The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-11-18

in reference to homesteaders on land
, thus reclaimed.
In branching of into discussion OF
homesteading he outlined the law as it
stands now especially as designed to
prevent lake demonstrating. The Gov.
ernor mentioned the procedure which
was being adopted in order to make
sure that the homesteader is aequaint.
cd with the law regarding such and
said:
Either he is not going to take that
land, when the plantations can not OBJ.
ieet, or he is going to make good use
of it when again the plantations can
make no objections. )"
This was one of the few references
during the meeting to the nature Of the
audience.
The Governor continued by speaking
of the difficulty experienced by the
! government in this work through ig-
norance and Misunderstanding. The
chg men, he stated, were able to
place themselves on an equal footing
with the executive and thus with a
clear understanding of the law, avoid
impossible requests and all other mat
\ tiers tending to raise discord between
them. The small Than, he continued,
/
/ is different.
"The principals of conservation in
clude the exercise of the square deal, -
he concluded, "and the small man is
just as liable to ignore this as is the
biz man
Superintendent Hosmer, who was the
next speaker, confined his address to
forestry. He said in part:
"Far and away the chief value of the
Hawaiian forest is as protective cover
for equalizing and making dependable
the sources of our water supply. For
retarding run-off, protecting the surface
against erosion and helping to form
natural reservoir, from which are fed
the streams and springs, it is hard to
conceive of a better cover than the
dense mass of trees, shrubs, ferns and
underground that together make up our
native forest. It's value is too evident
to require argument.
"But under present day conditions
such forest can only be permanently
maintained by being cared for. That
this may more effectively be done, for
est reserves have been created and
general program drawn up looking to
the adequate care of the forest. But
such a plan takes time to carry into
effect and the cooperation of all forest
owners, be they the general public, in
| terested as joint owners of the public
domain, or more directly, because they
themselves control land in fee simple.
GA good start has been made, but
much of what has so far been accom-
plished is but preliminary to what
waits to be done. Before the house
can be built the foundation must be
laid. So with the creation of forest
reserve system. The fixing of bounda-
ries, the proclamations, and the color
ing in of areas on a map are but steps
toward the realization of an ideal. The
time has now come in Hawaii when
we must go further
Agriculture.
Doctor Wilcox, who was the next
speaker, chose as his subject the right
use of all our lands, his adore amount
| ing to the exploitation of diversified ag-
riculture.
In the course of his address he stated
that in his belief the development of
the country depended on the develop
ment of the home = homes with some
sentiment attached to them. A popula-
ton of small homesteaders can not ex-
list where they can not develop attract
i've homes.
He referred to one German home.
steader on the road to OLAF who has
now nearly 'served his time,'' and
who is waiting patiently until such time
as he can take out his final papers.
There is nothing n his land or his home
to make it home at all and Doctor
Wilcox stated further that such lands,
which Offered no attractions, would be
abandoned for others.
The matter of market for the
produce of the homesteads occupied
large part of his address, and he ex-
planned the peculiarities in this con-
nection which exist in Hawaii, where
the entire population hardly equals that
of Porto Rico, no larger than the Is
land of Hawaii.
In discussing products capable of
growth here, he spoke at length on
cotton and tobacco.
In speaking of bananas, for which
he declared there should be a large
future, he stated that there was a large
concern on the Coast that was prepared
to take all the bananas that could be
grown here, paying for them on the
landing and at good figures. He re-
ferred also to the relation of bananas
with shipping, as the export Of bananas
means faster and more frequent boats.
He made one startling statement
when referring to kiawe beans, saying
that the Japanese government would
probably be in position to purchase
all the kiawe beans which could be
grown here for its cavelry horses. etc.
He spoke iR the highest terms of the
humble algaroba tree, and denoted it as
source of great wealth as soon as it
shall have been properly developed. He
added that a field of algarobas would
be worth as much as field Of barley,
at less cost of production.
The Public Health.
The most stirring address of the day
was given by Doctor. Hobby. formerly
the chief quarantine officer of the port
of Honolulu, and he made a direct APP
peal to the plantation men and man
ayers present TO work their hardest for
the cause of the public health, the elimi-
nation of the vicious mosquito and the
making of Honolulu a plagueproof city.
Doctor Hobby has spoken often on
such matters but he never went 80
into the subject as yes
terday when his remarks were saluted