The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-17

F. NJ. Swanzy, president
H. P. Baldwin. vice president.
w. o. Smith. secretary and treasurer.
G. H Robertson, auditor.
The foregoing are the officers of the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association,
elected yesterday afternoon by the
board of directors which itself had been
reelected at the beginning of proceed
ings in the morning.
Those present at the morning session
were F. III. swanzy. w. o. Smith.
Royal D. Mead, G. NJ. RoIph, F. A.
schaefer w. NJ. Gifard, E. E. gliding.
j. F. c. Hagens, ]. N. S. Williams,
C. F. Eckart, Geo. F. Davies. w. W.
GoodaIe, Pat Mclean, John T. Moir.
Andrew Adams, Geo. F. Renton, ]. T.
Craw1ey, George Chalmers. w. Pullar,
A. Lidgate. A. Horner, W. s. ogg, w.
w. Hail. c. NJ. Cooke, Geo. H Robert
son, Jas. Gibb. D. Forbes, A. CARVE,
w. c. Parke. G. H. Fairchild, John
Watt, Jas Webster, A. Gartenberg. T.
s. Kay, P. c. Jones, W. A. Bowen, G.
c. Kennedy and L. A. Thurston. 1t
was one of the largest meetings of the
Association ever held With the man
ayers of plantations, forming the larg-
est element of the convention, We're
leading men in the plantation agencies
and chemists of experiment stations
and fertilizer works.
An auspicious incident at the begin
ming of the initial session was the read
ing of a. cablegram to w. O. Smith.
stating that the price of raw sugar at
New York the previous day was 4.s25
cents a pound.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Mr.. swanzy presided at the opening.
in the absence of the retiring president,
E. D. Tenney, who before his departure
for the Coast prepared his annual adj
dress. of which the following is a sum-
mary:
1--WE are now assembled for the
twenty-fourth annual meeting of the !
Hawaiian sugar Planters Associa-
ton" the address began. 1T is we'll
for us to remember that the industry
which we represent is predominant in
these isIands, and that the industrial
and financial conditions of this COM
munity reflect to very great extent
those which surround the cane-planting
interests. We have gdeve. .oped from a
very small beginning in the middle OF
this century to a pre-eminent position
in the cane sugar producing countries
OF the world
President Tenney attributed the re-
suits attained as largely due to the
sntiring efforts put forth by those in
charge of the executive branches of
the work on the sugar estates. He
urged the importance of continuing
the system of gatherings of our sugar
men in annual and other sessions for
the exchanging of views and expert
ences.
The improved prices of the. past year
were mentioned. with the remark that. {
for some of the planta- s
tions. a large portion of their crops {
were marketed before the higher prices
went into effect.
One of the most important matters
taken up during the year was the
thorough reorganization and enlarge
nent of the Associations Experiment t
Station. A bureau of entomology was a
added, to be followed with the staff of
I plant pathologist for investigation G
IF the diseases of cane The starting
If sub-stations. where peculiar local
conditions may be studied better than
1t the central station in Honolulu. is
mother Improvement. Damage by the
eaf hopper and other pests was the
eason for these new developments in
connection with the experiment station 0
the running expenses are