Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-29
Agents Report Shows PromiS-
ina Condition Existing on the
Company'S Property

Der Plantation, Ltd, have been elect
ed for the ensuing year The same
officers were elected to serve an
other term. being: G. n. Wilcox. pres
ident; E. H. Wodehonse, Vice-presi-
dent: Albert Waterhouse, secretary;
Fred T. P. Warehouse, treasurer. F.
3. Damon and d. P. r. Isenberg will
continue TO serve as directors.
/ At this meeting the agents annual
report was handed in, which shows a
promising condition of things on the
plantation. 1t follows:
AS mentioned in the last annual
report, our Mr.. Albert Warehouse
arrived in Singapore February 10,
1913, and remained in Malaga until
April II, visiting the company's plan
tation at Muar while there. On No
vember ID, our Mr.. Fred T. P. Wa
terhouse arrived in Singapore and re-
NAMED until February %, 1914, dur
ing which period he visited the plan
1ation a number OF times.
During the year considerable i'm
provement can be reported. Drain
work has been greatly extended and
improved. The wedding is better in
nand and the trees in the various
fields where the soil Is poor have
shown better growth this year than
ever before The wedding is carried
ON systematically and none OF the
fields are allowed to get in bad con-
dition. New drains are continuously
being cut and the old ones cleaned
greatly to the benefit Of the soil and
trees.
The health on the estate, as has
always been the case, is very salts
factory; only two coolies were in the
hospital at the time of bur last visit.
Tapping is still carried on with
the single W system. The half her.
ring-bone third section will, however,
gradually be introduced on the older
trees, with the object Of improving
the bark renewal. At the beginning,
this new system will hardly yield as
we'll as the old one, but within a few
months the result will be practically
the same. Curing and drying are be-
ing carried on satisfactorily. Our rub
Der, especially No. l pale crepe,
fetches the highest price in the mar
ket and is being used in the mannfae-
ture of the best grade of automobile
tires. Thinning out the trees will
be carried on very conseryatively,
buried and dry trees gradually be-
ing cut out where necessary.
'"The MANAGEMENT of the estate is
in charge of Mr.. B. w. Bohemian, he
having been appointed acting man
ager in April, 1913, when Mr.. Wallace
left on his vacation. Mr.. Bohemian
has been connected with the estate
for the past. three years. Mr.. Dando
is in charge of,the tapping and the
work of this department shows very
satisfactory results. Mr.. Goddard Is
still in charge of, the wedding and cul'
tivating and Mr., Gunst of the factory
and machinery, both Of these depart
ments being we'll carried ON.
"The year 1913 is the first year In
the history of the plantation in which
the reyeHtle has exceeded expend1'
lures. This is exceedingly satisfac.
tory as it is in spite Of the fact that
the price of rubber which was $1.l0
a pound in New York in January, fell
steadily through the year until oeto-
Der, when it reached the price OF SOC
a pound in New York. AS there was
q steady increase in the crop during
the year, the larger part Of the crop
sold at the lower prices. and. the av-
erage FOR all grades at Singapore was
1913 cents per pound as against $1.O4
at Singapore during 1912. While the
crop account expenditure increased
from $1S,650.27 in 1912 to $50, 286.2O
in 1913 owing to an increase in the
crop from 57,O27 lbs. in 1912 to 145,'
157 lbs. in 1918, the amount eX-
pended under. the head of Miscei'
laneous Expenditures decreased from
$62,792.77 in 1912 to $50,202.13 in
1913, the principal reduction being in
the wedding account from $28.263.8S
in 1912 to $18,S17.2S in 1913. The
above accounts include their proper
ton of management and supervision
The estimate of expenditures for this
year, 1914. is as follows:
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