The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-14
Governor Favors Anything That
viii Help Hawaii II Il Doesn't
Cost Too Much
JUDGE DOLE IS HAY
REGARDING QUESTION:
Superintendent Of Marketing Div
ision Tells How Small Farmer
81 o. Can Prosper Here

al am in favor Of anything that win
help Hawaii, If II does not cost too
much" Governor Pinkham told the Ad
Club at its luncheon yesterday when
asked to tell what he, thought about
making Honolulu a"'free port. % He
said Hongkong rs a great trading cen.
ter with dry docks and warehouses and
every convenience for taking care of
the immense trade that comes into the
harbors. 49, 1857 -..f.. .Hs..
1t is more than mere convenience.
Hongkong is the great distribution
point for eargoes Of merchandise going
to japan, China, the Philippines, Aus
trnlia, and the southern Asiatic region
generally. 80. .EasL ~. -.
"a free port has to be something
more than bonded warehouse where
goods can be stored or checked like
baggage until its owner wants it
again" he said. Whether we need
advantages that we do not now have
/ do not know, but 1 would think IL
would be matter for the great mer.
camille houses located here to decide.
There is no resemblance, between Homo
lulu and the big trading ports of the
Orient like Hongkong." ~ f..-.
Judge Dole Not Informed. .s... g..
Judge Sanford b. Dole said that his
ideas on the subject were very hazy.
The proposition of making this q free
port was often discussed back in mo.
narchial days. There are constitu-
tional difficulties in the way now since
Hawaii is part Of the United States.
II would not require any new legisla.
ton to store goods in bond at this
port IL there we're any advantage in so
-loingn he said. 1'Most of the vessels
that touch here are through steamers
laden with through cargoes."
Capt. Edward l.. Tindall of the
Kestrel told Of the advantages of haV-
ing access to a free port like Hong.
kong, from the sailing masters stand
point, and Jared g. Smith of The Ad.
Vertiser spoke in opposition to the pro-
position. A letter from A. p. Taylor,
secretary of the Hawaii promotion
committee was read. b He said there is
a misconception regarding the free port
idea and in the limited sense meant
by its supporters 1t deserves approval.
Small Farmer Is Discussed.
A. T. Longley, superintendent of the
marketing division, said that from the
standpoint Of the small farmer the few
err ships and the higher the freight
rates the better, except when they
have produce to export to the Coast
The recent congestion in shipping has
been to the advantage of the email
producers because for the first time
in years they have got top prices fer
lot of their produce. Island pota-
toes have sold for Just double what
they could get for them year ago,
and corn is $40 a ton higher.
From the point of view of the far
mer there are only four export crops,
pineapples, which are now bringing
good prices at home and do not have
to be exported; rice. the production
steadily diminishing; honey, always
well provided for; and, bananas. Ba-
nanas have been hard hit by the short
age in steamers and the growers hive
lost very heavily. "We could keep
two fruit steamers a month busy with
banana cargoes the whole year round.
Hawaii needs more small farmers
and we ought to do all we can to help
| them," he said.