The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-11-20
THE HAWAIIAN
PLANTERS MEET
Continued from page one).

to the death of H. Alexander Isenberg.
On H. P. Baldwin's motion the report
was adopted and ordered Incorporated
in the records of the meeting,
The secretarys report concerning the
meetings of the board, the yield of SUI
gar for the year and other matters Of
public record, was read and adopted.
Senator Baldwin suggested that there
should be more uniformity in the man.
ner in which reports of different plan
tations are sent in. Some plantations
deducted for rock piles, waste land.
road and main bitches while others did
not He thought that the deduction of
area should be made as otherwise it
makes a difference of about ten per
cent No action was taken.
On the motion of ]. T. NOR the fol-
lowing were reelected trustees for the
year. e. D. Tenney, F. NJ. Swanzy, G.
H. Robertson, F. A. Schaefer, H. P.
Baldwin, w. Pfotenhauer, B. F. Dill
bingham, w. G. Irwin and w. o. Smith,
President Swanzy announced the fol-
lowing program for the week:
Monday P. M.-Reports of Hauling
and Transportation Committee, ond of
Tuesday A. M.-Reports of Expert
mental Station of the Directors of the
Divisions of Agriculture, Entomology,
Pathology and Fertilization.
Tuesday P. M.-Cobb on Cane Dis
ease, Craw on Beneficial Insects.
Wednesday A. M-Committee Reports
on Labor, Hauling and Transportation,
Machinery By-Products, Forestry and
Labor Saving.
Thursday A. M.-Visit to Expert
mental Station where lunch will be
served
Thursday P. M.-Executive Session.
Dinner at Young Hotel followed by
smoking concert.
Friday-Clearing up left over busi-
ness.
c. F. Eckart, Director of Agriculture
and Chemistry, read a scientific paper
on fertilization. He strongly recon-
mended that apart from the expert
ments made by the Association station,
individual plantations should make eX-
periments as the soil and climate at
different plantations vary so much. He
advocated the trying of by-products,
green manuring and stable products
should be tried and careful record kept
of the results. Letters on fertilizng
We're read from James Glib and Andrew
Moore. The reports were ordered print
ed
The meeting took a recess until
/ o'clock.
Printed copies of the reports of the
Committees 90. Labor Saving Devices
and on Manufacture were distributed.
The former dealt with cane leaders
and cane cutters. AS to the former it
suggested that the association should
appropriate az few thousand dollars to-
wards perfecting and putting into oper-
alton a device Which would pick up the
cane from the ground and elevate it
into wagons. Descriptions of a number
of devices now in operation were fur
nished. The Ginaca Cane Cutter, in
vented by a Honolulu mechanic was
mentioned with reserve.
The report on Manufactures contain
ed contributions as follows:
"Clarification of Raw Juice" William
Stodart, McBryde.
Recovery of Sugar from Scums and
Settings" e. X. Bull, oahu.
Boiling and Drying No. l Sugars
e. Madden, Kulaiau.
Treatment and Boiling of Molasses
Sugars" Mr.. Williams, Puunene.
Preparing Product for Shipment"
Watt, Olaa.
General Control of Manufacture" ]
Scott, Hilo.
Airport on Factory Work in General
made up from the weekly Bulletins is
sued by the Experimental Station, is al
so attached.