Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-01
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thaye~ been established wherever pos
lsiblc, anu other welfare work started
Now that free sugar is certain
these heavy expenditures, intended to
promote the comfort and well being
Iof the men, will, of necessity, be
largely curtailed.
One of the best investments made
lby your association during the past
! year was in a concrete immigration
building for newly-arriving FIlipinos
4 This building, located just makai OF
Atkinson park, is model, both in de.
tsign and equipment. This new build:
ling should be visited and carefully
inspected by every member , of the
association. The total cost, includ-
ling furniture, was $4,000.
BUREAU OF LABOR AND STA
TiSTICS. -
This bureau continues to be ably
conducted by Messrs. Mead and Bah
tbitt. During the year much valuable
statistical data has been prepared in
connection with the tariff legislation
SUGAR. PRICES.
The returns are not all in, but the
Indications are that, the price re-
ceived for 1913 crop will average
nearly $14 per ton less than the av-
lerage received for the years 1908 to
1912 inclusive. The low price was
due partly to tariff agitation, but
mainly to the tremendous beet crop
of Europe and the banner crop of
Cuba The European crop for the
year ending October /, 1913, was
8 ,305,00o tons, or 2.100, 900 tons more
than the crop Immediately preceding.
The European crop. for the campaign.
just begun is estimated at. S,455, eco
or 10000 tons more than for the
crop Just completed. Furthermore,
Cuba is expected to again turn out
2, 400, 900 tons, another banner crop
The Cuban crop is the one we fear,
as it directly affects the New York
market The situation, however, is
ed from such heavy increase of pro-
duction. The worlds consumption,
under the stimulus of low prices, has,
been very great during the past year.
According to Willett & Gray, the In
crease of the worlds visible supplies
from last year on October 80 was
only ITS 1893 tons.
What aggravates the situation for
us Is the fact that while Europe and
Cuba have been getting banner crops,
we have been suffering from drought.
The prolonged drought of 1912 had
disastrous effect on the crop just har-
vested, as is shown by the shrinkage'
of tons. The most noticeable feature
was that hardly a plantation escaped,
so general was it. Maui suffered
more severely than any of the other
islands, as their crop dropped from
148,S58 tons in 1912 to 124,S19 tons
in 1913, a decline of 24,039 tons or
over Is per cent. On that island it
was considered the worst drought
since 1901. Unfortunately another
serious drought was experienced in
the summer of 1918 and was felt all
over the Islands. In some localities,
this drought was even more severe
than the one of the previous year.
To what extent the 1914 crop has
been affected by these two droughts,
it is impossible yet to say. Prelim-
will be a little larger than 1913, but
much smaller than the crop of 1912.
This has been a year of great un-
certainty and anxiety for our planta-
ton managers. Upon them will fall
the brunt of the work in the struggle
for existence that lies before us. In
the past, by their energy, persever-
enee, good Judgment, and fair play in
dealing with their men, they have
won the respect of the community.
Their brilliant. record justifies us in
having every confidence that they
will make good" under the new con-
ditions, as far as lies within their
power to do.
Governor Frear has completed six
years OF most efficient service in the
governors chair. In the beginning
of his administration he gave evi-
dence of unusual ability, in Analysing
the economic problems existing lin
the territory and in constructive sug-
gestions and policies des gned to
solve them. Each succeeding year
has shown increased breadth of judg-
ment in the handling of public af-
fairs. This territory would have been
most fortunate if it could have had an
ether term under him and mus have
had the opportunity of profiting by
his ripened experience and of receiv-
ing the full benefit of his partly ma
tured policies. Governor FTear has
Leen peculiarly fortunate IN having
ad associated with him. since his
appointment, a man of such marked
ability and sterling loyalty as Secre-
tary Mott-Smith, upon whom has fail 1,
en- much of the burden of public ser
vice, and TO whom. equally with the
governor, credit is due for the sue