Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-19
DELEGATES GET
away FOR Home
WELL SATISFIED
Visitors Enthusiastic Over Hon.
oIuIu's Entertainment; Maui
Promises 1918 Fun

Expressing satisfaction at the re-
suits accomplished, and uttering final
convention yells, the Maui and Ha-
waii delegations to the Sixth Civic
Convention, departed for tneir homes
this morning On the Mauna kea. The
Kauai delegates left on the kinau at
IL O'Clock last night.
The convention sessions closed yes
terday afternoon, after Maui was sc.
lected as the meeting place for the
1918 convention. but the final event
did not occur until the banquet at the
Noana hotel and the jollification and
dance at the Young we're ended.
While the work of the Civic Con-
Vention is entirely suggestive action,
and not mandatory, its deliberations
are yearly considered more import
ant to the law making and law en-.
forcing bodies of the territory. AS
remarked by Judge Delbert Metzger
OF Hilo at the opening session: The
stamp of approval or disapproval OF
the Civic Convention is becoming
more important at each annual meet
Ing"
Aside from the patriotic trend Of
all the discussions at this convention,
much deliberation was given to the
territorial road problems, and food
conservation and food production.
One of the final acts of the conven-
ton was the passage of a resolution
strongly indorsing and supporting the
action Of President Wilson in declar>
ing and pressing the war against Ger.
many. This resolution was intro.
duced by w. o. Smith.
Five papers were read during the
afternoon, in addition to the resolu-
lions presented and the reports Of
committees submitted. The resolu.
tons committee, through DR.. H. B..
Elliot, its schairman, reported favor
ably on number of resolutions n
the afternoon. All those recommend.
eG were rassed by the convention
They included a resolution recon.
mending the appointment OF a com
mittee of five by the convention to
work toward the establishment OF q
federal PARK in Hawaii.
After the speaking ]. A. Beaver pre-.
sented resolution asking the mem,
bers to take a food conservation
pledge. There was a difference Of
opinion as to the taking of the pledge.
as some of the men wanted the f=n.
inine half Of the family to attend
70 that part Of the war duties, but at
the end the resolution was rassed,
with a few dissenting votes.
w. o. Aiken moved that the thanks
Of the convention be extended to The
owners Of Laniakea for the use of the
theater for the meetings. The ilotion
passed unanimously.
B. A vote of thanks to- J. r. C. Ragens
who had Rctedeas president Of tne con.
vention meetings, and to Raymond C.
Brown, the secretary, was called fol-
by DR.. Elliot and passed unanimously.
DR.. Elliot also included the KCaolulu
hosts who had entertained the con.
vention so royalty and splendidiy and
presented such an excellent program
for their consideration" IN tie vote
of thanks.
Not least in interest at the final
session was a paper presented by Dr.
L. N. Case on the breeding and raising
of stock in these islands Beef, pork
and mutton raised for food purposes
were reviewed by Doctor Case, as well
as the breeding and raising of horses
for work, army use, polo and racing
Doctor Cases report follows in part:
Live stock breeders in this terri
tory have awakened to the fact that
1t is much more profitable to breed
high class animals than scrubs and so
W fT1or &ha
best type Of pure bred stock in ever
increasing numbers. g..
'The importation of this class OF
breeding stock and the raising of pure
bred and high grade animals is the
one and only solution of the problem
confronting US, i. e., whether or not
this territory can become self support
ing in so far as animal products are
concerned .E
AS far as meat Is concerned, the
territory has gone far toward supply
ing its demand; especially is this true
Of beef and pork. The great advance
which has been made during the past
ten or twelve years in the production
of high class beef, mutton and pork is
not generally realized by the public
Pork Production
THE production of pork would seem
to be very attractive field especially
so now as the prices are the highest
ever paid, producers getting from 10
to 90 cents a pound live weight COM
pared to 10 and II cents before the
war.
THE dairy industry has not kept
pace with the improvement noted in
other lines of animal husbandry. The
Scrub dairy COW is still much in evil
dence and will probably so remain I'M
til the general run of dairymen are
educated UP to the fact that it costs
no more to keep a well bred highly
productive animal as it does scrub
besides being vastly more profitable.
When this point is reached there will
be considerable demand for the best
type of dairy animal which demand
should be net by the breeders in these
islands. Some of the rancheTs are az
ready taking up the breeding of blood
ed dairy stock and will soon be in
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