The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-10-28

The meeting was called to order at
1870 M. The minutes of preceding
day read and approved.
Present : Messrs. w. G. Irwin.
Marsden, schaefer, 6. n. Wilcox,
W. W. Hall, Lowrie, S. B. Dole, J. o.
Carter, Captain Mist, Austin, Horner,
Baldwin, Glade, Patty, Tenney, T. R.
Walker, G. M. Cooke, Fl. NJ. Whitney,
DR.. Rogers. W. o. Smith reported for
the trustees, recommending an appro-
| priation of $4373.39 and an assessment
| of cents per ton on the stock OF the
| Company. Adopted.
Hon. J. NJ. Horner read the report on
cane transportation. No new methods
of transportation had come to the know
ledge of the Company, but Mr.. Lydgate,
by building "wet weather" fume and
| combining it with his other system of
transportation, had saved his company
| $4,000. The manager of Paauhau had
not valued much now as a means OF
transporting cane. The head should be
made to do the work of the hands and
| l66Gs 1ulS W dS IIlO IIlO0O CACCtudl way
of economizing labor. Report accepted.
Voted that Mr.. Dillingham's report on
live stock be presented and printed in
Planters Monthly.
w. w. Hall presented report on for
estry. He acknowledged for the Com
pany valuable suggestions and aid from
MIR. Dan Logan, who was we'll acquainted
with the subject. The subject was one
| nf Tho efforts
of Messrs. Jaeger and Cleghorn
should not pass without appre-
citation. Much has been done
by householders, privately, as witness
Kulaokahua. The Government had
created a fine forest on the Makiki
slopes. Organized public effort was nee
essary. Want of legal regulation was
causing wholesale destruction OF
forests. The committee recommend that
the Planters Labor and Supply Com
pany move the Legislature for creation
of a sub-bureau of forestry and the APP
pointment of a commission to consider
means to the preservation of the forests.
The committee recommends the consid-
Grafton of law in Victoria, which pro-
vides, with certain limitations, that any
one cutting down tree shall plant and
care for two in it's place. On Kauai,
seven years ago, algeroba planting on a
large scale was done by Gay and Robin
son. Fruit trees should be planted on a
large scale. The report ended with a
warm eulogy of Mr.. Jaeger for his zeal
in the matter of forestry and his inestim-
able services to the country in the mat
ter of the "cottony cushion SCALE"
Moved that the report be accepted and
printed in the Planters Monthly. Mr..
Schaefer moved also reference to the
trustees as there were recommendations
which ought not to be neglected. Car.
ried.
Hon. T. r. Walker thought that the
Company should make some practical
acknowledgment of the value of Mr.
Jaeger's services. The recognition which
a good-natured man like Mr. Jaeger gen
orally got was illustrated by remark
he had heard at the British Club, when
he heard member allude to the cottony
cushion scales as s'that confounded blight
Jaeger brought here" Voted that the
Company present Mr.. Jaeger with 6
microscope as grateful recognition o
his valuable and disinterested services
+. A. Schaefer presented the report o
the Committee on Coffee and Tea. Let
tiers from J. M. Monsarrat, Rycroft anC
Sumter on the state of their experiments
were read, also report by MIR. Mile
on coffee planting. A report by Mr.
Waite on tea cultivation was also read
describing former costly failure with
tea plantation on Ceylon. Ceylon tel
now topped the market. The first care
in starting tea plantation was to secure
proper seed. Good plants should be oh
tanned and cross fertilization practiced
Nurseries must be provided. At thu
end of the second year plants must b.
topped. The first crop should be onl,
about $50 pounds of green leaves. Yielt
subsequently brought up to 1000 pound
of green leaves which would give 25(
pounds of the dry tea. If tea paid il
Ceylon it ought to do much better here
with labor of the proper kind. Tn
British system of protecting labor wa
looked upon as drawback, but it sec
ured the best labor to the planter in tn
!, end.
The report was accepted and ordere'
printed in the Planters Monthly.
Recess until 80.