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


NJ Giffard, George Chalmers. ]. A.
Low. j. r. Moir, George Gibbs, James
GLIB, f. A. Schaefer, ]. A. Scott w. o.
Smith. w. Stoddard, ]. G. Spencer, w.
Pullar, E. d. Tenney, W. G. Walker, j.
S. N. Williams, ]. Wodehouse and
James Watt. The roll call will be cor
rected later as there are a number OF
the planters In the city who were not
present.
H. p. Baldwin, the retiring president
Of the organization, sent letter which
In substance is as follows:
MR.. BALDWIN RETIREs.
This past term of office was the Sec
ond time that he had had the pleasure
of being the executive officer of the
association, before 1t was in 1898, q
year when the output Of sugar amount
ed to only 100000 tons, about one-half
of the output of the past year. The
infancy OF the sugar industry in these
islands was past but still there was
hard work ahead and the association
must be prepared to cope with 1t.
Mr.. Baldwin said that the limit could
be seen at present as TO the amount
of area that could be planted In cane
and the great question now before the
planters for consideration is how to
preserve the quality of the land so that
# would produce the greatest amount
of sugar. He stated that farming was
becoming more and more OF science
and the one who understood the science
would get the best results. He stated
that the past season had been most
successful, producing the second largest
crop in the islands, the output being
49, 13 tons.
Mr.. Baldwin called attention to the
shortage of labor on Maui, Kauai and
Hawaii and said that that kept back
the output considerably. He told of
the meeting in which the trustees had
considered that question and how the
Board of immigration had striven to
bring laborers here and of the Suveric
with it's load OF 1895 passengers which
would soon be here. He stated that
soon the Filipino laborers would come
and that the Japanese were beginning
to remain here in greater numbers so
that the prospects were brighter for the
coming year.
To the Experiment Station and the
work accomplished there Mr.. Baldwin
ter was the signal for hearty applause
on the part of the planters.
The secretary's report was read and
adopted.
The following trustees were re-elect-
ed to serve for the coming year: F. A.
Schaefer, II. p Baldwin. r. NJ. Swan
zy. Z. d. Tenney. w, Pfotenhauer. w.
@. Irwin, w. o. Smith, f. F. Bishop
and S. NJ. Damon.
w. NJ. Giffard then read the report of
the committee on the Experiment Sta
ton. This ended the morning session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Soon after the calling the members
OF the Planters Association together
yesterday afternoon. President Tenney
announced the election OF the following
officers for the coming year:
President r. Faxon Bishop.
Vice President. r. A. Schaefer.
Secretary and Treasurer, w. o. Smith
Auditor, Geo. II. Robertson.
Mr.. Bishop being absent from the
city the vice president was called TO
the chair. He first called for the re-
port on cultivation which was to have
been read by Manager Fairchild of
Ksalia but owing TO his absence. David
Forbes. manager OF Pacific Sugar Mill.
was asked to read his very interesting
treatise on Fertilization.
At the close Mr.. Eckart, chemist at