Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-09
HAWAII LEADS SUGAR CULTURE

management. II any one of these con-
dltlons is lacking II is certainly fail
ure."
what kind of climate do you con
slider necessary" inquired the report.
err.
Il should say that the minimum rain
fall should be 20 inches" answered the
investigator. III the soil is too wet n
becomes sour and the trees will not dc
we'll and the sap flow will be diluted
The soil should he well drained and
there should be lots of sunshine. II
there were too much water the tree
would die"
How have you found conditions on
the Island of Oahu for the raising of
rubber trees?" was asked.
so far, ! have found no land not
occupied by sugar." replied the speak
| er with a smile, but in a day or two
| intend making the trip to the other
side of the Island to see what can
find"
Would you advise taking out sugar
and putting In rubber7" was asked.
mo; the soil Is impoverished after
sugar has been raised on II and to
fertilize for rubber Is entirely an OK.
pertinent so far. understand they
are experimenting In that now ut the
station here and ! am doing so In Mex.
leo at the present time, but we do not
know what the results will be.
Now In Mexico n great problem
confronts MS. We have developed our
culture and next year there VIII be
immense tappings. for We have many
million trees. but we do not want Ia
establish factories and put In machin.
cry ',ll we have investigated q littlo
more In the Orient and the tropical
islands and that Ia what am tn do.
I expect to be back In Mexico by
April"
Dangers Of one-crop System
what can you say of conditions
here In the lslands?" question his
interrogator. with interest. and the
noted investigator replied, with this
warning:
1T Is dangerous to be confined ia
one crop. q refer, of course. TO su
lgar.) There seems to be plenty OF
room here TO 80 In for the raising ol
fibre plants for instance, though II
IL OF course difficult To suggest crops
there Is the slsal hemp and the va
rious agaves. think this question
should be studied. Fruits also should
he developed more, ! think: and be
liove that great success might be
achieved In the silk culture here. The
mulberry tree grows well on all tn,
Islands, and | should think the matter
was worth much consideration.
ono-crop system Is always dangerous
"ln the case OF Cuba's annexation
and the removal of duty from sugar
we In the Islands would feel 1t goo'
deal. would We not?'
"Ycs. indeed: for sugar Is mucl
cheaper to produce In Cuba than here
But ! suppose you are paying NOR
attention to that matter than you real
lly should. There Is one thing sure
You ought to work more for side
J crops
Impressions Of Hawaii
while am abroad am going &
visit Italy and France for the purpos
of looking mp the matter OF silk Gu
turc ana then shall study the marke
conditions In Antwerp and Liverpool
and London. These are the larges
rubber markets In the world"
r "Is this your first visit to the Is
= ands?" was asked.
/ No: I was here four years ago" r.
D rlicd DIR. Olssom-Seffer. II think
I delightful place.
' Il am not In the same condition q
; was II wealthy Swedish steel NAM
: facturer who with his wife was trave
ing on my boat. They had never bee
!, here and expected II was wild an
. rhcivilized kind OF place with native
b running about unclothed. Their !e
:. tiers describing what they really sa
after coming here were very anu
g ing"
what Is the thing which impress'
u you the most here?" asked his que
= toner.
!. well. ! think the go.ahead Of II
a people," he replied. "And ! can "a
4. t.ns IInmaif tnlng tho Iaal In S.ia