The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-22
JARED SMITHS ADVICE TO
HAWAIIAN COFFEE GROWERS
vo Chance for Tariff or Bounty and Organiza-
ton Should Be Effected to Place Local
Product Properly Before American Public.

Jared G. Smith, special agent in charge of the States
Experiment Station believes from the attitude Wash
that Hawaii has chance OF getting either
tariff coffee Mr. Smith that good
be accomplished the Hawaiian coffee growers organize
verse their and also
its sale the War Department. Mr.. Smith the
mainland on the China.
believe there is any possibility of either bounty on
Hawaiian coffee protective duty said Mr. Yesterday
There possibility of legislation Congress towards
either end at this session, for good many
There chance however of working up good
the coffee growers the islands get together advertise
erly This the suggestion by coffee
broker San He that what
coffee uniform packages with special of bag
better still pack always hundred pound packages He
coffee the San Francisco market put packages
varied different standards being adopted by
countries There considerable demand for hundred pound
packages supply the family trade OF the United States and if
Hawaiian growers pack coffee weight bags
lat be noted distinctive feature and will make
saleable and at better prices than present.
growers organize
product three Of the leading magazines Make prominent
fact that will be packed in hundred pound bags and also the
quality of the coffee and that DONE there will
siderable demand for Hawaiian coffee and that demand will do
much towards stimulating the industry either bounty tariff.
If bounty secured will have be reenacted each
session of Congress and will the people here than the
increase OF price will amount to- There much American
lcapital Central Hawaii
Porto Rico Philippines combined
duty coffee these will be eckoned
legislation however may very
the American market damaged and low grade coffee Some the
samples had shown to me in San Francisco of Central
coffee absolutely and used mostly making the cheap
grades OF roasted coffee 1t has value coffee neither
taste flavor and actually injurious the health OF the people
who To keep these inferior grades of the American
market would better the Of Hawaiian coffee which has
Ito compete with the cheaper grades certain
Another tnghe United States commssary department Of
the War Department buys about pounds coffee annually
lin The bids will be opened January result
o previous by Governor Dole year
secured from the people by which bids asked Hawaiian
coffee The bids worded that for all practical purposes
Hawaiian coffee shut The War Department asks for bids
pounds of roasted coffee packed in tins specifying Ha
waian Central American coffee There provision which
that Hawaiian coffee be blended None the Central
American produces enough coffee supply this demand
time and Costa Rca Guaamala Honduras and Southern
co cofees blended The good and bad mixtures makes
la coffee about the right price for the army, while Hawaiian coffee
So there disadvantage
the War Department specification that Hawaiian coffee should
mot be blended instead the department provided
that all coffee used should be the Hawaiian
product would make big difference in the price As the
quality of Hawaiian coffee with the Central Amer
can product San Francisco brokers there is better Ha
waian coffee highly favored and and used quite
largely by the coffee trade blending bring standard the
inferior coffee of other countries