It was in this environment, the atmosphere of spruces and pines, of fish-hawks and pelicans, "peace and contentment, that Mr. Dole told] the writer something about the business he directs. Our host, in the: fifties, tall, sharp-featured, black hair-streaked -with grey, was] free and fluent in speech. He was till wearing his old tweed cap its fish hooks and flies as he told tus something about his everyday life when he is home in Honolulu. From his great canneries there fruit is sent to all parts of the world, At the peak of the season 8,000 workers are employed in the canneries and on plantations, which cover $8,000 acres. At the quiet season only 2000 are employed! To meet the demands of the factory and its output, cans are conveyed in an endless stream from the American Can Company's plant joining, and these are sterilized, filled, sealed and labelled, at the rate' of many hundred cans per minute, Mr, Dole's ness at Hawaii, and in relaxation at Penask, certainly provide some interesting contrasts.
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