The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-05-27

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e suppose thar ,hs pansuoHs gone 70 general
e,'.' y vas 70 'h' heoe' o s .ahs Of keeping alive limited
have proposed will accomplish the eae result without being
great tax ni u Of The paatauns not their way
the iateost certainly Of them would obiee,
streuuouy Of general increase simply obige
The outside business community An Increase wages may come but win
other than those advanced with question
Three
they have been DOING they can run their stores for the benefit Of their
selling goods that will the
of the business altogether The plantations will consider
best for the plantations the eject Territory except
complaint past against the plantations
stores the complaint being principally on the allegation that the
profits made advantage being taken
their ago. of
Russians landed of Hawaii their Honolulu
intervene between them natOn caused by competition the
plantation At the of these Independent
buying all their stock from plantation stores doing Wholesale business finding
that the them better than those they could the
regular wholesalers taken by these dealers
that the aboe existed for the benefit of the stores not the stores for the
benefit of the bore which practically the position taken those
agitang against the selatcO policy The policy
they present. therefore, has been th object of criticism justified
unjustifed
question the expense living Hawaii where the
staples
complaints public by brought the matter to head the
being plantation were Overcbagng the
taking advantage of the that the money
compelled buy credit which they could only the plantation
that the of living paid
These complaint made to The Advertiser who turned them
Governor investigate them The investigation
established that the prices excessive AS
result the publicity the plantations made that they
would DO away with all profits on the necessities of life sold to employees steps
being that this reduction
the situation that has created the furore now existing
The contention being made by those opposed this policy that the
alecos will first drive the independent out of existence and will then
with
vary plantations according transportation
There plantations which
the independent On these plantations is commended bOe
viii be dissatisfied having necessities bore
plantations The
dealer exclusively
Should plantations of the aogh
be done the independent dealers will have all the
competition This the difficulty
or what is being made to difficulty.
This the plantations their
the them instances
he of
provides check they also supplies
the who it have credit In aboers required
. plantation
It by that the plantations should provide
gardening should
supply medical fuel but should the other hand
enable hborer
the question
While the face of things the paid might bigger it is
abo Individuals could get for their
able them for the The pana
this possible for the health of
their people, the comfort of their people and the good of their people we
have examples independent plantations breeding spots for plague
kinds
Territory that
plantation will adopt them they
be eliminated from the discussion.
appears be plantations give
practically through giving the
profits heretofore made the necessities of life purchased at the plantation
stores shall the plantations they adding these profits
Z to the profits made otherwise on the plantatiOns7
of
1.-THE The maintaining of that sell
is maintaining cooperative with the
percentage purchase the difference
o win certain lines
others the competitive basis As result the saved tn
the others There will be
will be but little paid plantation dividends
the Territory will benefit although
y selves to the order.