The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-11-15
PLANTERS FINISH
THEIR BUSINESS.
CFrom Thursdays Advertisero

(fTOm thursdays AQNertlSer.1
Yesterday afternoon the business of
the annual convention of the members
of the sugar Planters Association was
concluded. Today the members rest
from the labors of the past three days
and will take recreation in an excur-
sion by special train through the pine
apple districts of Wahiawa and in a
visit to the Eva and Oahu plantations,
concluding the day and winding up the
session with a banquet at the Alexan-
der Young Hotel.
A great deal of important business
was accomplished yesterday. In the
morning the members heard a number
of valuable reports, that of the divi-
sion of pathology and physiology Of
the Experiment Station being read and
discussed, two reports on forestry pre-
sented, short discussion of the labor
situation INDUCED in and a stereopti-
con lecture watched and listened to.
The session opened with the final re-
port of the Experiment Station staff,
L. Lewton-Brain, director of the divi-
sion of pathology, reading an exhaus-
tive paper on the work of his division
for the year. Particular attention was
paid to the diseases of cane treated
and experimental with, the wet wealth
er of the greater part of the year hav-
ing brought into prominence a number
of cane diseases. The practical way OF
dealing with these was gone into, the
matter being generally discussed
among the members and scientists af-
ter the reading OF the report.
FORESTRY REPORTS.
One OF the most interesting reports
OF the session was that then read by !
l. A. Thurston on the forestry cues
ton OF Hawaii. The development OF
the numbering industry during the
year, the value of the forest to the
sugar industry, the impetus given to
the cultivation of rubber as a result
H.
and the refuting of the idea that the
ohia railroad tie contract would prove
of ultimate injury to the Territory
were dealt with.
The report, which will be published
n full in a subsequent number of the
Advertiser. concluded as follows:
Altogether 1907 has been a memoir
ible year in the history OF forestry .
md forest products in Hawaii Wheth-
n the events of the year shall be taken /.
o heart and made available for the /,
progress of the Territory, .
ither through the medium of public ,
IT private enterprise, depends largely :,
lpon the intelligence and energy of |.
he members OF this association.
In the past the subject OF forestry :
las been largely treated by this as
ociation as an interesting incident, :
ut not as one of direct concern or :
( possible immediate benefit or profit !,
0 its members. Within two years I =
ave heard OF trees bounding fields a
ired the adjoining cane.
I'm all earnestness I urge upon the
ssociation that the time for this view
forestry and its possibilities in Ha-
ali has past. and that the preserva-
on, propagation and utilizing OF for y
SITS and forest products should from :.
lis time forth be made one of the =
aiding features of the efforts of the >,
lanters' Association, both by IL as =
4 organization, and through the in =.
viduals and corporations which give -
its strength" -
FORESTRY SUPERINTENDENT :,
REPORT. n,
r s Hosmer, superintendent of for pc
try in the Bureau of Agriculture and pi
orestry, presented a paper on the to
ork accomplished and planned by his sh
partment during the past year. deal m
g particularly with the establishing is
forest reserves and the necessity OF isl
tending this werh- iva