The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-19
RUBBER men
IN COUNCIL
DR. E. c. WATBRHOUSE, Preside
H. A. BALDWIN,
D. c. LINDSAY, Secretary
+. L. WAIDRON Trustees

The foregoing list of officers of the
Hawaiian Rubber Growers Associa-
tion was submitted by the nominating
committee this afternoon. Spontaneous
acclamation ratified the report.
Mr.. Lindsay, the retiring presi-
dent, asked E. C. Brown to escore the
new president to the chair.
Dr. Waterhouse at once called on
George R. Ewart to deliver an address
on rubber cultivation in Mexico.
Mr.. Ewart had no paper to offer but
proceeded to relate his observations
of rubber growing in the southern re-
public. He discussed methods, soil,
climate, etc
Dr. Wilcox, agent in charge of the
Hawaii Experiment Station, under the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, was
down for an address this afternoon.
THE OPENING SESSION.
That the rubber industry is a live
factor in the development of Hawaii
was manifested this morning when
the annual meeting of the Hawaiian
Rubber Growers Association opened
in the hall of the Chamber of Com
merce with an attendance of about
thirty members Many of them were
men identified with the business and
industrial advancement of these ISL
ands already attained.
d. c. Lindsay, president. opened the
meeting and read a report on the AS
.sociation's work for the year.
Those present were: D. c. Lind
say, Kahului; DR.. E. c. Waterhouse
Honolulu; Hugh Howell, secretary
treasurer, Wailuku; F. T. P. Water
house, Honolulu; W. G. Scott, Paia;
C. o. Jacobs, Hama; r. A. Wadsworth
Wailuku; W. A. Anderson, Hama; w
w. Hall, Honolulu; C. J. Austin, Ha-
ma; c. D. Lufllin, Wailuku; William
Williamson, Honolulu; B. Won Damn
Honolulu; T. NJ. Church, Honolulu;
E. c. Brown, Honolulu; F. L. Wal
dron Honolulu; c. M. V. Forster, Ho-
nolulu; George r. Ewart, Honolulu;
R. S. Hosmer, Honolulu; A. w. van
Valkenburg, Honolulu; DR.. w. G. Ro-
gers, Honolulu; F. P. Rosecrans, Paia
DR.. A. b. Clark, Honolulu; O. Q. Brad
ford, Hama; E. A. Knudsen, Honolulu;
w. c. Weldon, Honolulu; David
Haughs, Honolulu; B. F. Dillingham;
Honolulu; Brainerd Smith, Honolulu;
L. A. Thurston, Honolulu; A. N. Hay
selden, Lahaina; w. Weinrich, Sfsal
Oahu; L. G. Blackman, Honolulu.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
President Lindsay's report was as
follows:
Honolulu, November 18th, 1908.
To the Members of the Hawaiian Rub
ber Growers Association.
Gentlemen:-On behalf of the Off
GERS of your Association, l beg to eX-
tend to you a hearty welcome to this
our second Convention.
This Association as you probably
know was formed on Maui in the
month of June, 1907. A convention
was held in October of last year al
Nahiku where Bylaws were adopted
and routine business transacted and
this year your Executive Committee
deemed it best to name Honolulu as
the meeting place.
The primary objects of this Asso
citation are to foster and safeguard the
interests of the rubber industry oi
these Islands; to secure, if possible
federal and territorial aid in solving
the problems that naturally arise in
a new industry and to bind the vari-
GUS companies together for mutua
improvement and protection.
Just what the scope of this organi'
zation will be. has not yet been de-
termined. 1t may be wise at some
time in the future to vest it with pow
er to levy assessments on the different
plantations, should it be found neces-
sary to raise any considerable fund
but at present no great expenditure
seems necessary and small assessments
on the individual members will prob
ably meet all requirements. Your Ex-
ecutive Committee levied a $100 as
sessment recently. This action was
necessary owing to the fact the Terri
torial Board of Agriculture did not see
it's way to pay the full cost Of publica-
tion of the report of Fred T. P. Water
house, on his recent trip to various
rubber growing countries. together
with the cuts Of the numerous photo