By 1.010 there were 2.361 Filipinos in Hawaii. the total rising to 66.049 in 1931. when Filipino men comprised the bulk of plantation labor. Their recruitment was carefully planned. Pay and living conditions were publicized. Immigrants had to pay their own way over. although they were promised their passage home after 720 days of work within a 3year period. The pattern of development in the islands has been such as to develop large units that could respond to longrange planning and operations utilizing modern technology. As sugar boomed after the 1879 Reciprocity Treaty. the farmers turned to Honolulu merchants for financial and other help. resulting finally in a present day network of 26 separate sugar plantation companies. plus about 1.200 independent cane planters.
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