The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-04-09
EX-GOVERNOR CARTER THRILLS AND
ENTHUSES kauai IN AID OF RED CROSS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND PLANTERS ASSOCIA-
TION APPOINT COMMITTEES TO PROMOTE
COMING LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
Harold Rice Of Maui, H. P. Agee and George H. Angus
Come to Kauai in Behalf of Territorial Fair Cham
Der Of Commerce and Planters Endorse Fair

II hdudl CHdllDeT VI OOluuleICt
held a meeting at the Court House in
Lihue last Thursday. The meeting
was called for the purpose of appoint
ing a committee to work in conjunc
tion with a committee appointed by the
Planters Association, to promote the
coming Liberty Loan drive, and any
other matter of territorial importance
which may come up for consideration
The meeting was first addressed by
Harold Rice, of Maui, who, with H. P
Agee and George Angus of Honolulu
had come to Kauai in the interest oi
the coming Territorial Fair. Rice is
a practical agriculturist and stock
grower, is a man of affairs, whose
measure of success has given his ad
vice in public affairs some signifi
cance. He was listened to attentive
ly, and the Chamber of Commerce al
the conclusion of his address passed
resolutions heartily endorsing the fair
Rice's Fair Talk
Mr.. Rice said in part:
Mr.. Agee, Mr.. Angus and myself
came to Kauai primarily to secure the
endorsement of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Planters Association
for the coming Territorial Fair. We
hope Kauai as a whole will back il
up. We aim particularly to stimulate
production. Hoover can do half by
promoting food conservation We are
endeavoring to do the other half by
stimulating production. We hope tC
aid the territory in many ways. We
hope to show what the Red Cross is
doing. We hope to help the Palama
Settlement. We want to make the
fair the biggest thing that has ever
been pulled off in Hawaii. The Ter
ritorial government is going to be VI
against it for shipping, probably, and
we can help by promoting the produc
ton of supplies right here in the isl
ands. / hope we can get every man
on Kauai to help us. Get in and rub
elbows, and help to push the thing
along. The army is doing all it car
to help us. Six army officers came
to see us, and we went out to Schofeld
and gave them an idea of what we are
doing and what we hope to do. They
loaned us tents, and gave us very ma
terial aid.
| could talk all day on what is being
done in the way of improving cattle
Take the Parker ranch, for instance
Their beeves formerly dressed on ar
average only $50 pounds. For the
year 1917, because of improved stocl
secured through the importation OF
the right kind of bulls, their beet
dressed on an average $50 pounds
And l tell you, gentlemen, if we only
improve our stock consistently, some
day the mainland will be coming tc
production by getting the pride of the
people aroused, and have the farmers
plant seed that will produce good feed
The United States, France and Great
Britain are all actively assisting in the
promotion of these get-together fairs
The government has asked us to helI
here in Hawaii, and we hope you will
endorse our efforts.
Charles A. Rice of Lihue, upon the
concuion of Harold Rice's address
moved that the Chamber of Commerce
endorse the fair, and that we should
ask the Inter-island company to Offer
rates that will induce stock owners
and plantations to send exhibits. The
Chamber passed such resolution.
Planters Appoint a Committee
Frank Crawford, cashier of the
Bank of Hawaii, acted as chairman
He explained the meeting had been
called for the purpose of appoint
ing a committee, to work in harmony
with a committee of three which had
been appointed by the Planters asso
citation, with a view of systematizing
work in connection with the promotion
of the coming Liberty Loan, and such
other measures of public interest as
may come before the Chamber. The
Planters Association had appointed a
committee of three, consisting of c. H
Wilcox, c. A. Rice and w. d. Wish
ard, to act with the managers of each
plantation. He thought the commit