The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-24

against the danger to the operator.
The process consisted in producing ey-
anide gas by dropping potassium cy-
anide from a paper bag into a vessel
of sulphuric acid. A string was pulled
and then everybody got out of the way.
Mr Giffard said the intention was TO
hire the outfit to private owners of
trees.
Mr.. Smith did not want to discourage
the system, but would not like to see
| ii used in the city. One Whit of cya-
nide gas inhaled would kill man.
I Mr.. Giffard spoke of Gardener Aus
tins successful employment of the
process in a small way upon Walter
DiIlingham's trees. No accident oc-
CURED.
you would never have a second ac
cident with the same person. Mr..
Smith rejoined. He said the process was
ony used elsewhere in orchard work.
THE TOBACCO EXPERIMENT
iMr. Smith reported that the sum of
$1,000 allowed the Federal station for
experiments on behalf of the Board had
all been expended, while he had un-
paid bills in hand amounting TO $160.
He would request an additional allow
ance of not to exceed $175,
Answering question he said the ex-
penditure was on account of the eX-
perimentation with tobacco. Every
thing looked we'll at the trial nursery
in Hamakua. 1t was 1900 feet above,
and two or three miles back from the
sea. He had planted good Sumatra to-
bacco seed procured from Washington
and the experiment would extend over
two or three years. The seed would
last probably two years if kept dry
after being placed in a dry glass jar.
One ounce of seed was enough to SOW
an acre of land. They had eight or tel.
strains of Sunatra seed in the lot re-
ceived, besides which they had some
Havana seed
Mr.. Holloway read Mr.. Smiths req
uisition.
On motion of Mr.. Carter, seconded
by Mr.. Brown, the additional allow
ance was voted.
Mr.. Smith reported that the report
of the Farmers Institute, to print
which the Legislature voted money,
was in the Hawaiian Gazette Co. 8
press. 1t was agreed the cost was not
to exceed SIS. He was authorized to
make regular contract on which
voucher could be made.
DISCUSSION OF COTTON.
Mr.. Smith handed in letters he had
received relative to cotton samples that
Mr.. Giffard gave him to forward to
Washington for report thereon. In
answer to Mr.. Giffard, he said the sue
cess of cotton-raising here would de-
pend on labor. Before a decisive report
could be obtained, samples in quantity
sufficient to be ginned should be raised.
Mr.. Giffard considered the question
of cotton, as that of tobacco, of great
Importance in the category of desirable
new industries.
It was agreed that the value of IA
cents pound mentioned in the expert
report below would be profitable fig
ure for Hawaiian cotton. Following
are the letters presented by Mr.. Smith:
u. S. Department of Agriculture, Bu-
reau of Plant Industry; B. T. Gallo
way, Chief. Washington, d. c., No
vember 8, 1903.
Mr.. Jared G. Smith, in Charge of
Hawaii Experiment Station, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
MY QedT MI. oHiitl' IoIWdIuSu "
the Granite Mills at Fall River, Mass,
the samples of cotton which were re-
ceived with your letter of July "a. l
enclose herewith a report which has
just been received in regard Ito these
samples.
According to this report the cnltiva-
ton of the long staple upland cotton
| would probably be more profitable in
Hawaii than the cultivation of the
Egyptian Jannovitch. Mr.. Fairchild
tells me that the Jannovitch cotton
does not seem to be retaining Its pop
ularity in Egypt. Some of the other
varieties of Egyptian cotton, such as
Mitafif1 Abbasi, are doubtless more
valuable for cultivation.
Yours sincerely,
LYSTER H, DEWEY,