Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-26

that mixed state where you can not
tell who are friends today and who
are enemies tomorrow
The government wishes YOU 10
get into position. no'matter what hap,
pens, whether in eace or war, so We
can be more independent than We are
in the islands today.
| Il hear a good deal 2 bout teaching
the children. That is very good: teach
ing the boys bit let me tell you, If
you can get everything into the heads
of the children that you are trying to
get in, they are marvels: the world
j has never seen anything like 1t. The
most intelligent man could not hold
in his head what you are trying TO
cram into the heads Of che children.
! We should net put so much response
bility upon them. We should take it
ourselves.
Idle Land Should Be used
| Il think We have a great deal o.:
land lying idle here that | am sure
the owners would be willing should be
used temporarily if We can find the
reopIe who can use it, The govern.
ment certainly will do everything in
its power; il has been for long time,
and is trying to already.
THE government is now being more
or less urged to transport mofasses
from here. doubt whether the gov
eminent will do II, but il You can turn
molasses on to some green product
and make animal food from il, have
no doubt the government will be glad
L.,
be not so much Profit in it, but tner:
will be-a certain degree OF safety.
Another Misrepresentation or
foods ! brought this matter up las;
September or October. | received
some information and the matter was
dropped. / called upon the scientific
gentlemen last week to tell me If the-
had done anything further, and they
said they had not. That is an i'm.
portant matter, and needs considera-
ton. Preservation and the disposal
of any surplus that you might have on
account OF growing more of a kind
than is actually demanded for homs
consumption. This is one of our
problems ... - H..
Following this the governor urged
strongly that the territorial marketing
division should have consideration
and should be an essential Fart in the
organization scheme. He declared
that the division is in close touch with
producers and should be encouraged.
Marketing Division Heard From
Riley H. Allen drew attention to the
fact that some action should be taken
al once to see that the marketing di-
vision has the necessary financial sup
port and told of the appropriations
which should be supported.
lie asked that the territorial mar
keting division be heard from and A.
T.. Longley, superintendent, said:
There are now three bills before
tie legislature, one for the reOrganiEa-
ton Of the market to take it out OF
the United States experiment stations
hands and place it under the territory,
another increasing the revolving fund
from $500 to $4,000. and third ap-
propriating 5000 for extension work
to send a man to explain to the farm
ers what to do and how to properly
raise and market their products"
Longley said that $4,000 instead OF
$4,000 is really needed and later L.
A. Thurston moved that the legisia-
ture be requested tc appropriate the
higher amount, which was carried.
Longley then said that of the orders
for seeds he had received at least
nine-tenths were for lettuce and rad !
ishes. He urged the committee to
work out scheme whereby the more
substantial vegetables could be raised.
4 lnxt Cd hof In ha
undertaken there should be one CEN |
trail organization to tabulate statistics |
OF the planting and harvesting Of all !
foods to keep the supply diversified
as much as possible and thought the |
marketing division is the proper one i
as il is more closely in touch with the
farmers than any other.
Mr.. Thurston made a strong plea for |
the extension work and pointed out
that the marketing division is doing
good work, regardless Of the recent
black eye which it received, but that,
he maintained, was not the fault or
the present management. His support
crystalized the move for the meeting
and the central committee to favor
$4,000 a year for extension work
There was an unexpected and well
come development then when Samuel
F. Haserot, the Clevelander, asked for
moments leave to speak and gave
very lucid and vigorous outline of
what Cleveland has done and is doing,
explaining the organization of commit
tees to handle the food problem. He
declared that Hawaii does not fully ]
realize the great food problem before
the whole United States. He urged |
that the women of the community, the !
press, the children and many other
elements be enlisted in the great cam
paign. He said also that finance
committee is a vital part OF any big
program. This thought had already
occurred to the meeting and the COM |
nittee had been empowered to formu- /
late financial scheme.
After the meeting closed members of |
the committee began to clear decks"
for immediate action on the decisions |
arrived at. |
Those at the meeting included |
Chairman Dole, Gov Pinkham. Presi- |
dent Hagens of the chamber, Secre, |
tary r. C. Brown, j. NJ. Westgate, d. |
rector of the United States experiment |
station: DR.. A. L. Dean, president Col