The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-22
GOOD OPPORTUNITY /
PH|L|PP|NESS
representatives Of Planters Re-
turn From Investigation OF
Suhar Industry
NOTHING IS ADDED TO /. / i
REMARKS IN MANILA
Delegation win Render Report To
Planters Association In
? a. . Near Future II

After having thorou, lilly uvestigat.
ed the sugar industry Of the Philippine
Islands, the opening for an investment
Jf capital on the part Of Hawaiian
sugar interests, the needs of centrnls
here and opportonities for profitable
nvestmeut in such sugar mills, Frank
J. Atherton, Alonzo Gartley Jr., John
IT. Moir and William Searby, returned
70 Honolulu yesterday on the steamship
Colombia. They expressed themselves
rs pleased with the outlook.
Asked as 10 the results Of their in
yestigations Mr., Atherton did not add
tnythin9 TO the quotation Of . speech
which the Manila Bulletin attributed
% him before leaving Manila, to the
effect that the delegation was prac!
ieally unanimous in its opinion that
recommendation should be given the
investment Of Hawaiian capital In n
ehtral for the Philippine growers.
3 Mr.. Moir said the party found there
vas room for several centfals in the
'hilippines and iptimated the erection
f more than one might be advised but
'eferred to Mr.. Atherton for more
iefiHite information. 4 |f.1t>,s .... n
savorably Impressed ..' RI. i
We were shown every attention, -
mid Mr.. AtheTton, teand given oppor-
tunities to see the country and inspect
he industries and II certainly made n
/, favorable impression upon us. OF
ourse, our report is not to be made
,ublic, for II must first be submitted
, o the sugar planters association for
consideration. - - g,o5'. 81
TIE commission was sent to Manila
at the request Of certain interests who
ire developing sugar in the Philippines,
With view to Investigating a plan
or the use or Hawaiiah capital In de-
clipping arabic lands, to aid in build
tn9 up greater production Of the
uuch.wanted product. A part Of the
Investigation included a plan to es
ablish a mill, the entire project call
ug for about a million dollars, divided
,ver a period ofttwo years in sums of
300 900 each year. J,
Mr.. Atherton said the people Of
. he Philippines were showing great pa.
iriotism in their desire to raise an army
II $4,000 men for service under the
tpetieap Flag ~ fhe war against Ger;
Many as Evft N ES, 4
Business conditions, he said, seemed
rood. y, Essi " ~ 5000 ~ - ~.
Many Good Opportunities II ry$
John NOR, manager of the 0nomea
sugar Company, near Hil6, declared
himself ma satisfied that there ore
many good opportunities there for
profitable Investment. f'
fwe Travelled all over the group
and II was much impressed with the
niles Of jungles which I believe could
Se developed into productive agricul-
tural lands" Moir says I
He expressed the opinion that there
was room for a number Of centrals in
he islands, and intimated that the in
yestigating party might recommend the
erection Of the fentralS by Hawaii Il
The remark made By Manager NOR
may Indicate that The Hawaii men are
now eonFineed that there is not bnly
promising prospect for the erection of
one central but Of several. d
Even. under primitive conditions
they are producing considerable
sugar, - MT, NOR said. He left It
plaiply toHnfeyepee that he believed
the use of'modern methods would great,
ly increase the Philippine crop
"of course, hemp IL the great island
produet,'' Manager Moir, added, and
In answer toisquestions said that this
Industry Is more liable to attract the
surplus capital there than is the sugar
Industry! Z hiv,3gthN .t..: o.