Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-04
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Waipio do not look poorly az all, but
In most cases II has TO bear unfayora-
BE comparison with the Yellow Gale
1Dnia, especially, and with some Of
tie Hawaii numbers. From remarks
dropped BY the planters Il would aI,
.iiear that their confidence IL largely
placed IN the Yellow Caledonia. A
wide roadway, partly occupied by a
railroad, runs through the tract max.
ing inspection Of the growths easy.
Director Agee and other members of
the experiment station staff were in
attendance giving voluntary inf0rnla.
ton and answering questions. Ground
10 cleared on the Waipahu mill side
for adding IS acres to the experiment.
II planting. S..
Besides the growing cane. much Of
II In the ripening stage, the produc-
ton OF ensilage In q small silo was
inspected This structure il round
cellar Of concrete, with matches oper-
ated by block and tackle. Cane tops
form the ran material. which, after
being duly seasoned IN the sil0, Is
treated with molasses on being fed to
stock Several well-fayored mules IN,
q stable on the premises appeared to
relish the connestible. which Is nearly
the whole of their regimen. Should
the ensilage thus produced not fail,
In the case Of really hardWorking AMI
mails on the plantations. one big item
Of the now vitality necessary economy
in sugar production would be realiz-3
ed, On thiS point It may be said,
some Of the veteran planters express
ed themselves as sceptical. They
doubted IL, when sthe mule was con-
suited Pas the phrase went In the
convention the vote would be aye.
Another interesting object was q,
tiny sugar mill. with rolls II inches
inside, In course of erection. It viii
have q Krajewski crusl1er and be rum
by gas engine. Small as 1t Is, the
0ldtimers reflected that it would have
been marvel In TIM early days Of
the industry In Hawaii.
Although1 n was not raining in the
Eva district, all of the streams there
and on the way were swollen, show,
ing generous precipitation In the
On the way out the expedition
stopped to inspect the manual train. !,
ing workshops of igKemahameha
schools, through which the party was
conducted by President Perley L.
Horne, who. with w o. Smith and g. |
Faxon Bishop. members of the Bishop
Estate Trust. gave much information
regarding the aims and practice Of
the institution The carpenter shops,
printing office. plumbing and electric
works. pumping station, Inachine shop
and forge Weer visited ii turn. All of
The Departments are modefnly equip
ped with labor-saring machinery ex-
cepting, perhaps, the printing, room
which lRcksE lintqKna, but 1t was |
learned that 1t Ii Intended 70 abandon /
Instruction In the art preservatiye Of |
III arts. This Is II line with the policy
u concentrating efforts upon indus. |
rial training In those, occupations
most likely to provide certain employ
nent In the land of their birth to the
graduates of the institution, such, par
:icularly, as agriculture In all
branches and the wood and metal
working trades. Tailoring was
dropped some time ago. e.
In the lines Of instruction retained,
. Mr.. Bishop stated. the intention is
Iot to turn out thoroughly skilled me-
hanics-for large proportion OF the
ime Of students must be taken npl
nth ordinary education Abut to equip
he boys with such a. foundation OF /
PRACTICAL facility In the use Of tools
nd implements as win enable them
Q perfect their skill after taking en-.
loyment as wage-earners outside.
n the school shops the aptness of
be boys for particular trades will be
ested, and none win be kept at work
Or which he does not prove himself
atnrally fitted. Evidence OF. the partI
he institution Is already playing I'M
oeai industries is found in the factI
bat about rs of the graduates have
btaiaed employment in the o. r. &
J. Co.'S shops. - "a ..r.. ! 20 sa-a
Boys we're seen yesterday operat.I
lg electrically driven lathes, drills,
avs, hammer, ETC., and some conf
tructing a bungalow 81 The printing!
lice had a number atawork, and ex-I
client samples Of its product wereI
Inhibited. In the plumbing and cleo
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