The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-18
THE PLANTERS.


There is no important meeting held during the year
than annual assembly of the planters Starting twenty
ago of the Planters Labor and Supply
Company becoming the Planters Association there
has been very large OF work DONE number OF able
papers have been read and the interests OF the country at large
have been considered The Association has published the Plant
ers Monthly magazine continuously for over twenty years. the
first number appearing April, 1882.
The circular which called together the planters of the Islands
issued February 49, 1882 and the first meetings occupied the
time from March 20 to March 20 OF that year The call together
because OF persistent attacks made upon the Reciprocity
Treaty These had be authortatvey The legislative SEES
and immigration matters had be considered,
and the protection labor would be discussed Then there
the purely technical subjects poughng planting methods OF
ideas could be exchanged with mutual advantage.
The call further said What needed then at this critical
period is prompt and full gathering all who are interested
these subjects that may confer together and take such united
bring mutual prosperity This call was signed
by following Castle Cooke Bishop and Co., H.
Hackfeld and Co., Brewer and Co. Thee Davies and Co., o.
W. Macfarlane and Co., VIM O. Irwin and Co., f. A. Schaeer
and Co.. and z. P. Adams How conservative business
houses and how lasting shown by the fact that Of these firms
six the most prominent factors today Bishop and Co.
signed the only bankers in the city E. p Adams dead and
O. W. Macarane and Co. have ceased sugar factors
On the other hand OF the individuals who answered the call
and March 1882, in the anteroom of Hawaiian Lodge
No 2 F. and NJ have passed over to the great major
others have LETT the country and yet considerable number
stiwih chair at the preliminary meeting taken
BY the Hon S Castle and after organization the gentle
elected President The Nce-Presidents E. p
Adams Oahu; s. L. Austin Hawaii S T. Alexander Maui; and
g. n Wilcox Kauai c. Jones Corresponding Secretary;
A. Schaeer Recording Secretarv J. H. Patty Treasurer
W. W. Hail. Auditor OF these dead viz E. p Adams,
5 L. Austin and ]. II. Patty s. T. Alexander, resides per-
maneny the mainland and the remainder with still
occupying prominent places and taking today the work
of the Association.
It's interesting thing look back the twenty years and
consider how different conditions then what they
today The sugar industry for the 1882 amounted
OF 57OSS and value OF $632ooOO while the
OF 3556 the value of which will be between $780,
and $27OOOOOO. The output of that distant time
very small compared with the output Yet the whole
interest OF the country that time wrapped the sugar
industry We had then minor industries Coffee only
grown Kona No effort had been made obtain anything but
small local market for it. The fruit industry might be said
have made Sisal undreamed Of = Reciprocity
Treaty in danger and if that went good bye hail
Ruin absolutely stared lis in the face No ",
firms mentioned above called the planters together
paign saving the industry and saving prosperity be-
gun
We in yerV different condition now, and though there
has been depres planters of today under very diff
auspices which prevailed at that historic
ing twenty procity treaties things of the past
We no longer bile whether the Treaty will be
renewed or integral portion of the United States,
and the prosperity Republic prosperity Our