The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-04-18
MAINLANDER SAYS
. STATES FIRM FOR
HOMESTEAD WORK
Any Policy Opposed To 1t Un-
popular On Continent S. F.
Haserot Asserts
SURPRISED At DELAY IN
GETTING LIHUE RAILROAD
Thought Line To Kapaa Was
Certainty When He Was
Here Last Year

If Governor Pinkham's policy is a.
gainst homesteading Territory lands, as
he told Albert Horner and as The Ad.
Nertiser quoted Mr.. Horner in an in
| terview which the Governor refused to
deny, then that policy is positively
and dramatically opposed to the over.
whelming sentiment of the people Of
the United States.
This was stated yesterday by s. F.
Haserot of the Haserot Canneries Com
| pany of Cleveland. Ohio, selling fac
tors of Hawaiian Canneries Company
| who returned from Kauai on Sunday
morning with Mr.. Horner. This is
Mr.. Hasefot's third visit to the Isl
ands, the first having been made three
years ago and the second last May,
when the congressional party was here.
When he was here last year Mr..
Haserot becane familiar with the Ka-
paa railroad situation. He confidently
expected the road to be built when
he sailed for the States; he was sur.
prised, on his return, to find that moth
ing had been done.
Back o-Land Movement
He pointed out that the back. to the
land movement, which has attained. q
vast momentum in the States during
recent years, is homesteading, so far
as Hawaii is concerned.
"It is exactly that" he said. "Any
official whose policy Is unfavorable to
DEMONSTRATING is going against the
overwhelming opinion Of the great
majority of the people Of the main
land. We want a good class of people
on the soil The cry lately has been
! back to the land It is in homestead
1 iLg that Hawaii will get the desired
class of people on the soil. -
A close friend Of Mr.. Haserot went
to Maui several years ago.
Gle took homestead and had
money to buy more land, said Mr.
Haserot. ellis pineapple plantation
Is an example, to the whole Of Maui
People spoke to me of it. Being a
student and man who wishes to help
others, he has been able to assist them
until about him there has grown up a
community of the people that the isl
ands need. Had conditions been un
favorable for his coming, that cOmmu
nifty would not exist today"
Difference Between Settlers
Mr.. Haserot commented upon the
difference between the McBryde home
steaders and those at Kappa. He said
that he had observed it and had aSker
why it was, and that the reply haC
been that Walter McBryde had dis
Llayed a public spirit, which, by the
way, led to his being complimented by
different speakers at the recent meet
l ~ 10 =
whereas the Kapaa settlers had not ha'
that assistance and had been compelled
to fight against adverse influences.
Mr.. Haser0t said that he was i'm
pressed by the address of Rev. Johr
F Cowan of Kohala at the dedication
Of the Mission Memorial building Sun
day, which was published in The Al
vertiser yesterday morning. Reveren'
Mr.. Cowan urged the necessity of bOni
fde homesteaders. without which liza
: wall never could hope to attain state
hood.
! Pineapple Market Improves
AS to Hawaiian pines, Mr.. Hascro
said that the market was improve
considerably. Two years ago tn
United States was in depression, an
, was not buying Injuries, and on to
Of this came the war in Europe, shut
l ting off the European market. TIL
, advertising campaign Of the packer
has resulted 'splendidly, he said. 81
y is not so much that people wish mere
ly to buy canned pineapple, but tina
they have been attracted by the al
vertising," he explained.
Congestion in the Islands of ear
ned pines, which are not finding spac
. in vessels is one of the serious phase
of the market situation, he said. 1t
) something TO which he has given niue
attention here. There are fair stock
H. the States now, but the number @
, cases still in transit and the imminer
r more severe congestion is very unfi
. vOrable. SO far as the Hawaiian CaI
t neries is concerned, the failure of tn
= Government to permit Lihue plant,
| tion to build TO the fields has cut dow
: the output from an estimate of 600C
e for 1916 to about 10000, Mr.. Horne
I said. "'
n Marked Decrease Has Causes
;, Mr.. Haserot in continuing his discu
+ sion of the general situation, said thu