The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-12

1 prphtaDic NiioOI>
M, Colleges-Our Government
pcu,r,ations-A National Park of
Notanoes-Incle Sans Great Bird
PARK In id-Ocean-PreDaring for
,,nama-PcarI HarbOr will Cost
$40 OOO. OOO-Making LrDers Of
NonkrNs-Sugar and LabOr-Onr
island A,iatics Who Will Some Day
Nntr-Government Lands and the
Homestead Possibilities.
a..aright. 1872. by Frank G. al
Denter.J
Washington, -. G.
Nh.t has uncle Sam done for Ha-
Naf" tt is the Oldest of our olonial
possessions. We annexed it in 1898
.iaa s. has been a part of us Tor the
t..r fourteen wears. Ii was rich when
~, .at it,. it is richie today. 1T did
49,. business then; it does a bigger
-, now. It's fOreiSn IS
.moSt 10000, 900 per annum, and 1t
hiss more han doubled since we made
tre = territory. Hawaii now buys
nor. than 1000, 600 worth Of goods
..er, twelve months. and 80 per cent
&c mis- We supply. The business is all
d.u. in American bottoms, and the
.srumS receipts. which 80 to the
lsGrral Treasury. have ALREADY
:lululed to about fifteen millions. IN
a%aGitiun t. his is a large sum from
nt"ruul revenue taxes. so that the
stands not only support themselves
anG pay all their expenses, but they
|anuudtIy turn a large sum back into
:, T. Sans Golfers. This, | should
,ae. is good business.
More School and Colleges.
., 49, l.-l- l,>-, -l--,
IN Intelligence since we took hold OF
tIero. Then ST per gen Of the ma
iats could read and write. Now al
.an DO so. They We're a civilized
ubHfrN inhabited 10y Il civilized peO-
Pc. ~ the time of annexation they
lad q COMMON SCHOOL system like thai
# New England, md there were
fa,u60 children In the schools. There
are now $4,000, and a compulsory
law has been enacted raising thu
school age from fifteen to seventeen
Years. ! kno of no land where tn
school age is 50 high. Moreover, tn
schools are quite as good as our own
Hnd they include in their teaching
manual and industrial training.
within the past lew years the gov
comment has established a College Q
agriculture, and alsv experiment sta
tons devoted TO the crops which grow
"r the islands. The government ha
= h1reau Of forestry, and it has Sc
aside three forest reserves. 1t has al
energetic department Of health, an
'Hc island has been set aside as
home for the lepers. Others of tn
@r,hiuelaeo have been reserved t.
le"p alive the Wonderful bird life Q
the middle Pacific. and the Island Q
hawaii. the largest of all, is soon t
- NJ site Of a national park whic
VIA Il"loSe the greatest Nolcan
Known to nan A bill to his effet
rs DOW before Congress, and the GOV
tfh"r "f the islands has advised thu
ne reservation be made.
\ National Park Of Volcanoes.
H'f"re 20 further | want to te
~ bout this volcano park. w
nave the greatest geysers Of tf
World on our public reservation
ne YELLOWSTONE. We shall have tf
greatest volcano and the greatest a.
'N' crater in this part of Hawa.
'nt "hoie archipelago is made UP
N~",'"h"es. 1t has altogether for
N~"t'anic peaks and volcanic ash al
'"Na ahound everywhere. The We
son rs dsconpoSed lava. and this
PAGES - twenty feet deep. making II
N'"hoS among the richest on earth.
me island Of Hawaii, h largest
-" -i'hb. where Congress is asked
e"lt this park. consists mainly
n gentle slopes of five volcan
p''"hi>InS. And it has among the
=" treat Mauna Loa. which is by f
~ largest volcano Of the world. The
T crater At its top which is almC
- h-Eh as Pixies Peak, and anOth
one side. the famous Kilaue
"'t''i Is constantly active and h
A'ea' lake of fire in it's center.
SAhned to make one reSeryati
80, ut the top of Mauna Loa a.
'''"tF reservation down the sides
Mountains to include kilaut
.''"t'f Is only 1000 feet above /
- ana 1T is situated on q belt 70
'"'fh the island, and can be reach
~ automobiles.
Lake OF Fire and Birthstone.
MINK OF going by automobile rig
"'"h I" the shores Of A lake of
'tlihSione! That is What we ha
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