Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-14

Il Is expected that the tariff stu
alton will be discussed during the ses-
sion, though there will little be added
to what Is already known about II.
In his address today President Dow
sett formally announced that the year
lust closed has set new high record
for sugar production in the territory,
with 646,446 tons, the average price re-
celved being SS9.S6S per ton.
The benefits which the labor Of the
plantations has derived from the good
prices are also brought out
The address is as follows:
Gentlemen:
''It is my duty as president of your
association to open this, the 35th an
nuaI meeting of the association, and
TO all those in attendance I extend a
hearty welcome
The keen interest shown In the
business which was transacted at our
last meeting by the large number OF
members who were in attendance was
testimony enough to the Importance
and value of these annual meetings to
the industry in which we are engaged.
and / hope that at this session the
free exchange of ideas and expert
ences, particularly by those of us
whose business II is directly to pro-
duce our sugar, will be OF benefit and
pleasure to all engaged in the sugar in
dustry of this territory.
at is a trite saying, which present
conditions in Europe do not contra
dict, that that country is happy which
has no history, and It can be said
with equal truth that the sugar indus
try Of Hawaii Il fortunate when the
president Of its association has to ex-
plore the mysterious future In order
to find topics wherewith TO pad his
annual address. for a favorable sea-
son, heavy yields. good prices and
peaceful, II not wholly contented labor,
leave me little to say as to the past,
except that trust our good fortune
will kinds IN us sentiments Of graft
tude and generosity, which will find
expression in acts which correspond to
them. That one deserving class will
not be foreoftens shall shortly show.
"The very few statistics give you
will take little time to read, and may
be useful at least for reference. :
eThe past year gave us q new rec
ord In our crop Of sugar, the total
yield being 646,446 tons, this amount
exceeding that OF 1914, the next lars-
est, BY 2s,4os tons.
Some Of the credit for this large
yield is due to the exceptionally ia
vorabie weather in the summer OF
1914, which especially benefited the
non-irrigated plantations on the island
of Hawaii
The average price for our product
for the year ending October 81 last.
based on the average Cuban basis for
96 degree centrifugals, in New York,
was 4.4934 cents per pound or $S9.S6S
per ton.
Good crops of sugar have been
obtained in all the cane-growing coun-
tries and with the yield of the beet
crop on the mainland also large, as
well as q falling off in the worlds
consumption, lower prices were ex-
pected towards the close of the year.
"A scarcity of ocean tonnage, how
ever, in the past few months, thereby
delaying the marketing Of the last OF
the 1916 Cuban crop. largely contrib
uted to a sudden demand on the part
OF the eastern refners for supplies OF
raw sugar to meet their requirements
at this season OF the year, resulting
in the price of raws again advancing
until It reached the high point of the
year early this month. Stih, prices
TO consumers have never reached fg-
ures which worked hardship to any
one.
Labor.
Small numbers of Filipinos have
arrived during the paL year, and as
the result of the better knowledge OF
the superior labor conditions here,
communicated no doubt by those here
10 their friends at home. better class
of these immigrants than what the
pioneers consisted of has been OBJ
tanned. and a high value is now placed
on this labor by our managers. They,
rapidly after their arrival, gain In
weight and strength and are soon not
only desirous but become well able to
compete with their fellow workmen OF
different races.
"The conclusion is clear that the ad-
ysntaues, which il was hoped would
be derived by the Philippines, through
some Of its people being given an op-
portunity Of working alongside OF
other labor, which is everywhere re-
qarded as highly efficient, are being
secured.
mo other labor, in which the asso-
citation is directly interested, arrived
during the year 1915.
Plantation Improvement.
The continued Improvement in the
domestic conditions of our plantations
claims some part in the improved
health of our labor, which has been
good during the year, and the wages
now paid, if they do not satisfy all,
leave little ground for complaint.
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