The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-03-08
MONEY FOR
A CANNER.Y

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ton and the members propose to work
for the benefit of Hilo in a general
! way while helping themselves Some
months ago the matter of cannery
was discussed and Mr. Lille was sent
to the mainland for the purpose u
investigating the industry there and
ascertaining the cost of plant suit
able for the produce of this district
He returned with representative OF
tie largest canning combine. in the
world but, unfortunately, they came
via Honolulu and were held up by the
enterprising fruit men, of the capital
When they reached Hilo Mr.. Bentley
saw the industry through the specta-
cles of the Honoluluites and decided
that the only thing Hilo was entitled
to was a branch of Honolulu can
merry. The members of the society
baked at this and decided to pursue
their Investigations further on their
own account. Quiet work has been
stated that enough money is pledged
to enable the promoters to start a can
merry here that will be Independent Of
any other on the islands.
At the meeting of the society last
Saturday the following report was pre-
sented:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PINE
APPLE CANNERY. FEB. 9TH.
1904.
To the Hilo Agricultural Society:
Your committee appointed for the
purpose, prepared and to certain ex-
tent circulated, the following paper.
to wit:
I'VE the undersigned pineapple plan
tiers and Others, desiring to make the
pineapple industry a success in Hilo-
and feeling that unitedsaction is neces-
sary to accomplish 1t, do hereby sig
Nifty our Willingness to unite, and form
a company, to establish and operate
pineapple cannery at Hilo, Hawaii"
Though not many signatures were
obtained it was clearly demonstrated
that capital for the purpose is ready
when sufficient supply of pines is at
hand. But we found it to be the opin-
ion of wise business men that estab-
fishing a plant to can the few pines
now grown, would be very unwise.
The only Hawaiian cannery that has
paid n profit has 100000 plants, and no
profit has been realized until this year
The Tropic Fruit Co. has 44O acres
available for pines, and 81 acres plant
ed, but they have not yet erected
We do not know the area OF
the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. whose
was erected the past season.
but 1t Is probably larger than that OF
the Tropic Fruit Co. Their leasehold
s $50 acres.
1t Is estimated by man of expert
'nce now In the business on Oahu that
l cannery can be run on the product
If 100 to 200 acres. We doubt If the
product of % acres would be available
n Hilo this season. We therefore rec
delay In the establishment of
| cannery until at least 100 acres In
zines shall be available. We have
bundant evidence that pineapple rails
ng and canning will both be very prof
table as soon as enough are raised
o supply cannery of reasonably large
lze. The advantages possessed by
hese islands for the raising of this
ruit are superlative, no sheds are re.
uired. whereas In Florida, where over
100000 pines are raised annually, (see
eport of Com. of Agriculture for 1901
}, hundreds of acres have been COW
red with protecting sheds at an ex-
ense of from $4,000 to $500 90 per acre
from $4,000 to $4,000 per acre is re-
uired for fertilizer (see Farmers Bull
stin. No. 14O). Cultivation is expen-
on nj ha r,,.jna Of 10 nr
81 and $3.50 per day of six hours) and
he myriads of mosquitoes that infest
hat pineapple region. And yet, Jared
mith remarked to this society that
hese pines, which are canned extern
lively in the vicinity of Baltimore,
AIRED with ours" The flavor as COM
AIRED with ours" The flavor of our
ines Is unexcelled in the world The
AIMED pines from Oahu are admitted
D be the finest In flavor of any on the
iarket. Mr.. Bentley, representing the
lrgest canning combine in the world
Omitted this fact in the presence OF
MS society. What then, is there to
revent Hawaii from becoming para
lount in this industry? 1t Is promised
nat the Tropical Fruit Packing Co.
Waiakea. which already has a build
ig erected adjoining the r. r. shops,
Ill use, for jam, etc, the surplus pines
this year and next, therefore not
ven present loss will be occasioned
rowers while preparing support for a
innery.
AS this industry is destined to be-
'me great at Hilo, growers should
awake to the danger of placing
lemseives at the mercy of an OUT
de corporation. They should con-
oil the cannery when established and
lould now make every effort to ex-
nd the pineapple area near Hilo. Re
ectfuly submitted.
II. II. KELSEY,
f. S. LYMAN,
T, o. MITCHELL