Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-01

vantage to any industry or TO any com
munity, but . careful investigation OF
the causes bringing this about shows
no, suspicion OF any action on the part
of the Hawalian sugar producers, hay
ina 10 do with the abnormal advance
in values which occurred, a. above
o.tlined.
Years Achievements. 81 .l.r3. ! i . ri !.
Looking over the ground Of achieve
ment during the year past, IT seems
to me that in the mechanical line the
growing Of smill rollers after the prin-
cip1e devised by Mr.. Maesscha ert of
Waipahu, as well as Of the study Of
mill roller setting, are. the most sig
nificant. There are no figures avail
able as to gains made, due to changes
Ia mill growing and mill setting, but
IL II could be correctly determined in.
tons of sugar, am convinced 1t would
run into large figures. We do know,
for instance, that nine-roller mills,
heretofore rendering an extraction OF
93.5 per cent. have improved their Ell.
ficiency as much as 8 per cent, and
an appreciable gain has been made in.
every mill that have any knowledge
of where the Maesschaert growing has,
been adopted.
Chemists and Engineers,
While referring to Whist has been
achieved during the year past, I wish
to make d special reference to the
ORGANIZATIONS Of the chetnists's and en-
gineers' associations, whose work and
annual conventions have become an
established feature Iii our Industrial
progress. The personnel and member.
ship Of these ASSOCIATIONS are largely
OF the expert class engaged, directly
or Indirectly, with the manufacture
of sugar, and the proceedings OF their
meetings reflect q laudable effort to.
attain higher standards OF achieve.
ment which Is Of substantial benefit
to the sugar industry as q whole, and
this effort carrying with 1t an evident
interest in their work IS worthy OF,
the highest conimendation and encour.1
agement .F
The report Of the experiment sta.
ton committee and its director fuiiy.
covers the work OF the ,station for the
year, and j will not attempt to- go
into the detail Of il, as the report itself
will come under discnssioH during our
session. In passing, however, / have
noted with particulat Interest that the
chronological division has been eiv.i
ing especial attention : to securing q
parasite for the anOmola beetle, prob
ably the most dangerous pest now ex-I
tant in our cane fields, although not
as yet widely spread Mr.. Muir, who
has recently returned from the Orient
where he has been searching for the
desired parasite, has already sent in,
the tiphia, parasitic. wasp which at
lacks the larvae of the aflomoIa. 1T
il not yet known whether this para
site has become positively established.
Mr.. Muir also reports that he has iden-
titled other parasites preying upon the
anomola beetle, but thus far has been
unable through transportation difficult
ties, to get them to Hawaii. The agri-I
cultural division of the station con-
times its important work of develop
ing seeding canes and during the com.
ing year larger supplies Of the seed
OF the new varieties win be available.
The work of the pathological, analyti-
cal and factory inspection bureaus has
been progressing in the usual efficient,
manner. "5.:
Political 81 .
There has been practically no
change in the political factors bear
ing upon our industry during the past
year. Under the provisions OF the
Underwood tariff act of 1913, which
Il now the law OF the land, sugar win
automatically go on the frees list in
May, 1916. Il appears to me entirely
unlikely that anything VIII tsanspire
in the time intervening to change This
program. Much has transpired. Civ
ing ample reason for Congress to re-
tain the duty on sugar, and the fed
erai government at the present time
Is badly In need of revenue. Congress
has passed q revenue act, taxing In
Vulnerable articles, but 1t seems to be
the determination Of the party IN
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