The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-10-22
THE PLANTERS IN COUNCIL.

OCCulIItN Will lOullhN buolllCSOs Ails
Jonathan Austin presented the re-
port of the committee on the Treas
urer's accounts, finding them correct
and well-kept, with n balance of
S1,370.5j in bank. Unanimously
adopted.
Balloting for trustees, with Messrs.
j. II. Patty and w. w. Hall as tel
lcrs, resulted in the following selcc-
ton Messrs. j. b. Atherton, Jona-
than Austin, w. II. Bailey, II. p.
Baldwin, S. b. Dole, II. IIalstead,
X. II. Hind, j. NJ. IIorner, II. {.
Jones, j.. l.. Richardson, w. IL.
Rckard, W. O. Smith and G.. n.
Wilcox.
At the afternoon session the trus-
tees reported the following named
office bearers President, Mr. Jona-
than Austin; Nicc-President. Mr..
S. b. Dole; Secretary, Mr.. W.
O. Smith Treasurer, Mr.. =. G.
Jones Auditor, Mr.. j. b. Atherton.
A discussion as to the best method
for raising funds-S4 900 being re-
| quired for the purposes of the year
ended with pending motion 10y
Mr.. J. NJ. Iorner, seconded by Mr..
$. b. Dole, that an assessment of
ten cents per ton on the crop of 1884
be levied.
A letter from Mr.. Horner was
read, urging the necessity of the
planters having cheap labor, and, to
that end, advocating the admittancc
of the Chinese. More work should
be got out of the labor the planter
now has, by teaching the laborer to
use his strength to better advantage.
The Committee on Machinery re-
ported. Trials of the Jarvis furnace
had not in all cases yielded results
favorable to it. The burning of
! green trash and the crushing of cane
were matters still under investiga-
ton.
Mr.. p. c. Jones read q paper on
the diffusion process, which elected
some discussion. He advised the
Company to devote 100000 to q
trial OF it, Mr.. Davies said that
Mr.. Hart, of Kohala, intended to
import Il diffusion plant from Ger
many. Mr.. Schaefcr thought all
needed information about the pro-
cess could be got from Java by cor
rcspondence. Mr.. Davies said that
the "saturation' process was being
tried at the Waiakea mill, with pros
poets of success. BY it the crushed
cane after leaving the main rolls is
brought under shower of hot water
and then passed under another pair
of rolls.
Mr.. w. II. Castle presented the
report of the Committee on Legisla-
ton. The Committee had held
themselves aloof from political dis
cussion, believing it was out of their
province, but had nevertheless in
terested themselves in legislation.
They had taken action in regard to
the currency question, Chinese re-
gistration, diseases of animals and
the establishment of chair of natu-
raj sciences, with good effect in each
case. Attention of planters was
directed to the law relating to the
registration of births and marriages.
Planters had been relieved of some
expense by the abolition of tuition
fees for laborers' children. Liberia
appropriations for internal improve
ments were not expected to have
great results, owing to the depleted
condition of the treasury. There
was hope IN the election of men tc
the Legislature who could not bt
bought with free lunches or a pc
contract. Oppression was com
planned of in the system of taxation
whereby not only were the growing
sugar crops taxed, but also theiI
product of sugar and molasses.
An interesting discussion upor
the report of the Forestry Committed
engaged the Company during th'
remainder of the afternoon. 1t ended
with a motion directing the Secre.
tary to draw up resolution o
thanks to Mr.. Jaeger, superinten