The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-23
THE BIG SUIT.
Testimony Of Col George W.
NRC{aFlauS.

between MIR, SpTeckels and l con
corning the division Of the Waikapu
Commons IN 1882, when my partner
Mr.. Cprnwell wrote me that they
were beginning 70 plant, break
ground, plow and were going to
fence IN some land just over the
Waikapu boundary on the Hale
aksla side; he then came down. |
wrote for him to come down and
give me further particulars, and |
discussed with him the proposed
division or settlement that we should
come to with Mr. Spreckels. Then /
approached Mr.. Spreckels on the
subject, and he suggested that We
get surveyor, Mr. Monsafrat, who
had previously made a survey of the
commons; that we should take him
With us and so up there and look at
the land, and come To an agreement
as TO how much they would require
for cane planting, and as 10 any diyi-
sion that might be agreed upon be-
tween rs. La speaking with MIR
Spreckels, l mean Mr.. Claus Spree
kels, he was IN Honolulu at that
time, we agreed on Mr.. Monsarrat,
and made arrangements 20 go up TO
Maui, which We did j think ia July,
1882 The next day by agreement, we
met on toe commons ard had more
or less conversation upon the subject.
which was more in reference to a
division that might De agreed upon,
and as 10 how the land should be
settled up In regard to any excess of
acreage in the quality of the soil l
proposed that we should agree on a
division, and then ascertain by ex-
animation as to the fields and lands
that he had occupied. We came to
no conclusion there, Dir. Spreckels
said We would go 10 Kahuli and
take lunch, and go into the matter
and settle it after lunch. We went
10 kahului and had lunch, I imagine
it was about 2:30 or ) o'clock per-
haps. After lunch we tried to go
into the matter. but he (Mr. Spree
kels} proposed game of cards as
little divevsor | stood there after
lunch and asked if we should go into
the matter then, when he would be
ready, and be said, well, we want to
have q little game Of cards first, and
the other members of the party, Mr..
Fowler and MIR. Cornwell and Mr.
Hopke, l think, or someone at Spree
kelsvIlle store. immediately went
into the room. [ remained out Of It,
The game kept up all night.
waited there, I had a sick headache
IN the afternoon, and / waited and
laid down at intervals. waited there
for the game to break up. thought
it would be a matter Of two or three
hours, that we could go into it some
time IN the evening. l think they
adjourned for a short time, and had
a little supper. but I could not eat
any supper as l had a sick head
ache, and [ went into q little room
adjoining; I think it was off the
office somewhere. and would lay
down and get up at intervals waiting
for the game TO break up so that we
could 60 into the business Mon
sarrat was there with me; he didn't
play either, according TO my recollec-
ton. and he laid down and slept at
intervals with me. I had a few
words with Mr.. Spreckels on the
subject after the game started he
didn't seem inclined to go into the
matter right away, he wanted lit
tie diversion. / was afraid to push
it further, / was afraid Of annoying
him as be seemed to want to
play cards. After the game broke
M T didn't have any conversation
then. it didn't brake up until day
light. and he Immediately went off
with Mr.. Marlin 70 Spreckelsville and
I went off TO Waikapu and then re
turned to Honolulu / didn't see
Mr.. Spreckels again on Mani. After
my return TO Honolulu l saw Mr.
Spreckels again on the subject two or
three times. he didn't seem inclined to
go into discussion OF the thing at
all. I attempted all I could to open
up the subject without annoying
him L got the impression that he
wanted to 90 TO San Francisco and
talked it over there and settle it with
the company or stockholders. / got
that impression from Mr.. Spreckels.
When I came back to Honolulu /
saw him several times and / would
simply hint that the matter had not
been settled and whether we should
go into it again; but he said there
is time enough and he was busy on
other things, and think be went to
San Francisco not long after that
When we were up there on the com
mons be spoke about the division to
Bill Cornwell and myself, spoke
about the saudhills being the natural
division, and be intimated that be
would take all the land on that side
and give ~ the land on the Other
which u course / declined at once
I declined that because it gave hin
the bulk u the land and the riches
land. On the other side it was slopes
and stony land while on the cas-
side there is a large level trac
Of land with no stones what
ever. IL il all washland sno
tho soil was twenty feet deep, yor
could run plow FOR a mile and no
strike stone. / would cay epproxi
mately that there are 5000 acres o
land on the east slde Of the sand bill
available 10 water. and from 1900 Z
20G0 On the west side, but the lan'
a. I have always understood, was
q very different character from thi
on the isthmus, that built Of vast
land. which il very rich. When VI
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