The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-20
women SUGGEST
EXCELLENT IDEAS
Food Economies Are Suggested
Al First Meeting and Propa-
uanda viii Be Urged

Definite proposals for the eOnserva
ticn Of food in the Isalnds, which, Il
put into general operation. will have ,
noticeable effect, were made ~ Az,
women's committee Of the food commits
sion when IL met with Chairman lame.
D. Dole and Executive A. u. Dean IN
she commission yesterday. The NOR,
fully these suggestions are adopted ~
fle housewives of Honolulu and Az
territory, the sooner will the presan,
situation be clarified, and the commit
tee viii have for one Of it, problem,
ne spreading Of the saving propaoanda
Use OF Hawaiian products as far n,
possible viii be urged BY the commit
tee. This will include giving n nrefeV
epce TO home grown potatoes. onions and
other vegetables over the Imported. ma
2 use o. other homegrown vegetable,
tof KINDS that are commonly brought
from the mainland. II will establish 4
market for the Island. grown and will
Keep ~ home money that is now ex
pended in the States. The utilization
20 everything that can be used az and
from the table comes as a part Of thi,
proposal not to serve unduly large nor
lions and TO eliminate so far as nesal
bic the garbage can.
Reduction in the amount of meat nsef
is second suggestion. Assuming tia,
fifty per cent OF the Population Az
beef eaters, the housewife win be asked
10 cnt the consumption Of beef ~ 4
quarter Of pound week for each nef
spu. In most families this can be read
lily d0ue. With such ,curtailnent n /,
Thought that it would be unnecessary Il
Import beef and the islands, supply
would be adequate. Less ham and ba
on' than formerly used Is also TO be
urged, since this would cause an impoi
tpiif cut in imports. Mixing Of corn
meal with donr IN breadmakif,a may ~
termed a part Of the food economy pro
posal, since II is wheat that a cane
Sially needed to help feed the Allies and
IL il this crop that is short.
Another meeting Of the Committee d
expected within the next few days.
10 Consider Rice Prices
Prices Of rice will be discussed at tho
next meeting Lof the food commission
which is expected to be held today
There has been complaint as to the hue
tuation Of prices for this Commodity
which is so important TO large Dor.
.tion Of the population. This has beer
especially so with Japanese rice. IL &
claimed. Doctor Dean has investigated
this subject quite extensively and ear
render a report Of his findings to the
commission. There has been an ad
vance Of about 80 hundred on rice
since the war began, and higher freight
rates are also given as a contributing
cause to the higher prices. Japanese
rice can be imported cheaper than the
grain can be raised here, and is now
about fifty cents hundred lower
Higher cost of labor here accounts for
this. The food commission has no con.
troIlo freight rates.
The county agent reports. that there
is more rice being planted here now
than for a number Of years and that
this will have a tendency TO relieve the
rice shortage that has existed, though II
Is admitted that Hawaii cannot com,
pete with Japan in rice growing so far
as costs Of production 60.
Further discussion OF the fish indus.
try Of the Islands Is exported to come
up at the meeting. There has been one
report rendered ON this subject, but il
was rather Of preliminary report
Chairman Charles g. Boekns Of that
committee says there has been consider,
able work done in the way Of inyesti,
eating and that il is being continued
The scope for Investigation Il wide
one and it win take time to obtain ali
the data needed for a conclusive report
a. w. Nicely has been assigned 70
this committee in place Of the late A. X.
0zawa. $500