The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-10-30
PLANTERS LABOR AND SUPPLY
COMPANY.
Annual Meeting-second Day.

Meeting called to order Oct. 29th,
1889, at 10 a. m. as per adjournment
President Baldwin in the Chair.
A quorum being present the president
called for the reading of the minutes of
yesterday.
The president then called for the re-
port of the special committee to whom
was referred the report on Reciprocity,
which was presented and read by Mr..
J. B. Atherton.
Whereas, the stability of the indus
tries of the country is of vital importance
to the future prosperity and indepen-
dence of Hawaii, and
Whereas, from the geographical posi-
ton of these Islands, such prosperity
must depend largely upon the charac-
ter of our relations with the United
States, and
Whereas, the benefits of the Treaty of
Reciprocity which is limited as to term,
may be practically annuled by the re-
moval or considerable reduction OF duties
in the United States upon sugar and
other products now admitted free under
the Treaty, or by the possible offer OF
bounties upon sugar produced in the
United States, and
Whereas, a proposition for an en-
larged treaty looking toward a perman-
ent commercial union and more definite
politial relations with the United States
has been under consideration by the
II
Resolved, that while the Planters
Labor and Supply Company believe
that the autonomy of the Hawaiian
such treaty, in addition to the present
Treaty on Reciprocity, with the United
States as shall place the products and
manufactures of the Hawaiian Islands
upon the same basis as those of the
United States, and shall knit still closer
the cordial political relations now ex
listing between the two countries.
2. G. JONES,
CHAs. r. BISHOP,
j. 3. ATHERTON.
Voted unanimously, that the re
port be adopted and printed in the Plan
ters' Monthly.
The company then proceeded to The
| election of nine trustees for the comm!
year, with the following result: A
| Young, J. B. Atherton, H. F. Glade, IL
| ?. Baldwin, F. A. Schaefer, P. G. Jones
f. NJ. Swanzy, +. Halstead, W. .
| Smith.
The report of the Committee on Frui
| Cultivation was presented and read b,
w. r. Castle. This was an interesting
report and showed from statistics tina
the increase in the export of bananas
almost the only fruit exported, wa
small, but expressed the hope that whel
the Oahu railway was opened to Eva
there would be decided increase in tn
export of this fruit. Mr.. Hall says:
"What this country needs in order t
| develop our fruit resources, Is a numbe
of intelligent small farmers, who can pu
in a variety of crops and plant numbe
of fruit trees of various kinds, the fruit c
which would be ripening at differen
times and would not require to be han
| vested all at the same time. 1t was
| great mistake that the last Legislator
did not pass the law to help the estat
fishing OF coffee plantation on larg
scale, and with all modern improvement
and machinery for economizing labor
~ We consider this subject of frui
culture very important one for tin
Islands, and we hope to live to see tn
day when, with the aid of railroads an
a more frequent steam communicate
with other lands, this will be grea
fruit-producing country, like some of tn
| islands of the Mediterranean"
Voted that the report. he accepted an
printed.
A general discussion followed on tn
cultivation of fruit, coffee and tobacco.
Voted that the matter of preparin
resolutions, upon the subject of recon-
| mendations that the Government tax
steps to promote experiments in the GU
tivation of coffee, tobacco and other pre-
ducts, be referred to a committee con
sisting OF w. r. Castle, G. r. Bishop an
| f. A. Schaefer.
The report on Labor being called fol-
| Mr.. Il. A. Macfie, Jr., chairman of tn
Committee, presented and read the re
port, stating, while he felt assured tina
| the other members of the committe
were in sympathy with the recommen
dations of the report, they were not re
sponsible tor all the expressions OF opin
ion contained in it.
Mr.. Macfie then read number of lei
tiers received from planters, in reply
circular letter which he had sent GU
asking for an expression of views on tn
subject of labor.
Recess till 1 80 p. m.
| AFTERNOON SESSION,
On coming together of the members a
80 p. M, the Secretary announced tina
the newly elected Trustees had held
meeting during recess, and had electe
officers for the coming year, as follows
A. Young .Presiden
j. b. Atherton. Vice-Presiden
I. y. Jones'. Treasure
| w. ~. smith .Secretar
| 4. M. SWanZy. .................Au dltO
The subject of labor and immigration
and the report of the committee wer
taken up, and number of additions
letters from the planters to the labo
| committee were read.
Voted that the report be referred to
special committee of five to prepare resc