The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-10-29
2 LANTERS LABOR AND SUPPLY
COMPANY.

Annual Meeting, October, 1889.
Members and stockholders of the
lanters' Labor and Supply Company
met October %. 1889, at the Chamber of
commerce at 10 a. M, President II. P.
baldwin in the chair. Present in person
= represented by proxy:
Paia Plantation, Onomea Sugar Co..
IT. Alexander, j. B. Anterior, H. P.
baldwin, w. II. Bailey, w. Blaisdell,
q. r. Bishop, S. N. Castle, w. r. Castle,
@. M. Croke, T. H. Davies & Co., B..
Dillingham;, Eleele Plantation, H. P.
Faye, H. F. Glade, r. Halstead, Homo
mu Plantation, w. w. Hall, A. S. Hart
well, Honokaa Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar
Co., Hamakua Mills, Paul Isenberg, P.
q. Jones, Kaneohe Plantation, Kilauea
Sugar Co., Kekaha Mill, Kohala Sugar
Co., Kipahulu Mill, Makee Sugar Co.,
X. A. Macfie, Jr., Jos. Marsden, Hanalei
Sugar Co., Pacific Sugar Co., VIII.
Purvis & Co., w. H. Richard, A. H.
Smith & Co., A. H. Smith, T. S. Spald-
lng, f. A. Schaefer. James G. Spencer.
Union Mill Co., G. N. Wilcox. A. s
Wilcox, H. NJ. Whitney, Wailuku Sugar
Co., Waiakea Mill Co, E.. M. Walsh
Hawaiian Agricultural Co., WIG. Homer
& Co., J. n. S. Williams, A. Young. n
Morrison, I. S. Mckay, Peepeekeo Plan
tation.
The Secretary read so much of the
minutes of the last annual meeting as
was called for.
The Secretary's report was then read
as follows:
"Slnce the last annual meeting the
Trustees OF the Planters Company have
met from time to time to consider mat
tiers relating to the interests of the Com
pany. The business to which they have
given attention has related chiefly to
questions OF labor supply and immigra-
ton.
Shortly after the adjournment of the
annual meeting letters were received
from Mr.. +. NJ. Omsby upon the subject
of obtaining negro laborers from the
Southern States. The proposals of Mr..
Omsby were considered by the Trustees
and correspondence was had with him.
But the proposition proved to be too
vague and uncertain to be entertained.
The subject of Portuguese immigra-
ton has received much attention. Com
munlcations were received from Mr.. A.
Marquee from Lisbon in which he made
various suggestions in regard to procur-
ing Portuguese laborers, and proposi-
lions that he be engaged to promote the
immigration. Correspondence was car
ried on with him, and conference held
with the President of the Board of Immi-
grafton, and finally, in view of the fact
that Mr.. Ed. Mueller had been an
pointed agent of the Board of Immigra-
ton in the matter of Portuguese immi-
grafton, and Mr.. Mueller was then in
Europe endeavoring to further the enter
prise, Mr.. Marques was referred to him.
The Trustees have been alive to the
deslrability of continuing Portuguese
immigration, but the difficulties in the
way have thus far prevented obtaining
more OF these desirable laborers. There
is demand for these people and it is
hoped that the immigration may be re-
newed
The Japanese who have been brought
here during the year under the auspices
OF the Board of immigration have parti-
ally met the demand for labor, but it is
evident that more laborers will have to
De obtained during the coming wear
Wages are high and new enterprises will
be drain upon the present limited sup
ply.
The question of labor supply is a ma
tional one; the business of the country
and its wealth and prosperity DEPEND
upon the agricultural interests, and with
out field laborers agriculture cannot be
carried on.
''The problem Of how to maintain an
adequate supply of laborers, at rates of
wages which will permit agricultural