The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-01-22
PLANTERS IN COUNCIL.
Adjourned Annual Meeting of the
Planters Labor and Supply Com
pany.

shortly after I'D O'Clock this morn
| ing the adjourned annual meeting
of the Planters Labor and Supply
Company was called to order by ".
q. Irwin. President. Others present
were W. y. Smith, Secretary, Theo.
II. Davies, f. NJ, Swanzy, G. Boltc,
III. NJ. Whitney. Geo. y. Wilcox, A.
:. Wilcox, II z. Baldwin. r. A.
Schacfrr, n. +. Glade, j. b. Ather-
ton, J. VI, Lydgate, J. q. Carter, G.
VI. Cooke and Jos. Marsden.
The Secretary called the roll.
showing a representation of 81 plan
tations. He then read the minutes.
The President explained previous
al djournmcnts, saying he did not see
much prospect even now OF salts
factorily discussing their different
lines Of action, owing To the still
unsettled condition of public affairs
II was doubtful if the various COM
mittecs were ready with reports.
One of the principal subjects Of to-
days meeting was the pay of Pro
fcssor koebele, the specialist on in
sect blights and plant diseases, who
had arrived from San Franc. GO.
The Secretary read he twelfth
annual report Of the Trustees 1t
referred to labor immigration Of the
past year, and to the action taken
with regard to insect blights and
plant diseases. Referring to the
political changes in the year, the re-
port said that, although the com
pany was not political organiza-
ton, yet its objects were closely
associated with good and stable gov
rrnmpnt. Therefore, the political
situation had engaged the earnes
attention Of the Trustees. Consider.
able attention had been paid to the
question of the preservation Of the
forests. Planters in Hamakua had
s.t apart a large area Of land above
the sugar belt for the preservation
and cultivation Of forest trees.
; After reading the report Mr.. Smith
said he had sought TO resign tn,
sccro, aryship owing to his conucc
{ tiun with the Government. II,
! would take the opportunity Of ask
= ing them not To re-rloct him.
. The report was accepted.
I +. VI. SwanZy, Treasurer, read hi,
.. report. IL showed a deficit Of :SSW
b. ~ general expenses, besides which
= tn. company was liable for SlUs
+. toward Prof. knrbele's pay, making
I SlsuO to be- provided for 10y an assess
r ment. The report being audited
| was accepted.
Election uf Trustees being in or
k der. Mr.. Smith nominated {. Bolt,
I, IN his place. II. +. Glade wa,
y nominated in place Of }. +. Hack
V field. ~ the nominee had usual Y rep
: resented the firm Of u. liarklcld \
= Co on the board. With these change,
- the board was re-ele ted as follows
Z +. VI. Swanzy, j. u. Atherton, n. +
Glade. &. Boltc, +. 4. Scha.fer, \
T Young. ". q. Irwin, II. =. Baldwin
- and j. q. Carter.
u ihc President said the Bureau %
a Information, uf which he was Prcsi
\ dent. was in bad way, and he woul,
r submit whether it might not bc al
u visablr fur this company to assun,
I the work. Ii" was receiving grra
" many letters uf inquiry and some o
J. them ought tu bc answered So aS I,
u disseminate information abroad r.
k garding ho islands.
- Mr.. Davies had seen numbers %
r. letters which were not worth motto
q ing, asking about stamps and tn,
Il like. lie hardly thought the Sccrc
II Vary should b" burdcnrd with AT
i tending To such correspondence.
r Mr.. Baldwin spoke of tn" advan
tag" that would accrue from an rX
II change Of ideas with the plan
/ t"rs uf Louisiana and Texas. Thos,
Y planters had al idea that those o
Il the Hawaiian Islands were far in al
!, vance Of themselves in some met hods
II White this was true and there wer,
!" some points gained here which h,
would not care to give Ia the world
y still the planters IN those parts wer,
Il possessed Of knowledge that it woul'
\ h" Of advantage for our planters 4
j. gain.
:. Jos. Marsden told OF the man,
letters that came To the Bureau u
Agriculture, asking him for informa
tion about the chances OF gettini
= small parcels Of land, etc.
y The President said he thought th
H. question before the meeting wa
A. how to raise the SlS,D deficit.
; Mr.. Bolte thought that the matte
: night be deferred, aud he woul,
II present report from the committe
iS IN fertilizers, recommending actio
v. with regard to the establishment 4
- an experimental station for testin
fertilizers.
y, The Secretary moved that a con
'd mitt"e OF three DE appointed to cUl
~ slider the matter.
in Mr., GIade spok" Of the importanc
:. 0f getting competent man to coi
- duet an experimental station. GeD
!" many was the most advanced coui
Is try in agricultural chemistry, bu
Nv perhaps they did not need to sen
-, all the way there for a man, as ON
~ might he found in the United State
'e who had been trained in German,
Al, Mr.. Baldwin understood the il
le formation question was the one tia
Iy should he first disposed of, in col
nectiun with the matter Of finance
" Mr.. Swanzy said an experiment.
le station would require larger amour
'd Or assessment. 1t would take SSlA
Il. to fit up laboratory alone. n