The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-11
ONE THOUSAND
TONS OF HONEY

One thousand tons of honey is what
the busy bees of Hawaii have to show
for their years work, or would have it
to show il the greater part of it had
not already been exported to confec-
tionery manufacturers on the mainland.
Two million pounds of sweetness, not
to mention the tons of wax that have
been secured, make banner bee crop
for the Islands, and it was with note
of satisfaction in his voice that Presi.
dent Judd of the Hawaiian Beekeepers'
Association announced the figures at the
annual meeting of the organization
yesterday.
The Importance of tue honey and
wax crop to Hawaii has now grown to
point where the bee men are COM
mencing to talk about combining for
the proper marketing of their product,
and this is one of the things that was
preached at the annual meeting yes
terday, it being suggested that a Honey
Factors Association, on the lines of
the Sugar Factors, should be formed.
The idea will probably be carried out.
Yesterdays gathering was the sec
ond annual meeting of the beemen,
there being present in the rooms of the
Merchants Association A. +. Judd Tin
the chair, d. L. Van Dine, L. L. Me-
Candless, +. 7. p. Waterhouse, C. Mon
tague Cooke, Robert Andrews, j. o.
Young, j. NJ. Tucker, Brother James
and Mr.. Fullaway.
Presidents Address.
Following the reading of years
minutes, President Judd made verbal
report of the years work, stating that
several things had been accomplished
| The question of the introduction of bee
plants from California had been gone
into and a number of plants imported
| although 1t was too soon to look for re
suits 1t had>been the policy adopted
to import no plant not of a dual use
1t had been found, too, that there were
plenty of local plants for bee pasture
and if none have to be brought in il
will save Hawaiian honey from having
the strong distinctive flavor of othel
tropical honey.
The question of tariff revision hat
! been taken up in connection with the
| Chamber of Commerce and a plea fol
the maintenance of the present tariff
protection urged. There was a quarter
of million dollars now invested in the
honey business, and the profits are
small. The National Association was
asking for tariff of 81 cents gallor
on honey and 10 cents a pound on wax
and this request was being supported
So far as known there are no fou
broods among Hawaiian bees, and step,
had been taken to quarantine imported
| queen bees to keep out any specimens
of diseased royalty, which would spreat
the infection.
| For the coming year, Mr.. Judd sug
| gested that the association take up thu
question of interesting the local buyers
70 patronize the industry of the HON,
bees, the object of which would b,
to put Hawaiian honey on Hawaiian
tables in place of what is now imported
and to further protect the local bee
from imported disease. Imported hone.
sometimes comes from districts wher,
bee diseases exist and if the home bee
should get access to this honey i
might result in the introduction o
disease in the Hawaiian hives.
Treasurer j. o. Young presented re
port of the finances, which was adopted
New Cficers.
The following officers to serve TO
the coming year were elected G. M
Cooke Jr., president; E. c. Smith, vic
president; d. T. Fullaway, secretary
and j. o. Young, treasurer.
Protection Required.
A portion of the letter addressed t
the Chamber of Commerce, settin
forth the need of protecting the hone
industry, read yesterday, was:
"The honey industry is one that al
peals to the man of small means. TIL
product is not perishable and can b
stored until sufficient quantity is oil
, tanned to enable the producer to TAX
advantage of the lower rates of freigf
that prevail for large shipments. 1t
an industry that can be carried on il
dependently on large scale, where tn
territory will permit, or one that ca
be taken up as side-issue in conjun'
, ton with other pursuits, where the tie
ritory is limited. Not more than sixt
per cent of the territory of these il
lands, capable of offering pasturage fc
, bees, is now occupied by apiaries. TIL
industry is being gradually develope
and extended, but, as is the case wit
all minor industries, has met with man
difficulties and much experimental wor
has been necessary to determine I'll
best methods of agriculture for ii
! semi-tropical conditions met with
!, these islands. The Hawaiian Beekeel
a ers' Association feels that it is {
paramount Importance that no redu
, tion in the honey tariff be made I'll
industry is one along the line that Co
gress has repeatedly urged those in a
thority in Hawaii to undertake, an
every encouragement should be offere
to those engaged in agriculture in H