Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-02-04

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substance contained within itself the
capaci'y OF disease or rot. The ripe
run VIII remain indefinitely In con-
u'''o" VI preservation II not attacked
ny 'N'erhal ioes' These evidence
themselves as "rots' OF different
kihds' we are so used to the condi.
lioh OF rot attacking various organ.
isms-iruits, flowers and animal bod
'ts-that we LOOK upon this term as
complete and satisfactory explana
W." VI ''e conu''io'' anu are sausheu
""' ''e io'',"s piocess IL inherent
an" "'a'o'uao'e' oucn Is not 'he case
o"r own pouieS wouIn continue much
,'"Sei u ho' a,'acheu ny pacterloIos
'ca' "'seases Ihtroo"ced from Wi'hou'
| rr"''s "o"iu DC preserved, leaves ana
nowcrs wouid NOT wilmer II protected
from iuhsoid diseases ana insect pests
III 'ooo 'heh ILLUSTRATED pE lantern
many vi 'ne Pes's ho" anec'hB our
''ops anu 'ausihs io'' he ia par
','"'"r ca''eu a..e"''oh W recently
ooseI'eu root uisease' "h'cn u ho'
'neekeu WIS iiheIE 10 cause ihcaicur
ap'c loss, as III some countries IL had
oa"sen "ho'e pahana piantations 10 De
'pa"uoheu' AS IL was hho"h w at
'hch over Sixty crops u was very urS-
'nt tnat farmers DC taught 10 recog'
ME luz presence ana DC READY 10
stamp u our before u became estao
iished'
| H. u biackmah tneh READ paper
On camphor' Which IN part was us toi'
lows:
So many new agricultural enterpris.
es have been advocated of late that
one is somewhat reluctant In suggest.
Ing another. Still 1t seems eXpedicnt
that the Territory should exert every
means to develop to the full the pro.
duction of its available land. and in
view of the very great diversity of con.
ditions offered by our various soils
md different elevations, this can only
he accomplished by recourse to many
different industries. At present the
production of camphor is a monopoly
ct Japan, which country jealousy
guards the processes of cultivation and
manufacture. The export to Europe
| and America Is about eight million
pounds pcr annum, valued at approx.
mately from two to three million dol.
lars. As the production OF camphor
has been unscientific and improvident
end has been achieved only at the TO
tai destruction OF the tree, there has
been gradual and appreciate dim''
mutton OF the available supply. AT the
same time the manifold uses OF the
commodity have greatly Increased.
These two factors combined, which
nave ciose Para'iei III 'hose anec''ns
the r"poer MARKET nave ca"seo
marked advance III inc price OF cam
inc near intnre' ihoeed' as the for,
hiosa iorests become eNhaus'eo an"
'he oe"'ah"s u, 'he e'i'u'oiu sihoNe
less powuer MAKES increase u N 'h''
posS'oic 10 predict 'o "nat eN'eH'
p'i'os may ""'"h'e "n''' ,ne P'on"o
non VI ca"hphor ny sc'cht'nc c"'o'h
uoh mas sreatlS eN'ehden' demand
n""''''' ""S a''''h'" SUI" S'"'' III
| INC r"oc as"I"s' supply 'n"' many
Years MUS. e'"lsc pc'orc u" 'cohon'
"a''"cc "e'"'o" 'hc wv" IL 'S'""
hshoo' mere appears 10 DC no pres
ch' prospect W 10" pr'ccs anu 'ne pro
u"'or W '""'pho' mas ~ 'eas' an AZ
""''''' ih''"o'' as N he'u o"' w w,
r"""o' P'"n'er' AN inc ca'nIhor wh''n
NJ" p'"""'eu IN p'ao,ca''' '"hnne
'" 'ho o'ic"' ,hc os,a"hS'''c'', u, upI
'n""S'r' y" h"""'' ~ paruc"'"''s
p'"',is'ns' an "o"'u W "o'e W sup
"s ''' h"'"e "'arhe''
1 the WORD cGmphor Is FOUND with va
rious alterations throughout all orient
al languages ana THIS similarity points
10 the Deliet that the knowledge OF the
value oi the tree mas long been KNOWN
ana mas neeh derived IRON the same
source u Is hrst iheh'iohed III Asiau'
literature III the siNth century ana MAJ
co Polo relates 'hat ne saw large TOT
tests OF me Tree ono rather interest
ing phase Oh inc subject Is inc amer
eht uses 10 Which ms Valuable gun
mas DtcH put III ulUeTeul ages, III ln'