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which they can produce vegetables, while others must fail? 
The chief, and only, secret of the success of the Chinese gar- 
deners lies in the fact that they are always at work giving at- 
tention to their crops whenever it is needed. The methods of 
large ranches and plantations, which have gone through cul- 
tural and business difficulties, and finally emerged on the 
smooth road of ease and success, are not those of the cultiva- 
tor of a few acres. No man, to whatever race he may belong, 
can hope to make a living, and lay up something for the fu- 
ture, from ten acres of land if he adopts the habit of living in 
a city, riding about in automobiles and leaving the entire 
management and actual work of his homestead in the hands 
of hired labor. Success from a small acreage depends strictly 
on giving one’s own attention and own labor to the develop- 
ment of the place. Those who are not willing to do this can 
assuredly hope for little profit from the returns of a few acres 
worked by more or less disinterested parties. 
Article V. 
A by no means rare complaint which is heard in various 
parts of the Islands is that the most influential persons of 
the Territory are not in favor of the development of minor 
agricultural industries, or are even antagonistic to such de- 
velopment. This complaint is really not well founded and 
can not be considered as true under the circumstances, except 
with certain specific qualifications. Numerous attempts have 
been made to provide the lands and means necessary for the 
laborer to grow his own vegetables in the neighborhood of 
his quarters. The fact that such attempts have not been as 
successful as was to be desired is due as much to a lack of 
interest on the part of the laborer as to inadequate provision 
made by the emjployer. When the complaint is stated without 
qualification it is nothing less than sheer nonsense, for no 
business man, nor sugar planter, nor other individual whose 
means are invested in the Territory can possibly have a de- 
sire to hinder the ultimate welfare of Hawaii. More and more 
conclusive evidence is accumulating to prove the substantial 
interest which many of our .wealthiest citizens are taking in 
the establishment of a variety of profitable agricultural in- 
dustries. 
The numerous complaints which are made regarding the 
lack of sympathy on the part of our various transportation 
companies are likewise not true, except when properly quali- 
fied. Transportation companies are in the business of carrying 
freight, and the more freight they have to carry the more 
profit they can obtain. It is well known that special facilities 
for carrying freight have been furnished in the case of the 
