Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XL, Number 48, 28 November 1902 — CHEMISTS COMBINE They Will Have Uniform Plan of Sugar Tests. [ARTICLE]

CHEMISTS COMBINE

They Will Have Uniform Plan of Sugar Tests.

"Tfae HatraJian Sugar Ch*>mists Aswhieh has for U? pur:»s? unlformitv in dcallnr wtth tiie so?ar cr-.p cf the Isr!an«», forrned at a rn<ī)»Hlri£? ot cfcen:ist< of tfc? var:</u.s planta«'>ns. held on Tu«*siay. Tn\s organl*atiou was ptanned over a nunlh ago at i prelitninary meetins of th* cfcon;<sts of Oaha, whieh ineiu<iel not oniv ihosv of the plantati<ms, but thchemssts who are e"Agaged in ','iher exp«rrii?irntal \vork. At the me<?ting of tfce Hawaiian ar PJanters' As3<xiation last week th-/ mittor ot uniformity of ehemieai mt-th-&ds in dealing with eane was discuss-«i. ; and it \vas dectded that an associat:on of the cht-nnsis, by whieh aU wouM ■ Work towartJ a uniform plan. wou!d be 0f gr« at b<;r.erit in providwg a gen». ra! outllne by whieh ail plantation work • m:ght be guided. The orga.nization, as formed. is not untagonistie to the planters īnterests in anv \vay, the union; being not mueh for the protection of the ch» : mi?ts as for the benefli ojf the piantations. ! Thu» meeting for or.£fanization was he!d ; in the rwms of Ihe Hawaiian Sugar | Pianters* Asso<'iation and the twenty- f iwo chemists were eniv.»lied at that ] time, most of them from Oahu. ] Tiie foilo\ving were the otileers e!ect- j ed for the ensuing year: Prtsioe»H, C. F. Eekart. Vice ptvsident, J. C. Penny. r<:tury and Treasurer, E\lmur.-i C. : S/ n\-y. | 'he exeeutive committee consists of tl .• ivl)ov»f named oflicers and P, A. G. Oahu: \V. MeQuaid, Ha- ; waii; Geo. H. Bald\vin, Maui; A. Fries, j Kauai. I The object of the asosciation is the ; study of j-ugar che*niBtry and the methi ods of analysls used in eftecting ehemI ieal control of sugar house work, with \ the aim of arriving at uniformity both | of methoda and statements of results. j The work of investigation necessary |in arder to arrive at ' uniformity of j tnethods is to be conducted by commlt- | tees appointed by the president. Mueh | c-f thls work will take some time but ; the committee on extraction expects to | repcrt within two \veeks and upon this I report the executive committee wili | probably recommend and publish a provisionai method for this branch of the work, to be used durlng the coming crop. The intention of the sugar chen;ists of Hawaii to form such an associatlon Avas <jiscussed at the meeting of the Planters' Association last week and the association just formed seems to | be assured of the support and coopera- | tion of the p!anters. i