The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-04
PINE PACK GROWS.
HUNDRED THOUSAND
CASES, SAYS DOLE.
Cut In Acreage Planted To Fruit
Proves Of Benefit To Local \.
Gamers
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~ Ai.sIa-I y 49, ~ . -asi.a,s -..-.-a..M .
0eERPRoDUcTloN ENDS
AND PROFITS IN SIGHT
b. "a ~ a; 1877. '.aat
Trade With Britain Increased
one-Third, Reports President
Of Company ...a
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Although the pineapple planters OF
the TERRITORY suffered from an adverse
season last year the Hawaiian pine,
apple Company reports a profitable
twelve month. This was the salient
factGwhich stood out Of the report read
at the annual meeting of the compapy
yesterday by James ID. Dole, president.
The Following officers were reelected
Tor the coming year: James ID. Dole,
president; Henry M. won Holt. vice.
president; X. b. Barnes. secretary.
treasurer; L. Il. Arnold, j. l.. whit.
more, W. II. McInerny and A. I.
Castle, directors. - -. "a
SEQ PROFITS Ahead ~
The report of President Dole sbovsd
q good year for the company aithoncb
the planters Of the Territory had had
q hard time. II was predicted that the
tanners, who for the past two years
mad mad very hard time on account
Of an overproduction ana a correspond.
ingiy low price of the preserved arti.
Gle, win soon be able to see their way
clear to profits worth while, as a great
deal of the area formerly planted to
pines had been abandoned. Z Y.
The pack for the present year IA
estimated to be not more than a mill.
ION and half cases where last wear
it reached 4 ,9S4, 1855 cases. ',Tr,.%'fFI,
On. account of the great area planted
IN 1913 and 1914 by outsiders the Haw.
allan Pineapple Company had reduced
its acreage and bought from the plant
ers, Its production of fresh pines had
been e534 tons Tess than the year pre-
vlous. The increase in the years pac K
Of l06,3O5 cases, came from the out
side planters. M, go. \
The report continues; ~ ~ ~,
The KooIaa Fruit Company. Ltd.
the stock of which is ali owned BY this
company, sold during the wear 724s
tons of fruit as against 6o35 tons in
1911 II has reduced its indebtedness
TO this company from $is8, l15. 81 at De-
eember q, 1918 70 $97,0s4, 20 at De
German Trade stopped H. 49,. ,s....,
Z tive are still unable to- resume our
business with our German customers.
but contrary to our expectations, our
business, with Great Britain and France
has increased during the year SO / q
per eentfoyeE 1914, and this. in spite Of
the increase in freight charges from
San Francisco to British ports from
forty shtlings before the war TO from
fortys before the war to from one
one hundred shillings TO one hundred
thirty-fve shilhngs per long, ton o.
Something over a year ago we con-
eluded to employ an expert chemist
with view 10 working up bysproducts,
the quality and uniformity
of the syrup used ON our canned goods,
studying certain chemical problems Mt
the plantation and in general securing
a more scientific control over eur pack,
ing. !, The results have fully justified
the inauguration Of this department,
and it is to be hoped that further gains
may result from 1t in the future. gg3
& " As there may be stockholders who
are not familiar with the Hawaiian
Pineapple Packers Association and its
workings, ! win say that this associa-
tion now comprises in its membership
all of the packers. It is voluntary
association supported by the pre- rata
contributions of its members. 1t has
attempted no control over prices of the
marketing of goods. II has undertaken
advertising of Hawaiian Pine
apple and with considerable success,
in the year 1915 II
handles various matters Of interest to
the pineapple industry and in partieu,
lar during the last year and a half has
been, and at the present time is carry
ing on. thanks 10 the courtesy Of tine
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association,
IN X conjunction with the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Experiment Station,
various experiments along the lines of
breeding new varieties, fertilizer ex.
the control ofinsects and
diseases, study Of soil conditions, and
other things, There are now 276 stock
holders Of this company III o. !.