The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-02-13
I'm NEED or
MORE MONEY
Dole to Ask Aid for
Agricultural
Station.

Governor Dole viii probably recon-
mend to the Legislature an appropria-
ton for the United states Agricultural
station In Hawaii The Governor has
had several conferences with Jared @.
Station. and the outcome will probably
I be a favorable recommendation to the
lawmaising body. 1t is the custom for
| the states and territories in which the
United states Agricultural Bureau
locates experiment stations to assist In
the work. at least 80 far as defraying
the expenses OF the necessary build
ings. In Hawaii this was not done
when the station was first established
and as n result the bureau was greatly
hampered in its work. Last year all
the states and territories combined vot-
ed over a million and n quarter dollars
for the aid of the United States ex-
pertinent stations and the appropria-
lions averaged above $4,000 each.
1.-THE United States Experiment sta
ton here Is greatly hampered in its
work by lack of funds" said Director
Jared Smith yesterday. The failure Of
the first Legislature to provide for
buildings for the bureau seriously in
terfered with the development of the
$4,000 In addition to the appropriation
made by the United States. The appro
priation this year was $4,000 and Is
to be used only for the running ex
penses of the experiment station. The
Department makes no provision for
buildings and equipment, and the states
and territories are expected to do that
much. In fact there is law which
limits the uses OF the Federal appro-
rriation so that not more than five per
| cent OF the fund can be used for build
ings or equipment. The first year a
station is established we can use one
fifth, but after that not more than five
per cent. SO that this year we are per-
mitted only to expend 5000 for build
ings and equipment. Unless the Terri
| tory comes to the rescue as is done In
| atl -. % L. M,
ned out will have to be abandoned.
! "There are lots of things required
which will be OF benefit to the territory.
The station Is established solely for the
purpose Of assisting the people of the
islands, and they no doubt are willing
to help.
I'VE need a number of new buildings.
About $1,000 of our first appropriation
from Congress went to the erection OF
buildings and the purchase of equip
ment and We have already overrun
our allowance this year. At present
there Is only a small cottage, and an
Office building, too small to serve the
purpose at the Punchbowl station. We
need another house or two. an office
building. and a fire proof library build
Ing. Then we want lot of apparatu
and books A laboratory equipment is
also badly needed Then there Is ne
cessity for equipment for animal feed
want to get enough money to estab-
lish a bureau Of animal husbandry. A
chemist Is also needed.
I'VE now have a library though there
are number of books which we ought
to have. A fire proof building for the
library is urgently needed. we have
about $500 worth OF books which are
almost impossible OF replacement. At
least they could not be replaced very
soon as there is no agricultural library
within reaching distance.
THE expense OF the station now will
exhaust the appropriation without try
ing to expand the work Besides sala-
ries. building and travelling expenses.
the cost OF printing bulletins and of ex-
! perimcntS on the other islands has to
come out Of the annual appropriation
OF $4,000. a year ago the total APP
preparation made by all the states and
territories for the assistance of the
United states agricultural experiment
stations was sl,25O.O 900. The Department
expects this, and II the legislature OF
Hawaii VIII follow the custom OF other
states aud territories the local expert
ment station VIII receive much needed
! financial agglgtauaa