Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-11-26

lection from the prevailing winds. The
soil is rich and deep the rain fall in
this locality is guarantee against
drought, and "every prospect plcases'
/ venture to suggest the possibility and
even probability of "six-ton crop" and
am perfectly delighted to be sustained
in my opinion, by authority lin my
judgemenD not to be questioned But
just as one feels the mercury Of self
esteem rising to hundred degrees or
more, at the satisfaction one finds in
superior judgement, l am politely re-
quested to say nothing about "six-ton
crops" as such statements are always re-
ceived with a broad margin of doubt.
! appreciate the feelings Of the "Ruling
Spirit" who is man of deeds, and has
no time for idle words, and with the
understanding that my 0aaity shall be
gratiied, / await the results, which are
in due time, TO be reported, in the
meanwhile | will make no extravagart
statements.
AS we approach the mountain edge
Of this field of cane, we come suddenly
upon small gang Of Portuguese
laborers, who are just completing a re-
servoir. This reservoir has capacity
Of a6,5oo barrels, and is capable OF
storing sufficient water to nume all the
cane lying between this point and the
mill The water to supply this reser-
voir is to be brought from a spring in
the side Of the mountain little more
than two miles distant we were very
much interested to know that the tops
ofall the surrounding mountains are so
full Of water that they have become a
perfect swamp. The time will doubt
less come, when an effort will be made
to draw water from those natural
sources Of supply, for purposes of cu.
tivation. -Four eight-mule teams, each
attached to "a" Dillingham; breaking
plow, are kept daily at work breaking
|up new ground, or replowing land from
which the last crop OF rattoons have
just been gathered. Two more teams
with heavy harrows prepare the ground
for the planting furrow. Eight teams
with cultivaters keep the growing cale
fields, as clean as a chinese vegetabl,
garden The area under cultivation
will continue to Increase for several
years to come.
WORKING FORCE.
The whole working force on this
| It,1n ctc4c f
Lunas and gas mill and field hands.
STOCK RANCH.
The portion Of this great property
embracing the Sugar Plantation is q
small part Of the whole; the bulk OF
the lands being suitable only for q
cattle ranch. Large herds of cattle
| (the aggregate number Of which is saio
to be six thousand), roam at will over
the vast expanse of territory. The
cattle ranch is under the management OF
Mr.. Julian Monsarrat who resides al
Kapapala at the residence of the late
w. H. Reed, former owner of that pro-
perty. Under the management oi
this gentleman an effort is being made
to improve the breed of both cattle
and horses. Some OF the young stock
whichwe eprivilegedto seegave great
promise of success in this undertaking
This ranch supplies all the working
cattle required upon the plantation as
we'll as the beef the consumption Of
the latter being an average Of two head
per day.
DISCIPLINE.
We have heard il rumored, that the
present manager at Pahala is a hare
man exercising his authority in manner
which called for investigation by those
in authority / feel, however, con-
strained to say that friends Of Mr..
Foster we're slow to believe in the de-
velopment ofany new traits Of charact, r
at this stage of his life, especially of a
kind so wholly inconsistent with his
nature. Justice to this gentleman de.
mands few words Of truth, which ]
feel competant to assert without fear or
favor.
All the trouble which had led to the
false accusations against Mr.. Foster
came out Of the simple fact, that his
idea Of the duty of manager of plan.
tation, implied responsibility both
legal and moral, to those who solo
their time and service under a voluntary
contract, as will as to those who's,
financial interests had been
placed in his keeping; that he and
not any other man, Portuguese,
Chinese, Negro, or South sea Island r
would be looked to for anticipated
results Mr.. Foster is known to many
of our best citizens as a kind indulgent
father of children who do him all honor,
but they we're trained to walk in the path
of ofobedience Nothing more has this gen
tleman required Of any man under his
charge. This lesson has now been taught
to every one ofthe gas men now on that
plantation, and the results are satisiact
ory in every particular. The planta-
ton is financial success, and every
department is conducted with quiet
orderly mechanical precision, which is
a comfort to both governor and
governed.
r. Il DIIt INcuAM