The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-11-20
RUBBER GROWING
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made by DIR. Wilcox, the report that
contained the facts as to the cost of
production. The speaker made all his
statements in conservative language but
stated plainly that in his opinion the
commercial success of the industry was
clear. The data from which the con-
illusions were deduced was secured dur
ing the past few months from work
done at Nahiku. There the Experiment
Station and the Board of Agriculture
and Forestry had stationed men, In
structed them in the work of tapping
and kept careful tab on the work done.
The country worked over was large,
embracing spots in three plantations,
the experiments consisting of the tap.
ping of over two hundred trees, all
young Ceara trees less than three years
old
Various systems of tappings were
tried and the most successful determin-
ed. The latex was collected and the
rubber coagulated and dried, the speak
er showing the result of the work in
a number of pounds of crude rubber,
made up into little cakes having the
appearance of pancakes.
A fter detailing his deductions, DR..
Wilcox stated that further series of
test tappings would be undertaken to
learn what hours were most profitably
employed in the woods in tapping. while
other tests would be made to see if it
would be profitable to use some highly
soluble and stimulating fertilizer at the
tapping periods to see if the flow of
latex would be increased enough to
make the use profitable.
The remarkable freedom from disease
of the Hawaiian rubber trees was com
mented on with satisfaction by the
speaker, who stated that in all his OBJ
servations in the field here he had only
found one tree affected and that by
a moth not known as an enemy of any
species of rubber tree. That one case,
he thought, had been mistake on the
part of the moth in selecting its nest.
DR.. waterhouse on New Species.
DIR. Waterhouse read a paper on the
new species of Manihot rubber trees,
the discovery of which had excited
great interest in the rubber world dur
ing the past two years, so much so that
the demand for seed was far greater
than the supply. These species are ma
tives of the State of Bahia and have
increased the rubber output of that
state eleven.fold in six years. DR.. Wa
tcrhouse s advice was for Hawaiian
growers to watch the progress of the
trees of these specimens now growing
in Hawaii and preserve them as seed
supply for further plan ting.
c. ]. Austin, manager of the Nahiku
Rubber company, and C. g. Jacobs, of
Nahiku, an independent planter, spoke
on the work done by them during the
year, their remarks being confined to
the experiences gained by them'in cul-
tivation and generalization of the land,
the distance of trees apart and other
matters Of practical interest. 1t was
generally agreed that cultivation was
profitable. Mr. Jacobs related an ex.
perience he had with keeping down Hilo
grass by pasturing sheep on it which
had not been profitable. The sheep ate
the grass satisfactorily but died after
n few meals. rse @
| Banquet at the Young. ".a
The annual convention came to a
happy conclusion at banquet given
by the members at the Alexander
Young Hotel last night, at which covers
for fifty had been laid. The menu was
= good one, served in the Young Hotel
best style, after enjoying which a num-
Der of excellent addresses were listen
ed to.
President DR.. Waterhouse first called
upon Governor S. B. Dole, who ad-
dressed the pioneers of the rubber in
dustry on pioneers of other Hawaiian
days He remind d the rubber men
that all pioneers found difficulties to
overcome and it was in overcoming
these difficulties that they earned the
thanks of the world. He reminded them
of the fate of the silk industry, started
in the early days, when the promoters
gave up with the excuse that the mis-
sionaries would not allow them to feed
their worms on Sundays. He told of
n planter on Kauai who thought to go
into sago and planted n tract with the
starch, thinking it was sage seed, and
he drew moral from the experience
of Billy Beans, whose crop came up'seed
first.
81 need hardly speak of the impor-
lance of the rubber industry to Ha-
wall" said the speaker. "lts impor-
lance is apparent. / cannot see, either,
why rubber should not be something
lot lne SHlhll ldTiltI. ~ pIOuHVt ~
requires skill but not expensive machin-
cry and a man of small means could
90 into the rubber business. 1t is such
industries as rubber, ineapples-which
have been proven such success that
our production last year was greater
than the whole consumption of the Uni
ted States had been few years ago
tobacco and such things that will bring
homes and people here, intelligence and
enterprise; and we know what these
things will mean to the future of the
Territory in financial way, a social
way and in political way. Without
being in touch with the rubber indus
try, I feel that il is in good hands in
Hawaii and if success is practicable
It will be achieved by you.n
Doubling Thomases Stimulating.
B. F. Dillingham; delivered an inspir
ing address, urging the rubber promo
tiers not to become discouraged by in
cdental difficulties nor to listen to tn,
eroakings of Doubtful Thomases excep
to gain determination from the prophet
of i'll to succeed in spite of them an,
show them their folly.
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