The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-06-21

dSktu MIN many qutstOilS duout SOHui-
tons in the islands, in fact kept up a
running fire OF questions which DIR.
Cooper was kept busy answering as long
as the interview lasted.
ROSS OF HILO REPUDIATES
LITTLE.
Stopping at the New Willard Hotel
is Mr. II. L. Ross, of Hilo, who has
come to look after his interests as an
applicant to succeed Judge Little. He
expects to have an interview within a
day or two with Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Day. Mr.. Ross is telling his friends
here that he regrets, under all the cir
cumstances, that Judge Little has seen
fit to endorse him for the judgeship and
that it was entirely without Mr.. Ross
solicitation. Mr.. Ross feels that Judge
Littles support is likely to prejudice his
chances for the nomination.
GERRIT WILDER'S STUDIES.
Mr.. Gerrit P. Wilder of Honolulu,
has been here this week and departed
yesterday for San Francisco. 1t is prob
able that he will be a passenger on the
same steamer for Honolulu as carries
this letter. He is returning from long
trip to Europe, in the interests of the
flora of Hawaii. He is we'll satisfied
with the results of this European visit
Il have been taking lessons in graft
ing-not in the political sense, however
budding and in arching," said he, under
the tutelage of Mr.. George w. Oliver
the expert in that line in the Bureau of
Plant Industry in Washington. My les
sons extended over two days and were
concluded to-day"
From the bureau Mr. Wilder will carry
in basket OF the marketing variety
rare specimens indigenous to the tropics,
and which, have been grown and expert
mented with in the department. Among
these will be mangoes, from India,
brought to America some time ago, and
mangosteei1, rare fruit, selling in New
York for SI.5o, when obtanable.
Mr.. Wilder is confident this fruit will
grow well in Hawaii, and will water,
cover and uncover as the atmospheric
conditions demand the tiny plants which
he hopes some day to see grow into trees
in the island where he has lived many
years.
Mr.. Wilder bears commission from
the board OF agriculture OF Hawaii to
make his investigations among the green
houses and floral establishments i'll Eu-
rope and America When he visited
Washington last September on his way
to Europe, Secretary Wilson gave him
credentials to European countries, and
with these he was enabled to make close
observations as to the methods of for
estry and plant propagation.
TRINIDAD SUGAR.
Vice Consul w. NJ. Handley, of Tri-
nidad, West Indies, has forwarded a
long report here regarding the commerce
and industries of Trinidad. He has this
to say about sugar as one of the principal
exports:
Sugar is prepared exclusively from
sugar cane in the large Central factor
les in the colony. In these factories cane
sugar is produced, polarizing % to 90
per cent. of pure sugar. During the
last eight years there has been a most
striking change in the relative position
of sugar and cocoa. In 1906 the market
price of sugar had fallen to $1,000 and
the sugar industry was in danger of ex-
tincton Prices were then believed to
have reached the lowest mark, but in
1902 they fell below $2S. Since then
many of the factories have closed down.
However, the larger plants are still oper-
ating, one producing $1,000 tons per
year, but the present prices of sugar are
so much below the cost OF production
that this industry is in very precarlous
condition.
Large quantities of molasses are pro-
duced in connection with the manufac-
ture of sugar. Some is used as cattle
food and some converted into rum; but
there is usually surplus, which is some7
times unstable at profit. A suitable
outlet for this surplus stock is very much
required
Rum is made locally from molasses,
and 100000 gallons are consumed annual
ly in the island. OF the total exported
last year England received 10000 gal
Ions. Venezuela $1,000 gallons, and the !
United States 5000 gallons. The we'll
known Angostura bitters is made in Tri-
nidad from rum of the finest quality |
produced in the island. The other in
gradients are trade secret. During the
year ended March 81, 1908. Angostura
bitters was exported as follows: To
Germany 1900 gallons; to England,
Il 900 gallons; and to the United States,
10000 gallons"
THE SAKE CASES.
The Board of Appraisers OF the Treas
ury Department have upheld the protests
OF Gonsalves & Co. and S. Kimura & Co. !
Uimited) against the assessment of
duty on sake which has leaked from
casks in transit. The collector at Homo
lulu assessed the duty on an importation |
Of the Japanese wine, or sake from Ko-
be, Japan, at the rate provided for still |
wine. The record shows that certain OF
the tubs in which the sake was imported |
were found to be empty at the time OF
landing. Ii was claimed by the importers |
that an allowance should be made for the
sake which appears to have leaked out
or disappeared from the empty tubs. The
board OF appraisers uphold the protests
and reverse the collectors decision in
each case
ERNEST G. WALKER.
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