Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-02

subject Of the address of Judge Dole.
Speaking OF Kauai the Judge said
that this island has never been ex.
plored yet, but beginning is being
made now to ascertain its commercial
possibilities. The diminutlon Of rain.
fall with the vanishing Of the forests
is observable. said the speaker. For.
ests allow the showers to come down.
We have suffered almost rs much as
the United Staes from the destruction
OF forests, which began with the intro.
duction Of wild cattle by Vancouver.
People are yet living who can remem.
Der when the land almost all the way
from Honolulu to Waialua was wood.
ed, and the forests came far down the
slopes of Haleakala.
But to preserve forests II is gener.
ally necessary to do so with some com.
mercial object in view. Congress does.
mt care to spend money for nothing
! II the forests do not conserve the wat.
err, they might just as well be cut
down.
The ones who would profit most
| from the preservation OF the forests
are the small land holders, the native
Hawaiians. These have suffered much
from the droughts which on occasions
have driven them from their homes. II
was a terrible hardship for the people
of South Kona to have to leave their
homes last year because their cattle
were starving to death.
Marketing Problem.
Dr. Wilcox was called upon to speak
on the production and marketing of
farm products. He said that many
things produced here in small quaint.
ties because there appears to be no
market for them, could easily find a
market II the proper steps were taken
II is necessary to let the buyers know
that there is something to sell. II
there were no organization to market
sugar, for instance. It would be impos.
sible to sell 1t. III you've got some.
thing to sell, you've got to make a
noise as If You had something O sell.
Take sweet potatoes, for instance. Ten
times the amount sold here in Homo.
lulu could be sold II the dealers could
get them
DIR. Wilcox suggested as one Of the
best ways OF getting products before
the people, cooperative marketing as.
sociations such as have in many In.
stances proven so successful on the
mainland. He believed this system
ought to be put on its feet and set go.
ing by the Territory. with the idea
that when II got well started, It should
be taken over by private individuals.
The only way the small man can be
large is to unite.
The way to get started is to find
out the kind and extent of things that
are needed right here In Honolulu and
where they can be obtained
California has taught the whole
world lesson-that Is, that II pays to
give attention to the product before
II is sent to market. BY doing this,
by proper packing and careful sorting
they have been able to send their
peaches all the way across the cont,
nent and sell them In competition with
peaches raised 200 miles from market
and beat he other men out.
w. o. Smith was called upon for
the concluding remarks. He said that
the meeting of the Conservation Com.
mission, he was very proud that Ha.
wall had done so much already In com.
parison with what some of the States
have done.
I'VE must have products besides
sugar." he said. while we need
small truck products. we must have
other worlds market products than
sugar. The day may come when II
will be our salvation to have some
other products than sugar.
The most independent man in the
world is the man who owns his own
acres and raises his own living. He is
a king, he is a sovereign. and can defy
anybody so long as he pays his taxes
and his debts"
After the joint meeting Of the House
and Senate, the House was called to
order at $50 yesterday afternoon by