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which  would  give  better  trading  facilities  between  here  and 
the  mainland  for  farm  products,  etc.,  that  grow  on  these 
islands.  The  Committee  on  Forestry,  Agriculture,  Promotion 
and  Immigration  of  this  House  saw  fit  to  table  or  recommend 
that  the  bill  be  tabled,  and  that  the  clerk  be  instructed  to  send 
a copy  of  this  bill  to  the  commission  to  be  appointed  by  the 
Governor.  The  House  of  Representatives  saw  fit  to  adopt 
the  committee’s  report,  and  it  looks  as  though  this  com- 
mission, which  the  Governor  in  due  time  will  appoint,  will 
have  something  to  do.  Prior  to  the  appointment  of  the  com- 
mission, however,  I am  going  to  call  on  Dr.  Wilcox  to  ad- 
dress us,  and  he  will  speak  on  the  products  and  marketing  of 
farm  crops. 
Dr.  E.  V.  Wilcox.  Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen : 
In  the  few  minutes  that  I have  I want  to  call  attention  to  a 
very  few  specific  matters  regarding  the  possiblity  of  the  mar- 
keting of  a whole  lot  of  things  which  we  now  produce  more 
or  less  for  which  we  seem  to  have  no  market.  Whether  or 
not  that  is  the  logical  way  to  discuss  the  matter,  however,  I 
wish  to  speak  of  marketing  first  because  I think  you  will  all 
realize  and  agree  with  me  that  there  is  very  little  use  in  pro 
ducing  large  quantities  of  crops  which  now  do  not  appear  on 
the  market. 
It  has  been  frequently  brought  to  my  attention  that  there  is 
no  money  to  be  made  in  the  marketing  of  certain  things,  but  I 
wish  to  call  to  your  attention  that  continually  inquiries  are 
being  made  at  the  Experiment  Station  from  men  on  the  main- 
land, and  even  from  people  here  in  Honolulu,  regarding  the 
possibility  of  securing  more  of  certain  things  raised  here.  I 
have  had  considerable  correspondence  recently  with  a man 
on  the  mainland,  for  example,  who  wished  to  get  ten  tons  of 
dry  roselle,  for  which  he  is  willing  to  pay  eighteen  cents  a 
pound  here  in  Honolulu.  Much  difficulty  has  been  met  with  in 
learning  whether  the  cultivation  of  roselle  could  be  increased 
sufficiently  to  supply  the  quantity  required  by  this  one  man. 
The  party  in  question  would  be  glad  also  to  get  the  article  in 
three  or  four  times  the  quantity  mentioned.  Inquiries  have 
also  been  received  for  the  names  of  parties  who  deal  in  taro 
products  in  order  to  introduce  these  products  to  mainland 
markets.  The  two  matters  mentioned  are  sufficient  to  show 
that  there  is  a demand  on  the  mainland  for  some  of  our  prod- 
ucts. The  two  matters  mentioned  above  happen  to  be  the  only 
ones  which  have  come  to  my  attention. 
The  success  attained  by  the  sugar  planters  of  the  islands  is 
due  as  much  to  their  organized  and  systematic  efforts  in  se- 
curing and  exploiting  the  market  for  sugar  as  to  their  actual 
production  of  it.  In  order  to  secure  markets  for  any  product 
it  is  necessary  to  organize  in  a systematic  way  and  make 
