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then  sell  anything  that  is  in  excess.  There  are  many  such  and  it 
should  be  possible  to-  bring  a few  of  these  people  this  way.  Many 
inquiries  come  to  my  office  from  such  men  who  are  looking  for  a 
good  location.  Most  of  them  are  poorer,  but  many  say  they  have 
ten  thousand  dollars  or  so,  that  they  are  tired  of  a cold  climate 
and  long  winters,  and  are  anxious  to  locate  in  a desirable  place 
where  they  can  raise  fruit.  In  helping  to  place  such  people  my 
office  has  practically  become  a Bureau  of  Settlement  Inquiry. 
Now  I would  like,  if  possible,  to  enlarge  and  strengthen  that 
Bureau  of  Settlement  Inquiry  by  including  the  Hawaiian  Islands 
— telling  men  what  they  can  and  cannot  do  and.  pointing  out  to 
them  the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  living  here.  If  we 
could  get  a few  of  these  men  here  every  month  it  would  be  of 
great  advantage  to'  the  Territory,  for  they  are  men  that  would 
appreciate  this  country.  Each  one  that  came  in  that  way  would, 
in  time,  be  likely  to  bring  as  well  some  of  his  relatives  or 
neighbors. 
Between  the  sugar  lands  and  the  forest  there  are  places  which 
will  be  available  for  use  when  the  leases  run  out  in  the  next  few 
years.  These  lands  could  be  irrigated  in  part  at  least,  and  sub- 
divided into  small  tracts  for  homesteads.  With  the  expenditure 
of  from  one  million  to  five  million  dollars  water  could  be  brought 
out  from  the  mountains  and  certain  lands  developed  for  the  men 
who  would  make  a home  on  them  and  start  in  the  diversified 
industries. 
Hawaii’s  superior  opportunities. 
Viewing  it  from  the  standpoint  of  the  West,  the  opportunities 
here  are  superior  to  many  that  have  been  taken  up  in  the  West; 
in  the  Western  States  we  are  spending  twenty  to  sixty  dollars  an 
acre  in  reclaiming  the  land,  disposing  of  it  as  homesteads.  It  is 
on  this  land  that  men  are  supporting  families  by  raising  beef, 
\cgetable  products,  etc.,  and  are  building  up  the  State. 
In  the  Kohala  mountains  large  investments  in  developing  water 
have  already  been  made  by  private  means.  But  there  is  still  much 
water  going  to  waste.  If  this  were  collected,  together  with  the 
flood  water  in  the  small  streams  that  now  go  to  waste  above 
Kawaihae,  it  might  be  used  to  irrigate  the  land  of  Waimea. 
Comparing  it  with  problems  in  the  States  the  opportunity  looks 
good.  Of  course,  all  these  things  require  careful  investigation, 
and  results  can  only  be  had  after  study  on  the  ground. 
Already  some  work  of  this  kind  has  been  done  by  the  Bishop 
Estate.  Water  investigations  cost  a great  deal  of  money,  but 
it  is  a good  investment  and  one  which  the  Government  should 
undertake.  The  first  thing  to  be  done  is  for  the  Territory  to 
make  these  investigations,  and  if  the  Federal  Government  can 
help  so  much  the  better.  The  amount  of  water  that  goes  to  waste 
far  exceeds  the  amount  that  is  utilized.  The  first  problem  is  to 
pick  up  the  water  on  the  highlands  and  to  keep  it  at  high  eleva- 
tions and  then  to  use  the  power  developed  by  dropping  it  to  lift 
