The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-11-26
THE PLANT
DISTRIBUTION
Demand Heavy at
| Government
| Nursery.
Board Of Agriculture
| Discusses New
| Building.
Bungalow in Unsafe Condition
| Digest OF Agricultural Laws
Has Been Made.

7 The Board of Agriculture at yes
terday's meeting definitely decided to
engage Forester Hosmer as Superin- |
tendent of Forestry in Hawaii, and he |
was cabled to come to the Islands inn |
mediately by 'Supt. Holloway, the new |
executive officer& A letter received |
from Mr.. w L Hall, the forester who |
made a preliminary investigation OF
the Islands, was read, in which he
highly commended Mr.. Hosmer. Mr.
Hall wrote that Hosmer would be
ready to begin work early in Decem-
Der, and that he was well satisfied
with the offer made him by the board.
Mr. Hall said that Hosmer was con-
sidered one of the best men for the
work in the Islands, having just had
five years experience in similar en-
ployment His home is in Massachu-
setts and he expects to come TO the
Islands with his mother.
THANKS FOR ASSISTANCE.
Upon the suggestion of Mr.. Thurston
the board adopted a resolution of
thanks for Alexander Crow of Cali
fornia, who is at the head of the agri-
tain Howard of the Oceanic Steam
ship Co and to ]. L. Cowell, execu-
tive officer of the Ventura All three
men had given valuable assistance in
Transporting to the Islands Koebele's
insect pests, etc.
THE WOODS EXCHANGE.
| At this juncture Governor Carter ap-
peared with the information that Mr..
Kay had called to protest against a
proposed exchange of government
| lands for forestry land owned by the
| Woods estate Mr.. Carter stated
| that the proposition for an exchange
| had been withdrawn and formal let
| ter of withdrawal was presented from
| Robertson & Wilder, for Palmer
| Woods. Mr. Thurston stated, how
| ever, that A L. c. Atkinson had in
formed him, as the attorney for Woods,
that new proposition for an ex-
| change is to be made 1t was decided
not to act upon any objections until
the new proposition is presented to the
| board.
/ DIGEST OFLAWS.
| w M. Giffard, for the committee on
| rules and regulations, presented di-
1 gest of the agricultural laws and re-
| strictions Of the Territory. The di-
| gest deals with the Importation of
| soils, plants, fruits, ETC., but does not
| touch upon the law against the intro
| duction of pests. The rules are to be
| printed by the committee and sent to
| steamship agents and others who are
| interested in the law.
NEW QUARTERS.
! There was a lengthy discussion of
the new quarters for the Board of
! Agriculture, in the midst of which
Governor Carter brought in C. s. Ho1-
loway and introduced him as the new
Superintendent of Public Works and
executive officer of the board. Mr..
Holloway took part in the discussion
over the proposed new building or re-
modelling of the old one.
Mr. Thurston stated that lack of
funds had prevented the board from
going ahead with the building, and in
| the meantime Governor Carter had
suggested that perhaps the upper floor
of the bungalow could be utilized for
this purpose, as it was now occupied
only as a club room. Supt. Cooper
had however, made an examination of
the place, and found 1t in bad condi-
ton. thorough survey had been
made at the time it was intended to
move the Public Works Office to the
bungalow, and the estimate had been
that it would require $4,000 to fix it
up. The beams are rotten and worm
eaten and the building is pronounced
unsound and unsafe. There was some
discussion of the new building and the
unanimous verdict was that it should
be located at the government nursery
so that all departments working under
the board. could be kept together.
Mr. Thurston and Mr.. Holloway were
| appointed on a committee TO pick a
site.
THE BLUEFIELDS COMING.
| z. C. Shorey of the United States
Experiment Station stated that he had
received cablegram from Director
Jared G. Smith saying that the Blue
| fields banana cuttings had been ship
ped on the 21st from Costa Rica and
Were due in Honolulu next month.
They are coming on q transport, and
there will therefore be no expense for
freight, excepting from New Orleans to
San Francisco. Each plant is said
TO weigh about twenty-five pounds, SO
that the whole shipment of 500 cuttings
would have been quite costly.
Mr.. Thurston stated that before Mr..
Smith left he had suggested that the
cuttings be not distributed indiscrim-
inateIy. but that a hundred cuttings
be sent TO different portions of the
islands, and experiment conducted to
| secure a larger number Of runners.
| This will be done. there being already