The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-04
ANNUAL REPORT
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! realized on q portion OK our sugars,
this latter figure being the highest
point reached in sugar prices since
October, 1890, twenty-five years ago,
when the quotation was cents. be-
lieve that we shall enjoy fair aver
age price for the coming year also.
We also have good reason to con-
graduate ourselves upon the present
excellent condition of the plantations
The abundant rains during the last
winter and the good growing season
which followed have done much to in
sure the success Of the next crop.
Let me remind you, however, that
while we are congratulating ourselves
on our present prosperity with i'm
mediate favorable prospects, we must
not forget that history repeats itself,
and we will again undoubtedly be
faced with years when the worlds
prices of sugar will be such as to bare
" cover our cost of production. The
stability of the present United States
tariff on sugars is by no means as
sured, and in view of the unrest in
connection with the tariff as a whole
at present existing throughout the
United States, it would indeed be a
wise man who could predict exactly
what legislation will be enacted on
this subject in the near future.
The Labor Question.
The labor question still commands
our careful and earnest consideration,
and will be covered in full by the re-
port of your labor committee. At the
last session of the Territorial lvgisla-
ture, held in the early part of this
year, the statute providing for the
bringing in of immigrants under the
supervision and control of the Terri
torial Board of immigration supported
by special income tax of per cent,
was re-enacted with certain minor
notifications. The efforts of the
Board of immigration during the past
year have been confined principally to
the introduction of European immi.
!
the result that last April 1911 of these
people arrived by the S. S. Orteric.
In August last year Mr.. A. j. Camp
bell, agent for the board, was again
sent to Europe for the purpose of Sc
curing further shipments of Portu-
guese and Spanish immigrants. and, as
a result, ! am pleased to say that the
S. S. Willesden with 1851 people ar
rived yesterday. Cable advices re
ceived from Mr.. Campbell recently in
formed the board that the S. S. Har
parton has also been chartered to sal
about February /, ana 1t is hoped thai
from 1900 to 5000 people will arrive
by this vessel. These people have
proved very satisfactory on the planta
tions, and it is hoped that the boarC
will continue to bring them in in
creasing numbers. From reports re
ceived from the various plantations
where they are working, it seems az
, though these people are well satisfied
= with existing conditions and thei
! treatment, and many of them are anx
ious to have their friends and rela
tives Join them here.
b- The Experiment Station.
p The experiment station has main
n tanned its high standing, CONDUCTING
e and charging it's activities greatly t
the benefit of the sugar industry as
Is whole, and much credit is due tn
staff Of the station for their excellen
m work Details of this work will III
u doubtedly be placed before you full
III in the report of the experiment sta
ton committee. In general, the prir
" cipal features of this work during tn
- past year have been the successful
y consummation of plans for the estal
fishing of a 145-acre substation a
- Waipahu on this island. 1t is con
u, templated that experiments will b
i, conducted at this substation unde
a ordinary plantation conditions, whicl
h. will be much more satisfactory thai
n. as at present carried out at the small
n stations in Honolulu. The raising o
IL seeding canes in sufficient quantitie
r. to supply the plantations will be
t. feature of the new station.
Arrangements have also been cor
1t summated for the trying out of tn
" Battelle process, which has for it
object the recovery of much of m
E. sucrose now lost in the waste me
lasses, and also the producing of
lie high grade of white sugar. An ~
haustiye investigation as to the mel
n its of this process was made by tn
OIL director and staff of the experimen
'e station and upon their report and rec
IL ommendation the trustees have dc
y cided to undertake a practical demon
I" stration of the process, in order t
determine its full commercial value
- Arrangements have been made t