The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-19
EXPERIMENT
STATION
JaredsmithB egins
Building in
May.
SEC'Y WILSON'S
INSTRUCTIONS
Money Available Under Appro-
priation for Fiscal Year End.
ing in June.

Jared G. Smith, Special Agent in
charge of the Hawaii Experiment Sta
ton in this city, will soon begin clear
ing the land reserved for the expert
ment station and the foundations of the
buildings will be commenced about the
same time. Mr.. Smith will prosecute
this work under. the authority given
him by Secretary of Agriculture Will
son and for which there is an unex
pended balance for the current fiscal
year up to July l. 1901.
The instructions given Mr.. Smith at
Washington are concise and his rela-
lions and methods of cooperation with
the people of this Territory are clearly
outlined. No time is to be lost by Mr..
Smith in getting the Experiment Sta
ton started and the Secretary urges
him to have the tract under cultivation
at the earliest possible date. In let
ter dated March Is. A. C. True, Director
of Experiment Stations, with the APP
prevail of Secretary Wilson sent Mr..
Smith the following letter of instruc-
tons:
In discharge of your duties as special
agent in charge of the Hawaii Expert
ment Station, you will proceed without
delay to Honolulu and establish a
organization of regular experiment
station work in Hawaii.
You should as soon as possible ar
range to secure possession of the tract
of land in Honolulu known as "ke-
WaIo" which was reserved by the Ha-
waiian government for an experiment
station, as set forth in the map of the
Surveyor General Of the Hawaiian ISL
ands of 1898.
You will also arrange to nave plans
and specifications drawn and contracts
made for the construction of a building
as an experiment station headquarters.
to be erected on the aforesaid land.
The building should contain rooms for
Office and laboratory for the expert
ment station work, and quarters for
the special agent in charge. You
should arrange to begin the construc-
ton of this building at early
date, using for this purpose whatever
unexpended balance remains OF the ap-
preparation for the Hawaii Experiment
Station for the current fiscal year, az
| ter suitable provision is made for 9TH
er station expenses to July /, 1901.
| You should clear and fence land
| on the tract taken for experiment sta
| ton purposes at Honolulu as far as
may be necessary for the work of the
experiment station in the near future.
| You should also plan to erect dur
| ing the coming fiscal year sucn addi-
tional small buildings as will be need
| ed as quarters for laborers, and for
the housing OF domestic animals and
| implements belonging to the station.
/ In making plans for experimental
| work you should consider especially
| the needs of the people of the Hawaii
| an Islands as regards the production
of food supplies for home consumption,
and the development Of animal indus
try, dairying, and coffee culture. You
should as far as practicable, extend
1 o;1 he of he n nj l.
ties throughout the Islands for the
Improvement and development of local
| agricultural industries. This may be
done by the distribution of seeds,
plants and publications; the giving OF
advice by correspondence or other
wise. and the institution of co-opera-
tive experiments.
You should as far as possible make
collections of seeds, plants, plant dis
eases, birds and other animals which
are OF economic Importance, and for
ward specimens to this office for deter
mination in the department as far as
may be necessary. Arrangements
should be made to keep useful speci-
mems of this character at Honolulu
and to send those which are not need
ed there to Washington, as far as
may be deemed advisable.
A library of station ana other publ
cations should be begun at Honolulu
@ and arrangements made for its care
and preservation.
Arrangements should be made K
keep careful and satisfactory records
Of all experiments and observations
made under your direction at Honolulu
and other points in the Hawaiian ISL
ands, and assistants should be espe-
cially charged to give careful and reg
ular attention to this matter
You should inform this office of the
progress of station operations at leas'
1 once a month, and should prepare
detailed report of operations for pub
LEGATION in the annual report of this
office each year, which should De trans
mitted to washington not later thar
November 1.
plans for the work and expenditure!
of the Hawaii Experiment Station fo1
the fiscal year ending June 50, lSoz
should be drawn up and submitted Z
J this Office for approval not later thar
} June /, 1901.
Plans for the dissemination of usefu
! information on agricultural subjects
to residents of Hawaii should De mad'
at an early day, including the PRINTING
and distribution of circulars, bulletin!
On arrival at Honolulu you should
confer with the Governor and other or
ficers of the government or Hawah
with a view TO securing their aid an'
} cooperation In the estap1sIlile ~, =
} the experiment station. They shoul'
} he informed that the department de
, sit.es to undertake such agricultural
Investigations as will be of the creates
, benefit to Hawaii, and wishes 10 en-
! list the cordial support and sympath.
} of the Hawaiian government ana IN
, people in this enterprise.
It will be the policy of the depart
, nent to encourage the granting o
! financial assistance to the station b,
! the Hawaiian government, as in tn
) case of the other States and Terrific
, ries, where the national FUNDS nav
. baen largely supplemented by loca
2 grants of money for buildings, equip
ment. and current expenses OF the sta
3 tion. Very sincerely yours,
5 A. c. TRUE, Director.
. Approved: JAMES WILSON,