The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27

to the best advantage Of
the producer, and with the least expense
and trouble to the division, a cold stor.
age plant that would hold about fifty
eafeasses Of beef should be installed at
the division. This would save a great
deal Of time now necessarily lost in
taking customers TO the rented ice
houses to make sales. With the present
system of rented storage rooms, 50 far
from the division, II is also difficult TO
keep track of the stock on hand.
Retail Departments
H'Due to the fact that the division
was having considerable trouble in get
ting the market price for produce, re-
tail departments for meats and vege-
tables were opened June |, 1916. These
departments ave been valuable add.
tion to the Ielling facilities of the divi-
sion in that they protect the producers
from the dealers, and at the same time,
allow the sale Of produce at reasonable
rates 70 consumers. Before these retail
departments were established, il often
happened that meat and produce could
not be sold TO dealers at any price. Now,
IL dealers will not buy, the goods are
turned over to the retail departments
for sale direct to consumers.
. HAll goods turned over to the retail
department from consignments are
charged at the Wholesale price and then
resold at an advance TO cover the cost
Of operation. Having retail depart.
ments to which whole unit can be
charged saves great deal of bookkeep
ing which was necessary when making
small sales direct from consignments.
1.-THE retail meat department, which
showed a loss the first three months of
its operation, is now paying expenses.
This department was started at the re
quest Of several of the largest dressed
meat consignors who recognized the pro-
lection il would afford them. AS the
division did not have the funds with
which to buy all the equipment neces.
sary, part of il was installed by a con.
signor to whom is paid n very nominal
rental. To the retail meat business a
sausage kitchen has been added where
all the rough cuts of meat, not needed
for the retail trade, are converted into
sausage. D..
averaged $4308.3S a month since it was
established, and are increasing.
Delivery I ..
""Thc delivery service of the division
is increasihgl and in order to get best
results wider delivery must be in.
SMILED. Thee Menomenee truck, pur.
chased from an allotment of the con.
seryrtion committee in November 1914,
is still giving good service; and the
Ford touring car, which was purchased
by the division for work in connection
with the shipment of pineapples and
other outside, work, has been converted
into a light delivery truck. The divi.
sion is again in need of a light passen
posts and visiting consignors around
the islands.
Revolving Fund ..
"The present revolving fund set
aside for the use Of the division by the
last legislature, is not at all adequate
or satisfactory, owing to the difficulty
in making it serve the purpose fol
| which it was requested. What the
marketing division needs, more thar
any one thing, is cash working fund
one that can be readily used to pay of
|
produce is sold to reliable parties OF
time. A fund of $l5,000.00 should BE-
placed to the credit of the superin
tendent for such purposes as are neces
sary in the running of the business, az
the superintendent bonded for tn,
proper handling of these, funds.
fund of this kind would do more Il
build up the agricultural produce bust
ness of these islands than any othc
one thing. The farmer needs his none,
promptly, and if he is to sell at tn,
best prices he is not able to demanC
spot cash. - ~'a @r
"a large part of the present revolv
ing fund is tied up in pineapple crates
which are moving very slowly. Thes
crates are being carried as an inven
tory. If an additional $500 could b
added to the present fund and tn
whole made available for conducting
the business along business lines, il i
probable that the institution could b
made self supporting within two wears
by slightly increasing the marketin
i charge. ' ~@7, r' f.. r."
San Francisco Branch Nls tassts
'"Due to the apparent need for
mainland market for pineapples o
small growers, who could not &c
enough for them to cover the cost O
production, the division established
branch in San Francisco, July l. lois
and the superintendent made trip a
far east as Chicago TO look into tn
market for fresh Hawaiian pineapple,
It,was found that there were good pros
poets of selling large quantities o
fresh pineapples on the Pacific Coas
if they could be landed there in goo
condition, but that the markets cas-
of the Rockies could not be reache
with profit 10 local growers, due t
tho high cost Of freight and the pres
enee of the Florida and West India
fruit, which could be sold niue
cheaper.
1.-THE returns on the first shipmen
IN the mainland showed fair profit!
nut later in the season very poor r,
turns were received, often not enoug
to cover cost Of crates and freigh
This heavy loss was caused principal
by the poor condition in which Oh
fruit was received on the Coast, bu
due to the fact that the division We
not kept informed as to the conditio
upon arrival and the state of tn
, market, large shipments were mad
NVhara small nF no ahtnFaa ant. ~ :.