The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-10
4. l. Castle Makes Investigation
Of Marketing Conditions IN
Hllo For Food Commission
COUNTY AGENT WORKS
OUT IMPORTANT PLANS
Two Large Houses viii Import
No More Irish Potatoes But
sell Only Home Grown

Senator A. l., Castle, chairman of the
sub. committee on marketing Of the
food commission, was in Hilo last week
and returned Sunday bringing with
him interesting and important informa,
tion relative to what, Hilo merchants
are doing and preparing to do in the
way Of utilizing home grown vegeta-
bles. At least two Of the larger houses
I'M Hilo will discontinue the importa-
tiop Of Irish potatoes entirely and will
sell Hamakua and Waimea grown tn,
bers. 49, &.... ..G.. ~.
Mr.. Castle found the county agent On
the Big Island working on .eompre,
hensive plan for work that will be of
Importance to the food commission and
saw no absence of pep in what Is
being undertaken there. Speaking of
his trip yesterday afternoon he said.
a''I bad chance to do considerable
work for the food commission, or more
particularly for my special branch, that
Of marketing.
s'tIn spite Of recent suggestions Of
lack Of ftpep,' and that the commits
sidn is mainly interested In the relation
of labor to the national guard, found
HOT the slightest suggestion OF either
Judge Metzger, who is acting as our
representative in Hawaii, is working
out with County Agent NOR, a very
complete and comprehensive scheme Of
survey OK lands and crops, survey
which will be of utmost value to the
commission and to the people OF, the
territory IN general Each month the
county agent will revise his report, and
every third month make more thor
ougl ana exhaustive report 70 the com
MISSION. lt IS hard work but an in
'aisPensaple one, .gh ~ ~. .-r
naeIShailss snow friendiy spirit
b, among the ,nlerchants FOUND only
e most t,ienay 1eeiing towards the
5Snorts OF the commission and towards
iocai produce. MT. GiIard, OF Davies
~ .Sssoot large dlstrllpqt9r, informs
irple tnat !! " ms htenIton not 70 use
Any 'Ionreei hiPorr.eu potatoes, ana ~ was
aIso NE ln.ehtlon 70 use otner local
P,oIuetSs whenever oDta l =. ~
su..' anager o. me hii9 Mer-
ysaIp,s ~, stas a IhaS tne uslilzati ION
isianu Pioduets nad long Deeh a pet
scneHle u ms, ann ne most deeldealy
w. oPPoeon ~ tne Eoruerlhe oi AZ,
PoIIou BoVus when the money eo9ih
yusSs an wen pe kept ~ the country. ne
t uo me " ms warehouse ahd showed
my mneie tney were ~ tne TINE ms
car1nIng sPolied potatoes. was a
Bfapnip inus s. ol the saVlhg tnab
gou ls pe op 9i ny using tne lresher
i'i ".m P uouu.cs nJII ~,
vL3,N,h i1"inins .nat .. .. "aisn At
nan hAd y surplus Oh potatoes, on,
ions anu corn ne lmnediateiy stated
NE ,~ould geS Into communication with
Maisn, anu ncsiree IN tne Iut1te 10 De
Oh the n'allhg lsc.r a readiness TO
SooPeIats Ike t.is rs encouraging. 3
taui.s VI rast A'tempts
APparehsiy the great faut IN our
marketing OF Iocal products IN the past
mas peeh the iallure 70 apprise dealers
throughout the lerrltory OF when,
where ana now 10 ootain local produce.
~ the 1000 commission can remedy
inns IN any way u VIII certainly be a
great step IN the right direction, and
VIII be or more real ard 10 the home.
steader than anything else IL Is fact
that orders for potatoes have gone out
OF Hilo harbor to the coast when po'
tatoes have gone begging In hamakua
or Walmea, Athough the hatural CUT
let for, the Waimea and upper Hama
kun ADMINISTRATORS is kawaihae and Ho.
holulu yet IL the Hilo merchants only
knew when and how to get local pro
ducts they would use them. Our conn
ty agents win be instructed at all times
TO furnish exact information to local
dealers and to cooperate with them
wherever possible, both in order to en-.
able the dealers to have fresh supply
on hand and to save to the producer
the numerous freight charges he might
otherwise have to pay. The building
up OF any system is necessarily slow
but ! believe that the work Of the
Food Commission is going to give per
manent results. y ,.s I'll
Would Craze Cattle 81. !,
Utilization for grazing purposes of
lands not now med otherwise Is one
nf the nlAna hmm Nllrh the food Pnm-