.
Chairman mclean asked the APP
proval of the committee of his pur-
chase of two calabash cups for the
trans-Pacifc yacht race, at a cost of
$125. He had found a couple at $3.50
and the two selected at the figure !
mentioned. The approval requested /
was granted. /
Mr.. Cooper reported that the rooms
at the Alakea street wharf were prac-
tically ready and, although all the fur
nishings were not in, would be used
while the Nippon Maru is in port.
Sample booklets of the Peck-Judah
Company were shown. They carried
advertisements of the Promotion Com
mittee, the leading hotels, railroads,
etc., of the islands. The committee
was much pleased with the arrange
.ment as an advertising proposition.
Letters from H. P. Wood, to which
sattention has already been called
,were read. 4ygi.A bgupE
Aletter from, ME- milne, the man in
charge of the Examiners Los Angeles
. d.
party, due here in August, stated that
the suggestions of the Promotion Com
mittee in regard to the program here
was acceptable. Milne recommended
that the party be met and decorated
with leis, and the same will be COM
piled with.
A Wholesale Reply.
During the meeting Acting Secre-
tary Cooper presented the copy OF
general letter which it is propose
shall be sent out in answer to num-
erous uuestioners. A part of this let
ter is as follows:
81 do not want you to come under
any mistaken ideas.
''In the first place, Hawaii needs
and will welcome energetic and clear
headed settlers. The territorial gov
eminent will give to such all ASSIST
ance that is within it's power. we
have a climate that is probably not
excelled by am place on earth. The
islands are civilized and there is prob
abIv not a. State or Territory in the
Union that has lower percentage Oh
iuiteracy. On the other hand, we
would not have you form the impress
sion that you are coming to a ready
made Paradise or a bed of roses, OF
imagine that there are no dlthcultles
or obstacles. If you come mere u
take I'D any line of agriculture, you
will have to do so as a pioneer IN
new field. For many years and up u
the present time Hawaii's prosperity
has been founded upon practically on
industry and that is the growing o
sugar cane. This industry is tho
roughly developed highly organizes
and does not offer much opportunlt
to the new conner. For the most par'
tho sugar plantations are large an
are controlled by large corporations
Moreover. the land adapted to suga
cane is practically all in use. IN
sugar lands, however, comprise but
small ares of the Territory which 10
the most part has been cultivated
very slight extent. Until recenu
almost every person in Hawaii has d.
pended either directly or indirectly o
the sugar industry and little effort ma
been expended along other lines.
1--WE import food products to III
value of over three million dollars al
nually from the mainland, includln
oranges, lemons, poultry, pork pro
ducts and vegetables to the extent
half million dollars Or more, whl'
could be- produced locally. Beside
all this. we should be able to produ'
large quantities of fruits and veg
tables for export to the mainland
do not believe anyone, familiar WI
our situation doubts that ultimate
Hawaii will be producing all of the
products Just named on highly pr
fitablebasis. There are various re
sons why we are not doing 1t now al
there are various difficulties to owe
come before we can do it. In I
first place we have not the farme
necessary to go into this business
very large scale. Then there
transportation difficulties, and
though there is much land that is I