Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-16
DEVELOPMENT OF HAWAII.

The development OF the Hawaiian
Islands under American guidance Is
Illustrated by figures presented IN a
document just received by the Blu
reau OF Statistics. Department OF
Commerce and Labor. The document.
entitled THE Hawaiian Annual,
1912" is issued annually by Thomas
G. Thrum, Of Honolulu and presents
statistics Of the production. com
merce, finance. population, ard edu-
cation in those islands during a term
OF years down TO 1911.
The figures of growth since the
annexation Of Hawaii TO the United
States and. indeed. since the recipro-
city treaty of 1876 between the is-
lands and the United States. by which
freedom OF commercial interchange
with this country was established and
investment OF American capital thus
assured. are extremely interesting. A
table shows, for example. the pro-
duction Of sugar, by far the most
important product OF the Hawaiian
Islands. from 1875 down to aud in
Guiding 1911 The production of su.
gar in ,i.I the year Immediately
prior ~ = adoption of the recipro-
city treaty, is given at % million
pounds; by 1881 II had grown 10 %
million pounds in 1891. 30 mil
lion in 1901 col million, in 1910.
III million; and in tfll. ION
million pounds. or 30 times a. much
In 1911 as In 1875. The value which .
was stated at 4 million dollars in
1875, was given al '6A million IN
1911, or 30 times as much in 1871 /
as in 1875. Thus the quantity of 7
sugar produced in 1911 is 40 times I
prior to the beginning of reciprocity. I.
and the value 30 times as great, the
relative difference in increase be
tween quantity and value ueing due.
Of course, to reduction In prices
of sugar meantime.
OF this increase OF practically one
billion pounds In the sugar produc-
ton OF the Hawaiian Islands since
the adoption Of the reciprocity agree
ment with the United States. more
than onc-half has developed since an
neXation. which occurIe ed IN the year
1898. The sugar production of 1887,
the year Immediately prior TO that OF
annexation, was according 10 the ia
BILE in question. $50 million rounds.
as against % million in 1875, the
year Immediately preceding the reel
procitv treaty, III million pounds
In 1910 and 1.0ll million in 1911
Thus the increase H. sugar pioduc-
ton In the islands during the %
wears Of reciprocity. 1876 to 1898
was i95 million pounds, and during
the period since annexation. NqS 20
1910. was 500 million pounds
Sugar, however. Is not n, only
product OF the Hawaiian Islands Tn,
statements show numerous other ar
ticles or prodrcts NJ the ISLANDS. indi-
rating that the recent attempts AZ
dlversificaion Of production have been
nj leas; moderately successful The
value of canned pineapplcs sent C.
the United States alone IN the fiscal
year lqll was over ? million dol
lars Of rico. the nu'ntitv shipncd %
this country from Hawaii in t'a' year
was % million pounds. OF coffee.
%, million ro"n1s 81 hides and
skins. ~ million '0rnds. OF ban
AIMS. III 900 hrnrhos. while % man.
ufacturcs Of wool tho valrc OF the
shlpmcrts On fo'l WIS abort sIff.-
600 rs rr ESQ 'r~rre ..cr 0r .l'r-
ment ~ The U-Fe' e'eto- 70 r.-ar.
valued i0 'h- rrral vc-r 'H',. Of
5Cas million fo'Irr- -rf tE ".H ~I'-
Ion IN 1910. --r'r-t D. '-i r"... 'n
1873. TIRE y.-r CT t.c reciprocity
treaty.
prac''c-'v m fho .~0or'. info Tho
usvaiian Islands or, from tNo INIT
~ cr"o7t f'w articles. re-
lor0l conditions which com
'aired IN this country The /
Of FOREIGN merchandise /
n about 2 million dollars |
iefly OF nitrates from tho
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