The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-18

Later Dr. Cooper had very pleasa1
chat with President Roosevelt during
call at the White House The Presfder
asked him many questions about cond
tions in the islands, in fact kept up
running fire of questions which d
Cooper was kept busy answering as lon
as the interview lasted.
ROSS OF HILO REPUDIATES
LITTLE
Stopping at the New Willard Hott
is Mr.. H. L. Ross, of Hilo, who ha
come to look after his interests as al
applicant to succeed Judge Little. II
expects TO have an interview within
day or two with Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Day. Mr. Ross is telling his friend
here that he regrets, under all the cir
cumstances, that Judge Little has seer
fit to endorse him for the JudgeShlp anC
| that it was entirely without Mr.. Ross
! solicitation Mr.. Ross feels that Judge
| Little's support is likely to prejudice hi:
! 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 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 well 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 a 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
mangosteen, rare fruit, selling in New
York for $I.5o, when obtainable.
Mr. Wilder is confident this fruit will
grow we'll 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 a commission from
the board of agriculture of Hawai- to
make his Investigations among the green
houses and floral establishments in Ell
rope and America. When he visited
last September on his way
to Europe, Secretary Wilson gave him
credentials to European countries, and
with these he was enabled to make close
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
ong report here regarding the commerce
and industries of Trinidad He has this
20 say about sugar as one of the principal
Sugar is prepared exclusively from
sugar cane in the large Central factor !
es in the colony. In these factories cane |
sugar is produced, polarizing % to 90 /
Der cent. of pure sugar During the /
asst eight years there has been a most !
striking change in the relative position /
IF sugar and cocoa. In 1895 the market
he sugar industry was in danger of eX-
inction. Prices were then believed to
nave reached the lowest mark, but in
Ioo2 they fell below $28. Since then
many of the factories have closed down.
However, the larger plants are still oper-
lting, one producing 5000 tons per
rear. but the present prices of sugar are
30 much below the cost of production
hat this industry is in a very precar1ouS
condition.
Large quantities of molasses are pro-
iuced in connection with the manufac-
ure of sugar Some is used as cattle
God and some converted into rum; but
here is usually a surplus, which is some-
lines unstable at a profit. A suitable
outlet for this surplus stock is very much
equired.
Rum is made locally from molasses,
md 100000 gallons are consumed annual
Y in the island OF the total exported
asst year England received 10000 gal
ons. Venezuela $1,000 gallons, and the
United States 5000 gallons. The we'll
;nown Angostura bitters is made in Tri-
lidad from rum of the finest quality
Produced in the island The other in
gradients are a trade secret. During the
ear ended March 81, 1908, Angostura
,itters was exported as follows: To ,
Germany, 1900 gallons; to England,
1000 gallons; and to the United States,
o,ooo gallons"
THE SAKE CASES.
The Board of Appraisers of the Treas
Try Department have upheld the protests
# Gonsalves & Co. and S. Kimura & Co. Il
Limited against the assessment of
luty on sake which has leaked from
asks in transit. l he collector at Homo
ulu assessed the duty on an importation
# the Japanese wine, or sake from Ko-
re, japan, at the rate provided for still
vine. The record shows that certain of
he tubs in which the sake was imported
we're found to be empty at the time of
anding. 1t was claimed by the importers
hat an allowance should be made for the
axe which appears to have leaked out
II disappeared from the empty tubs. The
'oard OF appraisers uphold the protests
nd reverse the collectors decision in
ach case.
ERNEST G. WALKER. II