The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-12
ORGANIZE TO.
SHIP FRESH
PlNEAPPLES
Haiku Farmers On Matt Decide to
Adopt Plan 'UHfolded To Them
by DR.. E. v. wilcox-Arrange
o. Make Trial q shipment Of
Fresh Fruit TO Mainland.
tFron Monaax Adrertiaor.l


~ the present plans Of the home.
steaders in the Haiku district can be
carried out as expected, fresh Mauf
pineapples will be one Of the features
on the mainland markets during tho
coming summer, says the Maui News
At very largely attended meeting
held IN the Kuiaha schoolhouse last Sat.
urday evening, pr. f. v. Wilcox, diree.
tor of the federal experiment station,
addressed the settlers, having come to
Maui at the invitation Of the Haiku
Farmers Association for that purpose.
Doctor Wilcox declared that the ship
ping of fresh pines to the Coast is en-
tirely feasible. and dependent almost
solely upon the treatment they receive
in transit. He told of his investigation
into this transportation matter, and
stated that the steamship companies
are much better prepared to give fresh
fruit proper ventilation than formerly.
Moreover the possibilities of fresh pines
as source of tonnage for ships is now
beginning TO be appreciated by steam
ship men.
VIII Make Test Shipments.
As result Of the meeting il was
virtually decided to give the fresh fruit
shipments a thorough trial, and this
will be done by the growers working
comparatively. Doctor Wilcox expects TO
be able to secure for the settlers the
services Of Leslie Clark, of the College
of Hawaii, who is an expert in the
grading and packing of pineapples.
The fruit willsh packed in improved
CRATES, andsin excelsior.
/ 10 is possible that mn experimental
shipment will be made within the next
few weeks, but the bulk of the crop
viii not come to maturity before July
and August. The fact that the bulk Of
the sugar has been shipped before the
pineapple crop comes on, makes it the
more likely that the steamship com
'panies will make even unusual effort to
make the business suceess and thus
guarantee its permaneDcy. Before re-
turning to Honolulu, Doctor Wilcox had
y 'confcrence with william Walsh, sup
erlntendent Of tho Kahnlui Railroad,
and received every assurance that tho
ihilroad company will do its full part in
handling the fruit from the Pauwela or
Haiku stations until it is upon the
steamer. ~
sit isn't matter of helping the
homestealers, declared Mr.. Walsh,
4 It's n matter of business with the
kahului Railroad. We re after bust
ness wherever we can get it, and VIC
are willing to help out in anything that
promises more freight for the rail
road.D
Interest in New Project.
Because Of the fact that, under tho
present prices which the eanneries will
pay for pineapples the growers will not
pc able to pay their cost OF production,
thore Is the keenest kind of interest In
the fresh fruit project Oahu growers
have been able to make from $50 to
500 net per ton on successful shipments,
though ON others they have barely paid ;.
expenses owing to damage to fruit en-
route. This damage is declared TO be
almost solely due to lack of proper ven
tFlation on the vessels, or through the
fruit becoming wet.
Doctor Wilcox also urged the Haiku
farmers to devote themselves TO the
raising OF other products than pine
apples. This is already being under
taken by almost all Of the settlers, in
some degree, and already the outlook
Tor quite large range Of products is
considered excellent. With new soil TO
deal with, however, and pew climatic
conditions il is not surprising that
great deal Of experimenting lis necos.
sary. .p..i