The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-13
Col. Ma:farlane viii Handle he
Fowler.
GENERAL AGENCY Of y. s.
The Implement Has Found the Fat
vor Of sugar Beet Psopis-A
California raotory.

Col. George w. Macfarlane. whose
family name Is linked with the history
Of Hawaii, and who Is man we'll
known In the United States and in
England and on the Continent, is tn
become a pretty good-sized factor In
business on the Mainland. The Colonel
Is to have the general agency for tho
United States Of the famous Fowler
steam plows. He will take up this
matter as soon as he has seen tho
First American Bank of Hawaii well
established here. Col. Macfarlane In
the promoter Of this new financial in
stitution. He now awaits the arrival
from the coast Of some OF the other
principals, when the enterprise will
be launched. This will give Honolulu
its fourth bank. and the one that Is
to become the First National and de-
postory Of the United States Govern
ment. Its hackers include officials Of
the Southern Pacific. beginning with
Coils p. Huntington and Mr.. Lilien-
thai and other connections Of the Sc
ligman syndicate. The honolulu man
Is justly much elated over the success
he has scored In encouraging q new
bank for the Islands. There Is to be
branch OF the institution at Hilo,
and one bureau Of the business will
be a savings and loan concern with
heavy capital.
As general agent In the United
States for the Fowler steam plows,
Col. Macfarlane will handle an agri-
cultural implement well krown to
these Islands, and machine that will
become better known on the Mainland
than 1t Is at present. The Fowler
pillow people have their best customers
In the United States away out In Cal
ifornia. The plow has been favored
there by the growers Of sugar beet,
and its use is being recommended by
the refinery people everywhere. The
system In the production OF beet sugar
Ii for the refiner to purchase the beets
from the grower. and the manufacture
ers, often supplying the seeds and ad-
vancing money, have almost a direct
interest In the success of the farmers,
1t was Col. Claus Spreckels who first
suggested to the beet producers Of the
coast that they could secure better re-
suits by deeper blowing He had seen
the Fowler steam plows In use In the
beet fields OF Germany and had no hesi-
tation about recommending the imple-
ment to the farmers OF California. Tho
result was even more satisfactory than
had been anticipated. There were a
number of considerable advantages
gained by deep blowing. In tho first
place the water that came from
the clouds at once to the fields
as well as the water sent I'm
bitches in the irrigated districts was
found to be more than doubled in va
lue. Instead of reaching six inches of
soil, 1t fell upon ground that was
eighteen and twenty inches lOosened
and was fully utilized. Then the beets
were no longer stubby. In the deep
soil they had the growth that made
them, when ripe. look like the pictures
of the perfect vegetable. The growers
everywhere began 10 clamor for the
pillow that could reach such a depth and
} the refinery people were ready and
willing To assist In securing the arti-
Gle sold by the Fowlers. The pillow liz
"A revelation 10 agriculturists every
where on the coast. The men who had
owned the bonanza wheat fields up
there thought they had learned Of
every field appliance worth having.
but acknowledged without debate that
the Fowler pillow was something new.
By the use Of the Fowler one gang
chn save much labor and dispense with
separate organizations for each estate,
Col. Maefarlane does not propose Ia
change his residence. Hawaii In his
home and always will be. lie will In
"a short time from now meet nj Han
Francisco on. ~ the partners In tbs
Fowler arm Arrangements VIII then
be- made Tor the sales distribution al
the plOw on the mainland, for adver.
Using, etc, II may be- that the Powders
viii have QUE or more factories In th'
United States, In this event one ~ III,
plants viii be- located IN California
This establishment would bs u fa,oriif
house with Island people, ~ Fowler
blows are often wanted IN . sreal hnf
~ here