The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-11

authorities are watching developments
in Hawaii. The additional information
will be forwarded as soon as it can be
compiled and may result in the recon-
mendation for larger appropriation
for the use Of the local station. The
greatest amount which can be allowed
to any one station is $1,000 annually.
and the Hawaii station was last year
given nearly that amount-$12.O0 In
other States and Territories it has been
generally the custom for the local gov
eminent to assist to the extent of con
structing the necessary buildings. and
the failure of the Hawaiian legislature
to make an appropriation for this pur-
pose. has delayed the work insOmuch
that the first years appropriation by
the national government has been eX-
pended for the preliminary work.
over forty acres have been cleared SO
far and part has been made ready for
planting. Below the station. including
also the tract reserved for a naval hos
pital. twenty-six acres have been clear
ed of guava, lantana and rocks and
above on Tantalus about thirteen acres
have been improved. Besides this near
ly two acres have been made ready for
cultivation. Twenty acres additional
have been cleared of guava. but it Will
still require considerable work before
the land can be utilized. The cost of
the buildings was about $4,000 and about
?. 500 feet of water pipe have been laid
at considera BILE expense.
Mr.. Smith has sent several of the
above photographs Illustrative of the
work of his department since his ar
rival To Secretary Wilson at Washing \
ton. The photographs have been franz !
ed and adorn the walls of the bureau Off
Agricultural offices at Washington |
They have attracted so much attention |
that innumerable requests for copies
have since been received here.
The view OF the station is taken from |
above on Tantalus. The largest of the |
buildings shown is the residence of the !
chief of department. To the right is the
office of the station. and to the left is /
the cottage for the laborers and the |
stables, and the chicken house. The
large tank in front of the residence is
to be used for storing water for irriga
ton purposes. 1t is pumped from the
government mains by a gasoline engine
In the distance nearly half a mile
away is the naval reservation hospital
tract which has been turned over for
the use Of the experiment station until
it is required by the government. The
large photograph was taken by the Ho-
nolulU Photo Supply co.
The smaller of the Illustrations shows
how the slopes of Tantalus are being
prepared for future experiments. The
forest trees have been cleared away.
excepting where they served the pur-
pose OF the bureau just as well. The
clearing OF these slopes was an eXpen-
sive as well as a most arduous task.
Good soil was very scarce in that neigh
borhoOd and had To be husbanded with
great care To provide foundation for
further experiments.
One of the first experiments 10 be uu-
1ertaken by Mr.. Smith is To be that of
the pineapple cultivation. He has pro-
cured about seven hundred plants of
the varieties desired for this purposes.
and by the time the funds are avail
able. and the necessity Of experiments
shown he viii have pineapples grow
ing ready for any work. 1T is our
Intention" said Mr.. Smith. ito be pre-
pared for any experiments that may
become necessary or are deemed ex-
oedient.
IT sent in an order for the various
plants and trees needed here some
months ago. and they should be along
very soon now" said Mr. smith yester-
Hay, I'm speaking OF the plans for the fu-
.ure.
we intend TO establish an orchard
here. and VIII also grow field crops. The
naval hospital reservation viii be used
for this purpose but the orchard will be
planted along the slopes above.
All kinds OF fruits Will be set out
peaches. pears. oranges. loquats. grapes.
grape fruit, carOb beans lemons, and in !
fact. everything that will grow here.
Our field crops viii he principally
foragc-hay. feed. etc Cotton and to-
haccO VIII also be planted
We axe working under a great disad-
vantage here. and must perform the
most OF the work ourselves. The funds Z
are almost exhausted. labor is high and
Inefficient. and we have innumerable diff
icui-ies 90 contend with.
Lots Of things are required before the