The Daily bulletin., 1892-11-16

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as accepting the opinions of Mr..
Horner on blowing.
Mr.. Baldwin said it was mistake
to say that discussion had been
abandoned, but the practice had
been to hear all the reports first and
discuss their subjects later.
The President spoke on the value
of discussion. He thought it was
better to discuss each subject when
the report was fresh in their minds.
Let them get every side of a ques-
ton. Truth was like a torch; the
more it was shaken the lighter it
shined.
Mr.. Marsden believed in dealing
with every subject while it was warm
Where the subsoil was richer than
the surface, deep blowing was bet
ter; but it would be unwise to cast
up poorer than the surface soil
Mr.. Horner explained the tenor OF
his report.
Col. Spalding explained how with
the steam pillow they broke up the
subsoil without bringing it on the
surface. Sometimes the roots of
cane went down even four feet. He
agreed that it was folly to bring up
.an inferior soil from the bottom, but
the subsoil could be disintegrated,
so as to be ready for bringing to the
surface if ever that should become
desirable.
Mr.. Horner reminded them that
he had made distinction in the re-
port between the question of depth
of blowing and subsoiling. His con
tention was that the upper three or
four inches were richer than the soil
beneath.
Mr.. Atherton related an account
of experiments made in four ada
cent plots in Kohala.
Col. Spalding made further re-
marks, emphasizing the value of
having the soil well broken, both for
drainage purposes and increase of
the crop.
Mr.. Baldwin believed in blowing
as deeply as possible. His experience
was that if the soil was deep it
should be plowed deeply, even if it
was only in the way of subsoiling. To
whatever depth the roots would
naturally go, so deeply would it be
advantageous to loosen the soil
The report then took its usual
course.
Mr.. Williams read a lengthy re-
port of the Committee on Machin-
cry.
Col. Spalding and Mr.. Baldwin
discussed the boiler and fuel ques-
tions raised in the report.
The President thought the com
pany was much indebted to Mr..
Williams for his excellent report.
He considered that on the island of
Hawaii there was nothing requiring
more attention for it's importance
than the boiler in the sugar mill.
Continuing he gave some technical
details of what he had observed in
different mills.
Mr.. Williams followed. Giving
figures of the value of a certain
amount of carbon i'll combustion, he
predicted that the time was coming
when not pound of coal would be
required in a sugar mill.
Col. Spalding in further remarks
said at Kealia they were now using
one ton Of coal to five or six tons of
sugar. 1t might be that some mills
were using more steam than neces-
sary.
The report took the usual course.
Mr.. w. j. Lowrey presented a
brief report from the Committee on
Transportation, apologizing for its
brevity on the ground that nothing
new had developed on the question.
Accepted.
Mr.. Baldwin promised the report
of the Committee on Manufacture
in the afternoon.
Mr.. Walker asked for time to see
colleagues before presenting the re.
port on Forestry.
Mr.. Hackfeld read the report Of
the Committee on Fertilizers. 1t
suggested the desirability of having
an experimental station in the
islands. The services of compe-
tent supervisor of such a station
would cost 5000 year, which would
be largely realized from fees for
analyses, etc. A letter from Prof.
van Slyke, formerly of Oahu Col
lege, gave particulars of the expense
of an experimental station in the
United States. Appended to the re
port are many reports from planta-
ton managers.
Mr.. Marsden, in moving the accep,
tance of the report, said it had oc,
Cured to him long ago that fertiliz-
ing had become necessary. Planters
were paying for what was of but
little value, such as road sweepings
Why not import the elements from
Europe and have small fertilizer
factory on every plantation.
Col. Spalding thought Mr.. Mars
den was little young in this bust
ness. If he had spent as high as
from $4,000 to $4,000 year, like
the speaker, he would know whether
he was buying dirt or not. For him
self he did not pay for coal on the
Honolulu weighing, because the
Honolulu scales were sometimes out
Mr.. Marsden claimed he had beer
misunderstood What he contendeC
was that it would be economical to
import the simple elements from
Europe, and use them in manufac
turing fertilizers from raw materia
on the plantation.
Col. Spalding said he now mad,
800 tons of fertilizers a year on thu
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