The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-12
ISLANDER
ON OPPORTUNITY.
b. A. KlsuDsnN ADVISES WILLING
WHITE MEN TO
COME HERE.


=. A. Rnudsen Of kekaha. Kauai has
lent his pen TO boost for Hawaii,
published in q recent number Of the
Los Angeles Financier under tho cap
tion Of: Opportunity in Hawaii" lie
writes;
90 Hawaii Is always prosperous. But
that does not mean that any old SLOUGH
can go there and make fortune. Ha-
wall e prosperity has been built up by
a lot of brainy men, men from the
eastern states chiefly, sons Of the mis-.
sionary and school teacher and some
Europeans. All of these got in on the
ground floor before 1875, when sugar
began to boom. Some good things
grew up in the annexation days. Some
good things are yet to be had and yet
TO be created by the man who has the
insight and initiative to start some
thing new.
"Hawaii is the best place in the
world to live in; climate, scenery, color,
wind and atmosphere Serenity and
contentment are in the air. But sea-
sons are different, crops are different,
soils are different, and transportation
is not yet fully developed. Yet there
is no reason why men who can work
and be content with 100 acres or less
can not make a living. Slowly the
farmer class is coming in The planter
class has reached its limit. What
growth in population the territory
makes must be in the former class and
in the trade that follows the setting
up of land with farmers.
''SOme government land is now avail
able for settlement, and is being rapid
ly taken up, hut more viii become
available in few years. Some of this
land viii grow sugar without irrigation.
Some of it is irrigable land. The ter
ritorial photographic survey is study
ing the situation with the expectation
of putting adj possible public land under
irrigation. This is sort of territorial
reclamation service with possibly some
federal aid later There are promising
projects in sight Hawaii needs white
men-the class that is brainy enough
to take up new ideas. Otherwise it
will be impossible to keep out the
nervy, far-sighted and energetic Jap.
He sees the opportunities and is getting
hold of all the land he can. But so
far there are few Japanese owners of
real estate. We who have fought to
Americanize Hawaii for the last forty
years hope that it is not all destined
for the Jap alone.
Transportation is the great ques-
ton. and its solution lies with the fed
eral government. Hawaii needs sea-
port ON each island. Today Oahu has
Honolulu. Hilo breakwater is nearing
completion on. Hawaii, the big island.
Kahului on Maui il being improved and
will be all that Is necessary on that
island. On Kauai one landing has been
surveyed and the last congress appro-
priated money to survey others. The
intention is to'build breakwaters that
shall form a safe harbor at least one
place on the island All these improve
ments will mean new wave of prog
ress. Each harbor win compel the
building of railroads to connectli it with
the productive districts. Isolated dis
tricts where it is now difficult to reach
market will be opened up and tempt
the settler.
"Today stocks of all kinds are higher
than ever. Dividends have been larger
on every plantation and extra dividends
not unusual Hawaii has sold all hel
sugar at high. price. She has sold her
pineapples and her preserves, and the
world is asking for more. Cotton, too
is booming-not that Hawaii will ever
raise much-there are no large areas
but the man who settles in, the dry re
gions can be sure of having a crop.
''The good times in Hawaii are at
tested by the fact that hundreds Of
her citizens are now travelling il
Europe. The average income is ex
ceedingly high there always. The bal
ance of trade is in favor of Hawaii ant
her rich men continue to invest in loca
enterprises. But while the kanaka cal
live cheaper than any other Imam being
don't expect to have a bed of rose
any more than you would find one read,
made for You in Washington, Texas o
New Mexico.
Japanese and other field hands ge
from sixty-fve cents to- seventy-fv
cents per day; white laborers more
But the chance for the white man is il
the way of farming small area of tn
dry, healthy, hill land, where, accord
ing to its moisture, he can grow cottol
or pineapples or cane, and all the goo
fruits and vegetables that he can use
Imported goods, however, are dear
There is an attempt being made to reg
ulate the somewhat excessive freigh
rates that exist between the Islands
In the nature of things transportatio
Is always high in out-of-the-way places
That will rapidly adjust itself as tn
country gets more fully settled. Cor
gress recently amended the organic La
as to land 50 as to facilitate settlemen
and bar out the speculator. Some II
cent Russian immigrants were disal
pointed with conditions, but the mi
jority have settled down and are col
tent.
Everybody in Hawaii is prosperou
but the man who goes there with Ii
tie capital and looks around him fri
will get better start than the penn
less immigrant. Land is very variab
in price, due TO quality, ACCESSIBLE
and available water. 1t ranges all Il
way from say $40 to $500 per acr
There are no special diseases to |
afraid of. Insects are not particular
numerous nor facilitating And it h.
been tested to the fourth and fifth ge
Grafton.
fThe country Is law-abiding and Il