Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-10

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one. which the British islands are re
ceiyiEg, in TN industrial respect, from
the war There is reason TO believe
that the reYiyify!ng impulse will be
peTpetuated after peace, not only in
the tight little islands" but through
out the vast colonial domains and the
Indian empire, not to mention the al
ready progressive dominions enjoy.
ing self-government on the parent
country plan. This reflection comes
with strong force from a glance
through the pages of pamphlet just
issued in London, the author being
Harold Hamel Smith, editor Of Tropi,
cal Life, and writer of many standard
works on tropical agriculture.
Hawaiian Methods Praised
With much emphasis of facts and
figures the treatise mentioned" The
High Price OF Sugar and How to Re
duee it''-frequently refers in highly
complimentary strain to the conduct
OF the Hawaiian sugar industry. In
deed, its chief motive is obviously to
promote. higher standards OF cultiya-
ton and manufacture, based on Ha-
Waiian methods. both In the Indian
empire and the tropical colonies, with
the end OF supplying not only the
great local needs of the sugarprodue-
ing count ries themselves but creating
surplus that would 60 far toward
meeting the huge demand of the Unit
ed Kingdonl--a demand that is one CT
the most important factors I'm the
world problem of cheaper sugar. The
book gives q table of IA British SUI
gar countries, including the impor-
tant fields of Jamaica and Queens
land, showing 2,946,675 acres under
cane cultivation, the average yield of
which Is ton IL cwt. an acre Gong
tonnage Of 2240 pounds no doubt be-
ing meant), and II Is pointed out that
India with 2,500.000 acres under cane
yielding 100000 tons Of sugar and
CUR, besides producing 100000 tons of
palm sugar, as compared with its
consumption of 3, 750, 600 tons, would,
by even raising its yield to two tons
an acre. produce 100000 tons.
Would Dominate World
Taking what he calls @this modest
estimate OF two tons to the acre,
still, MT. Smith adds 100000 tons
from other parts OF the empire to
midas hypothetical 100000. tons,
making total of 1900, 900 tons, and
bids hts readers think what an inn
mense augmentation would be secur-
ed to the empires wealth. on the one
hand, and, on the other hand, how
I'VE could dominate the sugar market
of the world with such an increased
output at our disposal TO handle" He
goes on to speak Of the great benefit
that would come to India from cheap
or sugar for its own consumption,
while Great Britain should be render
ed entirely independent Of other
countries for her supplies. and so
be able to raise the import duty on
foreign sugars" On the front cover
page or the. pamphlet he displays
passage from the text. repeating the
same extract in distinctive type un-
der the heading OF the chapter. of
which II forms the conclusion, to show
what an enormous economy of both
acreage and labor would be accomp-
lished II the yield of sugar, In tropi-
cal countries OF the empire, were
brought up to that OF Java, which is
stated at tons cwt. Of white sugar
per acre. Let Us even say four tons
only the author adds. the $500, 900
acres. OF India would give 10000, 600 !
tons Of white sugar as the output of
India II she did as well as Java, and |
as the average return for Hawaii is
said TO average nine tons Of sugar per
acre, four tons for Java or India is
nothing out OF the way"
Hawaii's Position Unique
Runar OLSON Setter, the representa-
tive OF the Chilean Nitrate Committee,
Is quoted in q pamphlet entitled The |
Cultivation of Sugar Cane" to show
the yields per acre OF four varieties of |
cane propagated by the Hawaiian Sug-
ar Planters Association at this expert
mept station, which range from 1854
20 6.S7 tons OF sugar. the second low
est being 1907 tons. DR.. Dean. presi-
dent Of the College of Hawaii, is cited