Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-04-04
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After passing JIawi Mill and going towards
Multi one Is bound "insde." The Kameha.
meha Statue is central Kohaa. From that
point to Multi is " inside" from that point to
IIawi and little beyond is "outside." SO
prevailing are the two local designations that
a stranger must master their meaning almost
as soon as he enters the district, OF he will be
non. plussed. As | went on Through
study of plantation life at the extreme in
side" cannot claim that my study was at
all thorough. | spent hours where ] would
gladly have spent days and did in a week
district that could not be extensively
studied--save, perhaps, by practical planter
and scientific mill man-in less than a month.
Multi is owned and managed by Hon. C..
F. Hart, circuit Judge of the districts Of kona
and Kohala. His engineer and sugar.
boiler is Mr.. Robert Hall. Mr.. b. J. Waite
is book keeper. To Mr.. Waite the Press is
indebted for a monthly statement Of the rain
fall a, that place. Judge Hart does not plan.
any cane. For F,any years he has assisted
native planters, carrying them through bad
years, dividing serious losses, for which he
was neither legally nor morally responsible,
and by his patience, tact, justice and gene
rosi,y winning the confidence and regard of
many dependent natives and the respect of all
who know him. Besides several natives,
cultivating comparatively small fields, two
| Chinese planters, Akina and Aseu, cultivate
about 200 acres of cane yearly, and Thompson
Bros. about 100 acres yearly. Some I,2oo
TO Multi Mill. The Honolulu agents Of
Multi Mill are T. II. Davies & Co. The
specially of Multi Mill is the excellence Of its
machinery. And the profitable results Of
evident to all careful observers. A double
effect was being put in while was at Multi
the only one in the district and diffusion
battery will probably soon be added
| Halawa Mill, about two miles northwest Of
Multi, is leased by the Halawa Sugar Co.
from Doctor Wight, who owns most of the
tributary lands. Thompson Bros. and X. II.
Atkins plant for the company, which also
plants some Of its own cane. About goo acres
are tributary to Haawa Mill The company.
manager is Mr. c. b. Wells. Mr.. II. J.
Moler is sugar.boier Mr.. c. J. Falk, book
keeper. c. Brewer & Co. are the Honolulu
agents. The Halawa Mill prides itself, with
reason, upon its light colored and clean look
ing No. I sugar, and upon the fine appearance
Of its mules. Its recently burned trash house.
have been rebuilt, and are now protected by
roofing between the buildings decreasing til,
danger from sparks.
Kohala Plantation and Kohala Mill ar,
under one management. The property i!
owned in part and leased in part by the Kohala
Sugar CO., of which Castle s; Cooke are the
Honolulu agents. Mr.. C. A. Chaplin is man
ager Mr.. John Blaisdel, sugar-boiler Mr.
II. Richard, head luna. The Kohala Mill ha.
some 1000 acres tributary to it, nearly all o
which tract is cultivated by the management
Mr.. Chapin's skill as cane cultivator i.
attested by the fine appearance Of his cane
and still further attested by the yield of sugar
per acre, for which Sugar Boiler Blaisdell fairly
may be considered partly responsible. Kohals
Plantation was employing Hawaiians, Chinese
Portuguese and Japanese when visited the
Japanese were giving perfect satisfaction"
was assured.
Star Milf is the property of a corporation, o
which Irwin & Co., are the Honolulu agents
Mr.. G. X. Ewart is manager Mr.. J. p
Sisson, ook-keeper Ex-Lieutenant Smythe
luna. The Star Mill management has about
1000 acres of cane tributary. 1t plants ir
part and is planted for in part Considerable
enterprise has been shown by its management
in bringing new land under cultivation and il
building cane fumes.
The Union Mill Co. is corporation T. II
Davies & Co., being its Honolulu agents
The mill controls some 1000 acres
and is planted for by the Kynnersle,
Bros, by Chulan & Co., and by the company
Mr.. James Renton is manager Mr.. Henri
Renton, sugar-boiler and Mr.. ]. II. Mac
kenzie, ook-keeper. The Rentons, fa,he
and three sons, are all practical sugar men, tw'
Of the sons being mill managers in Hamakua
Hawi Mill and much Of the tributary land i
owned by Mr.. r. X. Hind, who is manager O
the mill. Mr.. w. J. Brodie, the Beecrof
Plantation of which Mr.. E. A. Burchardt i
manager, and Mr.. Hind himself all plant 70
Hawi Mill. The land tributary is about ,2o'
acres. Hawi Mill has just put up fine ston
chimney to take the place Of an iron one re
Gently burned out. Except for the danger from
earthquakes the superior durability Of stone o
brick chimneys over iron ones is manifest.
Kohala is rich in pleasant homes. The plan
tatiors have very generally good quarters 70
their shipped men and day laborers, and com
Portable dwellings for their principal employees
There are several handsome even elegant resi-
dences bu. none of them are pretentious o
extravagant, looking. 1t cannot truthfully b.
said that money has been squandercd to maxi
kohala planters or managers luxurious homes
Great good taste is evident in the home ground
Of many residences. Much has been done an,
more is being laid out. There was SOM
pleasantly individual feature about each Of th
homes that entertained me during my fv
days stay in Kohala proper. One enthusiast
has flower garden in which noted gloxinias
crotons, begonias, bignonias, alamandas, pur
pie and scarlet salvias, charming variety o
'erns and MOSES, and fine collection o
orchids. The same gentleman is attempting
to grow grated and budded fruit trees from
California. So far his trees have fourished
though none have fruited yet peaches, api
cots, prunes, mulberries, crab-apples, ounces
olives are to be given fair trial in the COO
yet warm climate and rich soil Of the midland
slopes Of Kohala.
| could 60 on at length about Kohala,
hospitality. 1t was showercd upon me, anc
hope never to forget how pleasan
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