February 15th, 1906. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture, 



Washington, D. C. 



Dear Sir: — Our Delegate to Congress, the Hon. J. K. Ka- 

 lanianaole, desiring to further all proper efforts for the improve- 

 ment and diversification of the industries of our Territory, ad- 

 vises us, under date of January 4th, 1906, of his consultation 

 with you in regard to securing soil surveys of at least a part of 

 each Island in the group. 



We are informed that you have promised favorable considera- 

 tion to the matter, and further, should you decide that this work 

 can be extended to Hawaii, you will follow it up by sending a 

 tobacco expert to establish that industry on a firm basis. 



Appreciating the great benefits that would result to Hawaii by 

 such aid from the United States Department of Agriculture, the 

 Farmers' Institute of the Territory of Hawaii respectfully and 

 earnestly petition the Hon. Secretary of Agriculture to use his 

 best efforts to secure for our Territory as complete a soil survey 

 as possible for each of the several Islands forming the Territory 

 of Hawaii, and also to assign a tobacco expert to these Islands to 

 assist in establishing the tobacco industry, in which the Hawaii 

 Experiment Station, with Territorial aid, has already made so 

 favorable a beginning. 



Trusting that this petition for the extension of Hawaii's agri- 

 cultural resources will meet with your favorable consideration, 

 we are, 



Respectfully yours, 



Jared G. Smith, 



President. 



Pearley L. Horxe, 



Alexander Craw, 



F. G. Krauss, 



Executive Committee. 



