Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-06
PlNEAPPLEPACk
FOR 1914 WILL
Be TREMENDOUS
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been begun by the packers assccia
ton, and no effort is to be spared tc
Increase the demand. 1t Is probable
also that an intelligent campaign Of
advertising in Europe where up te
the present Hawaiian ptrleapples have
not secured a very stable footing, viii
be- inangurated. Europe at present
depends practically - entirely upon
Singapore fruit, because It Is very
much cheaper. It is also claimed that
the quality of the eastern brand has
improved markedly in the last year
or two. ~ Il ~. ~r-. -
II seems fairly certain that the
price of raw fruit for the coming sea-
son will lower than it has been for
some time, and that instead of from
$50 to $22 per ton being offered by
the packers the price will be about
SIS or lower. = :
Japanese Now q Factor. -
A real element Of concern is felt
on account of the part the Japanese
are beginning to play In the industry.
The announcement of details for the
building OF q large canning plant on
this island to handle the Japanese
part Of the crop, which win be financ.
ed entirely by Japanese capital, a re-
port of which appeared in the Star.
Bulletin some time ago, has its dis
turbing features.
We are really I'D against It in the
matter Of marketing" declared one
packer, "and II Is going to take care
fnl work to prevent a disastrous break
IN prices. Now the new Japanese
company will be In the same position
that the rest OF us are In the matter
Of disposing OF its pack, and II, in
order to save its own fruit 1t should
offer to cell for less, it would be GER
tain to cause trouble, for everybody
else would have to follow suit
That there is a real foundation for
this fear, is recognized when 1t is nm.
derstood that packers at present in the
business have had some trouble to
maintain their prices uniform during
the season just closing. Whether or not
the Japanese will work In harmony
with the white packers In maintain.
ing prices and grade standards re.
mains to be seen. They will prob
ably in few years be able to con.
troll pack Of considerable size for
many individual Japanese growers
are engaged in raising pineapples in
all parts Of the island, but under
present circumstances it is not the
size OF pack which will count In
disturbing q delicate situation.
Maui Z Factor.
The island OF Maui promises soon
10 equal, ana h time will probably
excel this island IN quantity OF pine.
apples produced With the opening
Of the homesteads about Haiku, large
aggregate acreage Is soon to come
into bearing (some Of Il next sum.
mer) while the Japanese In this dis
trict are also very active in getting
into the game. The Japanese can.
merry at PauMeIa has more than dou-
bled It's pack during the past season.
Al large japanese hui also secured
lease this past summer on about 100
acres Of excellent pineapple land
near Haiku and already has the
larger part of It planted to pine
apples. They have a fifteen year
lease on this tract 1t is reported
that 4 new Japanese cannery Is to
be built to take care of the fruit from
this tract which will begin coming
on within another years time.
New Cannery on West Maui. "a
On West Maui also another new
cannery win be In operation within
q few months. This one is being
built to take care Of the fruit from
q large acreage planted about a year
ago by d. T. Fleming and associates.
Kauai is also Increasing fits quota
OF the pack every year, and with the
opening of new homesteads there this
past summer and the preparation for
building large cannery there with
coast capital; Il Ii certain that with
In two years time the Garden Isl.
ands pack viii be double or treble
what It is at present. It is in light
Of these facts that the pineapple men
are anxiously asking themselves -