The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-06-07

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closely together, thought Mr.. Ford
Dr. Gulicks Ideas.
Doctor Gulick believes that the ad
vance here was due to the same causes
existing on the mainland. The pres.
sure on the day laborers was greatest.
What are the causesi he asked and
answered himself that advance in Use
Of machinery, giving machine owners
more opportunities over the cOmpeti or
without IT, Taxes are another cause.
he believes. They are, he said, a
heavy drain because of the policy Cor
heavy ornaments, increasing in power
every year. Under the protection of
high tariff combinations and monop
olies grow up. Land rents have con
siderably increased. The Doctor s
solution lay in securing international
arbitration treaties for the reduct.on
of ornaments, lessening taxes and re.
adopting the single tax and encourag-
ing cooperative systems of purchasing
supplies.
President Horne of the Kamehameha
Schools has observed the movement Of
prices for eight years as during this
time he has had to supervise the feed
ing of 400 boys at the schools. lie
prefaced his remarks by stating that
he bought at contract prices. There
had been steady increase in the cost
of some commodities, but the increase
was small Flour by the sack had i'll.
creased in cost but he was able to bay
a loaf of bread at the same cost, and
received the same weight of loaf.
f, Meats were the one class Of table ne
cessities which had materially in.
creased, and the increase had been most
marked in the last three years. Meats
had gone up from to cents a pound
for the usual cuts.
Poi Cheaper Now.
BY strange coincidence poi was pro-
durable for less money today than
eight years ago, he said. This was pure
poi made by machinery. Poi offered
by Chinese makers had been refused as
in some instances it was found u CON
tain more water than necessary. The
school IS poi account in 1905 was $3.50
month. Now it is $500 to $3.50. The
school does not use quite as much as
formerly but the price is lower.
In the opinion of Mr.. Horne the up
per classes of people are living better
today than yesterday. They are eat
ing more of the higher priced foods.
One cause for the advance he laid to the
presence of large bodies of military and
naval organizations, which dug deep
into the local productions. Eggs have
not materially increased in price. But
ter costs today what it did eight years
ago. He also pays the same prices to-
day as he did eight years ago for vege-
tables and for rice.
"'The supply here has Aot kept pace
with the demand, and the common peo-
pie are eating better food than be-
fore,' said Mr.. Horne.
Pay of Laborers.
Professor Scott added an interesting
bit of information relative to the pay
of laborers. During the contract labor
days in Hawaii laborers received $3.50
per month. The laborers today aver
age $40 to $23 per month. Their
wages have practically doubled. The
wages of the average, basic laborer have
increased faster than the cost of living
James A. Rath and Professor Scott
entered into an argument over a pub
lished statement of DR.. Victor Clark
the immigration official, relative to the
amount per capita of wealth controlled
by each person of each race resident
in the Islands. Professor Scott said
the statement was absurd that each
Hawaiian had 5000 a year; Chinaman
5000, and japanese, $500. He chal
lenged any expert to show that the
average Hawaiian could produce sc
much of the world IS goods.
Frank Scudder said that in his in
vestigations of the welfare of japanese
on the plantations, he noticed tend
ency among them to purchase better
supplies for the table consumption.
Milk Figures.
, P. NJ. Pond, one of the leading scien
tifc dairymen of the city, gave some
figures on the milk supply and prices
Milk had been twelve cents a quart
Feed became higher, ground rentals
higher, pasture land had been merged
into residence lots, and labor hire wai
more expensive Equipment, undel
, modern conditions, is more expensive
But the price of milk is about the same
he said, but there is little profit H,
/ believed it to be a primary fact tina
J those businesses which combined 90
t higher prices for their product, thar
those concerns which did not combine
The milk dealers had not all combined
James Rath said that the cost of mill
was much higher than it had been
! He was in a position to know as h,
purchased supplies of milk for thu
Palama Settlement work. He stated
! that Mr.. Horne Is figures were based OIL
contract and wholesale prices, and no
On retail quotations.
Cost OF Lu1ulries.
+. G. Atherton dwelt rather largel,
on the proneness of the modern maI
and woman to seek the Injuries of life
and this naturally increased the cost o.
their living, He spoke of a reason fo
the increased cost of vegetables. n
the old days when the community wa
small and the city more compact, tn,
vegetable vendor made his rounds will
baskets, As the city spread out he ha,
TO use a horse and wagon and this In
! creased the cost of production.
80 Most of ms demand the Injuries O