The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-17
SCIENTIST
is COMING
Sent by Agricultural
Department.
WILL REPORT ON STATION
Professor Stubs viii Probably
Arrive This Week TO Look Over
the Ground.


agricultural and experiment station undcl
the direction OF the Department of Agri-
culture at Washington. The ground "
be looked over by professor w. c. Stubbl
of the United States agricultural station
who will probably arrive here on the mex
steamship. Professor Stubs will fin
many acquaintances here. DIR. Maxwell
Professors Shorey and Crawley ard
dozen others have been int mately asso
ciated with him in the past The New
Orleans Plcayune of June 16 has the fol
lowing concerning Professor Stubs mis-
sion to Hawaii:
Prof. w. c. Stubs, of the United
states agricultural experiment station,
was besieged with visitors yesterday
consratulating him upon his appointment
by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson for
a very important mission to the Hawaii
an Islands In connection with the eXper-
iment stations there. The rumor had
gained some circulation that the profos-
sor's mission would take him to Hawaii
permanently and cause his less to Lou
isiana, and many went to bid him good
bye and express their regrets. The truth
of the matter is that Secretary w lson
has been carrying on the very important
work of agricultural experiment in the
islands, and the stations there have be-
come quite numerous, but are somewhat
lacking in organization, and are not do
ing everything that has been expected of
them. As a consequence, the secretary
has been compelled to send the very best
man at his command In this country to
look over the ground and furn sh neces-
sary advice after a practical exam, nation
of the whole situation. This man is
Prof. Stubs. Pursuant to forming this
conclusion. Secretary 'ilson wrote Prof
Stubs some days ago to the effect that
his demonstrated super. GRITTY over every
other superintendent or available person
had determined the department to ask
him to do this work. for which the last
congress appropr' ated $4,000.
The contents of the aforementioned
letter were communicated to the Plea
yune man ant he asked Prof. Stubs last
night II II were true he had received n
letter on the subject from the secretary,
and asked to be permitted to see 1t, but
the professor IS a very modest man anu
declined to show the letter, though he
did admit that he had received a letter,
and that II was very complimentary in
it's terms. This is not the first time by
many that the professor has been COM
plimented by the department.. Not many
months ago he was told in n personal
letter from the secretary that the work of
the Louisiana station was such that for
proficiency II stood out like Pixies peak
in plain. The professor declined to show
this letter or to discuss 1t, so It's con-
tents can only he ated upon hearsay.
However that may be, the Louisiana ex-
pertinent station has made record which
is not CqualCd by any other, and the men
who have had the advantage of Prof.
Stubs tuition here have gone out from
him to fill most prominent positions
where such knowledge and services re-
ceiyed substantial recognition. He rs
lit ,f.,..t tot
Blum, who leaves him in October to ac-
cept position with large English sug-
ar-grOwing syndicate at salary OF
$4,000.
Prof. Stubs is most entertaining gen
tleman when asked about anything con-
nected with his work, but as close as an
oyster when asked to talk about himse T.
1--WE understand" said the Plcayunc
man, that Secretary Wilson has asked
you to accept an important mission
81 received a few days ago a letter
from Secretary Wilson, statong that con-
sress had made an appropriation for the
establishment of an experiment sta ion
in the Hawaiian Islands, and that he de-
sired me to go there, look over the situ-
alton and make a report for his guild
ance''
"What will be the scope OF the work
there?"
.''rhat will be determined hy Secretary
Wilson / suppose. after receiving nv re-
port. I imagine that he desires to estab-
lish n station that will be representative
OF sl' the agricultural interests of the
islands,"
what will Re the extent of your in
vesteattons there?
"That will Largely depend upon the In
structions which ] am expecting to re-
ceive from Secretary Wilson. ! shall try
TO comply fully with every request that
he may make"
"When do you expect to leave, and how
long will you he gomez"
~ cannot. Just now, positively say. /
wrote the secretary that | would try to
arrange my affairs here, so as to he ready
for the trip by the 10th of next month.
I cannot leave earlier, since my assist
ant. Mr.. Blum, who is now on leave OF
absence. will not return before that
time. ] may not leave before the 2oth OF
July. In fact, ! am waiting for fun In
structions from the secretary and Will
be largely governed thereby. ! think my
own affairs here will permit of my leav-
ing soon after the 10th proximo. How
long | VIII he absent Is also uncertain. l
suppose a month on the islands will sur
fice for the proposed Investigations, hut
II may take more or less tine. IL VIII
take two weeks TO go and two weeks 70
return and, roughly speaking, ! suppose
1 will lie absent about two months"
.'Wfl Mrs. Stubhs accompany you?"
ayes, she contemplates doing so.
81 will say. incidentally, that shall
use the opportunity to study the sugar
industry of the islands which today Is
possibly Leading the world In Its acre
Yields II will he a most favorable oc-
casion for me to look into the agricul-
ture OF the sugar cane and the chemistry
and manufacture of sugar. ] VIII not
be n stranger In the Islands. Besides an
acquaintance with many OF the planters
who have honored me here with VISITS.
I have several former associates OF this
station and many old pupils OF the Au-
duhon Sugar School AT work In the sta
ton there. or on the various estates Or.
Maxwell Prof Crawlev and Mr. Clarke.
who were formerly connected with THIS
station, are with the sugar planters alta
ton at Honolulu. or nv old students
there. recall. shorey. Gliding. Meonaide,
Pullman. Rodriguez. Collins and Robert
son. who are managers and chemists on
the different islands, shall be glad to