Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-06
TAYLOR SEXES
CHANCE TO MAKE
PROMOTION POINT
Visit of congressman Furnishes
Him an Opportunity For
Useful Publicity

The editors of newspapers in the
home towns" of all OF the members
of the congressional party now tour
ing the islands, will soon begin to re-
ceive marked copies OF Honolulu news
papers, telling of the activities of the
visitors. 49,. =.
Albert p Taylor, assistant seCre-
tary of the Promotion Committee, is
sending the papers-a bit of strategy
which will undoubtedly result in a
great deal of valuable newspaper pub
Hcity for the territory. Attractive lit
erature as we'll has been sent to the
editors, and to each of them MIR. Tay-
lor has written personal letter nam
ing the particular members OF the par
ty in which each paper will be inter
ested.
The opportunity to drive home few
important facts about the islands and
the sugar industry has not been over
looked, as the following excepted
paragraphs will show:
Hawaii has many problems, some
of which are oecasioned by its in
sular position. When the islands were
annexed to the United States in 1898
and became legal territory thereof,
the laws of the United States with
some notifications provided in the
Organic Act applied automatically to
the baby territory. The result is that
laws which are perfectly satisfactory
ir Vermont are not workable in Ha-
waii, due to climatic conditions among
other things, and to the class of agrl-
cultural products for another reason.
in addition to which the fact that we
have in Hawaii probably more nation
alities from all parts Of the world than
any certain portion OF the United
states mainland. -aa
Cane sugar, for instance, is cur
chief agricultural prod set 1t was pio-
neered more than half century ago
when American residents in the is
lands risked their capital for an enter
prise which was q matter of serious
moment. The sugar industry has
gradually evolved into asaystem which
has called for the brain service Of
some of the worlds greatest sugar
experts, for the sugar planters here,
as they gradually increased their pro
ducts, sent to the sugar centers OF
other parts of the world for scientists
in entomology, agronimy, and have
laid a scientific institution for the
study of cane diseases, soils, irriga-
ton, ETC., which is second to none in
the world.
by extreme fertilization with ferti-
lizers brought from Germany, Scot
land, Chile, South Sea Islands, Alaska
and the Orient, they have, intensified
the production OF sugar until we now
produce 100000 tons per year, practi
cally the limit of our production.
Contrary to current stories, the
plantations are not owned by single
few for there is hardly clerk or per.
son receiving fair salary and flair
wages who does not own shares in
sugar plantations. ,...@.|
"Our bread is buttered on both sides
with sugar. The. very life, the very
prop and the very future of the islands
depends upon sugar. When the tariff
revision was under discussion and SUI
gar was paramount in this discussion,
it was suggested at Washington, D. c.,
that If Hawaii could not produce SUI
gar with the tariff off, why not raise
some other crop, wheat alfalfa or
corn, for instance. First of all our
climatic conditions are Numerically
opposed to the growing of any of these
commodities on scale commensurate
with the necessities of the soil and for
island revenues. Take 10000 acres,
for instance. The production of SUI
gar thereon yields rar more revenue
than If planted in wheat, and again,
the wheat could rot be grown. We
have made success of sugar. Then
why try to change to anything else?
That is our product just as wheat is
the great product of Minnesota and
other such states; and as cotton is in
the South; as livestock is in Texas
and Southwestern states" "
The immigration and shipping prob
lens of the territory are also gono
into briefly but tellingly in Mr.. Tay-
lor's letter. ".. -
,...."