Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-22
NOMENOF CITY PLANLEAGUE7 TO
HELP TERRITORY IN FOOD CRISIS

stopping OF purchases from your truck
gardener and the forcing Of him out
Of business. II the proper way TO do
is TO make II fashionable to know
your kitchen, then let's adopt It. All
Honolulu women should know thor
oughly the ms and outs of their kitch-
ems; what foods are prepared, how
prepared and whether used to best
advantage.
Dr. Arthur L. Dean, executive off,
Ger of the food commission. then ad-
dressed the meeting He asked all
the delegates present to see to 1t
that every bit of food Is utilized to
the utmost capacity. He said fire.
quent statements will be issued,
through the press, as to how best to
do this, and said if there is demand
for It, he will be glad to arrange a
series Of lectures about composition
Of foods, and suitable dietaries.
Governor Lucius E Pinkham was
the next speaker. He told how Tor
three years past he has tried to i'm
press the people Of Hawaii how neces-
sary it is to grow the territory's food
supply here. He told how there was
only from 10 days to two weeks sup
ply. of flour in the islands when the
mainland railroad strike threatened.
The governor declared that those who
have the land should hasten food pro
duction and realize their responsible
fly. We must solve our own PROP
lem first, and then we will be In po-
sition to help those on the mainland
he concluded. -
Two specific instances of how faui-
ty is the present system OF getting
foodstuffs grown here to the consum-
er were given by Lorrin A. Thurston,
who declared that Hawaiian onions
have been rotttng in the bins OF the
territorial marketing division, and IN
the fields, when California and Aus
traIian onions here were bringing ex-
orbitans, prices. He urged the women
to buy Hawaiian onions first, as their
duty to Hawaii. Thurston also said
splendid taro, 900 acres Of 1t, Is rot
ting in the fields of Kona, Hawaii, be-
cause the growers cannot sell 1t or
even give 1t away. There is hold
up here between the producer ana
consumer" he said; IAN exorbitant
profit which the intermediate man is
evidently making"
When Chairman Dole asked for re-
marks and suggestions from the. wo'
men representatives, a number maze
pertinent talks.
Mrs. Clifford Kimball said she
knows that good white potatoes are
grown in the islands; that she asked
for island grown potatoes at the Wal
aiua store, the dealer replying that he
had nothing but California potatoes.
Mrs. Kiniball said she did not buy.
Mrs. 2. J. Lindeman asked II the
Inter-Island's freight rates might not
be exorbitant and thus discourage
growers from shipping foodstuffs here
from the other islands. Chairman
Dole said this Is one Of the problems
the commission intends to take up.
Mrs. Arthur c. Smith said the Y.
w. G.. A. Is doing excellent work In
teaching how the fods Of Hawaii
may be used to best advantage.
INQUIRIES concerning = fish prices
were made by several women Chair
man Dole replied that there Is some
thing very strange about the fish sit
uation, and we hope to get to the bot
tom Of it before we get through" =.
Harold Rice of Maui spoke encour-
agingly on white potato growing on
the Valley Island. After two months
there win not be an Irish potato i'm
ported on Maui" he said. I'VE are
getting a better yield by 40 per cent
than they get from the best potato
fields in Maine"