The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-26

the crop needed for military uses,
there. will be enough burlap left to
provide a plentiful supply of bags next
year, is not wholly clear at this time,
for the reason that present indications
point to the military demand being
heavier than ever before and the crop
being smaller. II such proves TO be
the case IL Is very safe to say that
bags will not be plentiful, and. even IL
the government does control the mar
ket they are not likely 10 be cheaper.
"Now is the time for the sugar in
dustry to practise conservation rela.
tive to sugar bags, and this can best be
accomplished by a wide use Of second
hand bags at this time. Bags origi-
nally used for the Transportation of raw
sugar should be kept for this service
and not utilized for any other purpose
after the bag has been emptied. These
bags should be returned to producers
and kept in circulation as long as pos.
sible. This practise, IL followed out
for the balance of this year and close
ly adhered to next year, win in great
measure serve to relieve a situation
that bears every earmark Of being
serious and troublesome, next year. -
Second Hands More Used
Local sugar men, commenting on the
use of secondhand bags, pointed out
that the use Of such bags 10 becoming
more general every day and that by the
I use Of them many Cuban and Porto
{ Rican producers who were short Of
: bags have been able to make up the de-
fciency. On the other hand, there has
been some complaint by the reflners as
to the use of second hand bags by the
producers on the international sugar
committee, on receiving q Complaint re-
Gently from the refnefs rs TO the I'M
satisfactory condition of bags, ruled
that where bags were used which prov
ed to be in bad condition when receiv-
ed an allowance should be made for
leakage and the leasened value of the
bags when empty, Of not less than fit.
teen cents per bag. This ruling is un-
derstood to cover sugar bags from all
producing countries. -; q
1t is upquestionably true that the use
of second hand bags would have to be
subject to some agreement between
sellers and the refners that would safe
guard the interests Of both. If a, wide
use of these old bags were made there
is no question that such an agreement
could be readily, reached by which the
producer would be expected to put the
| old bags in as good condition as possi-
BILE before theHnYere used and in which
I buyers woufd be protected for any loss
that might be sustained through the use
of these bags. 4, t.+.'%r, J, g.. y.
A prominent member of the sugar
trade, discussing the bag situation this
week, said:
81 believe this matter Of bags to be
a most, important one and, subject
which should be given careful consid-
Grafton by the American refine-s The
| present practise Of the. fefiners of using
sugar bags for eontai9er for their fin
ished products or in selling the bags to
second hand dealers Is one that might
wisely be altered at this time. 1t is
apparent to any one Familiar with con
ditions in the bag market that the pro
! ducers will have great difficulty In OBJ
tanning new bags during 1919. 1t is
very likely, of course, that they will re,
ceive percentage of their require
/ ments, but how large a percentage IL
will be no one can tell. In any event
a shortage of serious proportions is
! faced. Would it not therefore be wise
for the refners to act in concert and
agree to return the sugar bags to the
Produrersf
~ believe such plan is practicable
and l believe it sh0N' be ,"rted npnn
at an early date. The ag -" e ded
to carry raw sugar f., The fnPrs so
that an unintC~ - "rpl =, o" raw
sugars can be assured them. 70 utilize
these bags for any other purpose Is