The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-03-26
DILLINGHAM; IN
THE PHILIPPINES
FOREST EMPIRE THAYER' IS
LOOKING UP VAST ESTATE FOR
HONOLULU CAPITALISTS.

once a local newspaper man and later
connected with the Territorial govern
ment-in the Far Eastern possess
sions of Uncle Sam. Thayer left here
with an oral commission from Wal
ter f. Dillingham; to look up sugar
lands near Manila. If the land can
be procured in sufficiently large guam
titles, there is good reason to anti
cipate that the Thayer mission may
prove successful, for there is no ques-
ton about the ability Of the local
men to finance it. Some of them have
found the wherewithal for larger
schemes.
Of the mission of Mr. Thayer the
Cablenews-American, of Manila, un-
der date of February "a, says:
That the sugar lands of the Philip
pine Islands are attracting millions
of dollars from the United States was
again proven when news OF two i'm
portant projects got out yesterday
the purchase of the Seboni Valley
in Nueva Eeija for capitalists in the
United States, and the definite assur-
ance that the B. F. Dillingham; Co.,
Lid, Of Honolulu will soon buy an
immense tract of land equal to the
recent purchase of the Poole Syndicate
in Mindoro. The Dillingham; agent
here, Afford Finley Thayer, author Of
The Forest Empire" confirmed this
yesterday.
Mr.. Thayer came on the Korea Feb
ruary 6, but at that time he absolute
ly refused to talk for publication. He
left at once for the provinces to in
spect sugar lands. After number OF
trips he is back in Manila and was in
terviewed by a Cablenews-American
representative yesterday. He said:
81 can only say that my coming here
for the Dillingham; interests was due
largely to the decision of Attorney
General Wickersham which declaring
legal the purchase of large tracts OF
land from the governments friar es-
tates was of great Importance to the
sugar men. Soon afterward DR.. Ne
som, director of agriculture, stopped
at Honolulu and his clear and enthu-
\siastic accounts of the immense pos
sibilities for sugar raising in the Phi
hppines helped matters materially
Everything that DR.. Nesom said
is true. In fact somewhat conser-
vative. The field 'here is rich for in
vestments of the very best sort. The
company will be so informed and will
undoubtedly come here.
Where will the Dillinghams To-
cate,' was asked.
Il do not know"
How much will be invested?'
= "That is a matter for the direct
ors of the company to determine
However, sugar mills cost from $780,
900 to $1,5OO,OOO gold, and no large
sugar concern would invest here with
out acquiring from 10000 to 5O,OOl
acres.
However. allSthis is something witt
which i personally have nothing t
do" Mr.. Thayer said
1T means millions for the Philip
pines does it not?"
Certainly, it is not a small pro
position he replied.
"Will the purchase equal that o
the Poole Syndicate in Mindoro?" wal
asked.
"Yes, I should think So" replied
Mr. Thayer.
But above ALL" Mr.. Thayer SAT-
in conclusion, mo not think that CHI
Dillingham; Company will come to tn
Philippines for mere speculation.
will come to invest, and will not blu,
an acre of land here for the mer
purpose of holding it for a rise.
The B. F. Dillingham; Company, Ltd
is probably the richest and most in
1uential firm in the Hawaiian islands
This company has immense bushes
interests there, especially in sugar
and was a short time ago, awarde
the contract for the Pearl Harbor dr.
dock construction
Mr.. Walter Dillingham; is manage
for the big firm and the step take
to invest in the Philippines means
permanent investment and not a specu
lations. Mr., Dillingham; himself will Vi
sit Japan in March and it is expecte
that he will come on to Manila befoT
he returns to Honolulu.
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