The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-11-06
PLANTERS IN COUNCIL.
The Planters Labor and supply Com
Paay - Organization and Hearing
RsPorts-Thr First Day.

holders o. the PAINTERS l-AoOT anu
Supply Company held AZ the office OF
the Company IN the rooms Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce, Honolulu, October y,
ISIS, 81 10 O'Clock a. m, President
Baldwin in the chair The following
members responded to the roll call /;
H. P. Baldwin, President; H +. Glade,
Vice-President; P. c. Jones, Treasurer
f. A Schaeier, W .. Smith. Secretary F.:
J. B. Atherton, Auditor; r. HalsteAd,
J. ". Horner, Col Z. :. Spalding, 7. R
Walker, E. c. Bond, :. W. Wilcox, H.
II. Wilcox. q. c. Williams, {. NJ. Cooke.
B. f. Dillingham;. H. NJ Whitney,
representing l2.446 shares, out Of the
total OF Is. ls5 shares represented by the
Company.
The reading OF the minutes OF last
meeting being next in order Mr., W. o.
Smith called attention to the fact that
they had been Published in the Planters
Monthly and that only the minutes Of
the special meetings needed 10 be read,
those OF MAY % and Of September oath
held st the office OF H. Hackfeld < Co.
in regard to correspondence a the TruS-
tees in relation TO letter q Hawaii Anti
Asisric Union 70 meet 5 committee Of
that Union, which were read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. P. c. Jones, Treasurer, on being
called for his report, asked that the time
Tor the reading Of his report Dc delSyed
until the afternoon, when Vas granted.
Report OF Committee on LAhor Was
alSo DELAYED on account Of there being
10 one present representing that com
uittee.
Mr.. z. 5. Spalding moved that the
election OF officers Be proceeded with and
that the afternoon session be an execu-
tive session for the discussion Of the
condition Of affairs Of the Company.
Carried
on motion * Mr.. Spalding the rules
were suspended and the Secretary in
structed 10 cast the ballot for the incUm
bent trustees, with the exception OF Dir.
J. n Lydgsts who asked permission to
Withdraw, M L HSLStead being selected
in his stead The trustees for 1852
now sire Il p Baldwin, II. f. Glade,
z. c. Jones, J. B. Anterior, N. Cooke,
z. :. SpsIding. r. Halsfezd and f. A.
Schsefer.
Mr.. J. n. Horner here read s report
on cane cultivation, which on motion q
Mr.. SpSlding WAS accepted and ordered
printed IN the Planters Monthly.
No member Of the committee on cane
cultivation being present, Mr. B +
Dillingham; presented his report on Live
Stock
On motion Of Mr.. Schaeier the report
wSs accepted, &nd thinking It Of 50 much
interest 10 stock rzisers, also moved that
Il be p-intri in the Planters Monthly.
Mr.. Bad IN ard Mr. Spaldinz also
sy5ka IN thS same line with Mr.. lELllng-
ham. and especially favored the ESIsing
q hay On these Islands.
There being considerable comment N
regard 70 different grasses for feed. Mr.
Walker asked some few questions. and
then read short letter on the different
feed grsssss from Mr. Ernest Burcharit,
Of which the following Is an extract
Il have no great faith n sny gr1sSe
being sbls 70 resist the Hilo grass, -
cattle Will eat almost any other before
rhst and Il 50 gets better chance tuSn
the others. I have seen : tine crop Uf i
clover come Up where the HIlO grass has I
been burnt. but It was crowded out Sgsiu I
IN ! lev wears To limited extent the <
Hfio graSs can be plowed out and better 4
seeds planted. but the tormer would IN 1
time get II aS&in. On land thSt could /
Be easily WORKED Il might pay 70 dOtais /
for pssture. have eOekSf0oc or orchard /
ErsSs growing sell On fern sol under 4
ohis trees Il seems to be rather $ late
grass. It u very nutritious The seed 4
grown IN New Zealand Is very highly 4
Spokeu Of. Australian prSIrIe grass also
does fairly vel on fern soil here and 4
erozs sn immense crupon some MANFRED 4
land II appears 70 De an early grass
4 mixture Of English ZrzSs i doing well
bat have kept II cropped short Ishould
saw we grass Ezs not worth planting, a.
Il i too expensive A paint 70 Dc st
tended TO Is sowing various grasses to-
Eesher 70 get $ succession Of good grasses
for $ long period. Nv prairie grass was
eSriier than aly Of the others were For
drv lSni I know OF nothing % beat
ANY grass that vii EroE with
3 little rain and have better fztteuinz
properties vii Be : great gain to Is We Z
consider L good horse feed bat very pouE
stuff TO fztten cattle
M. Spaliiug speaking further said
.hzr he thoGsht thst We ought 70 give
more attention % grSsS-groEIng on the
Islands Ss We are paying too much
money into the hands q C1lIfOrni4rs
Ehe1 that staple can Just IS well Dc
rsised here and 81 ! profit II gone Iato u
The proper ESy Our grass must Be IN
proved. We raise too many csttle TO the
scre roE- snd cattle VII stzrve rather
.h4a eat tough grsss- Our grasses ought
% b raised IN smaller feds and raised I
EeII rather than IN large fields and have
/ poor crop and cue that the cattle ali
s,ssrvslv touch He thought they wanted
grass that would grow Ike the HILo
Er1Ss-
Nr. DfTEnEhzm sboCgtt that mitIet
-rsss EouId answer the purpose perfect
v. provided II L put II II s1naH fields
st not in tsrye ones Horses viii leave
-&Iif1ruiz hay for the mIlIst- Il ought
10 be eut when green, when the seed /
y the mix. also that Il ought 70 he eI-
1erirneuted viii mere. The Cniou
Feed Co vii take al that can be raised
L SIS per ton and Dc gLad 70 get Il
Mr. Baldwin thinks that there I
rouey IN the INLET hay, and that more
Srmers ought 20 70 into It.
NJ p q T-~z-s T-,a.s<r7-=r then Rad I