Show HORACE W WOOLLEY WRITES OF HAWAII honolulu hawaii march 8 1115 tho the vernal express publish ing company gentlemen in loading leading the express of february 19 1915 1 I find mention in your local and personal onal nl columns ot of a missionary to the Ila hawaiian wallan islands who is undergoing unusual hardships 1 I do not know where the item in question originated but in justice to the islando Island 3 and the people I 1 feel it would not be right if I 1 did not correct some of the statements made therein I 1 hope they have been made unintentionally tor for it shows an lack of understanding the conditions dit ions and gives out state lionts in enta that are very misleading the island of maul is about thirty alley wide and sixty miles long having a population of over the chief industry of the island is the raising of sugar rane cane one plantation alone shipping RC tons of sugar last year this Is among the largest plantations and mills in ill tile the world employing about 3 people each plantation has haa a store where all general merchandise maybe may be obtained at Kallu lul is the puunene stoic which does an enormous business in its several departments at pala to Is another department store where any article may bo be purchased in fact these stores are equal to those wo we have in vernal then again there are dozens of small stores kept by chinese scattered over the island common necessities may bo be obtained aio aie several hospitals well equipped and up ill to late date good doctors can be found on almost all the plantations each plantation owns its own railroad the largest having baving over rev vilty miles in ill use automobiles by the score itin inn to diffrient of tile the island land nio nic several good hotels on the inland aland while at numerous restaurants run by clillie ac you can obtain meala i a niall man goes hungry on maul matti ri 11 any of tho the other islands it it IL his own fault the people are hospitable to a fault and will eliare their last crust cruet with you moreover you meet a hawaiian and tre treat at him right you meet a friend who will do ills his utmost to assist you they aie pleasant and agie cable law abiding and loving no bottei pioppo walk the baith and there Is something ladi cally wrong with chogo who find fault with them they at aap not a savage barbarous race of people but honest and intelligent tell igent american citizens dwelling in this paradise Irad lse of the pacific jacif lc loyal to aniel america lea and tile tho ideals foi which she stands of chui coui comiso so thoro there ai aio e some in conveniences heio bicic just th tin I 1 same barno as in other places fc and I 1 wonder where vo ve could go on this old earth and find ceby ihling to out oui lilting As foi tile the unusual hardships they nio mo small indeed and be compelled with those gorio by eldis in many of tile the missions hundreds of mis sona nails iks are going through much mote moio than this and uio saying nothing about it ie ic joicine in fit iho privilege of doing that much for the mati and for follow men trusting you will find space lot this in houi paper that tho the public pubic may not ho be alsin im loimoc me as ai to conditions here ond and you in ill addama foi this faaoi I 1 sincerely bouis W woolley |