Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1895 — Tea and Coffee in Hawaii. [ARTICLE]

Tea and Coffee in Hawaii.

Fine qualities of tea and coffee are being grown at present in Hawaii, aud it is thought by experts that the islands will soon become an important source of supply. Both tea and coffee, grow luxuriantly and both are being prepared for market by machinery instead of by hand. The tea is picked by a machine and rolled and packed without being touched by hand. It is believed that the use of efficient machinery will compensate for the low wages paid in China and other tea countries. Extensive drying-houses have been erected by the coffee planters and preparations are making for preparing a large crop for market this year.