The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-04
FARMERS
INSTITUTE
Addresses Iby President
Jared Smith and
Others.

The Farmers Institute met in annua
urday afternoon and after short bus
mess meeting adjourned until evening
1t was on the program that the mem
bers and guests would inspect the farm
work of the school, but the inclement
weather compelled the abandonment
OF this part OF the proceedings.
Iy the evening the program was not
only interesting. but instructive. Be-
sides having DR.. Cobb down for an IL
lustrated talk, there were to be papers
by other members. and the glee club,
under the leadership of Chester Liv-
fngston, was to take part. And an
things came according to plan except
President Jared G. Smith, who arrived
rather late, owing, 1t was said, to indis-
position.
After Mr.. Horne had called the meet
ing to order. the glee club delighted
the audience with its rendering of
'aThe Little Cotton Dolly" a genuine
coon ballad without the Objectionable
ragtime features
Mr.. Horne, president of Kameha-
meha, then welcomed the members Of
the institute and said he always want
ed them to meet there because the work
was in line with a portion of the daily
school duties. He said he hoped there
would be an effort made to have a
regular New England fair, with cattle
show and display of products. He
added that there could be no objec-
tion to the wives and daughters Of the
farmers having place in the affair in
exhibiting the dairy products. Prizes
might be offered tor the best butter and
other products
President Smith of the institute than
addressed the meeting. Among other
things, he said:
PRESIDENT SMITHS ADDRESS.
ON behalf of the Farmers Institute
of Hawaii l wish to thank President
Horne and his efficient corps of teach
ers and helpers for their hospitality.
1t is always an inspiration to me. and
L am sure also TO all who are inter-
ested in things agricultural, to meet
with you for our annual meeting, and
note the progress which each year of
DEVELOPMENT shows. 1t is pleasure to !
see so many young Hawaiians and TO !
know that they are being so well train !
ed in agricultural and mechanical lines
so that they may meet the obligations
which the Industrial development of
this Territory will impose upon them |
The future of this country depends
to a large extent on the young men
and women now growing up and am
sure that If you will live up to the |
wise teachings of your teachers you
will attain the fullest measure of good 1
citizenship.
1t is fitting that at least once a year
we should consider what has been ac- |
complished toward the advancement or |
the cause of diversification of indus
tries In 1901. when ] came to HAWAII /
to inaugurate experiment station work |
for the United States Department of
Agriculture, there was only one string
TO Hawaii's bow The idea that there
was a possibility of developing new
industries was scoffed at, and remem-
Der that almost every one told me when
suggestions were made as to the pos
sibility of producing this or that. that
that was an impossibility, as every one
who had tried to grow anything put
sugar-cane had lost every cent they
put into it. Looking back over the last
six years, / note many things begun,
as well as many things accomplished,
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