The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-11-01

of the Demiug factory say- II can well
afford TO pa, s5 per ton for the green
root delivered NJ their works, anu Is
willing to make contracts at that rate
Inasmuch as from fifteen 10 twenty
tons per acre may be raised by lrrlea-
ton, the opening for small farmers
in that vicinity would seem To be ex
lcelleut Upon interviewing some oi
the Leading citizens of Deming found
that owing To the scarciiy OF rain,
less than two inches fell last year,
stock raising had practically oeeh
abandoned, mining was also III
a precarious condition and the
towns support came almost en-
tirely from the railroads, TO which
IL gave nothing in return. Yet al
inexhaustible supply of the purest
wa er is found at a depth of from 80 TO
50 feet, as is evidenced by hundred
windmills in successful operation.
The wind blows continuously aud a
the experience of Western Kansas and
elsewhere has proven that windmill
irrigation eau be profitably carried on,
even where the water has to be
pumped from depth of 100 feet, 1t
seems strange that some S, stematic
attempt has not been made To open
up small ctnaigre farms. Nineteen
acres devoted to cauaigre and one acrr
/ to raising the ueces-ary vegetables
and hou-ehoid supplies, would not
only provide living, but enable the
/ thrifty hu>baudman To put something
| by for rainy day The market is es
tablished, the factory offers remu-
/ neratIve price for the root, success IL
assured The capacity OF the mill at
! Demiug is twenty tons OF the green
roo,s per day, which will make some
thing over seven tons OF the dried
producI or about three aud oue-quar
/ ter tons extract, worth today in the
New York market five cents per
pound in carload lots, or five and one
| half cents per pound IN smaller quan-
titles. TIE compaDy's expense a.
count shows that ton OF ca0algte
extract eau be landed IN New York
for $45, netting a proit OF $50 and up
wards per tOu. The roots are shred
ded by Just such a machine as Is u-ed
in grinding apples for the cider mill,
carried out in wheelOarrows and spr- All
on sheets about Is feet square. From
eight L. twelve hours OF New Mexico
sunshine is sufficient for drying. The
roots are spread on tarpaulins for con
veuieuce in handling in case of anap-
preaching shower or sand storm, the
latter being very common occur
renee in that country during certain
seasons of the year. The only object
in making a coudensed extract from
the roots l. to save in transportation
charges. The sliced and dried roots,
although being equally desirable for
tanners use, are quite bulky, while
the extract with a much greater con-
tent of tanuIc acid occupies but COM
paIatively lit lie space.
point that should be borne in
mind is that the demand for cana
igre is not dependant upon a shortage
in the supply Of oak or hemlock bark.
While there are u great variety of
fannin-, h few cOutaiuing greater
percentage of taunic acid, cauaigre is
such "A superior article for coloTing
aud filling, as weu "a tanning, that
when once tried il is always preferred
One product 1t will tend uO displace is
gambi-r, which, though only contain
ing SO per cent. of tanniD, finds a
ready market at 5 cents To ST cents per
pound, sOmr 1000 tons being import
ed by the United States alone annu
ally
The especial value of canaigre is
shown in the preparation of lrather
for enamelling. Hides tanned by oak
or hemlOck bark have slight -hav-
ing taken off the hair surface, whirh
is thrown away, being considered
valueiess The skin is then divided
annaIlx- sha Fnrtinn do nj N
enamel leather aud the lower portion
being sold 10y the pound. A canaigre
tanned skin has the first shaving re-
moved trifle deeper, which, owing
to it, tensile strength, fluids u ready
sale at cent per pouud-clear gain
instead of dividing the remainder
equally, the portion for ensmeling is
but # the skin, leaving !, or an iu-
creased weight 10 be sold by the
pound. Then again, il takes one less
coating of shellac to enamel canaigre
tanned leather.
Regarding competition, Honolulu
has All immense advantage in posi-
ton, enabling the cauaigre farmers TO
place their crop in the markets of
Europe for less than the people of
a rizona and New Mexico can reach
the seaboard.
Until such time as local tanneries
and extract factories are in operation
the farmer can, at slight expense,
shred and dry his root, baling and
shipping same in that form.
C.uaigre il a poor mans crop, easily
raised, aud bringing quick and sure
returns.
The statistics of Utah show that a
large percentage of her people are
home owners, and, what is more 10
the point, self supporting to home
owners, Independent of mortgages and
debt Poverty is unknown and fiuan-
cial disasters unheard of. You do not
see a Mormon farmer coming to town
to purchase his eggs, milk, butter and
vegetables. No man is allowed more
land than he eau take care of. A GER
tain portion of his acreage is devoted
to raising necessary food supplies, the
balance of the land being planted
with marketable products that enable
him to purchase groceries, clothing,
etc, generally affording an excess
that, in time, develops into a com
potency. In such community hard
times are unknown, the true meaning
of home is defined the spirit OF happi
ness and content presides over every
hesrthstone. TIE history of Utah
can be repeated in Hawaii and the
cultivation OF canaigre is q means to
that end. A market has been c. eated
for the product dried or in extract
form, success has attended its cultiva-
ton elsewhere in every instance, and
certainly it would seem that no
greater inducement could be Offered