The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-19

r HE Hawaiian Planters Association
met in annual conference yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock in the
Chamber OF Commerce hall in the Cas-
tie & Cooke building, with a large at
tendance OF planters and managers
. from all the islands The morning ses-
sion was public, and was devoted large
ly to the reading of various reports.
The afternoon session was held behind
closed doors at which time there was
n long discussion upon the labor situa-
ton. The meeting adjourned at 4:3O.
and will be resumed again this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The labor situation
as discussed raised the points of the
future supply of Iaborers. wages. and
as to the respective merits of the Porto
Ricans. negroes and Italians that have
been imported during the past year.
owing to the absence of Chairman
Swanzy of the committee on labor, the
report was presented by another mem
ber Of the committee. 1t dealt with the
total number of laborers now on the
plantations and the additions to the
forces during the past year. There were
reports from the agents of the associa-
tion in the East and in Porto Rico. as
we'll as letters telling OF the prospects
of the labor market being filled from
other sources.
The discussion was long and many
new points were brought out in it
which showed that there was a gen.
orally better feeling all over the islands
and that there was little apprehension
felt in any circles as to the outcome Of
the present situation The discussion
viii be carried on so that there may
be a full understanding on the part of
the trustees as to the results OF the
experiments made by the managers
themselves. The sentiment of the man
ayers produced feeling of satisfaction
10 the members who were present.
Among those present during the day
were: +. a. Schaefer, president; Royal
d. Mead, secretary, in place of w. o.
Smith, absent; John NJ. Horner, chief
owner and manager of Kukaiau plan
tation, Paauilo; John A. Scott, manager
of HiIo Sugar Co, Hilo; c. G. Kennedy.
manager of waiakea Mil Co, Hilo; H.
NJ. Whitney, editor Planters Monthly;
G. +. Hart, owner of Multi plantation.
Kohala; T. S. Kay. manager Of Halawa
plantation, Kohala; Geo. ". Wilcox.
chief owner and manager Of Grove
Farm; p. McLane, manager of Koloa
Sugar Co.; J. Watt, manager of Homo
kaa Sugar Co.; Henry Deacon, man
aser of PepeeXeo Sugar Co.; w. NJ.
Giffard, Of W. G.. Irwin & Co.: Geo. II.
Robertson and E. F. Bishop, of c.
Brewer & Co.; II. Give Davies, of Theo-
II. Davies & Co.; e d. Tenney. of
Castle & Cooke; Andrew Adams, man
ager OF Kahuku plantation; ]. p. Cooke,
of Alexander & Baldwin; Geo. Chal-
mers. manager OF Waimanalo planta-
ton; ]. T. Crawley, director of Asso-
citation Experiment Station; Jas. Gibb.
manager Paauhau plantation; Geo. c.
Hewitt, manager OF Hutchinson planta-
tiCn: c. Hedemann, manager Honolulu
Iron Works; Henry Waterhouse, OF II.
waterhouse & Co.; John 2. Moir. man
ager Onomea Sugar Co, Hawaii; T. T.
OIding, manager KOhala plantation.
Kohala; w. Pullar. manager Honomu
Sugar Co., Hawaii; Geo. Ross, manager
Hakalau plantation, Hawaii; Jas. G.
Spencer, of Pacific Hardware Co; f.
Weber, manager Lihue' Plantation Co.
Kauai; c. NJ. Walton, manager Hawai-
ian Agricultural Co, Pahala; H NJ
Renton. assistant manager Union Mills
Co, Kohala; +. Berg, Of Grinbaum &
Co: Geo. r. Ewart, manager OF XII
Iauea plantation, Kauai; DR.. Averdam.
director Pacific Guano and Fertilizer
Co.'S works; Wray Taylor, Commission
or OF Agriculture; II. 2. Baldwin, pres
ident OF principal plantation properties
on Maui; w. Pfotenhauer. of II. Hack
field & Co; J. a. Low, manager of Ho-
uOlulu plantations: August Ahrens, man
ager Of Oahu plantation; Charles NJ.
Cooke, representing various corpora
tions; G. F. Renton, manager Eva
plantation; c. Cooper. |
The roll was called which included
agency firms and plantations, and the !
minutes OF the last meeting were read !
and approved.
The address OF welcome was delivered |
by President F. a. Schaefer. He said: |
Honolulu. November Is. 1901.
To the Members of the Hawaiian Sugar |
Planters Association:
Gentlemen:-Another year has passed |
away since the members of this Associa- |
ton met in annual session, and we look /
back upon a year of arduous efforts of /
the trustees and the managers OF the va /
rfous plantations of this Territory to |
overcome the difficulties with which the l
sugar industry had TO contend. You are I
so thoroughly conversant with the labor !
troubles and the serious results which 1
have arisen therefrom TO every piauta- !
ton OF this group, that need not refer \
70 this subject at great length. Although I
the situation has improved somewhat. /
the scarcity of labor has not ceased 10
exist and il will require the continued
efforts OF this Association, through It's