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forests and forest products should from this time forth be 

 made one of the leading features of the efforts of the Planters' 

 Association, both by it as an organization, and through the 

 individuals and corporations which give it its strength. 



Respectfully submitted, 



LORRIN A. THURSTON, 



Committee on Forestry. 



NEW FRUIT MARKETS. 



The following letter by Mr. Jared Smith, is copied from a 

 recent Advertiser : 



Editor Advertiser: Mr. J. E. Higgins reports, under date 

 of September 4, 1907, the arrival in Chicago in perfect condition, 

 of our pineapples and avocados. This carload of fruit left Hono- 

 lulu per Alameda, August 14, and arrived in Chicago late Satur- 

 day afternoon, August 31. The following Monday being Labor 

 Day, the fruit was not opened for examination until September 3. 

 Mr. Higgins states that out of the whole lot of pineapples sent, 

 he had discovered, so far, only one defective fruit. A consign- 

 ment of twenty-two dozen avocados which accom.panied the pine- 

 apples, arrived in Chicago in good condition for immediate use. 



This is a practical demonstration of the fact that pineapples 

 and alligator pears can be shipped in good condition to any mar- 

 ket which can be reached from Honolulu in twenty-one days, 

 either by ocean or rail transportation. With the present lines of 

 communication, this would include all mainland points between 

 San Francisco and Chicago, all northern ports as far as Sitka, 

 all Japanese ports, Vladivostok, Hongkong, Sydney and Mel- 

 bourne. Those who engage in the pineapple industry in Hawaii 

 need have no fear of producing a larger crop than can be marketed 

 at present prices for many years to come. 



Yours truly, 



JARIED G. SMITH, 

 Special Agent in Charge. 



Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, Honolulu, Sept. 19, 

 1907. 



