The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-02
Stubs ON
The Scene
Agricultural Problem
HIS Study.
SENT BY UNITED STATES
Scientist will Report on Hawaii to
Secretary Wilson After
Investigation.

William Carter Stubs, agent of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture and Director of the Louisiana Ex-
pertinent stations, arrived on the Aus
tralia yesterday and is registered at
the Hawaiian hotel with his wife, DIR.
Stubs WAS appointed by Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson for the important
post of inspecting the agricultural pos
sibilities of the Hawaiian Islands and
making recommendations for the es-
Establishment of a United States Expert
ment station in the islands.
Il am here to look up the agricul-
tural prospects of Hawaii" said DIR.
Stubs to an Advertiser representative
yesterday afternoon. II have about
four pages of typewriter instructions.
but to put them in a nutshell, / will
say that / am sent here to study every
agricultural possibility. After that
such details as these: We understand
that you buy all your vegetables in
San Francisco? Our query to this is
why cannot they be raised here?
Then all your hay and fodder for
your animals comes from the States.
Why cannot these staples be raised
here? You import nearly all your fruits
from California? Why cannot the bulk
of these luxuries be made to grow
here?
1.-THE next question is in regard to
economical irrigation. We propose tc
look up the question of the use of wa
ter to the fullest extent and ascertain
IL too much water is used here in irri-
cation. Cannot the planters and al
users of water for agricultural pur-
poses economic on these lines?
Then the next thing is to recon-
mend q suitable place for the estab-
lishment of an experiment station
Then to look up the land valuations
and ascertain what property the gov
eminent owns. 1t is also my purpose
to see what can be done toward ANAL
gamating the interests of the planters
and the United States in the estab
! fishing of such an experiment station
which would accrue to the benefit o.
the general public. 1t may be that i
the planters can come to an agreement
with the government of the United
States the experiment station which
they have had under their control may
be merged into that about to be estab
/ lished by the Department of Agricul
/ ture.
THE Normal and Kamehamehs
J schools are also on my list for inspec
ton. / will also see as many planter:
and farmers as possible during my
stay which will extend possibly for fiv,
or six weeks. will consult them free
| ly as to their wants.
Secretary Wilson has instructed ms
to deliver a message to the people O
Hawaii that he will do anything he car
to advance the agricultural interests O.
the Islands"
DR.. Stubs is not a stranger to the
planters of the Islands although thi:
is his first visit. He knows most O
them, as nearly all of them have mad,
pilgrimages to Louisiana to observ,
the experiments in cane culture, anC
it was through DR.. Stubs that DR.
7 Waiter Maxwell. director Of the loca
experiment station was sent to Hawaii
DR.. Maxwell was connected with th'
/ laboratory of the Louisiana Expert
ment station under DR.. Stubbs. Wher
the Hawaiian planters sent reques
for scientist, accompanied by achecl
! for $1,000. DR.. Stubs selected DR.. Max
well and Prof. Crawley.
| The planters have also selected an
other pupil of DR.. Stubs to succeed
DR.. Maxwell who leaves shortly FOL
| Queensland, Australia. This Is Rober
/ Emmett Blouin, whom DIR. Stubs de-
scribes as man of splendid scientific
attachments, and who will be a worthy
successor to DR.. Maxwell.
| DR.. Stubs has been engaged for the
last fifteen years in running the sugar
experiment stations of Louisiana ant
in connection with this work has made
experiments with sub-tropical plants
hence his appointment, as the agricul-
tural conditions of Louisiana and Ha
wall are so closely allied.
Among others who have been sent t.
Hawaii by DR.. Stubs, or who were pu
pills in the school in which he is a pro
fessor. are Prof. Shorey. Messrs. Clark
Robertson, Olden, Collins, Rodriguez
DIR. Stubb's titles are legion. He is di
rector of the experiment stations a
Audubon Park. Baton Rouge and Cal
houn; State Chemist; Director of tn
State Geological Survey and Professo
of the State University.
/ About $4,000 has been appropriate
by Congress for preliminary expert
ment work in Hawaii for this year
4 Upon DR.. Stubb's recommendations
Secretary Wilson will ask Congress TO
appropriations for the establishment
the Hawaiian Experiment Station an
a full staff of officers.