The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-08-23
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We have devoted largo space to the account Of
the machinery and mill buildings, but our sketch
would be incomplete, did We not give our readers
some idea OF the outer working Of the quarters Of
the men, their food and so forth.
At the present time there are COO mon employed,
during the harvest there we're upwards of 1000,
but about 400 have Just been discharged To
work such body of men requires The most perfect
system and we accordingly find that everything
is carried on with the precision Of military
organization. The mon arc divided among Eve
camps al the head of each there is foreman, who
is responsible for bis non under him arc sub
foremon, who take charge Of the working gangs.
These men have 10 report 10 the manager daily,
filling up printed form. For instance vo wero
shown the report for Gang No. =. The foreman
was roponsible for 10 men no reported that g
were wedding, 3 were cooks, were sick. attended
the stable and was on sundry Jobs. The fore
man of the camp reports upon each man by name,
showing tho number of hours he was employed,
how employed, wherp employed and The animals
under his charge he also gives the number Of
animals in stable, the number Of men eating in
the dining room and the number Of private
animals fed. There are still other forms, but
those mentioned will give an idea Of the system ;
under it there can be no stealing or waste. II
there is, it is at once shown by comparison of
the reports, the matter Is Cnquired into and the
culprit punished or dismissed. SO closely does
the system work, that Chinese cook, who was
supporting native family fron the cOmpany's
stores was at once discovered, merely from the
showing of the reports.
walk down to the camp aud sec the dinner
prepared for the men, said Mr. Porter, and we
went A nice airy dining room, capable Of seat
ing 40 or 100 persons the Doctor a stout,
laughing darkcy, the very model Of negro cook,
Just such n man as Ross Browne has described,
was busy dishing up. Well, Doctor, do You
starve your people the Chr0Hirl, tells rs Pr mo
sab You look round, see what TO eat" and he
opens his capacious jaws and gives won't 10 Jolly
yah yah Plenty Of food here undoubtedly. Cold
boiled beef, hot beef, stew with potatoes, pork and
beans fresh bread, butter syrup, onions, potatoes,
pickles. tea, sugar, apple-pie, cake each man can
help himself, eat rs much rs he likcss The food
looked appetislng and ON another occasion we
found il 10, for while riding around the fields We
found that the time had slipped away faster than
We had thought and there were inward rumblings
that told OF breakfast having been thoroughly di
gested. Making for construction camp, on the new
ditch, We lunched sumpluously off the food which
was prepared for the men, and enjoyed II thor
ougey 50 much FOR quality. 10 return to the
dining room, however: not only are the men we'll
supplied, but We found they had additional COM
fort. The staff under tho Doctor consisted Of
. assistants and boys the boys being employed
in waiting at table. iaburer who not only gets
we'll fed, well housed and well paid, but Is waited
on at table is indeed well of, These fqcfs and
where be the Chronicle hovls and lies now. Near
camp No. is the hospital a neat, airy building.
RETIRED with a vegetable garden attached. where
the men can be well cared for.
Now for q scampgr over the fields. Four thou
sand acres or 50 are under cultivation. and at u
q crop Is coming on. The wate- system rs very
perfect the Puuncnc Resoryuit IS we'll worth
SEEING This Is u or % acres In extent and had a
depth Of Is feet Of water whom we visited IT, A
demands for water from the various foremen, and
by a system Of screws, carefully gau9cd, Just
allows the proper quantities to escape 10 fill the
specified bitches The bitches arc numbered,
there arc gates or boxes which admit the water
into the fields. A report is made every evening Of
number VI boxes used tho watering Is easily done
and is thorough.
We glanced at camp No. . as VIC rude by hero 4 |
number Of horses arc kept and there Is also a !
hospital for sick animals. The stables are large
and airy there is an Ostlor always in attendance
gho looks after tho feeding and cleaning OF the /
horses belonging 10 tho camp the teaTnsters |
duties being concluded whom the animals are |
brought to tho stable door. Connected Eith the |
horse hospital is a sweating box, where sick 1
lnimals can be properly sweated. The plantation /
Uses about 10 horses, NO oxen are employed.
The steam ploughts objects Of Considerable !
interest there arc two powerful engines stationed /
900 feet apart, which dag by means Of wire L
'ope either plough or cultivator, backwards /
md forwards. 4 single furr0w is made in about 4
minutes il Is stated that they can plough or
cultivate from 10 10 acres day. On stony /
ground, however, thoy cannot BE- worked Tho /
new ditch from Waihcc Is nearly completed, |
1efore the end Of September 1t Will DO pouring its
waters upon tho Waikapu common, and /
hen fresh fields Of lu1uriant cane will spring up
md add mora wealth 10 the golden stream which
s already flowing into the ccmpany's codefs.
Such Is brief q very brief sketch Of d is great
Industrial centre. Claus Sprocklcs has certainly
made ont Of what was considered worthless land, |
waving plain OF cane. Ono must Tido through
hose acus and acres Of cane 10 fairly understand
low great the enterprise is ; one must compare
he sweep Of bright green crops at the base Of
ialeakala with the fow patches upon the lowlands
" West Mani, 10 fully realize how much more has
'ecn done how much more - still doing. IL this
8 gathering wealth TO the owners and projectors
I is also scattering money among the Hawaiian
,oople. We learned that during the construction
4 the mills the pay roll OF tho plantation
ugh as $1,000 per month; az present It IS about
,aO,000 per month. 4 large portion Of this must
Ind its way into the pockets Of the Maui people
lative and foreign, another portion must come 10
honolulu.
In the various enterprises We have visited during
lur short tour &c find that an enOnDOus amount Of
apital has been invested, taken altogether We are
rObahly not far out when put It At three million
nd half dollars, il may bc more This has all
One from the United States! tho managers, the
ngineors, the foremeu aud many even Of tho
aborers are United States citizens The machin-
~ has almost entirely been manufactured in the
United States the Risdon Iron Works have sup
lied nearly tho whole plant for SprsckulsTille,
nd they deserve the highest credit for the man
or in which they have carried out their order.
Nc have before shown by statistics tho exten. Of
he interest OF United States eitizeus IN this
Duntry, but We never fully realized how large Il
las until We visited the actual place where the
apitai was spent. The United States senator's
MY need 70 make trip TO the Hawaiian Islands,
D sec how largely their own people have benefited
v the Treaty to put nothing IN the way Of its
aneEai. United States pluck and vim arc well
hoEn IN these enterprises, they have been foster
j by the act Of the United States: nc must all
ope that they may continue % be 50 fostered |
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