Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-08

much of which IS already occupied.
One, of the results OF this enterprise
| is that the pineapple cannery at Hal
ku has to be greatly enlarged.
Representative of the banks of
Honolulu are in favor of the creation
of bank examiners department un-
der the territory, but do not approve
of all the provisions of the pending
bill to that end.
w. NJ Giffard, president of the
! board of agriculture and forestry, has
received cable advices that Professor
Silyestri of Italy, engaged by him last
.. year with the approval OF the board
to go down to africa in search of a.
parasite to combat the Mediterranean
fruit fly, has been successful In his
mission All that remains, and it may
be a difficult task. is to nurture the
parasite from point to point until Ha-
wall is reached, to set it upon its use
full work here. Many had despaired
of there ever being such a valuable
creature found, so that the mere fact
of its discovery by the distinguished
specialist is great news. Many highly
destructive pests of vegetation in
these islands have been vanquished
by the enlistment of their natural
enemies, and in this. find of Professor
Silvestri there is is hope hope for
the salvation of the Hawaiian fruit
industry. - .-. :.
Owing to the continuation, or the
renewal. of the drought from last
year, Honolulu iE threatened with a
scarcity of its water supply. In con-.
eeanence severe restrictions on the
use of water for irrigation of resi-
dence plots have been promulgated,
including even absolute prohibition
in three large sections. Some relief
is volunteered by the Rapid Transit
Company and the Hawaiian Electric
Company, both of which have great
quantities of artesian water running
to waste from their condensers. Gov
eminent control of artesian water is
being generally recognized as neees-
sary for the protection of the city
from water famines.
Pinectar Sales Company. Ltd. had
yield of 1449 tons of pineapples'
from it's own plantation last year, the.
first in which it has been operated.
From this crop, the company had a.
profit of about $1,000 At it's annual
meeting the company authorized the
issue of $24,S00. of treasury stock,
bringing its active capital up to $780,
900. The proceeds will be used in de-
yeloping the sale of pinectar, which
is in good demand in outside markets.
All of the syrup made last year has
been sold On the first of May the
company will start its new plant at
Kalihi, which is having a gravity sys-
tenn installed that will avoid all man
uai contact with the product. In
future the company will sell 'raw pines
only to close out existing contracts
with San Francisco dealers, deyoting
its crops altogether to the manu-
facture of the snectarious syrup for
which it is named. The following di-
rectors have been elected for the en-
suing year: Geo. w. Smith, w. H.
McInerny, Emil A. Berndt, A. Lind
say, Jr., T. M. Church, E. K. Els
worth, l.. Smith Hjorth, Charles r.
Frazier and A. C. Wheeler. Large
expansion is contemplated by the cor
poration, the first step in which has
been taken by applying for an amend
ment to the charter, changing the
name to the Pinectar Company, Ltd,
and increasing the limit of capital
stock to $2,000,000 -...:. .E