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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

Bananas have been shipped to the
mainland of the United States from
every port in the Hawaiian Islands
rom which steamers have sailed to
the coast, and such shipments are made
Tow in greater or less quantity. But
the shipment of bananas as really
commercial proposition is now an6 Tor
a, number of years past has been car
Sried on for the most part from the
port Of Hilo, on the island of HAWAII
There is. however. no reason in COM
Inerca nor in nature why bananas
should not be shipped in large quantity
from every one of the Islands. This is
a product for which there is free
market, if the product be but here to
supply it. and the product can be rails
ed In abundance if intelligent atten-
ton Is turned to the matter.
In this connection, so high an au-
therity as the Hawaiian Forester and
Azriculturist, in a long review of the
subject printed in its August number
for the current year has this to say:
Hawaii ought to establish large
export OF bananas to the Pacific Coast,
one which should control the entire
market to the Missouri River and north
to Canadian Pacific Railway points.
IL growers and shippers do their part
or the business properly, the trans
pertation companies on sea and land
VIII probably find it to their interest
to do the rest, at rates the trade can
stand, in speedy and scientific carriage,
SO that the fruit will be delivered fit
- -
liz no reason why the banana indus
try of Hawaii cannot develop as good
a market in the Pacific Coast terri
tory as that of the West Indies has
done in the Atlantic Coast territory.
EXAMPLE OF JAMAICA.
Jamaica has about doubled its ship
ment of fruit in the past five years,
the annual value thereof being now
above five million dollars. or over so
per cent of the total exports of the
colony Nearly seven-eighths go to
the United States, and the remainder
to the United Kingdom and other Brit
ish possessions. In the year 1903 the
total quantity of bananas grown and
exported by Jamaica was about eight
million punches. 1t is estimated that
5s,suV acres are unoeT CULTIVATION, coHi-
prlsing 240 estates or thereabcut, which
wary In area from 20 to 500 or 500 acres,
together with holdings of less than 20
acres cultivated by hundreds of set
TIERS. Old abandoned cane lands, on
the southern side of the island, have
been transformed into luxuriant ba-
mana groves yielding, by the aid of ir-
800 punches TO the acre.
The foregoing data, together with
many practical lessons, are contained
In 3 report on the fruit Industry of
Jamaica by W. e. Smith, manager of
the Trinidad government railway. who
visited Jamaica as a special repre-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

ty. the well known varieties already
established here. such as the Brazilian,
Red or Golden, Sugar, Ladies Fingers,
Apple, ETC., and the possibilities of
shipping special varieties, such as
these, might result probably to the
grower if q little more attention were
paid to selection and cultivation. Most
of the cultivation and production at
this time is in the hands of Chinese
laborers OF planters, who either ship
on their own account or are planting
on shares with the white land holder
or produce agent. Very little care is
given to the production of large fruit.
or in experimenting with new varieties.
TT IS therefore possible that with bet
ter cultivation. as well as selection of
varieties, the Industry may become
much more profitable than it is s;aid to
be at the present time.
FERTILIZATION OF BANANAS.
Referring to cultivation, some ey~
eellent results have been obtained Il
Madeira Zone of the ports shipping
large quantities of the fruit probably
to England and eisewhere) by snanur-
ing the trees with commercial ferril-
izers at little expense, and IN such
manner as to increase the size of the
fruit and the punches. For the in
formation of those interested We quote
portions of an extract from the
Journal d Agriculture Tropicale,
translated and published in late
number OF The Tropical Agricultural
list, on the subject of 'Manuring the
Banana" in which Mons. Teissonnier.
chief of the agricultural service of
French Guinea, who has given close
study to the manuring of the banana,
presents the results of his observations
which in part are as follows:
Most frequently the dead leaves and
stems of the banana are used as man
ure: in these it is thought that the
greater part of the elements removed
from the soil are restored to it; but the
useful effect of this vegetable matter
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

sentative OF the Trinidad Agricultural
Society. Jamaica has code of regu.
Iations that have become the recog-
nized standard there for buying and
selling. A full bunch. or Straight as
It is technically known, consists of nine
hands or better. Eight hands count
az three-quarters. seven hands as
half and six hands as fourth. Abnor-
NAL punches OF fourteen and fifteen
hands are generally subject to higher
prices by arrangement.
Big punches mean better fruit, more
convenient handling and safer car
riage. also higher prices from the
wholesale DEALER Mr.. Smith writes.
These the shipper requires, and pays
his premium for getting. He does not
want small and inferior specimens. and
VIII only take q limited proportion of
them in any case. On the other hand,
the grower cannot, under the most
favorable circumstances. avoid a GER
tain percentage of small punches, and
he Is quite satisfied TO sell them at the
reduced rates referred to. The fruit cut
from young plants is usually under
sized Patches of inferior land and un-
favorable situations produce similar re-
suits, and from variety or causes the
planter is obliged to reckon upon a
proportion of low grades in his annual
crop. At any rate, the arrangement
seems to work all right IN Jamaica and
is generally considered to be perfectly
ennable. Its reaction upon the eul-
tivators is, moreover, far-reaching and
beneficial, inasrnuch as it forces upon
them the alI-inportant necessity of
good tiIIage, intelligent management
and careful handling. as the only
means of realizing satisfactory re-
turns
GREAT CARE IN HANDLING.
Mr.. Smith says that the process of
cutting, handling and transporting ba-
nanas in Jamaica is one OF increasing
care and anxiety. The stem is cut on
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

is very feeble on account of the slow
ness of it's decomposition, an dit is pre-
ferab BILE, according to the authoritative
advice of Senior, to make composts OF
them in mixing them with ashes, lime,
farmyard manure, ETC., and to allow
them to rot during a year; still it will
be necessary to add potash and phosl-
phoric acid, in which they are deficient.
The guanos generally employed at the
Azores and in the Canary Islands, the
oil cakes and the fish manure employ
ed in India, are equally insufficient, and
ought also to be made complete by the
addition of potassic and phospha ted
manures.
t.Some excellent results have been
obtained in Madeira in volcanic soil,
poor in potash and in phosphoric acid,
but rich in nitrogen and better provid-
ed with carbonate Of lime than the
greater part of tropical soils, by the
application of complete manure,
testing:
Nitrogen .......... 10 per cent
Potash -.........20 per cent
Phosphoric acid 10 per cent
This manure, which is a mixture of
very concentrated and very soluble
products is applied in the proportion
of SO gramnes per plant, equal to Ia
ounces, in a trench made about eigh-
teen inches around the stem The APP
plication of this manure is made twice
a year. SO that each plant receives in
all 100 grammes of the mixture g IL
ounces).
To us This quantity appears too lit
tie. Also, it would be to the interest
of the planter to strengthen still more
the proportion of potash in the COM
plete manure by giving the whole of
the nitrogen under an organic form, as
oil-cakes, guanos, g fish manure, farm
yard manure, composts, etc.
We advise the trial of a manure test
ing:
Potash ............. 20 per cent
Phosphoric acid 49,. 10 per cent
This manure can be very easily pre-
pared by mixing for manuring a hec-
tare planted with 1860 plants equal to
600 plants per acre. 400 kilos of suIphate
of potash, containing so per cent of po-
fash, 900 kilos of mineral superphos-
plate, or the same quantity of basic
Stag, which would furnish at the same
time lime and phosphoric acid.
To reduce the expense of transport.
there would be equally an advantage
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

tanned consignment of this variety.
which viii be distributed to such local.
tiles and to such agriculturalists as
will ensure their careful propagation,
preparatory to final distribution of the
suckers. OF bananas now grown here,
the Chinese variety (Musa Cavenaishi0
predominates, shipments to the Coast
being practically all of this species. No
great effort has seemingly been made
to produce, in any appreciable quanti-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21
BOND IssuE VALID.

Tho unanimous decision Of the gu
prone court Of utoh declaring The bond
tissue voted by tho citizens u salt
Lake yalld, removes one Of the most
serious obstacles which the enemies "
this city ana Of l'lah succeeded IN
placing ON the road 20 material pro.
gross II was due, we believe "a the
false representations Of some such oyil
ronus, that the corporation that had
elgnlned ~ Willingness ia take the
bonds suspended the negotiations
with the suggestion that the supreme
Court be called upon To pass on the
legality OF the vote that authorized the
ISSUE, This suggestion has been acted
upon and the vote II declared valid
The court has carefully considered the
law and the facts as presented by both
sides OF the ouHo and removes every
shadow Of doubt M 10 the legal safe
~ Of the transaction Thoro can be-
no further excuse for delay In the
work that viii secure Tor this city "A
substantial and healthy developments
The Judges hoyo done their duty IN
this matter wen and promptly,
n is not necessary 10 say anything
about tho defeated obsructlonlsts,
II Ia very dcplorable that persons some.
times are found IN a community Who
Tor mere personal considerations ave
Wiling Ia Mcrlncc the general inter-
osts and to that end oppose any move
IN The right direction, with an their
power IN this case, ~ IN well known
n few individuals who have sold thom.
selves to ambitious but disappointed
politicians, TO carry ont their plans Of
revenge, are etubbomly planting their
feet IN the path ~ progress, ae the
traditional huh ON the railroad track
They are stronuously working against
improvements Of every Kind, because
Improvement conpdcts the falsohoodg
they dally and hourly proclaim from
The housolone md I'm oyoly public
place, rhoy know that n their absurd
contentious were only approximately
true, there could be- uo material adj
vnnoement no he horo' only
1cpth Hence, they arc Tor NlUgnos
Hon, ana they ondcavor to elranslo
busnoss enterprises one hy one, on
smother them under mountains Of
fnlschoods, llcnoc their never cena'
mg cutlery nRplnst q hierarchy that
does not exist against "uustF that do
not oxlst, against ro1som immortality
tlc, that oAlst mostly I'm their own
Imagination, NOT 10 Hay anything
about their own camp, hence mcr
constant efforts az painting ghosts ON
Inc wan fol the dolcclaliou Of Che slime
ulo.mlndod and crodulous
The city IL 10 be congratulated, the
court has, I'M oyucclcd uphold the oe.
ton Of iH progressive oit2onR Tine
work should NOW be pro0oculCd with
MI the gpood conslNout WIN good roc
suits The need OF moro wUlor hN
hcon folt for ycorp ana now when luc
,lmo apparently has como lhnl tho
great boon is within reach oll GOOD
cltlaons should work together To to'
euro H.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

THE crn2o for athletics In college Ia
wen pictured by proaIdon, James Of
Northwestern, He says, "a score O,
men I'm college after untold hordshps
are picked 10 represent the college on
% football lolm They are Kept under
continuous strain Tor months An the
rest of the college men play merely
the par, Of toolore' taking no eSor.
else at alb Tho great wrong hero Is
that The Incentive 10 general ana most
desirable athletic work on sane
scale IL lost Usually college athletics
simply means q crew or team and not
the physco culture NJ the entire body
NJ students II every SUDDEN, were ~
take q course In the gymnasium for the
FIRST Two years of his college career
nothing could be better, That II the
great need,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

prophecy, whorounto yo do well that
ye take heed, ~ unto light that shin
eth IN Il dark place, unlil the day dawn
and tho day star arise IN your hearts,
Knowing this first that no prophecy
~ The scripture IL Of any private In.
depreciation,
FOR the prophecy cnmo rot In old
time by the VIII OF man, but holy men
Of God hpnko az they wero moved by
The Holy Ghost, DO
Az also the Apostle Paul In his rlrst
Eplstlo to tho Corinthians, chapter %
"Dut nv Il IL written, oyo hath no,
seen nor ear heard, neither have on.
iorod into the heart of man the thlngs
mat God hath prepared Tor them that
lovo Him
"llut God hath revealed them unto
MS by His Spirit for tho Shirt search.
Oh ~ Things, yea, the deep thngs Of
God"
Tho revelations Of the Holy Ghost
came In old time by Inspiration, and BY
tho same Smut the word ana win Of
The Lord N given 10 Ills Church In
the latter days, Every mombcr Of II IL
entitled to This blessing for his cr her
own guidance ana the head Of TIM
Church receives those revelations lY
inspiration Tor the guidance ~ the
whole Church when God plcases to
dc 40, lie win manifest himself In per.
eon or send messages by angels or
communicate In open VI1lon mt
wfothor by those le,ane or by tn lloly
Ghtst the Comforter, the Spirit Of
Truth lie reveals His VIII that " re-.
vclaicn ana President Joseph r.
sui'h has never donlod having 10.
ctiyod such communications from IN
high bu, testified that ne aa1, both
before the Congressional Committee
und ltforo the assembly In tho Toboi.
naclt.
We touch once moro ON thlg subject,
r.. tho Information ~ people who have
beer mislod by d,Wgnrg Unll. Mm.
mon malicious writer's, and by men
nNl wen On VIVA themselves Icing de-
ceiyod have become deoolyora ~ 9th.
10, People VII, doslro the truth Win
hnlrrilnnd ana receive on, explain.
ton, but II II not expected that those
who are 0,lcd win spirit NJ f0lSohocj
ana venom viii cease their ropcttions
of libeuus mondnclty
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

The Rourd Of EDUCATION IL TO bc con.
graduated upon ita action ON the High
school Tho consolidation OF tho two
schools win be IN the interest OF the
lllph School ana lls patrons As yot
the city ~ not prepared 10 maintain
DWo such schools and the EFFORT TO 10
80 could only result IN a weakening Of
both A high school with half n course
was not oven u halt a high school The
East Side llgh School should never
have been started There win un.
doubleday Ne need for another nigh
school some day, for aoyoral no doubt
but II docs not exist today Far better
one strong central school than several
rather wouk ones The Board has done
the proper thmg
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Now York Mail.

II IL altogether likely that this con-
ference Will be conclusive, and that tho
treaty OF Washington viii stand as the
document which settled the fate Of tho
Gust II VIII not merely be n prelimn.
any step Ia moro general under.
standing, NJ San Stofano went before
Berlin, Vlllafronoa before the treaty Of
Zurich, and Versailles before Frankfort
IN 1871 The harpics OF Europe VIII
have no chance 20 pick the bones al q
subsequent conference, II win be the
function OF Washington 10 BIZ tho thea.
ter OF the negotiation of an honest,
enduring pc0oe--ono which win guaran.
tee the future snfcty of japan and chi.
ma from aggrcslson ana leave tho doors
Of their commerce open TO the world,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21
Kansas CITY Star,

II IL rather remarkable that the Jap.
hroso govornmcn, should specify that
tho peace negotiations with Russia
should he conducted IN English No
precedent can be recalled IN which u
treaty, neither party 10 which was an
Engllsh'hpeakIng nation was made In
THIS language, Tho traditional base Of
international treaties has been tho
French language This preference has
been IN part sentimental and merely
uodltlonnb lnusmuch ns French IL gem
orally regarded os the court language,
but II has also had a practical side, The
French " probably the most precise Of
all languages It's words are mora
nearly confined 10 single meanings. lt
certainly odmlts Of much less amblyu-
ny than the English, A statement
made In French rarely can be made TO
mean anything except what II clearly
says. 'lapnns preference for tho eng
llsh language IN this instance may be
traced TO the influence Of the United
Sl0toh aud Great Britain In that coun.
try, The Japanese understand English
better than French,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

According TO tho census OF 1900, New
York had % population Of 3i312Oe, a
recent census gives to the city an oven
io0Oo0O FOULS. Now York ~ therefore
now the second city In the world, only
London, with lts 100000 inhabitants
boing ahead, The question IL whether
New York viii not In few years
have caught up with the British cap.
itah For New York undoubtedly re-.
cciyos moro immigrants cvory year
both from abroad ana from the coun.
try man docs London
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21
Cleveland Plain nnhlnr.

a movement has been seriously be.
gun with the object OF prevailing on the
pence commissioners OF Japan and RUS
sla 10 hold their conferences In CHI
oaRo IN case the temperature OF WASH
ineton should be found uncomfortable.
Just what inducements Chicago pro.
poses 10 hold out TO the diplomats Ia
not yet certain, Possibly Il expects Ia
hasten the conclusion OF peace by show
Ing tho visitors Chicago az an awful
example Of the owl consequences OF
protfaotod strife. II II 10 be feared
the Japanese ana Russian gentlemen
would follow the example OF the recent
scotch guest of the city ana get away
from Chicago In hurry with upliftod
hands and dintendcd eyes,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21
DEsERET NEWS 'pHoNES,

Persons desiring 70 communicate b'
telephone with any department ~ IN
nosorot News, will save themselves AM
this establishment great deal n annoy
nnco n they viii take tmo 10 notice thos,
numhorsl
For the Chet Editors oinco. 'leN
For Deserot News BOOK Rloro, NL
For city Editor ma RrnOripth WD'2
For Business Manager DER
For lluplnoHa Ofllro fAlsa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21
'nE pEAcE NEGOTIATIONS,

Evon II the mass Of the work ~ done
nj Newport or Bar Harbor on account
OF the heat, the last act N the mo.
montouh proceedings WIN take place
undor the shadow OF the capitol, The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

That man Morton II not satisfied
with bcIng elected chairman Of tho
Equitable, but he actually wants TO
know oil tho ins and outs OF rs bus.
mess, Tho very ideal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

II looks aa though President Roose.
welt were going TO do M much for the
reform Of diplomatic procedure as
Tom Reed dld for parliamentary pro.
-rnlmIn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

Thore IL no case on record Of tho re-.
lection Of tainted money That Tact
should quiet the QuaIms OF those who
make 80 much fuss over II.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

Secretary Hay isback at hiS desk I'o
returned Just In time to witness the
0nish NJ the pence prollminnries nego-
tiatlonu,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

You may break, You may scatter as
you VIII, the smell " the gasoline viii
hang round the automobile sti 4.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

could the paving Of South Temple
street proceed for a couple Of weeks
without u hilch7 II II could, why
doesn't ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

August I " a m time for the meet
Ing Of such an august body az tho
peace commission VIII be-,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

when suit for NoO for damages IA
brought II looks very much like bar.
gain counter AFFAIR
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

Hear those short, sharp cSplosions'
They are tho forcrunncrs ~ a sanc(l)
Fourth Of July.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

Longest day Of the year and about
the plonsantcs,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

Janus Ia The only man who could
really and fuzzy enjoy u thrco.rlngod
circus,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21

arfanscmcnts made, which VIII have q
mighty effect on the future OF two oni'
pros, and, indeed, ON The future ~ the
whole world VIII DO remembered ~
tho treaty ~ Washington That VIII
Keep more viyldly IN peoples mudn the
met that u president NJ tho United
states, by his sturdy common sonAo,
ny his courage IN ignoring the rcd tape,
lho delays the ctiqutlte Of diplomacy
played a man q part IN brhglng tho
titanic, struggle In The Far East to
an end,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-21
Now YORK EyenIns Post.


II has been somewhat noticeable that
IN the preliminary discussion Of a heavy
Indemnity demand upon Russia by
jhlnn, ll,ilo has been said ds 10 RUS
hin't ability 10 raise the money Yet II
might 90 supposed that, with such a
sum M = thousand million dollars NAM.
od IN tho conioctures ~ markets aud
forolgr Offices, that question would be
uppormoht,. Presumably this nguro n
lar beyond what VIII ultimately he
agreed ON. AZ II stands II ~ precisely
tho sum levied on France by the prus.
Sian government In 1871, France met
lhl Y heavy payment through Ia peoples
sale Of their very largo Investment IN
torolsn securities, and the use OF the
proceeds M subscriptions TO the new
loan issued by France 20 raise tho m.
dcmnily money In other words since
lhcso foreign securities were sold back
lottlN To the markets which had ortiz.
many Issued them, the bIluon'dollar IN.
dcmhlty was paid 10 Prussia, partly m
lte own securities, partly IN drafts ON
DINER outside markets II X n matter
OF record thn, Paris was the least dis.
lGfbcd of all important markets, Os n
result OF tho operation NJ Leon Say
mas proved mat during the entire Pc
rlod W. which the indemnity was IN
course OF payment, France exported TO
Tho world ~ largo only 100000, 900
specie one'holf OF which was silver