The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-04-08
Especial to The Adver,iser)

wv All interest ~ haM"lia" """"
w from the Washington end Of the
line Is now centered on the coming ot
Governor Dole As far as can be learn
ed there are no developments from
Washington as touching the guberna- /
torial situation MIR George X Car
ter stated today that there had been
nothing in the last week or ten Gays
worth mentioning. He Is now a guest
at the Cochran hotel, whittier ne went
= few davs ago when Judge Hartwel /
closed up his house on sixteenth street
and iourneyed to Massachusetts, from
ubsch place h. expects to return direct /
to Hawaii.
A few days since, Delegate wilcox
WAS able to take his first outdoor ride
He has been gaining In strength slowly
and looks very badly. HIS friends fear
he will hardly be able 10 get back TO I
she House to do any work at this ses-
sion While he seems to be recovering
from his sudden illness. there is said to
be some danger lest his weakness may
develop consumption. The physicians
have confidence that they Will be able
TO bring him around all right In the
course of few weeks, but this does
not,entirely allay the concern of those
Interested in the Delegates health.
"
mittee on Territories. has been talking
about taking up In committee the VIII
cox bin for the organization of county
government There have been some re-
quests that this be done but the chair
man has stated that he does not propose
TO consider the bill till Mr.. Wilcox Is
himself able To be present. 1t looks as
though there might be some hearings
on the measure. but the prospects
are against Congress doing anything
a; all with 1t. In fact, the prospects
amount almost to "A certainty, accord
ing to the best information obtainable.
COMMISSIONER BOYD.
Land Commissioner Boyd is filling in
his leisure time. while waiting here,
by working up different projects in be-
half OF the Islands. He has visited the
Census office and gone over the figures
for the census industries in Hawaii ana
now states that he found them matert-
ally correct. He has also been over to
the Agricultural Department and con-
suited with officials there about Nari-
Gus matters, the most important OF
which is the securing of seeds of rubber
trees.
Il consider this very important for
the Hawaiian Islands" said Mr. Boyd
1
which gutta percha is made car be
successfully and extensively grown in
the Islands. The Department has
promised to furnish me with all the
available seed of the rubber trees which
1t now has and | have been casting
about to see If | can't find some of TINS
seed owned by private parties
Mr. Boyd also has obtained consid-
cradle cotton seed. which he hopes to
take back To the Islands with him, and
some samples of the chemical prepara-
tion for cleaning the seed.
The Agricultural Department not
long ago received several bags of cot
fee, sent here by Mr. Jared Smith, in
charge of the experiment station at
Honolulu that its quality might be in
vestigated. 1t was unroasted coffee
but officials of the Department, includ
ing Secretary Wilson, took portions of
Il to their homes, had it roasted and
prepared for use upon their tables. II
am not much of a coffee drinker," said
Secretary Wilson, after consuming
few cups OF the Hawaiian beverage,
but / called il very good coffee"
Further than to test the quality of
the samples the department has done
nothing toward encouraging the sale of
the product in this section. Some of
the officials of the Department blended
the Hawaiian coffee with other brands
and found IL very acceptable. Mr., Boyd
has been visiting the wholesale grocers
here in Washington and urging them To
introduce the Hawaiian coffee among
their customers. Il have tried to per-
suade them not to blend our coffee with
other grades" said Mr.. Boyd, "and one
grocer here has promised me that he
flyA g,,t, - ,kHfs h..,.
blending, among his customers. But
am convinced that little or no headway
can be made till the growers in Ha-
wall are willing to send on abundant
samples, which the grocers will give
away TO their customers. Then, per
haps, If the matter is pushed in the
proper market, a market could be built
up"
Mr.. Boyd attended a conclave of the
Mystic Shriners on the evening of St.
Patrick's day here in Washington and,
while there, met several business men
of Washington, upon whom he impress
sed the value of different Hawaiian
products and with whom he consulted
as to the best means of getting those
products introduced in this country.
NEW HYDRoGRAPHIC MAPS.
In a few days Mr.. Boyd intends To
make a formal request of the Secretary
Of the Interior for the sending of a
photographer to the Hawaiian Islands
TO prepare new maps and make a care
ful examination of the public lands OF
the Islands. 1t is his intention to have
this work done under the supervision
of Territorial officials, and he hopes
that 1t will be quite extensive. 1t would
be In the line of similar work that has
been done in many OF the States. show
ing the character of land. elevations.
water supply, and numerous other feat
ures. Mr.. Boyd established the fact
several weeks ago that expenditures
for this out OF the general fund of the
Geological Survey would be legal and
sanctioned by the accounting officers OF