The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-08-23

members of the chamber OF colH'' cree ]
at its annual meeting yesterday attel.
noon in the annual report of the
chambers outgoing president, f. IL
Spalding, and the report will be print !
ed and issued to all members.
The report is one of the most com
prehensive which has ever been aale
to the local chamber regarding condi-
uons in the Territory and as to recon-
mendations. 1t goes into all of the
various commercial and agricultural
interests of the Islands and submits
statistics from various sources which
are OF added value under one cover
Under the heading, POLITICAL
MIR. Spalding epitomizes conditions,
which he denounces in strong terms,
and speaks a good word for munich
pal government by an elective com
mission; he also refers to IL. Gooding
Field IS report and comments thereon
in most emphatic phrases rs showing
the Generalization of our local
government,
Following is in part MIR. spalding's
report:
Although we confidently expect
greater things for Hawaii, the past
year will be numbered among those of
exceptional prosperity and develop
ment for the Territory; business in
general has been benefited by the
success of our agricultural products,
the large tourist travel, federal and
territorial expenditures, increase of
the military force and building activ--
ty, public and private.
Assessed valuations of real and per-
sonal property in the Territory have
advanced to $l76,s34,S0 an increase
of 500 100000 over the year 1911, ex-
tending the limit of territorial bond
indebtedness under the Organic Act to
$12, 100000, of which $6,954,000 has
been issued, but further debt, how
ever, should he contracted only for
revenue producing development or for
grave emergency.
Sugar-Our principal industry
reached hammer crop of 566,S2l short
tons for 1911, and has earned the high
compliment from an authorized source
of being ''the most marvellous agricul-
tural development of modern times.
BY favorable conditions in the world
market the product has Melted good
prices, resulting in general prosperity
at home, and to the benefit of business
interests on the mainland as shown by
shipments valued at $23, 095,s7S from
the United States to this Territory for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1912
out of total imports of $2S 94,320, end
shipments from the Territory to the
i United States of $55,076,165, out OF
total exports of $50 ,449,43S for same
period.
An equally large sugar crop is ex
pected for the current year. Although
much uneas'ness has existed concern
ing the result of the national election
for President, and tariff legislation
as affecting our agricultural products.
Pineapples-Th wonderful develop
ment of our pineapple industry has OF
late years rapidly converted oul
mountain slopes from rough grazing
lands into successfully cultivated
areas, and pines still further advanced
In 1911 as our second most important
crop with an output of some 100000
cases. Some 10000 or more acres arr
now under cultivation in pines and {
pack of over 100000 cases valued a
from 100000 to $4,000,000 is ex
: Po''ou ~ t"S ~ o"-'
raw pines and bottled product mar
{ keted III addition.
, Rice-Unfortunately rice, which. ha
fgu ed so largely in our prosperity a
our second most important crop il
, the past, has still further declined
This is due to various causes, such a
, competition with the imported article
scarcity of labor, high rents and un
, progressive methods of cultivation ant
, in selection of seed, evils which tn,
, experiment station are striving to cor
, rect.
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Coffee-Coffee has yielded a crol
!, for 19ll-12 of 10000 bags of lO
pounds each, valued at, say, 5000, 900
of which 81 1000 bags We're exporte,
and $4,000 bags used for home con
, sumption; a falling off of 10000 bag
: from the previous crop. The yield TO
I, 1928 is expected to reach $4,000
bags valued at 100000.
Tobacco-Tobacco is still in the ex
! perimental stage, with prospects o
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