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and a tobacco expert for Hawaii, will be held at 7 130 p. m. on 

 Tuesday, February 13, at the library of the Territorial Board 

 of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry on King street. 



F. G. KRAUSS, Sect'y. 



February 15, 1906. 

 Hon. J. K. Kalanianaole, 



Delegate to Congress from Hawaii, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Dear Sir: Acting upon your suggestions as set forth in 

 your favor of January 4, 1906, to the Farmers' Institute, Ho- 

 nolulu, Hawaii, in which you desire to further the diversifica- 

 tion of the industries of our Territory by recommending that 

 Hawaii secure from the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture, through the Hon. Secretary of Agriculture, soil surveys 

 of at least a part of each island in the group. Also, we note 

 that in your consultation with Secretary Wilson, the Hon. 

 Secretary offers to follow up the work by assigning a tobacco 

 expert to establish the industry on a firm basis. 



Recognizing the benefits that would result from such aid by 

 the United States Department of Agriculture, a special meet- 

 ing of the Executive Committee of the Farmers' Institute of 

 Hawaii was called on the evening of February 13, at which 

 time it was voted that the Hon. Secretary of Agriculture be 

 petitioned to lend us every possible aid for the furtherance of 

 a soil survey and the assignment of a tobacco expert. 



We enclose herewith a copy of our letter to Secretary 

 Wilson. 



Very truly yours, 



(Signed) F. G. KRAUSS, 



Secretary. 



Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture, 



Washington, D. C. 



February 15, 1906. 



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

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

 provement and diversification of the industries of our Terri- 

 tory, advises us, under date of January 4, 1906, of his con- 

 sultation with you in regard to securing soil surveys of at least 

 a part of each island in the group. 



