Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-28
MEN WHO WILL DIRECT
HAWAIIAN S|SA[ CO.

The complete board Of directors and
list of officers of the Hawaiian Sisal
Company, Limited for the first year
and until the annual election in a..
gust, 1904. will he as follows:
The Hon. d. p. r. Isenberg. pres,'
dent.
August T.. Dreier. vice president
II. w. s. Edmunds. general mana
ger and secretary.
W. II. Pain. treasurer and agent
A. w. r. Bottomley chartered &C:
countant of Bishop ~ Coz, auditor.
W. T. Lucas manager lily. May &
co... director.
Jas. +. Morgan, director.
The general manager and agent are
ex ohiCio directors and are not sub.
jcct to election. but are appointed by
the hoard for u term Of years.
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growing of the crop. and the cost OF
making II available in the particular
lend. and the amount Of profit deriv.
able from the cultivation of the partic.
ular crop.
1t Is estimated in the prospectus that
over and above the profits from the
Sisal there will be "a net profit from
these short crops cultivated on Same
land at same time, of from $40 to $50
per acre per crop.
As regards sisal II Is well TO utter
mere word of warning TO those VINO
without any previous experience what
sOever. are rushing into its cultivation.
and would point out to them that sisal
cannot be expected to give good re-
tIrns in absolutely barren soils, desti.
tute OF the necessary plant food, or
yet in lands where there Is not SUM.
Gent rainfall to make the plants grow
properly. While the plants may and
will grow under such conditions OF
aridity as no other plants will stand.
yet they will not grow nearly as
quickly as where there Is a proper
rainfall and good soil, nor will the
total yield Of fiber be anything like as
large: 50 that while the cost of pro.
duction will be as great tor almost sol
as in the case of the more suitable
lands, the returns will not be nearly
as large; and the difference may be
sufficiently large to make what would
lie success In the one case rank fail
ure in the other. Thus great care and
caution Is called for II loss and dis.
appointment would be avoided. AS
the projectors OF the Hawaiian Sisal
Company say In their prospectus: 1T
Is a mistake to imagine, as some do.
that sisal needs no skill or manage
lEent for its successful cultivation. II
Is considered that all that has TO DO
done Is to stick the plant in the
ground regardless Of any plan or sys.
tom and trust to nature to do the rest,
simply gathering the leaves and mill.
iGg them as they are fit to cut, Just as
If they were so many wild plants in
the woods. No greater mistake was
ever made, since no crop calls for
more experience IL the best results are
IL be obtained. or gives greater oppor.
tJnity for the exercise OF the arts of
! decentralization either, as regards its
setting out in the field or its in.gather-
ing. So well is this recognized In Yu.
Catan, where the industry is establish.
ed on regular system and conducted
az a business requiring considerable
technical skill and experience for its
successful prosecution that there are
no less than three principal men on
every plantation of any Importance
the attorney or agent, the manager
and the assistant manager, all OF
whom receive high pay and are select.
ed for their special knowledge Of sisal
affairs and general business profcien.
cy and trustworthiness."
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