The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-06
PLANTERS IN CAUCUS.
a NUMBER OF VALUABLE RE
PORTS PRESENTED.


LABOR " supply company TcdsseH- /
bled for the afternoon session. As be- /
fore Mr.. Irwin occupied the chair and .
Mr.. Bolte was present in the capacity of |
secretary.
The first report of the afternoon SEES
sion was a long one on the subject of
machinery read by Mr.. Alexander |.
Young. 1t dealt exclusively with |
machinery for plantation mills. Several
suggestions of value were made with
regard to improved machinery for re-
ducing the product from cane to sugar,
and reducing the amount of waste sus.
tanned by the process now employed.
Mr. Young followed his paper with a
few remarks upon its principle subject
matter. He favored a tworoller mill.
Mr. Baldwin. referring to this last
point. stated that planters in Louisiana
were opposed to the two-roller and pre-
ferred tire, -.oler mine roller. The
cheapness of fuel was perhaps an argu
ment in favor of the latter.
In Louisiana Corwin mill, like the
one now being put in at Eva, was used.
He was impressed with the fine machine
cry used around New Orleans. The
planters of Hawaii were away behind
in the matter of machinery. Some
years ago they were well up on modern
improvements, but had not kept pace
with the times.
Mr.. J. Scott of Hilo read clil ping
/ from a Scotland paper referring to
new style extractor invented by a Mr..
Drummond. Private experiments had
been made with the machine and proven
satisfactory. The points claimed for it
were: first-Absolute extraction of the
saccharin matter from the cane; second
The small liability to break downs:
third-That the eXtractors can be oper-
ated at great distance apart.
Mr.. Scott was OF the opinion that RS
the price of sugar was so low the most
servicable machinery at the lowest
prices was advisable. Labor saving
machinery was what was needed all
along the line and anything to reduce
manual labor would be in place. Re-
marks were also made by Messrs Joseph
Marsden and W. N. Armstrong.
The reports of the committee on ma
chinery was then adopted and ordered
printed.
Mr.. J B. Atherton, speaking for the
Committee on Legislature, said as there
had not been session OF the Legislature
, within the past year the committee had
no report to make. He thought, how
, ever, that the Planters Labor &
Supply Company should take some
action in the matter OF proposed Portu-
guese immigration and lay the same
before the first or special session Of the
Legisia ure. The first shipment Of
Portuguese lab0rers from Madeira tC
+ these Islands would be very expensive
= and he thought the Government SHOULD
q bear part OF it. 1t would not be al
unfair request to ask the Governmet tt
pay the expenses OF the females brought
to this country The first shipmen
IA would be the most expensive, and ate
= that the planters could bear it,
NJ. Jones, at this point, diverted
f attention from the subject introduced
h by Mr.. Atherton by bringing up ney
i. matter for consideration. He calle'
). attention to the gratifying condition q
affairs in that the Reciprocity Treaty ha'
d been left untouched by the last Congress
10 This condition. said MI. Jones, 81
} due in great measure to the untirln
enegy aud able management of MI
Frank +. Hastings, Hawaiian Charg
y d'Affairs at Washington. Mr.. Hasting
'e had made himself conspicuous by hi
= earnest work for the treaty at til
IS American capitol, and in assisting t
preseve it he had conferred great ber
EFT upon the planters and the countr
at large. 1t was therefore the duty {
III the Planters Labor & Supply Compan
to send some recognition of service
he more substantial than thanks to NJ
Hpstings.
"a Mr.. Anterior remarked that Mr.. Has
ings was held in high esteem in Wasl
ingion, ana he had put forth his mo
earnest efforts on behalf of the treati
> of the United States with Hawaii. [
IL had been an advocator where peop
Oh were surprisingly ignorant of the STU
ton, how aud where his efforts could {
m the most good. 1t was the o. inion
at Mr. Bowen chat Mr.. Hastings should
given more power than he now possesst
nd The speaker was in favor Of giving hi
he a substantial recognition of his service
Mr.. Hastings had not only used |
he talents and time in the interests OF II
re- wall, but had frequently spent mon
from his own purse to subserve the
m terests of this country. This money h
mo- been used for dinners, entertainment
M etc., ofttimes given Tor the purpose
meeting the persons it was necessa
for him to see. Such expenditures h
been necessary since Mr.. Hastings h
en- been at Washing on, but there was
en- appropriation from the Government
M such purposes.
On motion of Mr.. G. NJ Cooke
lay matter was referred to the trustees wi
VII power TO act.
OF Before the motion was put Mr.. You
Will suggested that the hanks OF
raj Planters Labor and Supply Company
WI. made in the shape OF cash and Il
at $1,000 be made the maximum limit.
Nr c NJ. Cooke OF Honolulu, for
committee on RECIPROCITY, stated Il
NY he had not succeeded in preparing a
IAN port. Mr.. VIM. Goodale OF Onomea |
0'' no report on transportation. On maj
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