Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-12-24
DEADLY GAS DISCUSSED
JARED SMITH CAUTIONS
AGRICULTURE BOARD
COTTON AND TOBACCO AND OF.
FIcIAL ORGAN RECEIVE AT.
TENTION SEED PUR.
CHASE AUTHORIZED.

Tree seeds, an official organ, gas |
that deals death to men as well as |
bugs. the prospects for the cotton and !
tobacco industries in Hawaii and cX' |
ecutivc reports were considered at yes
terday afternoon meeting of the
Board of Forestry and Agriculture.
In the absence OF l.. A. ThurstOn, w.
NJ. Ginard presided. Others present
were Executive Officer c. S. Holloway,
A. w. Carter and j. +, Brown, mem
beers, and Federal Experiment Station
Director Jared G. Smith. The meeting
was held in the old throne room, the
Legislative hall OF the Capitol.
A. w, Carter submitted a list OF
rorty.three varieties of tree seeds, Of
the eucalyptus family, as he was com
missioned to do The lot would cost
Sl25. Mr.. Smith stated that the Bu'
reau Of Forestry had promised seeds
for this Board The report was adopt
| ed and the expenditure Of $3.50 auth
OriZcd.
Giffard reported having seen the
| Planters Association trustees relative
10 the suggestion OF The editor 81 the
| Planter MONTHLY ~ i'Gdrd - The
incorporation 81 ~ OH, rLl I"uIn'I cd
the Board with that publication. lh'l
were very willing To- grant the priN
| ilege. THE Hawaiian Forester aud
| Agricultural" was decided On as thu
title. Smith said he would contribute.
Holloway reported that For""l"r
tosmrr would arrive her" ~ III" ~
IBERIA. Nothing had been heard III III"
whereabouts Of the ONcrIu" shipment
of Blneiiclds bananas.
Drawings Of proposed tr""lum.
igaling tent were exhibited aud smith
icautioned the Board against the us"
of cyanide gas in the process as sure
death to the operator II CarcIessly
used. Smith did not want to see tn"
experiment tried in this city. one
Whit of the gas was enough To hIli 4
man.
Smith reported III" "Nr"ndilnr" OF
the $1,000 allowed the Federal Station
and asked for more to pay small bids
connected with the tobacco experiment.
Everything was well at tn" Hamakua
trial nursery, The tobacco experiment
would extend over two or tire" years
Sumatra seed had been planted. Al
additional allowance Of $lI5 was vote,
Mr. Smith.
Smith reported that the printing oI
the Farmers Institute report was II
the Hawaiian Gazette press Bids hat
been called for some time ago. III,
Gazette's was the unlv bid and SLIT
was asked, per page, for the work
Smith was authorized TO make resu
lar contract on which voucher CoulC
be made.
Mentioning the appropriation for aid
ing the Federal Station laboratory
Smith said he needed funds for appar
atus. This request was referred to thu
committee on appropriations.
Smith handed in the following letter.
received hy him relative to cotton sam
Iples Ginard had given him 10 send Il
Washington for report. Smith sale
the success Of cotton here depended OF
the price of labor:
u. $. Department of Agriculture, llu
reau Of Plant Industry; b. r. Gallo
way, Chief. Washington, d. C., M
yrmbcr .. 1903.
Mr.. Jared q. smith, in Charge oI
hawaii Experiment station Honolulu
Hawaii.
My dear Mr. Smith: ! forwarded to
the Granite Mills Al Fan iiver, Mass
the samples Of cotton which were re
Ceived with your letter Of July "a
enclose herewith report which has
Just been received in regard TO these
samples,
According to this report the cultiya-