The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-21
Cooperative Pine
Plantation and
Cannery Proposed

lIOIh EuNlu -. MOOIt VI Ildlhu. mere
is the proposal offered by Mr.. Moore:
/. The Association is to be CO.
operative-th that is, dividends on the
stock cannot exceed 8 percent, and
any profits distributed in excess of
that amount must be distributed
among the employees ard members
in proportion to their wages or the
value OF the business they do with
the company. This last provision
would apply to the members who
were fruit growers. Voting is one
man one vote, instead of one share
one vote. (See Act 1856, Session
Laws, 1850
>. The shareholders, employees,
growers, and all those connected with
it are TO be citizens.
8. The main object of the enter
prise is not to take as much money
as possible, but to establish a truly
American community of neople living
in normal American homes. While
the main object is not TO make money
the Association will be conducted in
an honest and businesslike manner.
with due regard to the rioht of CAPT
tai to a fair return for its service.
!. \ further object is to establish
in Hawaii that form of business or
ganiZation which is more Just than
the usual stock company corporation:
a form of business organization in
which the worker is an owner of the
concern to which he gives his labor,
has a voice in its policies and
management: a form in which he
does not labor to make profits for
others, but in which such profits as
may be made are distributed among
those who have worked to make them
q form every influence Of which is to
develop the workers into better men
and women, better Americans.
s. Many people of small means
a establish the enterprise without
anyone putting in a large mount.
The amount of money invested in
stock should be the same by all the
shareholders. As a start each might
be asked to subscribe for $500 worth
OF stock, and the payments be so ar
ranged that, where necessary it could
be deducted from wages or fruit
money. Probably $4,000 will have
to be raised. If it is necessary to
secure any money from capitalistic
sources it had better be gotten as a
loan, secured by mortgage. Then it
can be paid back later and the asso-
citation freed from control or infu-
ence by the financial interests as
such.
8. The association will start small
and grow. The first equipment will
have to be simple equipment that
car be gotten cheaply even though it
may not be the most efficient. Every
dollar will be needed for productive
things-buildings, machinery, and so
on. There will be no promotion stock
no promotion fees, no payments for
rights"
Z. In order to carry out its pur-
poses the association must have con-
troll of about 1000 acres of pineapple
land, a water supply, a suitable can
merry site, and facilities for getting its
freight in and shipping its cased
goods out.
s. 1t, is not proposed that the asso-
citation construct any camp" The
members will have their homes either
on their farms or on the house lots
in the village. The association will,
of course, aid in every way it can,
but each will be expected to under
take financing himself.
8. It is proposed that no one be ad-
mitted to the association in any capac
ity unless he subscribes to, and
agrees to abide by, the principle that
aliens are to be kept out at any cost,
out of the association and community,
and off of the associations land;
that they will not be employed either
by the association or its members
in any capacity whatever, even as
laborers.
Such a community, with such a
me as its central industry,
should be a delightful place to live
and work. 1t is hoped that it will
be attractive to, and consist almost
wholly of, married people with fami-
lies. It's social life should be very
happy. Its school should be n TO
which citizen parents would be glad
to send their children.
To work with, and be a part of, an
association whose guiding principles
are justice, h~elpfulness and the pre-,
~servatiOG of a citizen community will
be a welcome opportunity to those
who cherish the old ideals of Ameri
can life and yet who do not wish tC
leave the wonderful climate and
beauty Of the islands.
It will take hard work and some
sacrifices on the part of those who
go jntO this venture to get it under
way and make a success of it. Il
offers no opportunity to the specula
tor, OF 10 those who are shiftless o.
lazy. Tt be a success those who en-
ter into the venture must possess
things in common. These might b,
summarized as follows:
q. Speak the English language a
their native tongue.
b. Be willing to work faithful,
not only for themselves, but for tn,
association-in other words posses.
the cooperative spirit.
C. Be married, or at least cherisl
the ideal of marriage, home and chill
dren, with the intention of accom-
plishing hat ideal if circumstance
permit.
d. Be willing to support, by ac
and influence, the prohibition laws