The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-16
Plan for General
Combination Of
Farmers.
COOPERATIVE STAND
IN FISH MARKET
Discussion Of Methods of Securing
Local Sales for Fruits and
Vegetables.

Plans for the making of market
for the products Of the small farmers
of the Territory of Hawaii are under
consideration by many of those who
are hopeful that the time may come
when the small fruits and vegetables
which are offered to Honolulans are
grown by the citizen farmers. There
have been many experiments made
looking to the establishment of mar
ket in this city which shall provide the
means of distribution for the product
of the farms, but as none have been
successful a method of cooperative
handling is now being discussed.
The men who have taken an interest
in the preliminary discussion of the
feasibility of the plan have taken as
their starting point the securing of
space in the Fish market where the
farmers may put together their fruit
and garden truck, and where it is
thought the people who go to the
Esplanade for the purpose of finding
their supplies fresh will give attention
to the display of products from the va
rious small estates of the Islands. 1t
has been argued that with stalls which
would afford space for fine displays of
the produce there would be no difficulty
In convincing the people that there
they could be we'll and cheaply served
with the best of eatables.
The plans so far looked into by we'll
wishers of the small farmers contem-
plate as we'll the service of regular
customers throughout the city by
wagons such as are used by the huck-
sters in other cities, and which could
have regular beats through the city,
serving those who are on the routes
and who have signified their intention
to take the products of the citizen
growers, rather than the green's pro-
yided from the present sources. This
would make it possible for the mem
bers of cooperative company to be
assured of the best chances of dispos-
ing of their goods, and thus avert any
danger of differences when the produce
of one grower seems to be pushed
ahead of that of the others.
Superintendent of Public Works
Cooper said, when the matter was call
ed to his attention, that the govern
ment would do all in its power to
give the farmers aid so that any such
experiment as suggested might be
made a success. There was, however,
he said, nothing that could be done
beyond the granting of the very best
space possible in the Fish market,
which could be arranged easily. There
has been a row of market stalls taken
out of the building, and these can be
replaced so that there will be plenty of
room should the green grocers decide
that they will make an effort to gain
entrance into the local market in this
way. Mr.. Cooper said that he was
desirouS that the small farmers should
have every advantage possible, SO that
they might find a satisfactory market
for all kinds of fruits and vegetables
and thus be encouraged to develop
their homesteads.
1t has been said that there has been
in the past exorbitant charges made to
the farmers, especially to the Wahia-
wa colonists, for the sale of their
goods. One statement was that the
commission was of so per cent, and in
many instances there was no return
at all from consignments. d. c. Cam
arinos. who handles consignments
from all over the Territory, as well as
from the mainland, said yesterday that
the usual charges here were 10 per
cent: in fact, he did not know of a
single instance where more was charg-
ed for the selling of the products of the
farm. On the Coast, he said, the
charge was per cent, and 1t was con-
sidered that the service here was worth
the added commission.
1t is thought probable that there will
be an effort made to secure combina-
tion of many of the small farmers
here on some plan for cooperation in
selling products, in which case prac-
tical experiment may be made in the
having OF a series of stalls in the
market,