The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-02-25

there is regular and urgent demand
on the part Of our consuming popula-
ton for a large variety of farm prod.
ucts, and that the commission men.
wholesale dealers, retail dealers and
public will take by preference Island
produce. The statements to this effect
which | have obtained from an of our
leading dealers, were not based on a
patriotic sentiment which might soon.
er or later lose some of its ardor, but
on the more lasting foundation Of de-
mand by the trade for products which
we can raise in the Territory.
Cooperation and Printers Ink.
The first dealer with whom 1 had an
interview on this subject, handles a
number of Island products, including
lellies, jams, chutneys, pickles, taro
Hour, starch, rhubarb, celery, sweet
potatoes, dry beans, mahgoes, avocados,
pineapples, lines, oranges, pomelos.
eggs and turkeys. No complaint was
made regarding the quality of jellies.
jams, chutneys and pickles. The de-
mand for these products is increasing
slowly and the quality of the goods is
satisfactory. Taro -four is, of course,
an incidental product which has thus
far not come into wide USE, but there
is slightly increasing demand for it.
All of these products are put up in a
form in which they could be safely held
for long periods and could be shipped
to the mainland without deterioration.
In order to place these products, or
other Island products, on the mainland
markets, however, it is necessary in the
! first place that the producers of these
products should get together in a friend
| ~ cooperative way; adopt modern
methods of advertising and marketing.
and thus present their goods to the
public on the mainland. AS soon as this
| is done in business-like way there is
| no question as to the possibility of
| opening up good outlet for the surplus
which is not demanded by our Island
population.
Rhubarb and celery are furnished the
year round to the local dealer. about
whom we are now speaking. The rhu-
barb is received in Honolulu in much
better condition than that which comes
from the mainland, and is in every way
satisfactory in quality The celery
/ produced in the Islands as rule willis
a little too soon, but is tender and of
good flavor. In winter it is usually pos
sible to obtain celery from the main
land somewhat more cheaply than the
growers here care to sell it.
Sweet Potato Demand.
| The sweet potatoes, which are fur
nlshed to the local market, are sadly
lacking in uniformity of shape, color
and flavor. Sweet potatoes are not i'm
ported from the mainland, and the local
market is, therefore, exclusively in the
hands of local producers. l have been
repeatedly assured that ten times as
many sweet potatoes as at present could
be handled in Honolulu if they were
supplied regularly and in uniform con-
/ dition. Some of the producers have
been informed of this fact and vet
have not given sufficient attention to
the matter. 1t is impossible to force
a product upon the public in condi-
ton in which they do not want it.
/ Tons of dried beans of various varie-
ties are imported annually and all of
these could be profitably raised in Ha-
waii. The mangoes and avocados which
are offered on the market are also sadly
lacking in uniformity, some of them
being delicious in flavor, and others
scarcely fit to eat. The same may be
said of papayas-in fact, all of these
fruits would be demanded in much
larger quantities than are now brought
to market if attention were given to-
the one point of producing a good quail
/ ity of fruit. and maintaining that quail
/ ity in all shipments to Honolulu.
Not Enough Lines.
The dealer in question assured me that
he could handle all the lines that could
be furnished. At no time of the year
is the supply of this fruit equal to the
demand. Practically all lemons con-
sumed in the Territory are imported
from the mainland; they too could be
grown here.
Some of our Seeding oranges are of
excellent quality, but the supply on the
market is too variable. in both qnan-
tity and quality, to maintain an active
demand
Our pomelo is as good, or better. than
that imported from the mainland; but
no dealer can secure sufficient guam
tity of Island pomelos for his own
trade.
/ Eggs in Demand.
Eggs are in constant demand at n
high price, and there is a decided pref
erence for Island eggs. Nevertheless,
thousands of dozens have to be i'm
ported annually from the mainland to
supply the trade. The same may be
said for turkeys, and this in spite of
the almost astonishing fact that turkeys
take care of themselves here practical
ly without attention; and, in fact, run
wild ON several of the Islands. SO long
as a turkey brings as much as sheep
on the market, it seems difficult to nm
derstand why more attention is not
given these birds as side.line on
ranches. or in other localities where