Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-22
Diners Declare That Territory
viii Go Forward in Spite
of Free Sugar

II +. +. s. r,
| With n toast to the incoming adj
| miaistration, the Hawaiian Engineer
ing Association last NIGH ended one
year OF distinct achievement and be-
gan another. Stimulated by the
! events OF the past two days devoted
TO the mill engineers convention and
the consideration of subjects relating
to the advancement of the sugar in
idustry, more than a hundred dele
gates, engineers and their guests at
tended the banquet that brought the
convention sessions TO close and
marked also the end and beginning OF
a year for the engineering associa-
ton.
Just before the eleventh annual
banquet was held in the Commercial
Club, the members OF the engineer
ing association gathered in fhe libra
ry and elected officers for 1913-1914.
The following were named after live
~ balloting on a score of nominees:
Chairman, r. r. Hind; vice.
chairman. w. G. Hall; treasurer,
Irwin Spalding; secretary, F. o.
Boyer; directors-at-large, George
Denison, H. Stuart Johnson and
J. NJ. Young; Island directors 4
Hawaii: ID. e. Metzger: Maui,
H McCubbin;; Kauai, A. Menefo-
Clio.
Then followed the annual banquet,
beginning at 7:30 O'Clock. 1T was an
informal affair and developed into a
good fellowship session with a good
deal of serious discussion from the
speakers and with a marked spirit OF
optimism. Speaker after speaker de-
clarsd that in spite of the disastrous
blow dealt sugar by the Democratic
tariff Legislation, Hawaii will rise
above misfortune through the energy
and intelligence OF her citizenship.
The work of the mill engineer in
helping to reduce the cost Of produc-
tion end thus MAKE It possible for. Ha-
waiian sugar to meet the threatened
competition was emphasized strongly.
Joseph e Sheedy. retiring chairman
of the Hawaiian Engineering Associa-
ton, was the capable toastmastef OF
the EVENING" without extended
speeches OF introduction he provided
a feiicitous debut for each Of the
speakers, most. of whom were called
Unexpectedly to their feet and In the
majority of cases made only few re-
marks.
Admiral Moore Speaks
Admiral Moore was tho first speak
er of the egeitng and made an adj
dress that. WI lie brief, was happily
phrased and hged with not little
of appreciation for the progracc of
Hawaii as he has seen ii since first
he visited the islands SO years ago.
He gave some extremely interesting
"Reminiscences and, after declaring
that he Is not in sympathy with the.
that shas struck 1T Hawaii
an industry, he; expressed the belief
that Hawaii would still 60 forward
undaunted by misfortune. I.
In the reminiscent vein also was the
address of Ma nager C. Hedemann of
the Honolulu Iron Works He. gave
some vivid descriptions of sugar-mak-
ing in Hawaii I'M the early days Of his
residence here and told Of the prog
ress made along the lines of mechan-
zeal processes.
Noel DEER, the experiment station
did not talk on scientific
lines at all. He told a bunch Of good
stories that kept the engineers and
their guests laughing, ending with an
apt hit at plantation managers, which,
of course, gratified the chemists huge-i
".
Another speaker with fund of
stories was M. HI. Dougherty, with
the ]. G.. White Company, the firm