The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-11-22
PLANTERS
MEETING.


nuI,I Of Us virgin tr,o-. tlkes their
place. fs too altogether ridiculous 60 take
any notice uf Tho ihird and last cause
g. Of course. the raVugc- OF roaming
cattle. 10 certainly docs not taEe thcm
very ioug. when confined t. limited
area of virgin forest. 90 beat and trample
down III, ferns. vines and other under
brush. ard in "A very short time produce
a fine pa-,y like landscape. with about
fifty or ~ trees left standing to the
acre. which act a. a fair shelter FOR ami
mails. but that Is all for with the un-
dcrgrowth of the virgin forest gone. and
the closely eaten grass only remaining,
we have an ideal waterproof carpet,
from which the rain, a. 81 falls quickly
runs OF into the ravincs. and when the
rainstorm is over. SO is the supply Of
water. which under natural conditions
would last some time and be given of
gradually.
TO sum up. the energetic extending
cane area sugar planter should be com
PEELED to plant at least five trees for
every one ne cuts down. The homestead
ed should be located on open country
where there are no trees, and be COM
PEELED to plant a given number, according
TO the acreage he takes up The ranch
er and his cattle should be forever re-
moved from all lands having semblance
OF forest left, and confined TO the open
country, and he also would plant groves
of trees for shade for his animals. FL
nally, everyone who has the good and
prosperity of these Islands at heart.
should plant trees in ravines and any
waste place wherever round BY such
means sufficient water would be assured
to the householders, and mo!sten to the
agriculturSt, who depends entirely ON
an adequate supply of water to grow his
crops and TO supply him with comfort
and even existence.
At considerable private expense tree
planting and in a small way forest pres
ervation has been practCcd here in ko-
hala for many years. The efforts Of the
pioneers in this good work is apparent
today. Not only have their homes been
beautitied, but ravineS ana waste places
give ample testimony Of the good work
done. and being steadily done.
/ regret to say this practice is not a.
general us ii might be, and no great OF
beneficial results will ever be accom-
plished until this practice becomes uni
versal and national.
Allow me to again urge the necessity
OF immediate steps being taken to make
forest preservation re-foTesting and tree
planting generally national issue. In
order to get the public interested | would
suggest the formation of an Arbor Day
Society, in every district on these ISL
ands
The report on the experiment station
was presented by Mr.. G. f. Eckardt
director Of the station. 1t reads:
Honolulu, II. T.. Nov, 1901
TO the President, officers and Mem
bers of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association, Honolulu. II. t:
Gentlemen:-You committee on th,
Experimental Station beg to submit tn,
following report:
During the last part of 1900. suitable
building was erected on the grounds al
the Experiilanr Stliol AMI thoroughly
equipped under the direction o; Mr.. II
T.. Blouin, for the execution of All hirc,
OF chemical work. As regards ri2e anC
arrangement, this labor t.ory has mann
advantages over the quarters formerly
occupied on Nuuanu street, and .nvcsti
cations of a chemical mature have beer
greatly facilitated.
The nature and amount of work per
formed during the past year is shown
ia the following summary: