The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-13
He is A PL0WMAk
col. MaGfaFlaHg viii Handle the
Fowler.
GENERAL AGENCY OF U S
The Implement Has Found the Fa
| vor Of Sugar Beet Psopie-A
| California FACTORY.
GENERAL AGENCY OF U S.

Col. George w. Macfarlane. whose
family name is linked with the history |
of Hawaii. and who Is n man well
known in the United States and TN |
England and on the Continent, is TO
become a pretty good-siZed factor In |
business on the Mainland. The Colonel
is to have the general agency for the
United States OF the famous Fowler
steam plows. He will take up this
matter as soon as he has seen the
First American Bank OF Hawaii well
established here. Col. MaCfarlaue Is
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 aad de-
pository OF the United States Govern
| ment. Its hackers include officials NJ
| the Southern Pacific. beginning with
Coils p. Huntington and Mr.. Lilien-
| thai and other connections Uf the Sc
Iligman syndicate. The Honolulu man
is Justly much elated over the success
he has scored IN encouragiaS : asS
bank for the Islands. There Is TO Be
a branch OF the institution at lilo.
and one bureau OF the business vial
be savings and loan concern with
heavy capital.
AS general agent in the United
States for the Fowler steam pluws.
Col. AIacfarlane will handle an agri-
cultural implement well known to
these Islands. and n machine that will
become better known on the Mainland
than it is at present. The Fowler
lplow 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 it's use is being recommended by
the refinery people everywhere. The
system in the production OF beet sugar
is for the refiner to purchase the beets
from the grower. and the manuflctur-
ers. often supplying the seeds and adj
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 plowing. lie had seen
: the Fowler steam plows in use in the
beet fields OF Germany and had no hest
= tation about recommending the imple-
ment to the farmers OF California. TIL,
result was even more satisfactory than
had been anticipated. There were ;
4 number Of considerable advantage.
gained by deep plowing. In the frs
place the water that came from
the clouds ut once 10 the fields
as we'll rs the water sent II
{ bitches in the irrigated districts Wa.
: found To be more than doubled in v1
/. lue. Instead OF reaching six inches %
}. soil. il fell upon ground ttat wa
eighteen and twenty inches looseuc,
i and was fully utilized. Then the beet
were no longer stubby. In the dee
soil they had the growth that mad
them. when ripe. look like the picture
= of the perfect vegetable. The grower
everywhere began TO Clamor for th
-iplow that could reach such q depth an
the refinery people We're ready aa
willing 20 assist in securing the ast.
: Gle sold by the Fowlers. The pl1w
Il a revelation TO agriCulurists every
), where on the coast. The men who I'M
owned the bonanza wheat fields %
- there thought they had learned q
' every field appliance worth havins
= but ACKNOWLEDGED without debate th-
the Fowler plow was soue-HirE new
= BY the use OF the Fowler one San
can save much labor and dispense wit
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