The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-08-06
MAUI NOTES.


Huelo, Hamakualoa and Makawao have had
some fine rainy weather the past month and all
the young cane looks very promising. At Huelo
Akanaliilii, Wo Sing X Co. and W. II. Halstead
are very busy ploughing mp, and planting new
fields, by the close of the year Hueio will have
about 1000 acres ia caue all Of which can be
irrigated, there being an abundance OF water.
Most of the cane on this plantation can be
humcd TO the mill which is owned by a company
under the management Of Mr.. Robert Cation.
The plantation roads and landing nc Huelo are
in first class condition and have hoen made SO
ut great expense. The same cannot be said OF
the Government road FROM Makawao through
the Huelo district; It being in a very bad con-
diton. The Spreckels River aud Haiku ditch
continue to carry a very full supply Of water 20
Haiku, Hamakuapoko. Makawao and the COM
mons. Quite a sharp piece of business was ac-
complShed by one Of the Honolulu mercantile
firms a short while ago and shows the tenacity
with which some people will cling To n rather
questionable power. One Of Maui's prosperous
planters who was a while ago a little involved;
but who X now out Of debt. visited the States
some time ago and before going gave 70 a firm
(his creditors) power OF attorney TO act for him
during his absence. When the planter returned
home he made arrangements 20 ship his sugars
direct To- san Francisco via kahului, thereby
saving about Sli per ton. lie notified his Ho-
nolulu agents of the change and was told by
them that lac could not do it, as they had made
arrangements 60 have his sugars shipped TO San
Francisco via Honolulu. through their house.
On his enquiry as TO the authority by which
they had made such arrangements, he was in
formed that they acted ON the power of attorney
he had given them 20 act for him while he was
away and which he had not yet revoked. He had
of course thought that when he came back he
could do his own business aud never thought
that the power of attorney given his agents would
he held over him while he was in the kingdom.
Every pound ofsugar made at Haiku, Hamakua-
poke, Makawao, Spreckelsyille, Waikiki and
Waikapu viii be before very long shipped from
Kahului. The only reason why IL is not now SO
shipped IL because "A great many of the plant
atoms and planters are in debt to Honolulu
firms and are obliged 20 let them make their
heavy commissions. The J. D.. Spreckels Bros,
are now taking the agency Of many planters here.
Their charges are 2M per cent on all snles OF
sugars in San Francisco q Of one per cent In
surance and $500 freight per ton from Kahulni.
No commission Will he charged to planters by
them on purchases of plantation supplies and
requirements. The sugars, will be sold 10 the
Refinery Of Me. S~preckels i'm San Francisco and
if the prices realized do not satisfy the planters,
they are at perfect liberty to withdraw from the
arrangement:-no binding contract being made
by either planters or agents.
The Wailuku Sugar Co finished grinding n short
while ago. They cleaned up 2005 tons Of sugar.
This plantation under the present management
OF w. II. Bailey has cleared Of the old indebted
ness and is now paying very handsome dividends
to the stock holders. The planters for this
company are four; Messis T.. III. Bailey. @. A.
Bailey, w. II. Cummings, and w. o.. Smith.
These planters are furnished by the Wailuku
Sugar Co, with the land. water, and seed cane.
The labor for cutting the cane, the hauling TO the
mill, and the use of the Company's cattle for
ploughing, besides the fencing. OF the net
product OF sugar the Wailuku Sugar Company
receive and the planters u. This arrange
ment has worked with great success to both the
planters and the mill company. One of the
planters is now ont Of debt and will this year
ship his sugars via Kahului TO San Francisco.
The other planters will soon be enabled TO do
the same. The mill company furnishes all the
labor TO the planters, charging each according 10
amount employed, and deducting same out OF
their share of the sugars. 1t is expected that next
years crop will far exceed the present ono.