The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-19
MORE PuBLIcrTY FOR THE SUGAR Bus1NEss

MORE PUBLICITY FOR THE SUGAR BUSINESS
army sports society and other matters full
and frequent notice in the local press but the business which
cent of the population Of the Territory directly
living is regated 70 few occasional statistics and partial
publication Of Wlet Gray circular published York which
gives the status Of the worlds sugar business sst
There several reasons for this state Of affairs
In the first has been the general opinion leaders
Of the business for fear that enemies would simply make unfair
of them to DISADVANTAGE and eompe would use in
formation concerning improved methods at expense
This sentiment at the has filtered down through the plantation
they have not felt at liberty to give information
why special particular plantations
only those actually residing there actually know what going
and s as ssas tee busy o 9 tho @
scaeed and it takes good deal Of time to collect and get
statistics wk sc to be must b compiled With
daily paper there check and correct
who would otherwise be willing to furnish nfomation to
The Advertiser believes that while sugar planters should not
know concerning the inside details Of their business they TO
good effect release good deal more than Is now being done
en- Among others the following:
The cost Of production Of few Of the fayoab situated
can produce at profit without protective duty.
The only to meet these arguments to the figures
Of other plantations of show by detailed
figures Of cost Of the operations from blowing marketing
that there margin Of profit to great number of the plan
The statistics now proposed be published were furnished
opposing figures had widely circulated up
that basis while the furnished by the
ian industry tagging along in the and caught
sugar planters have nothing to be afraid or ashamed Of in the
the statistics of the plantations The bust
ness being operated economically, honestly efficiently
There is no good reason why each and plantation
should not give the fullest publicity its costs of production
challenge investigation.
been received from various sources that
dent Wilson is willing to consideration of the SEIZED
ue and revise it, if convinced that industry
vye if sugar is on the free list #t 4&.t
In other words President Wilson play game
with cards on the table,
"a:
dent on this basis and furnish not only him. but all the world with
the facts that will demonstrate exactly what position
affairs that Of plantations owned by hundreds
stockholders With the exception of few the inside circle
plantation is doing how being conducted its pros
poets are than has savage the Plains Of Tmbtctoo
in this state of ignorance js the
facts the large They have the right
to privately facts stokhod
ers but it can easily be done through the press
Moreover large Of stock market
The stock continually being bought and existing
conditions it frequently Of buying pig in poke Mere
uate violently to the disadvantage Of real actual
aG were sales would be based on merit instead Of
not actually experienced knows how lonely drea the
average sugar plantation is .t.
The thousands Of people who live the
Islands Just much interested in what their neghbors
society ladies' interested in the pink bridge parties
and the baseball boys the standing
military line "aEI#rE7 ~
The people plantations entitled to know what is going
in the which they are specially Interested and
the people who are engaged therein MI f# "A
Under these The Advertiser try and meet
TINS situation by making specially Of the business and affairs
and connected herewith kindred thereto Wednesday
Of each week. .S##4i. - I~fs
The completeness and value of this attempt will depend very
upon the cooperation those directly and The Adyer
ser bespeaks their assistance believing that with combination
of the cooperation the peoplc
result be achieved interest and value not only
to those directly interested the business but whole
nifty as well. s-,s~ sA,@a4ts
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