The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-26

The fourteenth annual meeting OF
the Planters Labor and Supply Com
pany was opened in the new rooms of
the association, Nuuanu street, Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock by President
Schaefer. The attendance was as
large, if not larger, than the last
years meeting, most of the planta-
tiOns being represented by either
managers or agents. Quite number
of town people were present, many of
whom were interested in the assOcia-
ton and it's work, President Dole
being among the number. Fertilizer
manufacturers were represented by
Messrs. Miller and Haas, of San Fran
cisco and A. F. Cooke and DIR. Ava
dam, local dealers. Among the visit
ing managers were Messrs. ]. A. Scott,
G. G. Kennedy, w. w. Goodale, G.
NJ. Walton, A. S. Wilcox, CrOpp,
Hind, w. ]. LOwrie, Morrison and
others.
The morning session was rather
short one, adjournment being made
before noon. Most of the time was
consumed in discussion of satisfac-
tory manner of raising revenue to
liquidate back Indebtedness and eX-
pense of conducting future work of
the association.
President Schaefer opened the meet
ing in the following well-timed re-
marks:
"GENTLEMEN:-In the name of the
Board of Trustees of the Planters
Labor and Supply Co [ welcome you
to this annual session of your assOcla-
tion and L thank you all for your
attendance today, and particularly
those VINO for the good of this society,
have come from distant parts of these
islands at sacrifice to their lndivl-
dual interests.
81 trust that all those who are here
today will not regret that they have
come, as this annual meeting prom
| ises to be most interesting and in
structiVe TO all who feel an interest in
the intelligent advancement of the
agricultural pursuits of these islands.
"With your concurrence and auth
ority this society has entered upon an
enlarged sphere of activity and useful
ness by the establishment of labOra-
tory and experimental station, and l
am happy to say that the efforts
of the Board of Trustees to estab-
the most competent superinteDd-
ence, have been most successful
in securing the services of DR.. Max
we'll for that position, who now as
sisted by Mr.. Crawley, as chemist,
has full charge of the station. The
sphere of this station may be enlarged
in various directions and 1t will be
left to your Judgment to decide where
the limits should be drawn and where
the immediate extension in this line
may be made to the best advantage.
DR.. Maxwell's elaborate reports to
this meeting on the subjects of specific
interest, will be a guide for the future
action of this association in this whole
matter.
"The P. L. & S. Co. under its incOr-
porated name, has under the changed
condition of things Outlived its sphere
limited by charter provisions and
proposition will be submitted to you
for disincorporating the existing COM
pany and to reOrganiZe the same as an
association under a new name, the
bylaws of which have been carefully
prepared and revised and will be sub
mitted for your approval.
"The secretary's report will more
clearly place before you the work of
this society done through its board
of trustees in the course of the year
now closed, while the treasurer will
submit to you his financial statement
with suggestions how to provide for
the increased needs of the association
for the new year.
1.-THE annual report of the commit
tees of this association will bring up
for discussion the principal subjects OF
interest to planters, and among them
L trust that the protection OF the
forests and of the sources of the water
supply of these islands will receive
your particular attention. This sub
ject becomes of growing Importance
from year to year, and the Govern
ment, recognizing this fact, has Off
cially expressed its willingness to Co
operate with others interested to de-
wise ways and means to stay the de-
struction of the remaining forests on
the various islands The Commits
siOner of Forestry and Agriculture in
his report refers to this all-impOrtant
subject at some length, and conf
IDENTIFY trust that his remarks will
have weight.
"In closing these Introductory re
marks, desire to express to you my
earnest wish that the deliberations Of
this meeting may be fruitful of sub
staOtial Oraotioal rasultS TO the benefit