The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-04-22
co OPERATIVE LABOR.
HOW 1T MAY SUPERCEDE CON-
TRACT METHODS.
A Way Out for Sugar Men-How the
New Method Works at
Eva Plantation.


sugar farms on the cooperative plan.
This method has heen tried at Eva
plantation with a measure of success
which ought to lead Hawaiian growers
generally, as the opportunity comes, to
give it fair trial.
The details of the cooperative plan
as it has been developed at Eva are
as follows:
THIS AGREEMENT, made this zee.
day of.....IS9. by and between the
Eva Plantation Company, a corpor-
alton, of the first part, hereinafter
called the employer, and ....., of the
second part, hereinafter called the
planter, Witnesseth:
That in consideration of the pro-
misses, terms and covenants herein
below set forth from either party to the
other moving, the said employer does
hereby promise, covenant and agree
to admit the planter as an agricultural
laborer and share planter upon the
Eva Plantation at Honolulu, on the
Island of Oahu and in furtherance Of
said object does hereby agree:
l. To give to the said above named
planter for cultivation on the profit
sharing system, as hereinbelow set
forth go. of that section of land now
plowed and furrowed on the Eva
Plantation amounting to about. .....
acres, and described in plantation map
as follows and also to adavnce
not to exceed. 80. dollars(S. E. )for
each month of service for food and other
necessary uses of the planter which
amount shall be returned by the
planter without interest as hereinafter
set forth.
ii. The employer agrees to furnish,
without charge, lodgings sufficient for
the planter, and also fuel for domestic
use, which shall be cut and gathered
by said planter for himself at such
place as the employer shall designate;
also tools for irrgating purposes shall
be furnished in the first instance, after
that all tools shall be furnished by the
the planter; also seed cane; also water
in the main plantation bitches for irri-
cation, but taking water theretrom to
the cane fields shall be done by the
planter, and the water so furnished
shall be used economically and without
waste for each irrigation. Also, to
place movable tracks through the fields
at a distance of not over four hundred
(4oo) feet apart.
And the planter on his own behalf,
covenants and agrees in consideration
aforesaid, to go to the Eva plantation,
on the island of Oahu, and there to
labor in accordance with the terms OF
this agreement, to wit:
III. With such other planters as
may be designated by the employer to
cut and load the seed, prepare the
land, make level bitches, put in gates
and boxes, plant irrigate, and cultivate
in the best manner to maturity, and
when SO required by the employer, tC
cut and deliver the cane to be SO cult
waited upon the cars of the employer
whenever deemed necessary by the
employer. In cutting, it shall be cut
close to the ground and topped clean
and care shall be taken not to load any
dead or sour cane upon the cars, anc
all unsound cane SO loaded shall be
separated at the cane carrier, weighed
and deducted from the sound cane
and all expenses connected with sepa
rating and weighing such unsounc
cane, shall be charged to and deducted
from the planters share. All Of thu
cane to be stripped at least twice, anC
in heavy places three times wheneve
SO directed by the employer; and al
roads and bitches running through saiC
fields to be kept clean and free from
weeds.
w. Ii is likewise hereby agree
that all work, labor and service to b
performed by the planter under thi
agreement, shall be subject to the SUI
ervision, and shall be done to the Satl:
faction of the employer in all cases
and if it shall seem necessary to en-
ploy extra labor to do the work salts
factorily, the employer shall so emplo
extra labor, and all costs of same sha
be charged to and deducted from plar
ter'S share with interest at the rate {
nine per cent. per annum, except sue
extra labor as may be necessary i
cutting and loading seed, planting an
first watering, making level bitches an
putting in gates and boxes for whic
the planter shall be charged ST..
per acre to be returned without interes
and the planter shall always be subjcC
to the supervision or order of til
employer
V. For all labor performed und,
the terms of this agreement in cultiva
ing and harvesting cane upon the Ian
set off to said planter, he shall be pa
at the rate Of. .....per ton of tw
thousand (2,ooo) pounds of cane on q
of the cane produced upon the lar
cultivated by himself in common vii
others as aforesaid, such proportional
part as his labor bears to the enti
amount of labor expended upon SUE
premises by the planters, averaging II
same between the total number Of sue
planters.