Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-04

the mainland.
AIgaroba Bean success.
The Committee should feel some
just pride In the success which has ap-
parently been achieved In making a
commercial product of algaroba pods.
II will be remembered that the Hawaii
Promotion Committee. at the sugges-
ton of DR.. Wilcox OF the Hawaii Elk.
pertinent Station. first urged the i'm.
portance of algaroba meal as stock
food about year ago and took up
the problem of finding a machine that
will grind the gummy pods and crush
the hard, but nutritious seeds they con-
tain. c. w. Renear. a local inventor.
finally solved the problem with a very
simple and satisfactory machine.
which he has now perfected. The first
OF these large machines will be put to
work In a few days on the Hon. Paul
Isenberg's ranch at Waialae.
Automobile and Hack Rates.
I would call your attention to the
fact that an ordinance is about to be
passed by the Board Of Supervisors
regulating by law rates which may
be charged by automobiles for hire
and revising the present hack rate
law. Inasmuch as this is matter
which touches every tourist, and on
which as much as anything else the
reputation of Honolulu among the
tourist class must rest, 1t would seem
that this body should use all Its inilu.
ence In seeing that a reasonable
schedule Of rates Is enacted. A full
hearing should be insisted upon. This
is a matter which all large cities give
much attention to, for the protection
Of their citizens and visitors.
Communications.
We have a marked copy of the
Washburn College Review, of Topeka,
Kansas. announcing an add Css by the
Rev. w. u. Westervelt, on Hawaii,
which was given recently This lee
ture was illustrated by a large mum.
her Of lantern slides. and made great
impression on large audience. Mr.
Westervelt has spoken at number
Of large gatherings recently.
We have a letter from Brig. Gen.
Frank Taylor. U. S. A., retired. now of
Seattle, asking for information con.
corning Honolulu. and stating that he
and his wife will spend several
months here this winter.
b. C. Brown, of Tacoma, writes to
ray that he saw our exhibit at the A.
Y. p. exposition, and wants TO make
his home IN Hawaii He desires to
know especially about the outlook for
rubber the cost of lands, government
lands, etc.
A prominent resident of San Diego.
whom I had the pleasure Of meeting at
Seattle, writes:
Although we himself and wife,
have long wanted to visit the Islands.
yet the visit to your building at the
A. Y. p, and meeting your people,
crystalized my wish into positive de.
termination.
A great many responses are being
received now from Chambers OF Com.
merce and other organizations and In.
dividuals. acknowledging the receipt
Of copies of Secretary Woods annual
report Some of the letters are very
highly complimentary, and ! feel tina,
our organization is making friends all
over the world. and that our activity
and our methods are attracting wide
| spread attention.
We have received n supply Of guide
books and pamphlets from the Roya
Packet Company, OF the India Neither
lands, Batavia, java with a state
ment that they were sent by the ad
vice of Mr.. Osgood, OF Boston," They
will prove interesting to tourists plan
ming visit to that interesting coun
try.
American Consul Arnold, at Annoy
China, writes to acknowledge receipt
OF Mr.. Woods report. and takes occa
sion to suggest that We call attention
of the U. s. Agricultural Experiment
Station to the annoy pumelo and the
South China laichi" both of which. h.
says, are extremely delicious fruits
and should prove very desirable IN