Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-16

Grafton. between the various depart.
nIents of the plantations. and the ex.
change between the plantation man
ayers OF ideas and experiences. and the
results worked out by them. We are
ell working for the same ends and the
interest of one is the interest of all.
the men who conduct the executive
branch of the sugar industry here are
trained in their profession, and are
applying to the various problems
which they are continually meeting the
experience and skill which has been &C.
quired during long periods of years
The discussion of the various matters
arising in practical sugar work, and the
interchange of ideas upon such mat.
tcrs, will necessarily result in economy
IN sugar production.
We must produce sugar at the mini.
mum of cost in order to meet the com.
petition of other countries, and the
recommendation or suggestions Of
your committees of any plans or meth.
DDS whereby the cost of production may
be decreased should receive your most
careful attention. The proper utiliza.
tion of waste products, and the Use of
scientific knowledge in field and mill,
open to you all the widest scope for
the application Of practical ideas.
I wish to express my appreciation
Of the assistance which you have all
freely rendered me during the period
In which have had the honor to be the
president of your association. The
enterprise in which we are engaged
demands the hard and conscientious
work of every man connected with &C.
IN order that the standard which has
been set shall be maintained. The in.
terests Of all are the same and we
should stand together as one man for
the common good.
regret exceedingly that circum
stances prevent my being with you at
this meeting. and at the banquet on
Friday night, which will, | hope. In
the future, be a regular feature of our
annual gatherings. and that II will pro
mote the growth Of good fellowship
among you, and that you will return
TO your respective duties with the feel
ing that this has been the most success.
full OF all the annual meetings OF the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association,
and each be determined to attend next
year and do everything In your power
e make that meeting even more sue.
Cesstul
Very truly yours,
L. d. TENNEY,
President Hawaiian Sugar Planters
| Association.
Honolulu, Nov. l, 1904.
The report of Secretary w. o
Smith. printed in another column, was
read by Royal ID. Mead.
Before going into the routine bust
ness Chairman Swanzy outlined the
program of the week. He said that
the change OF date and days Of meet
Ing had been criticized: that planters
from the other Islands had stated that
the change was made for the conve
nience OF the Oahu planters. Mr..
Swanzy said the contrary was the
fact. The change had been made in the
interest Of the planters from the othei
Islands. 1t did not matter to Oahu
Under the old plan. planters from tn,
other Islands came on Sunday morn
Ing, convened at 10 o'clock Monday
and adjourned before noon Wednesday
Mr.. Swanzy said he did not believe the
plantation interests would suffer very
severely by the managers giving a
week to general business. In Java the
planters meet very frequently and
therefore have good meetings He he
lieved they had no time to devote &c
private business and too little for the
association business. II the present ar
rangement. giving four days for til,
session was unsatisfactory a change t
the former plan could be made.
new system here would be worth while
The old plan did not admit OF a goot
meeting. Now the meeting would b,
worth coming to from a business a,
well as social point OF view. He re