The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-16

apple interests is being waged with
intelligence and effect, and the ship
ments to the Coast show that all that
is needed is an opportunity to ac-
quaint the mainland public with the
virtues of the canned pines to assure
an ever-increasing market.
A New Philippine Asset.
OF unusual interest is the fact that
the experiment of burning Philippine
coal has met with such complete success
on the United States transport Dix. The
| mineral wealth of the far eastern pos
| sessions has often been dwelt upon, but
the fact that coal deposits were includ-
ed did not seem to be general known.
| That active mining operations had been
] carried out and the coal ready for the
commercial market comes as something
of surprise and should certainly mean
i much for the islands. 1t is stated that
the coal has received an exhaustive test
on the transport and that its steaming
/ qualities are the best. If this is so,
it is time for some tropic coal baron
to appear and make the use of the OPP
portunity that surely comes with the
marketing of g Philippine coal. = Japan
| will be the greatest sufferer through
| the marketing of coal from the Philip
/ pines Since 1898 the making of Maya
| saki port of call by the transport
! service has been the source of consid-
cradle revenue to the Mikado IS empire,
all of which seems to be ended by the
pioneer experiment on the transport
| Dix.
The tariff is not the only pressing
| problem of a financial bearing that is
| to come under the acute eyes of our
! National legislators. The tentative re-
| port of the National Monetary Com
sion is about ready to be submitted
| to Congress, and it will embody the
fruits of extended financial research
| carried on in the United States and Eu-
rope. 1t is stated that thirtysix con-
ferences were held with the leading
bankers of London, Paris and Berlin
and that modern monetary problems
were discussed at length. Ten of the
| leading financial experts of England
were selected by the commission to pre-
| pare reports on the monetary conditions.
! Every phase of banking and currency
in the United Kingdom will be covered
/ in the reports, and statistics of a
similar bearing have been gathered in
| France and Germany.
The New Forest Reserves.
Plans are being perfected by Super
! intendent Hosmer of the Department of
| Agriculture and Forestry for the carry
| ing out of the extensive forest reserve
| system that is in accordance with the
| general movement for the conservation
of territorial resources, the importance
of which has been brought before the
public in large degree through the
efforts of its women advocates. In con-
formity with the requirements of the
law on the subject, a meeting will be
held Saturday at the Offices of the De-
partment of Agriculture and Forestry
ON King street, and all opposed to the
idea of progress will be given an OPP
portunity to be heard. No opposition
is programmed, however, and the meet
ing is more a matter of form.
The proposed increase of the forest
reserve system includes the setting
aside of 10000 acres on the summit
slopes of Mauna Kea. On this reserve
an attempt will. be made to develop
trees that thrive in the Temperate
Zone, and it is believed that it will
meet with success.
Two other reserves are planned on
the slopes of Haleakala, Maui. One
is more the readiustment of the lines
of an existing reserve. and both are
planned as aids to the watershed. The
remaining two government reserves Will
be established on Kauai, and are also
for watershed purposes. One of them
that will come under public control, has
already been maintained as private
reserve. The issuance of a proclama
;. tion by Governor Frear is the require
ment for the legal establishment OF the
five reserves mentioned.
The preliminary details of finances
and procedure in connection with the
consolidation of the Honolulu Reading
Room Association into the terrltorlal y
subsidized Library of Hawaii are
now under consideration. Auditor Fish
er, who is trustee of the Reading
Room Association, was in conference
with Governor Frear and Attorney Gen
eral Hemenway yesterday, and no DIFF
fculty is expected in completing tn
plans for the consolidation, which vii
bring about a large contribution from
/ Andrew Carnegie, the iron master wit
a weakness for libraries.
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