The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-11-19
HEAR REPORTS
OF THE YEARS PROGRESS
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your guod-selves and be beneficial in
many other ways.
Respectfully submitted,
.-..... r. t... . ..., i. A. SCIiAEFER,
President Hawaiian Sugar Planters AS
ISOLATION. I7 "s+-,4r.
The address was ordered printed In
the Planters Monthly
The following list Of committees APP
pointed for the year ending November,
1901, was read. and report from the
same called for:
Cultivation-Henry =. Baldwin. chair
man; John A. Scott, John Hind, Geo. f.
Renton. l.. .Barkhausen 49,
Manufacturers. f. Olding, chairman
w. w. Goodale, Geo. Fairchild, G. {.
Kennedy; A. Ahrens.
Fertilizati on--C. +. Eckart, chairman
G.. M. Walton, +. T. Crawley' Geo
Ross, Jas Watt. n,as.9 ...
Machinery--C. Hedcmann, chairman;
Jas. Low, Geo. C. Hewett, W W.
Cioodale, w. Stoddard.
Disease of Cane--Prof. koebcl", chair
man; f. Weber, Hy. Deacon, w. A.
Baldwin. Fred. Meyer.
Labor. M. Swanzy, chairman; II.
r. Bishop, J. y. Cooke, r. ID. Tenney'
H. A. Isenberg.
Forestry--D. Forbes, chairman. F. b.
McStocker J. Gibbs. II. A. Baldwin, +.
$. Kay.
Handling and Transportation of cane
Jas. Low. chairman; j. NJ. Horner
John r. Moir, Geo. Il. Ewart, Is. ;.
Gjerdrum.
Experimental Station-C. +. Eckart
chairman; J. p. Cooke. W. NJ Gilfard,
Geo. N. Wilcox, A. Ahrens.
The report Of Secretary Mead was
read in which the list of officers and
trustees for the year just ended was
given. His report read:
sEcRETARY'S REPORT
70 Annual Meeting of Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association, 1901:
At the annual meeting held in October,
1900, the following gentlemen were elect
ed trustees of the Association:
+. A. Schaefer j. u. Anterior. II. =.
Baldwin, W. G. Irwin, +. NJ. Swanzy. II.
A. Isenberg. Geo. II. Robertson, w, i.
Pfotenhauer, and c. Bolte.
The trustees so elected chose the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President-F. a. Schacfcr.
Vice Presidert-C. BOlte.
Treasurer-H. A. Isenberg.
Secretary-W. Pfotenhnuer.
Auditor--J. Is. Atherton.
In April, 1901, Mr.. Boltc resigned as
vice president and trustee. and Mr.. w
q. Irwin was chosen to fill the vacancy,
and In July Of the same year. Mr. H. +.
Dillingham; was elected trustee in place
of Mr.. Bolte. resigned.
In August. Mr. Ii. a. Isenberg resigned
as treasurer, and Mr. Pfotenhauer re-
signed as secretary and trustee, and Mr.
W. o. Smith was elected trustee treas
urer and secretary.
In October. MIR. j. =, Cooke was chosen
auditor in Mr.. j. Il. Atherton's absence,
and Mr.. II. ID. Mead was appointed act
ing secretary and treasurer during the
absence of Mr.. Smith.
, 'HForty three meetings of the trustees
have been held during III. year, besides
many conferences.
The attention of the board of trustees
has been devoted very largely TO the la
bor question. AS usual, since the forma-
ton Of the Association in 1852. the qucs-
ton Of obtaining laborers for agricul-
turai and mill work has been one Of the
most important. During the past year,
after much difficulty. $3.50 laborers, with
their wives and families have been
brought from Porto Rico, besides the in
PRODUCTION OF nineteen negroes from the
Southern States. seventy -siN Italians and
105 Portuguese, and Il number Of negroes
have also been obtained by one Of the
local firms.
s The experiment of bringing such negro
laborers did not prove successful and no
further attempts in that direction were
made. ...r
The Italians, though few In number,
have thus far proven satisfactory,
Crops.-The crops harvested for the
year ending September 30, 1901, have
yielded well. amounting in all to SGo,03s
tons.
Nv Ri tn1 ri
nj station has been maintained and ef-
icently conducted during the past year.
Mr.. Blouin. the director, has done very
efficient work. Owing to illness, Mr..
Blouin resigned in August Of this year,
and Mr.. Eckart has been placed in
charge pending the appointment of his
successor.
The expense of maintaining the station
Is considerable, but there seems to be no
question as to the value of the expert
ments made and work done.
meeting of delegates from all the ISL
ands was held in August of this year.
and the results of the meeting have
tended to establish cooperation and bet
ter understanding among the managers.
Such meetings will be held every three
months in Honolulu.
ROYAL ID. MEAD,
Acting Sec'y II. S. y. A.
Honolulu November Is. 1901.
The motion of +. d. Tenney, sec
onded by Mr.. Ewart, that the old board
of trustees be reelected. met with "A
unanimous vote. As the trustees elect
the officers, for 1901 1902. President
Schaefer announced that this would be
done at the noon hour. At the after |
noon session, the trustees reported as
follows:
W. G. Irwin. president; II, A. Isen-
berg, vice-president: w. O. Smith, sec
rotary G. II. Robertson, |
auditor; II. r. Baldwin, r. NJ. Swanzy, |
l. II. Anterior, +. A. Schaefer. r.. F. |
birmingham.
The Statement of,'the sugar crop, |
from October l. 1900, to September 80, |
1901. was presented to the meeting by |