The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-11
PLANS WORK
FOR HAWAII
Continued from Page 81

detrimental work and results. They
should of course be conducted with
reference to public as distinguished
from private interests. We should be
at liberty to withdraw from the work
whenever in our judgment the object
for which it was undertaken has been
attained, and il should beNclearly I'M
derstood that We can not enter into
contracts involving any expenditure of
funds beyond the fiscal>yea for which
our appropriations are made by Con-
gTeSs. 1t should also be understood
that we have established only one ex-
pertinent station in the Hawaiian ISL
ands and that these cooperative eX-
periments are in the nature of special
outlying Investigations. We should be
careful not to create the, impression
that we are pledged either. to commu-
mites or individuals to establish per-
manent substations. There is always
danger of dividing our work up into
too many pieces and not having funds
enough 20 carry on thorough work any
where. That has been the general rule
where subStationS have been eSta bliSh-
ed, and as you know, | have opposed
such a policy of subdivision for years
Every locality will plead that its con-
ditions are so different from those OF
other localities that it must have a
separate station. This perhaps would
be we'll enough if we had unlimited
funds. but with the prospects in that
direction which we have in sight, we
shall evidently have to carefully huS-
band our resources TO DO first class
work in even few lines. l am not de-
sirous that large amount of field
work should be done at Honolulu, eS-
peCially as you do not think the condi-
lions on the station reservation are IA
vorable for such work. We may,
therefore. properly restrict the work at
Honolulu largely to laboratory opera
tons and the general work connected
with the preparation OF publications,
dissemination of information, etc. We
will thus be able | hope to carry on
field operations through cooperation or
otherwise in a few well selected locali-
ties outside of Honolulu.
When we take up a subject like the
culture of tobacco or coffee, / would
prefer to treat this thoroughly, doing
work simultaneously in a number of
different places The problem is to Sc
lect few lines of work and devote
ourselves thoroughly to these for a
term of years. BY so doing we shall
undoubtedly have to resist appeals of
all sorts to scatter our energies in va
rious directions, but it will in the end
he better for US to struggle along this
line than to do superficial work and
find after time we are not getting
any results of value. Considering the !
station permanent institution, |
which is to work in the interests of |
Hawaiian agriculture for all time, we
must not expect to solve very many |
problems from year to year. By work |
ing steadily, undoubtedly results of |
value will accumulate and people will |
be able as time goes on to see more |
and more that the station is a useful |
institution.
Between Eow and the first of July L |
would like TO have you submit a plan |
for the work and expenditures of the |
station during the coming fiscal year. |
Make it first on the basis of the current |
appropriation-S12. 000-and then on the |
basis of s15,G00. which 1 still hope we |
shall get.
L do not think you should be discour- |
aged with the outcome of your work |
thus far. You have done a good thing I
in getting the station established /
buildings erected and preparations !
made for the work. 1t will of course |
be a trying time for you until the end |
of the fiscal year, due to the exhaus- /
ton of our funds, but l have no doubt |
you will be profitably engaged in plan /
ming future work, and it will thus be I
easy TO push things along when money /
becomes available. From all / can
learn the people in Hawaii are consid- /
ering your work in a more favorable I
light. and L feel sure that their approx
al will increase as time goes on.
Very truly yours,
A c. TRUE,
Director