The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15


industry of this Territory for incor-
poratfon in the Governors report to
the Secretary of the Interior for this
year. This statement was carefully
revised by the vice-president of the
association.
! OVER PRODUCTION OF BEEF.
No program of papers has been pre-
pared for this meeting such as we
have enjoyed in the past Circum-
stances have chosen our subject for US
as given above.
Ten raisers of beef associated to-
/ gether by an agency in this city pro-
posed to the Metropolitan Meat Com
pany that something be done to dis
pose of the surplus of cattle which
they saw on their ranches would await
marketing during the coming year. 1t
was proposed that the meat company
call a graziers convention in Honolulu
! in the latter part of October to discuss
| the whole question of the marketing
| of beef in Honolulu. Such a step
would have made it impossible for
| having a successful annual meeting
| of the association in November. The
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tire time of our meeting to the dis
| cussion of these questions This sug-
gestion was adopted by the executive
committee and the notice for the meet
| ing issued
ORGANIZATION.
this report would point to the neces-
among those members of the associa-
ton engaged in the raising and selling
of beef
believe that most. if not all, of
the ten ranchers above referred to are
| members of this association. The
| agency in question is represented on
our executive committee. And yet
these gentlemen did not see fit to use
| the association as a means of adj
vancing their interests on a matter
which concerns the whole association.
| 1t is well to call attention to this to
show that the association as now or
ganized does not fulfill as completely
as the charter members contemplated
| the objects for which they associated
themselves together.
| The association has fully justified it's
existence by its work in the introduce
ton of lantana destroying insects
alone, without reference to the many
other activities in which it has been
engaged A live institution grows and
| we must grow or become stagnant.
| Our work as an association is now
hampered by the Iooseness of our or
| ganization and by the lack of funds
| Is it not worth our while to assist
| in this matter of animal inspection?
| What members of our association
would not be glad to have a visit from
DR.. Norgaard and to pay his expenses
| for the trip to and from Honolulu if
in return we could receive the kindly
advice of such an expert in animal
husbandry? The best of us have much
yet to learn.
The legislature is about to meet.
| The laws concerning animal inspec-
| ton and quarantine are of little value
| without appropriations to make them
workable. These laws themselves would
bear careful revision. It is question
able whether the present system of
fees for inspection meets our changed
condition, as has been referred to.
The cattle-landing in Honolulu sad
ly needs repairs. This is owned by
the Territory and the Territory should
make the repairs.
i Your secretary has been paid at the
rate of $400 a year. There is enough
work which should be done to make
three times that amount not an exces-
sive salary.
Perhaps it is possible to have an
other class of members in, the associa-
ton composed of shippers of beef and
mutton to Honolulu, who would sub.
NIT to voluntary tax of so many
mills per pound or cents per head.
L have no definite plan to suggest
but it seems to me that we have come
to the time when closer organization
would make for the advantage of al
| / concerned. do not see how this closer
organization can be effected withou
, touching in g. way the pockets of oul
members.
NEW OFFICERS.
| The work of secretary which yot
have confided to me since the associa
| tons organization has been full of in
) terest and pleasure. ask you now t.
relieve me from it because of the pres
] sure of my professional duties. II
closing | desire to call to your atten
ton that at least five members of tn,
executive committee should be resi-
dents Of Honolulu.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) ALBERT F. JUDD.
Secretary.
{ The afternoon session convened a
t go, and after completing the selectio
/ OF officers and the executive comn1itte
as given above, the association wen
into executive session to discuss 9Th