The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-11-23

the Experiment Station, took excep-
ton to certain statements made by
member of the committee on fertiliza-
ton which were Incorporated in the re-
port. The statement was made by Mr..
Donald, and Mr.. Eckart said he did
not believe he had gone far enough
into the matter. He said he did not
favor the use OF insoluble fertilizers to
the extent recommended by Mr.. Do
maid. The recommendations for the
use of green manure were correct and
he added that much should be used:
Some soils showed only ten per cent
organic matter In the soil and this is
being constantly drawn upon and unless
1t was aided 1t would be impossible to
keep up the yield Of cane. The COM
mittee report was accepted and filed.
ON MANUFACTURERS.
j. N. S. Williams. OF Puunene, read
an interesting report on manufactuI es.
1t embodied the different elements in
the manufacture of sugar and dwelt
somewhat upon the use of $3.50 pound
bags for the transportation. This
aroused lively discussion pro and
con. He said that in Cuba and Porto
Rico no other size was in use. that
when he went to Cuba the plantation
with which he was connected used the
1875 pound bags until through an acci-
dent to vessel the supply was ex-
hausted and he was obliged to fall
back on the larger containers and after
that time on other size was used.
VIEWS OF OTHERS.
George Ewart said he had seen the
large ones used in Mexico but the time
and expense OF handling was an offset
to any advantage the size might have.
In the Philippines there was nothing
larger than sixty pounds sugar con-
tainer. The difficulty in handling the
larger bag would be considerable.
Mr.. Williams replied to this by say
ing he had never observed any difficult
ty in Cuba and the saving was consid-
cradle in the cost of bagging, sewing
and transporting from mill to vehicle.
Further than that he was in Philadel-
phia last year when the s. S. Califor-
MIA was discharging at the Franklin
Refinery at the same time as the sugar
from Cuba was being discharged from
steamer from that island. There was
no difference, the large bags were
handled with as much ease as the small
Ter ones, The superintendent asked
why 1t was that the Hawaii planters
used the small containers and Mr.. Will
liams described the landings on the
Hamakua coast to him. No further eX-
PLANTATION seemed necessary
j. NJ. Ross. OF Hakalau, said he had
used 225 pound bags last year and he
hoped he would never have to use them
again.
Mr.. Williams in answer to a question
relative to the ports on the island of
Cuba said they We're about the same as
closely resembled Kahului The bags
are piled in tiers, step like, and there
was no trouble for the men to do the
work.
]. i. C. Hagens OF the Pacific Fer
tilizer Works. said nitrates had been
formerly packed in the large size bags
and the Japanese handled them with
apparent ease, the complaint being
from the people In other parts OF the
world.
MAKING INTO BAGS.
c. NJ, Cooke said he had received a
letter relative to the manufacture OF
jute bags here. The project had failed
In ireland and he understood II had
failed in California. He had been told
the planters might import the jute and