The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-22


for seed. Speaking Of coffee reminds
me that on my last trip | went to the
Worlds Fair and compared all the
coffee TO be seen and tasted there with
samples Of Kona coffee | had with me,
but found none to excel it and very
little to equal it. am more than ever
convinced of the fact that the Kona
coffee came originally from the true
mocha seed. | sent a quantity of 1t
to coffee experts in Wall street, New
York, who have reported to me that
they could not tell the difference be.
tween the samples submitted and the
true mocha coffee. We are not doing
any planting yet, believing it to be adj
visable to let the soil dry out for some
time after being cleared of, the same
as is done in the States of Washington,
Colorado and other heavily timbered
countries. This, however, is largely
matter Of experiment, but both myself
and Mr. Mason think it will pay in the
long run.
Another corporation which | have
organized and am going on by the next
steamer to complete is the Aloha
Coffee Company of Salt Lake, Utah,
composed of a number of prominent
capitalists of that city. This company
has taken the lease Of 48 lots, or 24oo
acres, and | am now arranging with
| Colonel Iaukea about the leases which
| shall take with me. 1t will all eventu.
ally be planted to coffee. The general
altitude of the lands of these two COM
panies runs from 1900 to $500 feet,
but it is not SO hot in Hawaii as in
Guatemala and one does not need to
look for so high an altitude as there for
coffee lands.
Other parties have taken leases on
these lands, notably Mr.. and Mrs. lie
Blond, who came here from Telluride,
Colorado, on my presentations, and
have leased $50 acres. They are now
living on the land and propose to put
the whole of it into coffee. There are
others of my friends in Colorado who
are thinking of locationg here and will
probably do so.
There is quite a demand for some of
the lands lying north of the tract which
has been surveyed, and have brought
the matter to the attention of the Com
missoners in the hope that some new
roads may be opened up and the bal
ance of the lands surveyed. These
are situated somewhat higher than those
near the road, and | think would be
especially adapted to the raising OF
fruit or potatoes. Peaches ought to dc
exceptionally we'll there.
All of these lands are covered with a
dense growth of forest and jungle and
much valuable timber is being destroyed
in the process of clearing. The presi-
dent of the Kona Company, Mr.. Bar
low, who was here short time ago
took with him a number OF samples Of
native timber, principally Of the ohia
which is being experimental with If
the furniture and car factories in Den
yer, and may lead to demand for tina
purpose. | predict a great future fo
the Puma district.
f The following additional report o
f Mr.. Baldwin, relating to Olaa LEASED
lands, will prove interesting;
Approximate value of the Improvement
: made up TO June 30, 1893, on the Olaa leases
> series b. Including the number of coffee an
cocoa trees set out.
, Houses and Fences. ........... $o9I5 o
Expenses Of Clearing and Planting 6ooo o
! Value of Coffee Trees planted at
I $40 per thousand ............. 1877 o