The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-25
ABOUT FORESTRY
Government and Planters
Work Together
correspondence Between Presf
dent Dole and the AS
ISOLATION.

Dole addressed a letter TO Or. Walter
Maxwell in which he stated that the
Government had been for long time
DESTROYS of having an expert forestry
report on forests and forest interests
of the Islands The President called
Dr.. Maxwell's attention TO the fact
that the expectation of having Mr..
Fernow from Washington, d. c., come
here was disappointed and he there
fore suggested that if DR.. Maxwell,
through his relations with the United
states Government, or otherwise, could
obtain Indignation of a capable man
for the purpose, the President would
De very glad to have him do so and to
make such recommendation in regard
to the subject as he Or. MAXWELL
might deem advisable.
In reply DR.. Maxwell stated that he
had referred the matter to the direct
ors of the association and they had de-
cided the time was inopportune for ac-
ton.
Early in November President Dole
laid the matter before the Planters
Association in the following letter:
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
Honolulu, H. L., Nov 6, 1899
c. NJ. Cooke, Esq, President of the
Hawaiian Sugar Planter Associa-
ton, Honolulu.
Sir: Some time since | addressed
letter to Professor Maxwell, asking
him to correspond with the proper au-
thorities for information in regard to
~ RI 70 ho Tel
ands to examine the status of the Ha-
waiian forests and the forest needs of
the country and report The last Leg
lSlature appropriated 81 800 for the
pay of such a man on the guarantee
by the Sugar Planters Association of
an equal amount. Professor Maxwell
informed me later that the Sugar
Planters Association had, by resolu-
ton or otherwise, expressed itself as
unfavorable to the immediate prosecu-
ton of this enterprise
/ wish to ask the association, through
you, if it will not reconsider such ac-
ton and give the measure the financial
support which was announced last
year? l feel that this matter is OF i'm
portance to all agricultural interests
of these Islands, but particularly to
those related to sugar cultivation, and
the present seems a more OppOrtune
time than any later time would be
for obtaining this information mas
much as the coming in Of Americans
DESTROYS of obtaining land and the I'M
certainty of the nature of future Con-
gressional action in regard to our pub
lie lands make it important that we
should have, without delay, the fullest
obtainable information upon our for
ests and the needs of the country in
regard to re-foresting. Without such
information there is danger that for
ests necessary to beneficial meteoro
logical conditions will be destroyed and
that necessary re-foresting will be in
definitely potponed. The opportunity
now exists for obtaining this informa-
ton; if we let it go it will be lost, and
no one can tell when another similar
opportunity will be open. me delay
may be indefinite.
| am, very sincerely yours,
SANFORD B. DOLE.
In answer the President received the
following letter from the association
the same day:
Honolulu, H. l., Nov. 6, 1899.
Hon. Sanford B. Dole, President OF the
Republic of Hawaii, Honolulu.
Sir: l am in receipt of your favor Of
the 9Th inst. in regard to having an ex-
pert forester coming to these Islands
to investigate the Hawaiian forests
and the forest neds of the country,
and beg to state that this matter was
presented to the trustees of the Sugar
Planters Association, as reported by
Dr.. Maxwell.
l note that you would like the asso-
citation to reconsider its action and re-
quest that the association give its
financial support towards such expense,
as promised last year.
We hold our annual meeting this
month, and | shall take pleasure in
laying your communication before the
members of the association, and, should
they see fit to change the vote of the
trustees, l personally shall be happy
TO see such action taken and shall do
all in my power to this end. The re-
foresting of this country, to my mind
is very important matter, and [ trust
that your request may be granted, and
that the delay may not in any way
prejudice the best interests of our ISL
and forests.
Very respectfully,
c. NJ. COOKE,
President Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association.
On November 21st the subject was
brought before the annual meeting of
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