Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-02
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WI lake autos 10 Walpla Suh.StatI0n
Thursday morning-The usual ex-
ecutiye session.
Thursday aftern6on-Eisit Punahou
and Federal experimental stations
Thursday evening--Annual associa-
tinn banquet at the Pacific Club.
Experiment. Station Report.
George f. Davies. at the request Of
the chair, proceeded to read the re-
pert OF the committee in charge OF the
experiment station.
Some of the Oahu absentces of the
morning, including George F. Renton,
were present this afternoon.
Nearly fifty members Of the Ha-
waiian Sugar Planters Association
assembled at its rooms at 10 O'Clock.
Fifty Present -. = -. Is. .r.sr. -
Many agency and plantation mem
hers from this island were absent
President SwaHzy called the meeting
10 order, and then. Assistant Secre-
tary Warren called the roll and read
the minutes; of the last meeting,
which were approved. The following
were found present:
August Ahrens, Frank A. Alexander,
f. c. Atherton, b. .. Baldwin, H. A.
Baldwin, z F. Bishop, A. w T. Bot
tomley, Z. K. Bull, George Chalmers,
j.. p. Cooke, George Davies. j. NJ.
Dowsett, George r. EWart, John Fas-
soth, II. p. Faye, David Forbes, A.
Gartley, George Glib, J. F. Hackfeld,
J. r. G. Hagens, VIM. G: Hall, Charles
r. Hemenway, John Hind, Albert
Horner, p. C.. Jones, A. F. Judd, J. III.
Mackenzie, r. Meyer, John F. Moir,
Alex Morrison. J. r. Myers, w G.
Ogg, w. G. .Parl1e, E. E. Paxton.
John NJ Ross, F. A. Schaefer, John
A. Scott, w. o. Smith, F. NJ. Swanzy,
+. ID. Tenney, l.. J. Warren, John
Watt, Charles III. Wilcox, Gaylord p.
Wilcox, G. v. Wilcox, E. H. Wode-
house. f..
After the president read his open
ing address the secretary presented
his annual report. On motion of Mr..
Smith it was voted that all reports
be considered as ordered received,
and printed on their presentation.
HacIdeld leaving
In announcing as next order OF
business the election of nine 1trus-
tees, President Swanzy stated that
Mr. Hackfeld, who had been appoint
ed in place of Mr.. Pfotenhauer on the
latter's departure for Europe, was
also going away shortly and had sug-
gested Mr.. Klamp to take his place
on the board. / He referred to the
severe illness that had overtaken Mr.
Pfotenhauer abroad, expressing his
happiness in being able to state that
he had recovered and would return
in February.
Mr.. Moir moved, seconded by Mr..
Scott, that the present board of trus-
tees be reelected, with the exception
of Mr.. Klamp instead of Mr.. Hack.
field, which carried unanimously.
The president then announced that
there was no further business for
the morning session, the trustees
would meet during recess, elect Off
GERS and arrange the program for
further proceedings, reporting at the
afternoon session.
Mr.. Swanzys Address.
Retiring President Swanzy's address
was as follows:
This Territory has every reason to
be satisfied with the results OF the
past season, during which crop OF
595.25S tons OF sugar was harvested
and marketed at remnneratiye prices,
the average Cuban basis for SO de-
grees centrifugals in New York for
the period from Jan. 1 to Oct. 81 hay-
ing been 4.1916c per pound. Unfort-
uHately the exceptionally dry weather
which prevailed during several months
seriously affected the growing crops,
especially those OF unfrrigated planta-
tons. so that the 1913 crop of the
Islands will hardly equal that of this
year, the present estimate being about
52S, 900 short tons.
While the estimated cane sugar crop
of the world for 1928 is rather I'M
der than over the output of 1912,
the beet sugar crops are enormously
greater Beet crops are estimated at
between 100000 tons and $500, 900
tons for Europe and about 5000
tons for the United States, and the
cane crop expected is -S,950,000 tons;
so we have a grand total of from Is
To 1sl6 million long tons as the
worlds estimated production of sugar
for the coming year.
Under these circumstances 1t can
hardly be expected that the values of
the past season will be maintained
unless consumption keeps pace with
production or unforeseen events upset
the statistics. ar -.;.s
On the whole the labor conditions
on our plantations have been reason.
ably good Slight changes have taken
place in the numbers of the different
nationalities employed in field labor,
notwithstanding which the efficiency
has been well maintained. 3
No little effort has been put forth
to render plantation life as agreeable
as possible to the unskilled work.
people, much Improvement having
Eeen effected in the character Of their
houses and surroundings work
which steadily goes on, andsI think il