Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-12-17
AN ORGAN DECIDED ON
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
AND The PLANTER, MONTHLY
FORESTER HosMER ACCEPTS
TERRITORIAL POSITION FUN.
IGATION TENT TO BE
TRIED-AvENUE TREES.

Superintendent OF Public Works
Holloway read a letter from Chief
Pinchot OF the Bureau of Forestry,
Washington, at yesterday afternoons
meeting Of the Board of Agriculture
and Forestry, to the effect that X. s.
Hosmer had accepted the position Of
Forester Of this Territory. The Board
was asked to defray Hosmer's ex.
penses from Washington here. Re.
ferring to Forester Halls report on
Hawaiian forest conditions. Mr.. Pin.
chot said 1t should be published either
by the Bureau or the Board.
The Board decided to pay Hosmer's
travelling expenses. President Thurs.
ton said he had written Pinchot. CX.
pressing the desire that the Bureau at
Washington print Halls report. It
was voted that Hosmer be permitted
to retain his civil service status. It
will take Hosmer till the end Of the
year to complete work In hand at
Washington.
w. NJ. Giffard reported interviewing
the editor Of the Planters Monthly.
who was willing to allow the Board ten
pages, subject to the approval Of the
Planters Association trustees. There
would be no charge. Giffard suggest.
ed a separate edition OF the Board
portion OF the Monthly as the regular
edition would go chiefly to sugar men,
He also suggested sending out extra
copies for securing subscribers. He
would bring up the matter at to.day's
planters meeting. Thurston advised
that Giffard take the editorship.
Answering ]. d. Dole's question, Gif.
trad said the Boards portion Of the
monthly would be largely composed
Of selections from tropical agricultural
Journals much material was already
gathered.
The question OF a name was left
open. Thurston suggesting The Ha
waiian Agriculturist."
Holloway submitted A. +. Cookies
application, for Palolo Land Co.. fol-
500 trees. This was of the nature Of
the request OF McBryde Sugar Co.
said Thurston, which was refused. The
company had since offered to exchang,
800 kukui for az many eucalyptus, hC
said. It was the general opinion tina
some material should be reserved 10
the disposal OF Forester Hosmer; tina
the condition Of the nursery should b,
CONSIDERED; that cost should not b.
forgotten. Dole Said they had 2O,0O
trees which cost Ave cents each. A
w. Carter thought they should cost n
] more than two or three cents.
The appointment of forest ranger
will be deferred until the arrival Q
Forester Hosmer IL was voted tina
Forester David Haughs be instructe
= to assist all who wanted trees to star
. nurseries, until Hosmer arrived.
!, Superintendent Holloway asked al
,, vice as to planting trees along tn
= Waikiki road Giffard favored tn
grevillia and disliked the poincian
= cared little for the former. Hollowa
said he would like to see a little par
. in the middle OF the road. No actio
. was taken.
: Entomologist Perkins submitted e.
! Inmates for a tent, for the fumigatio
u OF trees, 25 feet high. Thurston ha
!, heard that fumigation killed antldoti
u bugs as well as pests. Perkins adml
. ted 1t and said Professor Rochelle wa
: against fumigation for that reasol
u Rochelle believed in natural enemies
= In Washington they believed In art
l fetal remedies. II was decided to pr
cure one tent. to be constructed her
President Thurston named the fc
lnwinp sianhinp nmmIItees,