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CO-OPERATION AND PRINTERS’ INK. 
The first dealer with whom I had an interview on this sub- 
ject, handles a number of Island products, including jellies, 
jams, chutneys, pickles, taro flour, starch, rhubarb, celery, 
sweet potatoes, dry beans, niangoes, avocados, pineapples, 
limes, oranges, pomelos, eggs and turkeys. No complaint was 
made regarding the quality of jellies, jams, chutneys and 
pickles. The demand for these products is increasing slowlv 
and the quality of the goods is satisfactory. Taro flour is, of 
course, an incidental product which has thus far not conre int'') 
wide use, but there is a slightly increasing demand for it. All 
of these products are put up in a form in which they could 
be safely held for long periods and could be shipped to the 
mainland without deterioration. In order to place these 
l)roducts, or other Island products, on the mainland markets, 
however, it is necessary in the first place that the producers 
of these products should get together in a friendly coooperative 
way ; adopt modern methods of advertising and marketing, 
As soon as this is done in a business-like way, there is no 
question as to the possibility of opening up a good outlet for 
the surplus which is not demanded by our Island population. 
Rhubarb and celery are furnished the year round to the 
local dealer, about whom we are now speaking. The rhubarb 
is received in Honolulu in much better condition than that 
which comes from the mainland, and is in every way satis- 
factory in quality. The celery produced in the Islands, as a 
rule, wilts a little too soon, but is tender and of good flavor. 
In winter it is usually possible to obtain celery from the main- 
land somewhat more cheaply than the growers here care to 
sell it. 
SWEET POTATO DEMAND. 
The sweet ])otatoes, which are furnished to the local mar- 
ket, are sadly lacking in uniformity of shape, color and flavor. 
Sweet potatoes are not imported from the mainland, and the 
local market is, therefore, exclusively in the hands of local 
producers. I have been repeatedly assured that ten times as 
many sweet potatoes as at present could be handled in Hono- 
lulu if they were supplied regularly and in uniform condition. 
Some of the producers have been informed of this fact, and 
yet have not given sufficient attention to the matter. It is 
impossible to force a product upon the public in a condition 
in which they do not want it. 
Tons of dried beans of various varieties are imported annually 
and all of these could be profitably raised in Hawaii. The man-' 
goes and avocados which are offered on the market are also 
sadly lacking in uniformity, some of them being delicious in 
flavor, and others scarcely fit to eat. The same may be said 
of papayas — in fact, all of these fruits would be demanded in 
