The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-03-25
Planters social ons


surprise. the follow ny vfo.u. a.. :. Hart
well. Esq, iu his address t. p-.ers assem-
bled in the Masonic Fall, Monday.
" 1t may seem St p planters'
Associations were .nc- zero years
ago"
In the Gazette O. oh ~ md April
Sth, 1S65, there vii .i1. report of
the proceedings of n society, designated the
Planters Association - aud for the in-
formation of readers OF this day, we subjoin
a portion of the proceedings
PLANTERS ASSOCIATION .-The meeting Of the
Planters Association, called for Thursday even
ing last, was adjourned until further notice.
His E1cellency. the Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
President Of the Society has prepared the fol-
lowing resolutions, which win be proposed at
the adjourned meeting
Resoiped, That the planters ia this Kingdom,
most thankfully appreciate the wisdom Of tho
King, in recommending industry and a supply
Of foreign labor in His gracious speeches 10 the
Convention and Legislative Assembly the
patriotism Of the latter body IN enacting the law
providing for the importation Of laborers, Of S0th
December last and the regard 10 our interests
and to the public good. of the Bureau Of Immi-
grafton, in passing aud publishing their three
Ordinances OF the 18th Of February last.
Resoirs4, That while the endeavors Of the
Kings Government" 10 promote our interests and
assist our operations, do them credit, IL is in-
cumbcnt on us, the recipients Of such intended
fayoTs, 10 cooperate zcalously and tremendously
with the Bureau of immigration, SO ms 10 secure
the Government from all loss by such bone6-
cenco to raise Immediately as much money
among ourselves as possible, so as 70 expedite
the operation of the said ordinances, on a scale
commensurate with the everyday increasing
want OF labor ON the plantations.
Resolved, That "A Select Committee of Ave be
appointed TO consider ana frame, IN concert with
the Bureau Of Immigration, such a plan Of CO.
operation, and submit il 20 another meeting 20
be held during this month"
\ general meeting Of the Society was held at
the Court House on Saturday last, April LIST,
1865, pursuant to a call published by His Ex-
cellency, II. C.. Wyllie.
Mr.. Montgomery was called to the Chair. and
stated that the objects OF the meeting were, first.
to consider the amalgamaton OF the Planters
Society with the Royal Hawaiian Agricultural
Society.
Honorable G. NJ. Robertson, appointed at a
former meeting TO report on the proposed step.
stated that the simplest way for attaining the OBJ
ject was for the members OF the Planters
Society To unite individually with the Royal Ha-
waiian Agricultural Society.
On motion of His Exccllency, II. Q. wyllie,
seconded 10y DR.. Hillobrand. the report was
accepted.
The following resolution, moved by Mr..
Wyllie, was then passed
Resoioed, That the report Of the Special Com
mlttee on the amalgamntion OF the Royal Ha-
waiian Agricultural Society and Of the Planters
Society, be adopted and that the two Societies
are declared as fused and combined from this
ilit' lulO one DOtN. uiluCf the ktNlo OF the Royal
Hawaiian Agricultural Society.
In 1872 i'm accordance with n resolution of
the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce, set
ting forth "that il is the opinion Of this
Chamber, that an association should be
formed for the purpose Of aiding the immi-
grafton of laborers and population into the
Hawaiian Islands" the Hawaiian Immi-
grafton Society was established November
9Th 1870 4. aud flo f,I1nuy.,- ,.~atootf~.
of officers took place:
;. n. Castle, President.
w. l.. Green, Vice-P President.
w. NJ. Gibson, Secretary.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
G. II. Bishop, J. G. Glade, with the above
officers eX-officio.
This society was in every essential partI-
cular, the same in all its objects, and In the
character of Its organization, as the present
Planters Association. The membership
was limited to sixty members, who paid SIS
each. The amount for fees Of membership
was collected, and deposited less a small
portion for printing ia Bishop g. Co.'s
Bank, and there it remains TO this day.
The Executive Committee in an address
to planters, said 1--we the Undersigned
address you to solicit your cooperation
with the society by giving Us Information
relative to your requirements of labor, pre-
sent and prospective also in respect to tho
condition of your W and neighboring
lands, furthermore all Information about
cultivation, and the opportunities for new
cultures" And a series Of enquiries, AZ IN
number, were addressed to all the planters
in the kingdom, who responded very fully,
and they are now in the possession Of the
Secretary Of the Society a voluminous mass
of documents, replies Of planters in 1s72-3-4,
respecting Labor, wages, cooperation,
land, water supply, roads and bridges, popu-
lation and products" In respect to the
latter, very precise and full statements
were made in respect to the cultivation or
opportunities for cultivating, Coffee, tea,
rice, silk, ramie, textile banana, cotton,
flax, American aloes, %pandanus, hemp,
tobacco, cochineal, indigo, bamboo, castor
oil camphor, nutmegs, other spices, chin
coma, buchu, cocoanuts, indian corn,
grains Of all kinds, potatoes (white), beans,
peanuts, opium poppy, honey, wax, grapes,
koa, opika, and other cabinet woods, dye
woods and plants suited for dyes, tanning
banks, charcoal woods, trees best to accli-
Matte, grasses"
a small portion of the information re-
ceived, chiefly relating to sugar was issued
in a report by the Executive Committee In
July, 1874.
1t will thus be seen that the subject OF a
Planters Society or Association, or Immi-
grafton movement has been gone over be-
fore and if any one will take the pains TO
look up the files OF the r.. G. ADVERTISER
since 1862, and Of the gazette since 1864, to
this date, he will see that not an idea has
been advanced in the recent discussion at
the Masonic Hall that has not been fully
discussed and acted upon in past yearsin this
Kingdom. In 1872, as in 1882, two organi-
cations were contemplated one an associa-
ton for cooperation and information and
another a Joint stock company to procurN
supplies of labor, and to carry out various