The Daily bulletin., 1889-10-29

90 years. This cane, which was az
frs confiued TO Lahaina, has not
improved any, but tue method Of
cultivation has. The cane has be-
come smaller than it was i've
years ago, but by planting closer
together greater yield is obtained.
Hon. IL. VI. Whitney, member
of the committee on reciprocity,
having come, report OF that COM
miitgU was called for and letter
on the subject, offering few sug-
gestions, was read and placed on Gle.
The question being regarded as
of vital Importance, the discus
sion was postponed until the fol-
lowing day, and committee Of
three-Messrs z. Z. Jones, j. b.
Atherton and c. Il. Bishop-were
appointed to report on the subject,
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES.
No reports were received from
the committee on fruit culture and
coffee and tea.
A letter from Mr.. T. \. Schaeier
and w. O. Smith was offered as the
report of the committee on tobdcco.
The letter spoke favorabIy for the
growth Of tobacco on thesc islands;
the soil in some places not adapted
for sugar would do splendidly for
tobacco growing. The quality of
the native tobacco was favorably
commented upon and the only hitch
in the cultivation OF the weed seem
ed to he in the proper methodSbf
curing, The United States receives
$50, 0,O00,0 900 annually of internal re-
venue from tobacco. One member
of the committee was, however, SO
opposed To tobacco that he would
take no part in framing the report,
Mr.. Blalsdell said lie would like
to see the experiment tried
The Secretary read the report of
the committee on ramie (W. W.
Goodale, B. f. Dillingham;, W. K.
Castle). 1t referred TO the iIilo
ramie plantation as containing fine
growing crop but neglected and
oyergrown with weeds. There was
hope of machine for making the
fibre being perfected in experiments
now making in the Eastern States.
The report took the usual course.
The President stated that he had
seen two ramie machines at the
Paris Exhibition, but they did not
clean the ramie well, being, he con-
sidered, inferior to the Coleman
Lycan machine of Honolulu. Ow-
ing to the want of a suitable ma
chine for decortioation Of the fibre,
there is very little ramie manufac-
tured into textile fabrics. There is
no reason to fear for the success of
ramie here, provided cleaning ma
chine be forthcoming.
Mr.. Atherton had seen French
} machine in San Francisco, which
succeeded well in cleaning the ra-
ME of wood, but the process OF
eliminating the gum was so expcn,
slve % to make the process imprac.
ticable.
J The Secretary, referring to the
recommendation OF the report that
new industries should be encourag-
J ed, urged that a resolution should
, be passed by the convention, em,
phasizing the Importance of the sub
ject.
} The President agreed with the
J proposal He thought that expert
!; mentation with new industries
; should be undertaken to a judiciou;
, extent by the Government. HI
!; announced that no other reports
, were ready. Mr.. Rickard, chair
man of the committee on varieties
: of cane, was expected with his re-
: port in the morning. The election
: of officers would also be in order a
next sitting. He bespoke full dis
cussion of the labor question whel
: it came up.
; The convention adjourned abou
O'Clock till 10 o'clock on Tuesda,
morning.
SECOND DAY-FoRENooN.
{ The Planters' Company met a
. 10 o'clock. Messrs. John III. Pat,
and J. X. Smith, together with
| few visitors, were present in addi
tion to those attending the preyiou
day.
RECIPROCITY.
Mr.. Atherton read the report 0
the committee on reciprocity, in tn
form of resolution, which wa
h adopted and ordered published il
- the newspapers and the Planters
= Monthly. 1t is 40 follows:
= Whereas, the stability OF the in
dustries of the country is OF vita
. Importance to the future prosperit
and independence of Hawaii, and
= Whereas, from the .geoGraphica
position Of these Islands, such pros
. perity must depend largely upoI
the character of our relations witt
!, the United States, and
Whereas, the benefits of tn
Treaty of Reciprocity which ia limit
:, ed as to term, may be PRACTICAL
g annulled by the removal or con
y, siderable reduction of duties in tn
- United States upon sugar and othe
IL products now admitted free unde
- the Treaty, or by the possible ofIe