Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-15
PLANTERS IN SESSION
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ing and perfccting their knowledge IN RELATION " s r
TL annual sugar congress intended to be educational IN
its character its cardinal purpose being to bring OUT W
sion new ideas and the mutual exchange OF khow'euee anu ia!
o,ce o tn the best and latest economical methods OF hahS
- affair hut trust the meeting will not be without proht
and pleasure to all OF u.s. . A..
The year just passed has indeed been an evenf" one III 'no
annals Of the Association We have produced the largest crop
which has so far turned from these Islands, we nave
cnioyed good prices especially in the latter part OF the season
owing to the expected shortage Of the European beet CROP m
much dreaded tariff legislation has come and gone who" aH
inc our industry in any way, and have passed through
prolonged labor disturbance learning lessons thereby weh
fmly believe will make for better feeling on all SIDES IN Tue
future $50
CROPS Turning first to the question of sugar pro
ducion for 1902 find that the year just closed has been
very successful in every respect II has been inc record
breaking wear the Island sugar industry our output g
53 So tons increase of 033 tons over last years crop
our previous highest record And coincdet with bumper
crop good prices prevailed throughout the year. steadily
improving progressed As has happened Before
however, with ascending market the bulk OF our crops d'o
not by the higher prices but nevertheless the average
price received for product has been an eineny satisfac
tory one :, -. n
TARIFF. The results of the tariff legislation are well
known to all of vou but few words this most important
subject he out of place. In March OF TINS year OF"
ess met in extra called for tie purpose Of passing
new Tariff Bill, known as the Payne Bill ne ID"
did not provide for any reduction in the duty on either raw
refined sugar. and the sugar schedule came up 'r
discussion bitter attack made on the American sugar
Refinery with showing that the larger portion OF the
increased price paid by the account of duties ana
not go swell the of the country but found its way
into the pockets of tie socaled Sugar Trust Partly through
the support afforded by the senator's and representatives from
the states and partly through his mastery tactics
which apparent all through the handling Of this tariff
measure Senator Adric enabled to ward of all refer
in the bill, with tls one eXcepfiOnia.
800 600 tons of raw sugar each admitted from the
Philippines free Of duty The Importance of the result achiev-
ed by the passage of the tra bill without reduction
in the sugar schedule is almost incacuabe far as we are
concerned At any has put the whole Of industry
solid basis, which is not likely to be disturbed for some
time le.l+ t.t-... -.
STRIKE In the carly part May the japanese aboers
several of the Oahu Plantations strike Labor
obtained from various take their place and
the work of the plantations continued usual On August
9Th the strike formally declared off and from that time
the japanese have been gradually returning the various
plantations where they were formerly at work. r
IMMIGRATION. The question of immigration has been
before your Trustees less during the whole of last year.
One of the immediate results of the labor disturbance
them take in hand vigorously the question of OBJ
tanning supplies Of fresh labor from every available
Messs Pnkham and Stevens the Philippines
revive native gration from that point They have for
warded thus far six hundred people who have taken
hold of field work in very satisfactory The physi
que of these Fnos is not sturdy that of the japanese
and they not tough workers. but this compensated
considerable extent by their industry and tracablty. There
hopes of obtaining goody number of these people in the
future BY of the opening up of this immigration
Hawaii will obtain necessary supply of labor and apart
from this possibly selfish consideration has the opportunity
been offered to assist the home government in Americana
ing the Fipinos Hawaii has been apy termed the Gross
ros Oh the RACINE where people OF all ha'iohaltes meet ana
enter into commercial and agricultural competition. We bring
from the Philippines several thousand labores and their fam
lilies, many of whom will later their country eued
with American ideals having better knowledge of labor as
pracised away from their home surroundings and among peo
pie of alt nationaltes and better fitted the new cod
tions which must surely their country which has
been for centuries practically isolated The Hawaiian Islands
have earned the reputation of conducting their political affairs
in accordance with the methods pactise the mainland
the Filipino is lis jou here the different islands becomes
acquainted with these methods he his country bet
ter man physically and intellectually, and hope politically
The Territorial Board Of Immigration is actively cooperating
in the work of attracting desirable agricultural bores to our
shores Under their auspices and with the approval and asss
lance of the authorities at Washington Commissioner A. j.
Campbell despatched Europe in search of Latin peasants
" tuesday, October 26h the steamer Swaney" left Funca
Madeira Islands for Honolulu with Mr. Camples first CON
sgnmcnt of Portuguese immigrants These people are dine TO
arrive here the middle Of month
Through the activities of Mr. A. l.. G. Atkinson and Rus
sian gentleman, Mr. A. W. Perelstrous the local Board Of Inn
migration have also made recent nxnormont.