Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-05

! feel sure that different methods
must be adopted in the future, and
!. that every effort must be made 10
change Hawaiian sugars from being
the least desirable 10 being one OF the
/ most desirable sugars offered TO the
refiners, and in doing this II must not
be forgotten that owing to the ash
content OF our sugars. We are ALREADY
al q disadvantage as compared with
/ the CQbans. II should also be remem.
bered that a very few. perhaps even
. one plantation sending poor qnar
/ lty OF sugar, is quite sufficient 10 give
the whole business a black eye anu
undo all the. good work which is be-
ing done by others. therefore ! say
that ! believe that all the plantations
should agree TO make standard grade
of sugar which will be satisfactory to
the refiners, and that through its eNs
pertinent station the association
should see that this standard is lived
up 10 by all
Veteran Members, Present and Absent
1t is very pleasant TO see so fun
an attendance OF members at this
meeting, including Several of our char
I ,.
Mr.. ". 0. Smith and Mr.: George vii.
cox. regret, however. that among
the absentees there are three gentle
men who have by their long expert
ence and great knowledge OF the
sugar business contributed much to
the success OF our annual meetings in
the past-I mean Mr. Tenney, Mr.. J..
P. Cooke and Mr. Swanzy. Two of
them, Mr.. Cooke and Mr.. Swanzy, as
you know, have been very seriously i'll,
but am glad to say that they are
now considerably better, and il is, |
. know, the earnest hope of all OF lis
that both these gentlemen will be re-
stored to health at an early date ami
that We may soon again have the
benefit of their wise and kindly coun.
sci.
Value of Annual Meetings
My observation OF these meetings,
extending over a period of about 10
years, leads me strongly TO believe
that the interest in these annual
gatherings is ever increasing, and that
the participation in discussions fol-
lowing the reading OF the papers is
growing more and more valuable year
after year. This is a most encourag
ing sign that we are all alive to the
problems which have to be faced, for,
gentlemen, feel that we realize that
when conditions become normal, low
prices must be expected, even with a
continuance of the moderate protec.
ton which we are now getting. !,
for one, however, have no fear for
h0 f,1fp
come our bad times in the past and
We will meet and overcome them in
the future, and | have no doubt that
the men at the head of our planta-
tions, who, by their energy and re
sourcefulness, have brought the sugar
industry of Hawaii to the high posi-
ton which it now occupies, will be
fully able to cope with whatever emer-
gencies may arise.
Among Those PreseE.
Among the members of the associa-
ton who answered the roll call this
morning were A. w. T. Bottomley,
w. o. Smith, c. H. Atherton, F. C..
Atherton, Frank A. Alexander. f. F.
Bishop. E. X. Bull, George Chalmers,
John Chalmers, r. A. Cooke, James
Campsie. William r. Castle, I. Give
Davies, J. NJ. Dowsett, C. F. Eckart,
G.. R. Ewart, H. Focke, David Forbes,
A. Gartley, w. NJ Giffard. w. w. Good
ale, j. =. c.. Hagens, Robert Hall, John
Hind, Charles r. Hemenway, James
Henderson, r. A. Hutchinson, R. Rem
ton Hind, p c. Jones, James Johnson,
Henry J. Lyman, j. T. Moir, ]. r.
Myers, H. B. Penhallow. T. H. Petrie,
William Pullar. H. H. Perry, George
F. .Renton, Georg Rodiek, John NJ.
Ross, E. A. r. Ross, John A Scott. A.
Valentine, ]. W. Waldron, l.. ]. War
rem, John WaterEouse, George c. Watt,
John Watt, F. Weber. Charles H. Will
cox, G. N. Wilcox, J. N. S. Williams,
E. H. Wodehouse, J. R. Wilcox, j. L.
Cockburn, w. A. Ramsay and f.
Kopke.
All the nlantatiOns are re~reSentedy