The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-10-23
PLANTERS
IN SESSION
Annual Meeting Of the
Association.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Important Discussion of The Labor
Question at an Executive
Session.

For the twentieth time the Hawaiian
Planters Association met in annual con-
ference yesterday morning. The meeting
was held in the hall of the Young Mems
Christian Association. There was a good
attendance, although not as great as in
former years, as a number of the mem
bers are away from the Islands
The meeting was opened by c. NJ.
Cooke, who retired from the presidency
He made an address in which he com
mented freely upon the important matters
which the planters have been called upon
II face during his incumbency of the
presidents office He also called attention
to the meetings which were held during
the associations infancy, especially the
first one at which labor was discussed in
connection with the benefits of the Reel
procity Treaty. At that time the name
of the association was the Planters Sup
ply Company. The same questions which
came up before the members then were
just as important today. These We're ir-
rigation, supply of labor, implements Tor
cultvating cane and treatment of soils.
He also spoke of the attempt to procure
Italian laborers for which purpose Mr.. 5.
NJ Damon had gone to Italy. The attempt
proved futile. The announcement of the
coming departure of DR.. Walter Maxwell,
| for many years director of the Expert
ment Station of Honolulu, for Australia,
where he has been engaged by the
Queensland Government, was also spoken
| of. He also announced the coming of r.
T.. Bloun to fill the vacancy. He was
recommended by DR.. Stubbs who was Mr..
Blouin's chief for nine years.
ct hn- haa M
anxiety" he said, land Importance, as
your trustees can testify, and the reports
or their forty-eight meetings held since
| November "A, 1899. and the one special
meeting held by you on June 4, bear wit
ness to the numerous important questions
which have been presented and acted up
on. 1t has been a year of great changes,
not only in the sugar industry, but also in
the commercial and political conditions OF
these Islands.
THE question of Italian immigration re-
ceived much attention and expenditure.
Hon. S. NJ. Damon's mission to Europe to
further this cause did not meet with the
success we had hoped for.
THE matter of negro labor has also
been considered and several efforts have
been and are being made in this direction
Much attention has been given to the in
PRODUCING of new labor into the country
from Porto Rico; it is understood tina
that island was overpopulated, and being
a part of the United States, laborers could
he obtained to the mutual benefit of boil
districts and we are expecting the frs
: nstallment of such labprers shortly. Mes
srs. S. II. Alexander, w. n. Armstrong
and II. Machfee have all given us the
assistance to this end.
I'm July T.. f. Bishop was commission
: ed with full authority to make arrange
ments both as to recruiting and transpor.
, tation of about 800 agricultural laborers
I
tons or limitations as to terms of wages
He has since resigned, and c. Wolters
has taken up the work, and will assist
George +. Baldwin, formerly Federal In
spector of immigration, in acting as oul
agent in New York to engage laborerS
fl ON newly arrived immigrants, and we
hope this source of supply may be "A sue
cess.
THE question of best labor saving ma
chimes for the cutting, loading and plant
ing of cane has been discussed and the
matter is now in the hands of commit
tee to prepare an advertisement Offering
prizes and stating terms for machines of
the best types, the prizes to be awarded
by committee of practical men"
The proposal to erect a laborat tory in
connection with the Experiment Station
was also spoken of in Mr. Cookies adj
dress.
An election of officers was held. result
dent; c. Bolte vice president; II. a.
iscnherg, treasurer; VIM. Pfotenhauer,
secretary; j. Il. Anterior, auditor; II. =.
Baldwin, VIC. Irwin and George II.
Robertson, directors. The following trus-
tees Were also elected: j. h. Atherton
George II. Robertson, II. A, Isenberg. c.
Bolte, +, A, Schaefcr, W. G. Irwin, Will
liam Pfotenhauer, II. p. Baldwin and
+, NJ. Swanzy.
The report of DR. Walter Maxwell for
the preceding year Of the association $
work was presented and read. He treated
the subject of experiments carefully and
critically ana spoke of certain expert
mcnts which had been made with favor
able results. These We're of certain
classes of cane grown in soil treated with
/ fertilizer under certain conditions. DR..
Maxwell stated to the association at the
| conclusion of the reading of his report
that the association should exercise the
greatest caution in introducing new cane
varieties into the Territory in order to
avoid as far as possible bringing in more
pests to cope with. Tho Experiment Sta =
ton should be the medium through which
all varieties should be subjected to crti-
cal examination before being allowed en-
try here.
/ y general discussion was brought about
by the reading of "A report on the crystal
liEinE of sugar while in motion, written by
Manager Ahrens of Oahu plantation. The
report treated of the experiments which
/ have been conducted on the plantation.
| \ resolution was adopted that the di-
rector of the Experiment Station formu-
late system of standards in methods of
conducting practical cane development at
the plantations, by which each plantation
should carry on such work as much alike
as possible in order that a more general
comparison of details could be made.
| An executive session was held yesterday
afternoon at which the question or labor
was fully discussed.