139 
the drug- is probably not increasing, and on the other the labor 
conditions of California cannot in any way enter into competition 
with such countries as Java, which at present easily supply the 
world's demand. 
Another class of industries which of late years has become pre- 
carious on account of the increasing diminution of per capita 
consumption, is the cultivation of perfumery plants. In this case 
the synthetic process of the manufacture of chemical perfumes 
has so improved that in perhaps the majority of cases the arti- 
ficial perfume is not only equal to the natural, but far less ex- 
pensive and more staple. The result is that whereas in perfum- 
ery growing industries all other elements of success may be pres- 
ent, the decreasing use of the natural perfume has often rendered 
its production unprofitable. In consequence of this many grow- 
ers of perfumery flowers in France and other European countries 
are gradually relinquishing the industry and establishing" chemical 
laboratories for the manufacture of synthetic perfumes. 
ALEXANDER CRAW. 
At a meeting of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry, held on 
July i, 1908, the following resolution was by a rising vote, unani- 
mously adopted : 
Whereas, The Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of 
the Territory of Hawaii have sustained a great loss in the death 
of Alexander Craw, Superintendent of the Division of Ento- 
mology ; 
And, Whereas, The efficient manner in which he administered 
the duties of his office, has won the respect of all and resulted in 
lasting benefit to the agricultural interests of Hawaii ; 
And, Whereas, By his genial and kindly manner he had en- 
deared himself to his associates and all others with whom he came 
in contact ; 
Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the Commissioners of Agri- 
culture and Forestry extend to his widow their sincerest 
sympathy in her great bereavement and that a copy of these reso- 
lutions be spread on the minutes and be engrossed with the signa- 
ture of the Commissioners and presented to her. 
OUR LUMBER QUESTION. 
"It is a striking fact that in the United States at the present 
time we are using about three times as much timber as our forests 
grow. If we were everywhere practicing forestry with a result- 
ing improvement equal to that made in Prussia, our forests would 
be growing as much as we use." — U. S. Forest Serznce Circular. 
