The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-27

Before the senator's and lower house
members assembled in the hall Of rer.l
resentatives, Governor Pinkham Thurs.
day afternoon read a special message
covering various territorial land and
Industrial problems, leaving TO the judg-
ment of the legislature the matter OF
communicating its desires to the seCre.
tary of the interior, if such action is
deemed advisable.
nGoFernor Pinkham read his message,
standing in front Of the clerks desk,
/ having been escorted to the speaker
cabinet by Representative buddy, Sen.
ator Rice and Representative Watkins
accompanying him thence to the ses.
! sion hall, where all were on their feet
awaiting him. Speaker Holstein oc.
eupied the chair, with President Chill.
/ ingworth of the senate on his right.
| After being introduced by the speak.
err, Governor Pinkham proceeded to
read his message, the greater portion
| of what he read consisting Of reports
from the College Of Hawaii, the board
Of agriculture and forestry, public
lands commissioner, territorial surveyor,
forestry superintendent and territorial
/ treasurer.
The message of the Governor follows:
4 The Constitution of the United
States; article two, section three, reads,
l'' He shall from time to time give the
congress information of the state of
the Union.'' ~ O."
The mandate and spirit of the Con-
stitution has been observed by the chief
executive of the nation and by execu.
tives of the subdivisions Of the Union.
special Information
1t now becomes my duty to place be.
fore you special information as to the
state of the Territory of Hawaii, as
disclosed in recent communications
from heads of territorial departments
and made a part of this message.
l Z Should the vital problems affecting
this Territory and its population he,
In your opinion, beyond your wisdom,
foresight and control, the supreme au'
thority of the United States, its con
gress, by and with the approval of the
Presidents then incumbent, has pro-
vided means for federal investigation
ton, by act 552. second session, fifty
seventh congress, establishing the de-
partment of commerce, and the recent
act 311, second session, sixty-third con
gress, establishing the federal trade
commission.
1t is your privilege to present
through the honorable secretary of the
interior, and, should he concur to the
President, such vital facts as, in your
opinion, imminently affect this distant
a isOlated and by nature peculiarly eco
nomieally restricted island group, anC
to request the lawful means provided
be set in motion to promptly investi
gate and certify to the truth of OIL
modify your representations.
We Are Very Small
Our Territory is so small and ouI
industries so limited, practically eacl
and every member of your honorable
body is familiar with the factors tina
support the population thereof. .
For the first time you have, from
unbiased agricultural authority, a sum
mary of the results of years Of effor
to Diversity our products on the broa,
lines of subsistence for the population
For the first thine yOu4 a com
plete statement of the public lands o
the Territory of Hawaii and their value
The financial relations Of your publ
= assets to the public debt are for tn
first time disclosed. 49, -.
From the fact the valuable publ
lands will not become available for sew
eral years, the problems Of public land
and correlated public finances win no
require attention locally until the mint
session of the legislature. The fact
presented deserve consideration in in
term.
Your session is nearing its close, an,
YOU will not reassemble for two years
hence it is mandatory upon me to in
form and consult with you at this time
The Governor then read the follow
ing reports:
Agricultural Problems
"The College of Hawaii,
, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 8, 1915.
Honorable L. f. Pinkham, Governo
I of Hawaii, Honolulu, T. H.:
Sir-In answer to yours of Deeem
Der ~, 1914, which reads as follows:
80 Particularly dealing with tn
problems of agriculture, the Terhtor
Of Hawaii has three organisations espe
cially intended TO deal with the prob
lens, 80 varying and peculiar to thi
island group, as to practical agriculture
products, to wit:
g The College of Hawaii, the Ha
wall (federaD experiment station an
the board of agriculture and forestry
as well as sundry educational and pr
vate organizations.
." For years, as a private citize
and within the year as Governor, | hav
sought information as to what agricul
tural product or products may here b.
produced in such quantities and witt
: such economic commercial soundness a
to form staple, or staples, on whicl
the population of these Islands may i,
a notable degree rely for their maipte
nance, both locally and for such neccs
stiles as must Be supplied from abroad
80 i have failed to secure an answer
- 1t is Of the utmost importance
that Il positive statement be made AM
roncurred in by the three organiza
tons named.
"'I request the board of agrieultur