The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-22
THE PLANTERS.
They Don't Wish Their Treasurer's
Report Made Public and SO In
form the Press.

ZION opened ltS annual sesslon Jhls
morning, at the rooms on Nuuauu
Street Among those present were
Messrs, T. Fl. Davies, Baldwin,
Hackfeld, Bolte, Whitney, Giffard,
Wilcox, Weight, Goodale, Morrison,
Hall. Horner, Renton, Parke, Ather-
ton, Swauzy, DR.. Maxwell, making
about twenty FIVE in attendance, ard
not including sugar stockholders in
the Government.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. j. f. Hackfeld who read his
report. He extended congratula-
tions on last years crop, although,
the prices had not been up to those
OF 1896. The supply OF labor has
been sufficient in the past, but as tn
the future will have to be consider
ed. Hoped that the next Legislature
would revise the tax law in order to
avoid continual appeals to the
Courts. He hoped next years reports
would be favorable 10 regard to the
sugar industry aud complimented
DIR. Maxwell on his labors The
address was we'll received.
The minutes OF the last annual
meeting were read by Secretary
Bolte and approved. Secretary
Bote reported that his report was
not yet quite ready but that the
total crop of last season amounted
to 24S,555 tons. This was accepted
aud on motion Of Mr.. Baldwin the
report was ordered printed for dis
| tribution.
Mr.. Hackfeld desired to know be-
fore dealing with the Treasurer's re-.
port whether it should be published
in the paper or not, as it had not
generally been. Mr.. Baldwin moved
that the Treasurer's report be not
published aud the reporters were
ordered not to publish the figures
although they had been read and
discussed. The report was then &C
copied.
On motion al Mr., Baldwin the
estimates for the following year
were referred to the incoming
| Trustees.
On motion the Bylaws were sus-
pended and the present trustees
were requested to continue to act.
DR.. Maxwell suggested that in
stead of reading the report OF the
Experimental Station they meet at
the station and deal with it there,
it would be printed. On motion of
Mr. Baldwin it was decided TO meet
there at $3.50 tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Swanzy thought whole nom
ing or an afternoon should be de-
voted to it rather 20 minutes, and
this was conceded in, and on motion
OF Mr.. Giffard it was decided to go
there this afternoon instead
DR.. Maxwell thought it better to
postpone for another five months
the report on soils, as the investiga-
ton was not concluded and there
were no practical results as yet.
Over 400 analyses had been made
but the present report was only pre-
liminary. His suggestions was
adopted and the report ordered
printed.
| DR.. Maxwell thought it was I'M
wise to have the same chairman for
several committees, it threw too
much work upon one man. Mr..
Baldwin hoped the Planters would
assist Mr.. Maxwell little more and
keep him at the head of important
committees. After discussion the
matter was left to the new Trustees
to arrange in the appointment Of
com nittees.
The report on cultivation was
read. Mr.. Scott advocated deeper
blowing to prevent the surface soil
being washed off. The report urged
that the mistaken idea of acreage
| and y;alJs mo nj 5iyi1 an a. uh onlI ha