The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-17

where cattle made forest and advised
all planters TO raise algeroba.
Hon. y. Young spoke OF the droughts
which Hilo experiences and thought
that the clearing of the slopes of for
est growth was the cause OF the same.
Mr.. Baldwin stated that the Com
mittee on Manufacture was not ready
to report. Mr.. Weldon, for the Com
mittee on Live Stock, also made an
excuse.
Mr.. w. W. Hall read report on cof-
fee and tea. In the course of his re-
marks he said that the kona Coffee
Company would have by the end Of
the year 10 acres under cultivation,
and they have in their nurseries about
200, 900 plants and they expect 10 plant
so acres more next year. He estimat-
ed that in 1894 and '95, there ought 10
be at least l,000,0O pounds of coffee
produced by the various coffee planta-
lions in this Kingdom, and he saw 10
reason why this amount should not be
annually increased after that until cof
fee would rival the sugar industry.
During the past % years there have
been exported |, SOC, I5l pounds of coffee
but during the last Il years, Hawaii
has imported over 66l, 621 pounds of
coffee more than has been exported
during that period. The speaker re-
ferred to the blight on the coffee
raised by the natives at kona.
Hon. J. NJ. HOrner had observed
that whenever he found bli ght on u
tree there were always streams Of
ants running up and down the tree.
He said the most destructive of all
blights is the black blight found on
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Mr.. G. NJ. Cooke made motion
that a petition be presented TO the
Legislature TO procure an entOmOlo-
gist to study about the blight.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Hall moved that a committee
be appointed whose duty it would be
TO impart information concerning
coffee raising. Carried.
Under suspension of the rules, the
Secretary was instructed to east an
unanimous vote for reelection of
the Board of Trustees (Messrs. F. NJ.
SwanZy, J. b. Atherton, H. +. Hack
| field, w. O. Smith, +. \. Schaefer, a.
Young, w. G. Irwin, II. p. Baldwin
and J. .. Carter) to serve during the
ensuing year. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
when the meeting adjourned, it ad.
journ to meet again at 7:30 o'clock in
the evening.
Hon. J. Marsden, Chairman OF
| Tobacco Committee, reported on the
cultivation of tobacco in Sumatra,
and he thought that as good 8
! quality of tobacco could be raised
in Hawaii under good management
y report from Mr.. Sneyd-Kynnersly
of Kohala, Hawaii, was read by Mr.
! T. r. Walker.
Colonel Spalding said tina
when he first came into thi:
country he had occasion to inquire
of the old natives about tobacco cul
ture. The speaker, had been a to.
bacco planter and therefore consid.
cred himself competent judge on The
raising of that article. He said Ha
wall cannot be a tobacco country be
cause the soil is not adapted to it.
Mr.. LOwrie, who was posted on to
baccO culture, remarked that tobacco
must be raised on sheltered lands fire,
from wind.
Moved by Hon. J. Marsden that tn
trustees be authorized to place on
acre of tobacco under cultivation a.
an experiment for studying tobacc
culture. Carried.
The report was adopted.
The meeting adjourned at As p NJ
until 7:30 o'clock.