Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

cans sealed and labeled, then packed In
cases In one continuous process. There
Is q rush season, when the peak load
is handled, but the year around the
pineapple canneries employ an average
Of $4,000 workers. This il industry on
. large scale. So organized, the Ha-
waiian pineapple industry Is putting out
some 264,0o0.000 cans OF pineapple .
year-two cans for every man, woman
and child In the United States, where
moSt OF the pack II shipped, and some
millions Of cans left over for the world
market.
Nor is the canning process the whole
industry. Practically all cans used are
manufactured right In the islands. TIN
plate to the value of $S,500,00 . year
Is imported for this purpose.
While these are the basic industries
OF the Territory of Hawaii, whence the
major proportion of the island wealth
springs, many others have appeared
during the three decades of American
| possession. Molasses, an inevitable
sugar by-product, first was allowed to
waste, but now is converted into nu-
merous articles of commercial value.
Last year 100000 gallons were ship
ped to the United States for conversion
into mixed cattle feed. alcohol and
other products.
Many Kinds Of Manufacturing Done.
Pulp Of the ground cane stalks, once
wholly waste, now is used in the manu-
| facture of paper and wallboard. The
| pineapple industry has its by-products
also in the shape Of cattle feed and
alcohol. More than $4,000 gallons Of
| pineapple alcohol were shipped to the
| United States last year.
There are 1900 coffee plantations in
the islands. In Central America the
] coffee crop is sacked and the un-
| processed beans are exported. In Ha-
wall, a embarrassing industry has
been established. the islands obtaining
the wealth accruing from this work in
addition to the value of the raw beans.
Last year more than 100000 pounds
Of coffee were shipped TO the United
/ States.
A wide variety Of articles Of ordinary
use is made in the Territory. A small
amount of cotton is grown on the
islands and It Is manufactured right
| there for local consumption. In the
| list of industries found Pre- beverages.
batteries, brooms, bedspriffgs, biscuits,
| building material, candy-and 50 Il
| goes down through the alphabet.
! Many garments are made, largely OF
an ornamental nature for export and
for sale to tourists. Curios are produced
in large quantities for the tourist trade
anu bOuElSIS SpcnQ nlONc tAldu 9LVSVVOf-
900 a year in the islands.
| Fish packing for export is q growing
industry, the native tuna fish especially
having developed wide popularity. The
annual pack is valued at 81 $780, 900.
Another growing industry Is the making
| of mattresses. Such tropical materials
| as kapok are especially adapted for this
purpose. While taking full advantage
Of her native raw materials to support
her industries, the Territory has car
ried naturalization beyond that and
manufactures almost everything from
| electric signs to paper boxes.
Yet it is all done in q somewhat lei
surely and pleasant manner. Hours are
short and there seems 70 be plenty of
play time for every one. The rise Of
/ Hawaiian industry has not stilled the
ukulele and the surf boards are more nu-
merous than ever on the beach ct
! Waikiki.