The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-03-07
WORK FOR
COFFEE TAX
Merchants Plan to
Take Up the
Fight.

Protection to the coffee industry will
be one Of the things 90 which the Mer-
chants Association will turn its hand
and time, II the plans which are re-
ceiving the assent Of many OF the mem /
bers, go through The Committee on
Trade and Finance, TO which was turn
"a over the matter as brought forward
in the communication Of 4. l.. Louis
son, last week, has already held a meet
ing with Or. Knapp, and as a result.
there viii be soon a meeting OF the as
ISOLATION at which time the committee
will report It's findings.
The meeting of the committee with
Dr. Knapp was a most enjoyable one.
and the members received much infor
nation of the coffee industry OF the
world and what may be expected of
the new possessions OF the United
states in particular The committee
was composed OF Messrs. +. j. Lowrey
and II. A. lsenberg. VICE President Di-
mond being the third member serving
in place of Mr.. Wakefield, who is alb
sent. The cali was made upon the
expert of the United States Depart
ment by arrangement, and there was
a long discussion OF matters related to
the industry which it is proposed toI
protect The committee viii have "A re-
mort made m The association and none
of th,, members will discuss IL in adj
vance.
DIR. s. A. Knapp. who is the travel
ing agent of the department, has had
many interviews since his arrival, and
will be in n position to give much in
formation concerning the business here
upon his return to the Capital The
10. orri,ed ~, loast which he has
no,,n,,ntcatad IN his friends Is that
no u,iu advocate tho establishment of
an eynarinent stotinn here for the
studv of the coffae Industry. DIR. Knapp
-. 90. uinL I, v,isa 10 inaupurate
= great vor, lint his plan Is said to
he The formation Of a station which will
no ,iyon :, tho consideration of all the
,,hasas nr tbo c,,1t,,re and treatment of
aerao vtiro ,rora u,in no no raouIar
,,,a,,,r.io, Cos. +ha Investigations II is
,,,ara,od mat ~ .ha denartment shall
i,n1or,,I.s tre york there snail he sent
on horo a man who win he n scientific
o,,nar, Il, oorrao yybo may secure from
,.,'',.o,.., ,t,o ,,i,,,io,-o. of ,,sirg some of
'i,,,,,s, 800 eor t,is in
.,,,.i,,a "a NC o,,oid tho 1onp
Vs.. ,',t,ar, ,o,,id l,,,,, a. tbara sbouId
tl,.. ,rN14 iNTl iAn nf "a 40
,,a.io,, bn,,ra tbo synariments
,I"n, no ,a.
a., 60 tbo n,,ehinc, Of tho ,nattar Of
tee .,.,.,,,i,,,, ,onrfaas crown II, the
Trn,,od e.,o+ae ond tic danandencias DR.
49,, is soil Ia no yerv honeful that
49, IN no s,,,,atbipc done during
IT. 80, No no, oi,.a, bis friends
,,ano - ,,r,1aratand mat he wouId ad
,,oco+a s,,ch , tariff duty and that he
win on INTO tho -.ort as soon as he re-
turrs 10 yyasbipqtor IT is said to be
bis o,i,io,, that there is nnt NECESSARY
am, n~ro,t a,,oun+ Of nrotection to give
an imnotus to tbe business
me- bos b.an an undarstandino o.
mt tho ,,Iarters hero win favor a duty
of seven cents = mound but this is said
~ no , rraatr sun, than could he
bo,od ror and some of the earnest
friends of the industry are said TO be of
onirion that there would he stability
i,,o,, 20 ,ho h,sinoee II, the avant of a
.,ri,r ~ ono ha,f maj snm If is al
Iagod mat Dr Knarn comedies with
nj. Wow of tho siti,ation.
M, ro,,o,,in,, ,attar relative 70 the
corr.o growers hera has heen received :.
Editor Advertiser. without prompt
laoielation for tho protection of the
coffee industry in the Hawaiian ISL
ands or other of the United States pos
sessions, the prospects of them ever be-
coming a factor in the United States
markets are very remote and discour-
aging. We see the worlds surplus
growing heavier year by year and
prices declining accordingly, until
South American coffees are down to
Sc to SIC per ID, and while the Ha-
waiian coffee on account of it's deserv-
ing popularity, brings a shade better
price than the South American article,
the prices above mentioned are what
we have TO compete against at the
present time.
What arguments have so far been
,a,onca5 amman 10 consider that an