Show I l r Uncle Sams Sam's Opportunity to toi i the Coffee Industry I A A. A L L. L Louisson who with his brother brotherIs f Is the largest larest grower of or coffee In the Hawaiian Islands Is In fn the city comI combining cornI com corn I I bining hining a pleasure trip with An nn earnest earnestI j I agitation for a coffee tariff Mr Il LouI Lou Lou- I Isson has since coming back bacle to the 1 mainland taken his arguments for 01 at a t tariff on coffee to several Western congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen and anti senators as well as asman man many others in pUblic nubile life and has I 5 everywhere received d some ome hope of ot ofen- ofen encouragement en en- I S. S coura ement for the thc future From time to time in the past there has lias been a a. a hearted halt fi fight In congress con con- grass gress for n a tariff on coffee but nothIng nothing nothing noth noth- ing ever er has been done on the mattel mat mat- tel ter There was as little need for or such a D. move until the last few years cars since I the annexation of Hawaii Porto Rico flea L S and he Philippines B But t- t now Mr r Louisson points out there are arc mUS mU- mU S 5 J lions o of acres 1 of l owned ned b by the t fr United States which gould could be made to t. t produce coffee where there was j none in former years With i I 5 the Island possessions pO millions upon t II millions o of poun pounds s of coffee could be bee t. t e r raised annually at a profit once the ibe r tariff is put on f S At the i time Brazil gets gelM t practically all nil of the coffee corce trade of tho United States said ald Mr 11 Louisson when asked for OJ an Interview In In tc l Hawaii the Industry is still In its inS infancy in- in f S fanc fancy but we can hardly compete with 5 conditions condition 1 there Their Theil labor is h S. S cheaper b by far than the United States Stales 4 would allow us to pay to our workmen workmen workmen work work- men and their trade relations make male It fl 1 easier for them to import the pro product if Great t Coffee Opportunities It II tJ It seems to me that since the United I States has tropical possessions it IsI is I hl high h time that attention be bo directed toward aiding them materially materIal Th These se tL possessions the Philippines Porto PortoRico PortoRico I Rico and Hawaii offer Hawaii offer great opportunities I for fOI developing the coffee in industry In- In which will be able In time lime to toi i supply the entire demands of the mainland mainland main main- land in this line u. u Coffee growing In U o islands is isnow t 0 now on only I in its infancy For many i years ears there thele has been coffee growing in Cuba but the Industry has become dwarfed on account of ot low prices r and Is now one of ot the lesser products S of the island In Porto Rico the comIng comIng coming com com- ing crop is estimated at pounds Hawaii will have upward of oC I pounds this season while the Philippines crop will be vcr very ery small During the last ten years cars the growing of coffee in the Philippines has becom become I dwarfed on account o of failure to se se- se seI I r. r I I cure proper trade t. relations with the United States tates and on account of the competition with Brazil At At present a n i corporation corpora corpora- tion is being formed in fn Brazil for or the purpose of or taking over the greater part of or the thc coffee crops The men back of the corporation arc are all I Europeans Europeans Euro Euro- uro- uro penns either cither Germans or 01 En English I Figures complied compiled in Va Washington ton show that the bulk hull of Imports into the United States Slates from Brazil annually amounts to the greater part being coffee And during the same length of time Ume this South AmerIcan American Amer Amer- mner- mner ican country bu buys s 's from rout the United States only worth of or goods leaving a trade balance of ot I per year car in favor of Brazil i Ill ln Tribute to Europe It Is a n well known fact that the thet t by b th the tho United States It l I is a fact that prior to the era ra of sugar in Cuba coffet corfee cotte cot cof- te fet fee wa was her chief chIc staple But Dut owing LI II to the cum competition petition of Brazil and lh the themore more remunerative sugar Industry the coffee production has haR declined so rapIdly rap rap- Idly that It p practically 11 cuts no figure UlC today in the Cuban exports Should Cuba annexed we will vill but bUl add more coffee territory to the thc United States Slates The Philippines alone have enough area to supply the entire world with tho the aromatic bean having an area arca of square miles or 01 nearly acres Of or this area alea there should hould II u la at least acres suitable to coffee ofee e culture The United States te contained con con- pounds of coffee annually As Ag the tho average yield of one onea a acre acme re of land under maximum conditions condi conlU- ions is pound it ft will be seen 4 rP J I ii I Coffee offee I l' l In Mill I large coffee Interests in Brazil are in European hands and ancI it is plain from this that America Is paying tribute to European Interests when the demands demand of oC our own territories are neglected I believe o It is time that they should re receive ye- ye e cel lI I attention from flom the government government gov gov- so o that in time they will capture the American coffee market markeL Events transpiring In Cuba point undoubtedly to the eventual c annexation annexation annexation tion of this wonderfully rich country that the Philippines would need to 10 have only acres devoted to coffee to 10 supply the mainland Taking all the tropical territory under the time flag Hag Into consideration wo Ye have ample territory to lake alto c care cate Jr of present and future demands Aside from the consideration of f aiding our own territories it seems to tome tome tome me advisable to u encourage products product in these territories not conflicting with similar products grown groIt on th tIme the main maln- land such as tobacco and it would be he I only fair to give them thorn the same protection protection pro pro- that is deman demanded d of ot the maInland mainland mainland main main- land products With coffee on tho protected list lIt enormous amounts amount of or AmerIcan capital will now How Into the In Industry Industry industry In- In In our territories and loss at ath attention attention at- at h would be paid laid to the products raised on the mainland on Coffee All I European countries Impose duties on coffee coTee some severe and some light The tariffs per Ier pound demanded demanded de do- mantled in the chief countries are France 13 cents per pound Italy 13 13 Spain 1 Portugal 8 S Hun Austria al' al C G 63 Greece G i G Germany 4 V- V England 3 In III 1871 the United States StateR Imposed a duty of or 3 cents per pound on coffee O and anti a short time lime prior to that an Impost of 5 G cents cent was levied I have received much encouragement encourage encourage- mont ment since m my last trip to the thc United States Stales In my tight right for or a tariff on coffee coffee cof cot fee against countries foreign n to the United States Where a n f few w years year a ago u little or 01 no attention would he be paid to 10 th the tho arguments Ic legislators are seeing peeing he good ond to be brou brought ht about by such sucha a n move nove and I 1 belIeve e that some lome action will be bc taken talen on this matter maiter at nt some future session of con congress reas Owing to the tariff placed on sU sugar al' al and anul tobacco to foreign n countries countries tn s-lo s to protect th the industries at home home these these two In Industries Industries In- In are thriving In all ull of tho the Is Island island Is- Is land possessions Where men with capital were verc once Interested In the coffee Industry now th they y have havo turned to 10 sugar sug There I Is moro moore mone money In it under the tIme protection system Chance for a mu Boom But nut tho the coffee coffle Industry Is a healthier better belter culture Once that thit ariff Is placed on coffee and you OU wills will s see N e a n wonderful rul boom om In the coff coffee I In Industry u In all o of the tropical posses posses- poes I Ions fons of or the tho United States Slates Thousands ind 1111 thousands of or acres will he be cult tc l In th the Philippines the onCe onoe I reat industry In Porto Rico Illco will come corne Into its own and the in infantile In In-I business in the Hawaiian Islands Is Is- i lands will Vill reach fach proportions never I pell ved cd possible And Anti Instead of paying tribute to foreign n corporations I the ilie United States Hats will b be bp keeping her money at home homp and v will l be building up one une of the tho bl biggest st Industries thu Ow tropics have o ov over r known I 1 With sugar protected and coffee free flee l hO however vcr men with money will go lute Into th the sugar bu business In the Ow possessions pos peg pos pos-I sessions of course 0 And in doing Icing so so they will bo bf competing with a mainland main maln- land Jand Industry But Dut with there will ill be no conflict They cannot grow row It on nit the mainland anyway and it would turn millions of dollars of or capital c. from tron the sugar u ar industry Into Inlo th the coffee as a certainty Outlook In iii lIu Mr IJ has with him several sP Interesting papers on the culture of coffee Its f extent anti and Importance to Hawaii In Hawaii there lher ar are acres S in his opinion which can he hI made adaptable to coffee growing ho lie says rays but only a vel very SomalI small percentage of this ar area a I is now being ing utilized With the advent of ot protection says Mr Louisson practically all nil of or this area Ira will be bC taken wind breaks will willbe willbe be bl grown own to protect the growing plant and antI th lh the culture cult will begin In earnest st soon oon becoming on one of or the gr greatest single Insl- Industries in the thC islands The corr coffee culture says flays Mr Louisson Louis Louis- son 1011 Is ls a most plen pleasing ln one The rhe coffee cof cot fee ec Is 18 grown glown on the mountains and plateaus plateaus always always high above the sea level le On One laborer should be able to take earn care of frum ruin s st sven ven to 0 o l ten n acres acre of I 4 1 I 1 1 y f I t I J T. t F it 1 1 T I t ts fl p W F f r J l J rt f. f j i- i fl I cT l r 1 fI oO i 7 v t i Ii d r J I j JO 1 f ii II r iii g rr zo f t 1 4 t II-t g 1 I l w ok f i iI p oj 1 B lI l- l I EL r I fj J It t.- t. 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L London's OIlS OIl'S Coffee PI I I land in coffee though hO much mitch depends upon tho the kind of or weeds he lie has han to contend con con- con j tend with The harvesting can b be done done- either h by day work or oi by the hundredweight hundred hundred- weight Im pay averaging from fifty to seventy live cents for the latter laUer I have havo found It a much better belter way to pay h by time tho weight hundred weight as the pl pickers ker will work harder harler when there I is some rom Incentive An acre nero hearing bearing well wel I should prod produce Lice about ROO pounds of If bt per PI sen season i Present Profit 1 11 I To 10 produce one one pound of clean milled 1 coffee COrre requires s 's six six ix poun pounds 1 o of it berry herry ore From th the seemingly high I paid on tile tue mainland for tor high offer coffee on one would uld think that there In Is a mint of In uio the tho cortee coffee cor- cor cot cof fee tee business but when whon one ono takes bites into consideration tho the cost of ot harvesting work of If pulping and drying frying expenses freight rt to of or Inn landing lIng charges halg foi port rolt t of shipment freight to In in Fraucisco Francisco Frau Fran cl cisco co and other l' l Incidentals he will wiil change hl his hi mind C Coff j i is now flow selling ng at a low If figure on oil tho time A American merlean market owing to rn the tiit c overproduction of the tho bean beun all nil ov over r I the world and r especially in Brazil Ten Tn I Iyar I years yar ago Hawaiian coffee corree averaged cd I II I rm na os high as 10 19 to 20 cents In tJ th the San Fan nn Francisco market which placed 1 the tue I growing of coffee on a profitable scale With Hawaii Porto Rico Etleo und anti the Philippines added to 10 the possessions of the time United Stat States Stales the growing of Or coffee cot cof fee c has now become an on agricultural product of or th the Union and ami N n a fit Id of possibilities an and enterprise t for th the American capitalist and ami 3 I t alist that can ean eventually vont supply t the whole mainland with viI its ilK lH beverage I fon A 4 great nt deal can be lie said of or this in industry In- In i with reference to its Us It lt f for ew i white rates races in the tropics ane and andru 1 ru U 1 cut h n con could Id ho 10 o Cl The nH he plant thrives most niost ly u tu atti allt regions S tho climate Is conducive to good above the lowlands of or the trop- trop c cs CH where the tho white man can never feel at his best and a associating In Il Its cultore culture cul cul- tore ture other oilier trees of ornament and usefulness use use- q plc presenting a scene of or b blaut ard l' l untiring monotony that cannot annat be hl saId suld of many other cultures People of ot the thc cold northern zones fit Pt the United States who wish to es escape es- es 11 cape cold and inclement weather and andI I tho those who wish to leave the tIme low swampy and malarial of or th the south will find In th the coffee culture in regions t In Hawaii nn an ideal climate for IH health And I would suggest to every ery American vIm vho hn intends coming to tn Hawaii to embark In time the corr coffee e Industry that he hi exert bl his influence us soon as po possible In se l securing e curing a tariff on cot coffee cotTee le In Tn spite pi of or time the man many drawbacks wh which hh ha have befallen the coffee coffie I In Industry Iii Iii- n- n of Hawaii all one 1 conic come to OJ the conclusion ion thai lint lh there I y yet l II lie inthe in m the future wonderful ami bright Io possibilities pos io- in this tillS tropical product Awl And J just jost st ns as soon ROon n as 1 a tariff I Is established the he Indu Industry will ill reach or great at proportions Lions and th the future lurf of Hf the culture c I hed without quest question lou |