The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-11

by Mr.. LewtOn- Brain who was his able
assistant for some time prior to Or
Cobbs retirement.
While not purely matters of Asso-
citation work the question Of labor
and transportation have been much in
the concerns of the industry during
the past year, and more sugar has
been stored and for longer periods than
ever before. Early in the year the la
Dor supply began to be augmented by
the arrival of immigrants from South
ern Europe direct, and three expedi-
tons of this character have come in
during the year. After Sitting. these
people have developed a desirable
class, and it is to be hoped that the
immigration laws will be so amended
at the coming session of Congress.
that the coming of this class of peO-
pie to Hawaii may be resumed, stop
ped as it has been because of pos
sble irregularity in the methods fol-
lowed by the Territorial Board of I'm
migration having in charge this work.
The outlook for further supplies OF
labor from the Orient is not cheering
because of the general trend of feeling
in the United States VS.. Oriental I'M
migration, growing as it has into an
issue that has forced official recogni-
ton. Hawaii's geographical location
is such that any radical anti-Oriental
policy must seriously affect us, and /
look to the future with some consid-
cradle apprehension when viewing 1t
from the standpoint of the labor re-
quirements of this Territory Even
though there be legislation enabling
the resumption Of immigration from
Europe, it is my opinion that this
source alone will not apply our needs
and that a part of our labor must con-
tinue to come from the Orient. How
ever, this may not needs be accepted
as a tenabe or positive prediction.
Ever since my early connection with
the sugar business, the industry has
faced cloudy horizon from some
cause or other, and it may be that 1t
will be our good fortune to come out
from this apparent emergency in the
way of labor without having sustained
any setback or injury to the industry
The trustees have made an attempt
during the past year to get native la
Dor from the Philippine Islands but the
attempt has been all but a failure, less
than one hundred people all told hav-
ing arrived here as. a result of an eX-
pensive effort to establish q regular
immigration from that place Recent
efforts in this direction, and obstacles
and difficulties in the way seeming
almost insurmountable
During the year. as YOU are all
aware, we have been visited by a party
of Congressman: also by Secretary
| Straus of President Roosevelt's cabi-
net, and it seems as though a better
| understanding of Hawaii's necessities
should prevail with the powers that be
at Washington, and it is to be earnest
ly hoped that some good will result
Since your last annual assembly
| 100000 acres of sugar cane have re-
| solved themselves into 100000 tons OF
sugar in Hawaii. The work of the AS
ISOLATION in connection with this ire
mendous achievement will be given
| you in the reports to be submitted.
| And it seems unnecessary for me to
speak further on this point. In retir-
| ing from the presidency of the organ
| iZation. | wish to offer my cOngratula-
! lions to Planters generally upon the
work of this year of 1907 the banner
year i'm the history of the sugar indus
! try Of these Islands, and | can wish
nothing better than that the years to
come may be no less years Of prosper
ity than has been this year A. d. 1907. -
A report was received from the com
mittee in charge Of the Experiment
Station, giving an account of a big
years work The report in opening
says:
THE increase in the work of this
branch of the Division, to which YOU
attention was drawn last year, ha'
been more than maintained during th'
past twelve months, the analyses fur
nished being no less than 55 per cent
, greater than the total of 1906. In ad
dtion to this the falling off in tn
number of fertilizers analysed ha
been arrested, and the total Of 494 /
the largest since this branch of worI
has been taken i'm hand by the Divi
, sion: these fertilizer analyses have re
81 suited in "a saving of $S977 to the plan
tations, or nearly twice that OF las
year"
With some fine illustrations, the re
port gives much information about tn
d scientific work done at the expert
70 ment station, telling of continued sue
o cess in fighting and investigating tn
e cane-borer and leaf-hOpper and othe
t difficulties In all respects the repor
e is considered very satisfactory one
= and it will be studied by managers an