The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-26
NEBRASKANS WHO
ENJOYED HAWAII

The following is from the State
jounal published at Lincoln, Nebras-,
ka. Apart from the interest local
readers will take in seeing themselves
as others see them. Dr. Grimes fur
nishes two real wonders that would
be difficult TO discover One is sugar
plantation stock at $3.50 a share which
yields IS per cent yearly dividend.
The other is a natives cottage of long
grass. There is also a novel classifi-
cation of races in Honolulu.
DIR. r. S. Grimes and Mrs. Grimes,
Mrs. G. E. Haynie and son and Mrs.
o. w. Palm have returned from a trip
to Honolulu. The party left Lincoln
February 5. One week was spent in
sight seeing on the Hawaiian islands
The city of Honolulu has about $4,000
inhabitants and 10000 of this number
are known as "Kanakas," a mixture OF
races, composed of the Portuguese,
Chinese, Japanese and the aborigines
The other 5000 are whites who are
the dominating element in spite of
heir numerical insignificance.
Honolulu is pretty city," said DR..
Grimes. at is a picturesque place with
a profUsion of palms and other tropi-
cal flowers. We took a ninety-six mile
automobile ride around the island on
a good road and it proved a pleasant
and profitable journey.
"The sea voyage was in the main
pleasant from San Francisco to the
island but the return trip was any
thing but agreeable. The sea was
rough and the waves ran over the
hurricane deck. The passengers were
unable to rest in their hunks. If !
could have walked I believe that ]
would have tried the long tramp rat
her than weathered the unpleasant
ness of that voyage. ..
DR.. Grimes learned that over thirty
of the greatest sugar plantations We're
under the ownership of incorporated
companies and that the stock was
listed just the same as railroad, min
ing and other stocks are on the mar.
ket. A share of stock brought about
$3.50. On this a dividend of So per
cent yearly was declared. One of the
plantations he visited contained abou,
$4,000 acres. These great plantations
have their own sugar mills and mil
lions Of dollars are invested in mod
ern machinery. The laboreTs on them
get $50 a month and board themselves
They are well housed. It was noticed
that the cottage of the native wa
made of long grass.
American money and American in
fluence are paramount in the islands,
said DR.. Grimes. "The island has &
very good steam narrow gauge road
which extends over a good part of it
1t will soon be completed the entir
distance"
DR.. Grimes inquired about leprosy
but learned that people did not like t.
discuss the subject. AS far as his in.
vestigations went during his brief stay
he reached the conclusion that the
dreaded disease was not as common
as is generally supposed by Ameri.
cans. While sugar is the big industry
and stood at the head of all others tAt
raising of pineapples is carried on ex
tensively. Much rice is also grown
He said that five crops of the sugar
cane is cut before it began to deterio.
rate. Then the stalks were plowed VI
and new start made for anothe'
crop. The crop is grown by irrigation
because for the sugar cane to reac
its greatest perfection it must hav
plenty of water. Hawaiian pineapple'
stand in high favor and most of then
are shipped to the states where the
fird a reacy market
It takes six days each way for I
fast ship 10 tiNCl the 2,100 IN les he
twocn San F'uc,sco and the islands
During The trip the party visited San
Francisco. Los Angeles, Sal LAX,
City and Denver
1T is a great privilege to see othe
lands and other people as well as tn
United States and it's colonies" salt
DR.. Grimes, but one appreciates Lin
coin when one returns.
PERFECTLY SAFE.