The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-21

argument is required to show Hawaii 8
dependence on the sugar industry, nor
to emphasize the fact that from sugar
must cone the capital for new enter.
{ prises.
In addition to the investment which
i patent to all, there is an. intangible
investment, impossible Of valuation in
dollars, the loss Of which would be
wellnigh as fatal as the property loss
Of sugar cultivation were Il no longer
profitable.
mtaneible Investment D.
There are in the Islands hundreds of
highly trained and experienced men
who have made a life study of cane
production and sugar 'manufa cture.
Ihegl are an asset the value of which
cannot DC estimatcR They represent
the -knowledge and skill which has
made the Hawaiian sugar industry
what IT Is, the men on whom depcnds
an iarge measure the future of this
Territory
To make their knowledge and exneri
enee OF no ayail,i-the memory of past
llAefnlpess,-wOuld be a loss not to be
estimated in money values. For years
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Associ.
ation has maintained an experiment
station. at an annual cost to them of
many Thousands of dollars, which has
carried on Investigations of the great.
est inheritance to the industry and Of
the highest scientific and practical
value The experiment station now ha,
staff If nineteen and costs about
! w, 900 per year for maintenance. Here
again j. an investment to which n
value may not be set.
investments Not transferable
Aside from these intangible asset,
OF the sugar industry, a considerable
| PROPORTION of the capital Investment
as not transferable to Other crops
Thus the min and its equip ment, sper ial
Tools and implements, a portion of thu
water and railroad deveIobment, the
plantation buildings, ana the chemical
laE oratory are assets which would no
almost complete losses il cane 0rowino
were abandoned. The extent 81 snc5
losses il somewhat uncertain. denenJ.
lang upon what uae Gould sbbseoner n =,
u e made of the plantation lands hnt 4
would probably be between one hnndreJ
ana Two hundred dollars per acre, A
sum equal to the value of good aori,
eu,ural land in the mainland states
+ nc requires no argument to show TINT
ny sudden change can be made from
the present dependence ON sugar with.
our an economic cataelysm. Tha do.
Velopment Of new enterprises will mo.
eee' slowly and the capital reauirea 70,
s ontm should be derived from our pres.
lnullSfTln0
plmcuit4eS Beset New Industries
me present status of cotton, tobac.
~, bananas and coffee demonstrated
ane uimcuitles which beset the man de.
slrops OF developing new crops In Ha.
wall because Of our distance fran
markets, the cost and difficulties If
1ranSPortation and the fact that our
products are not known in the In roo
markets and must establish themSeIves
the individual finds himself forced to
meet business conditions beyond his
powers. Agricultural problems calm
Tor skill and initiative must Hkewise
be solved. .
The hope of diversifcation of nro.
ducts for export on any considerahIe
scale does not lie with the individual
farmer forced to face agricultural and
business conditions beyond his abiiiIy
TO meet; substantial progress is to be
'o@ked for when the same financial
strength, knowledge of business and
transportation, an expert agricultural
which is now so snc.
ceSsiuI in sugar production il apple.
=" ~" problem Of dsrolsPips Other in.
4nc most likely. Industries should he
taken up and gone into thoroNgbIv
from every point of view, agricultural
and economic. On the basis of lsncb
thorough Investigations we shalt he
able to decide what is worth deyeIopinp
and what must be erased from the Iis1
of possibilitiSsF 2WHea this iss done
and to the task 81 deyeiopiSo the
promising crops u appiiea the financial
strength and the ability Of the. leaders
in the TerritSfS we may look to sub.
Stantial divefsiachtion with eeonoInie
progress.
Can Supply Home Demands ra
There i" abundant OPPORTUNITY for
the small farmer in Hawaii in the PRO.
duction Of supplies now imported in
large quantities. A comparative state
ment Of certain of the imports in 1914
and of the corresponding products as
shown in the l9l0 census indicates thu,
substantial nature Of the demand in
certain fields. Unfortunately the,
figures are not altogether comparable
since thew cover diGereRt years, neyer-,
thelcss they are suggestive. "
1914 1909
Imports Products
Vegetables 49,. 4S5,46Q 349,974
Feed for domestic
animals ........$l. 639.3SS $lO3, 96%
Eggs ..,... ...... 62,A6e lll,sO2
Fish ...... ...... 3l4,06S ...,..,
Oranges 800. -. .. S6,A62 1888
Dairy products go. 562,5l6 2l5,4Sl
Hog prodHets $500. "i5,l9s l2a777
Tobacco .... 800, 40 ,S5l 1926
COrdage and bag
cling $500. ...... 9l6,973 ......
+l.aSS than