The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-08
TO PROTECT OUR FORESTS.
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The committee will take pleasure in
recommending other names to you for
other districts, to assume the same
duties, as soon as they are in position
so to do.
In further conformity with the YER
bal understanding arrived at between
the committee and yourself, the COM
mittee suggest that you make recon-
rnendation to the next Legislature that
the Governor be empowered to set apart
forest reservations consisting of both
public and private lands; and also to
pass a statute. authorizing the con-
domination and purchase of private
property which may come within such
forest reservations.
The committee are prepared to act
along the lines above indicated as soon
as they receive a favorable response
from you.
I remain,
Your obedient servant,
L. A. THURSTON,
For the Committee
GOVERNOR DOLE TO THE PLANT
Frs COMMITTEE.
Executive Chamber, Territory of Ha-
waii.
Honolulu, Dec. 4th, 1902.
Messrs. L. A. Thurston, George Ross,
D. Forbes and E. E. Gliding, forming
a Special Committee of the Sugar
Planters Association, Honolulu, T.
H.
Sirs:- Your letter of November 25th,
addressed to me by Mr.. Thurston, en-
bodying suggestions for a plan of action
for establishing forest reservations
and protecting, them from the ravages
of cattle and other destroying infiuen-
tces,' has been received.
1 heartily approve of the proposed
plan and will do all that L may be able
within my powers, to promote the same.
| sincerely appreciate the public spirit
shown by the members of the commit
tee as to their willingness to take hold
of the enterprise and give their personal
services towards it's management.
With such a disposition on the part of
men with the influence and resources
of managers of plantations in the diff
ferent districts of the Islands, much
can be done in the important work of
protecting and restoring our forests.
l have selected Mr. George Ross as
my agent to suggest forest reservation
limits in the district of North Hilo. Mr..
d. Forbes to perform the same service
in the district of Hamakua, and Mr.. E.
E. Gliding for the district of North Ko-
| hala, all of the Island of Hawaii
/ would suggest to your committee
that it use its influence toward a con-
sentative plan of selection of forest res
ervation limits, as lines seriously preju-
licial to private interests would proba-
bly, raise opposition from such interests
and thus delay the progress of the en-
terprise.
would also suggest that your COM
mittee include tree planting where
necessary in the plan of operations, for
these reasons: although there are many
localities where the restoration of for
ests will take place by natural causes
alone when there is protection from cat
| tie, yet there are lands which have been
denuded of trees for a considerable time
| and have become covered with heavy
growth of grass, which is so much of
an obstacle to the termination of seeds,
and to their making fair start if ger
minated, that artificial assistance is es-
sential TO the reforesting of the same
| 1 enclose copy of my letter on the
subject to MIR. George Ross. Similar
letters were sent to Mr.. Forbes and Mr..
| Gliding.
Very respectfully,
| SANFORD B. DOLE.
GOVERNOR DOLE To GEO. ROSS.
Honolulu, T. H. November %, 1892
| Mr.. George Ross, Hakalau Plantation,
y. Hilo Hawaii.
| SIR have received a letter from
Mr.. Thurston, copy of which 1 en-
close, which sets forth the plan adopted
/ by the special committee of the Hawai-
/ ian Sugar Planters Association for es-
| tablishing forest reservations and pro-
| tecting them from cattle and other in
furious influences.
1 approve of the plan outlined in the
letter above referred to, and desire to
do all that I may properly do to make
It successful; and I appreciate the pub