Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Horner, Albert August 7, 1863 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

ALBERT HORNER, Agriculturist. An inventor of note and an expert agriculturist, 
Albert Horner, son of the late John Mears Horner, pioneer figure in the sugar 
industry, has long been prominent in industrial and political affairs of the 
Territory. He is identified with leading pineapple enterprises and has served 
the community as a public officer.
  Arriving in the islands in 1879 with his parents, Mr. Horner engaged with 
his father in the cultivation of sugar cane at Spreckelsville, Maui. He 
promoted the establishment of Kukaiau plantation, in the district of Hamakua, 
Hawaii, in 1882, and was an officer of the company until 1911.
  During that period Mr. Horner was responsible for the installation of 
improved methods of cane culture, which insured the advancement of the 
industry. He is the inventor of many devices now used throughout the world in 
harvesting sugar cane. Prominent among these is the Horner Cultivator, 3000 of 
which are in use in Hawaii, and more than 10,000 are used in other cane 
growing countries all over the world. Another of his contributions to the 
industry was the invention of a wire rope transportation system for carrying 
cane from fields to the mill.
  Among other business enterprises in which he is interested, Mr. Horner was 
one of the organizers of the Hawaiian Canneries Co. in 1913. He is president 
of the company. For five successive years he has been president of the 
Association of Hawaiian Pineapple Canners, and for two years has been a 
director of the National Canners’ Association of America.
  In the early 90’s Mr. Horner was active in politics, serving in the Hawaiian 
legislature in 1890 and 1892 and has since held responsible appointive 
positions. He was chairman of the Hawaiian Loan Fund Commission, disbursing 
$600,000. During the World war he was commissioned with the rank of captain in 
the Officers’ Reserve Corps, June 1, 1917. his wide knowledge of cane culture 
led to his appointment in 1919 as Territorial Sugar Expert, acting in the 
capacity of advisor to homesteaders in matters of land cultivation and means 
of production. He made a splendid record in this work until ill health forced 
his retirement in 1923.
  Born in Alameda County, California, Aug. 7, 1863, Mr. Horner is the son of 
John Mears and Elizabeth (Imlay) Horner. He married Florence Winter in 
Honolulu, January 20, 1891. They have three sons, Albert, William Foster, and 
John Mears Horner.
  Mr. Horner is a Mason, an Elk, a member of the Pacific and Oahu Country 
clubs, and the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce.


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