Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-14

of the Pearl lagoons, great quantities Of
fresh water gush out into the sea from
copious springs more than enough to irri-
gate the entire 5000 acres. What is more
there is unlimited supply to be had
from artesian wells. bored to depth of
800 feet and flowing at height Of thirty
or more feet.
1t is the rather bold scheme to lift this
water as high as the 4O0-foot level and
perhaps as high as 800 feet, so as to sup
ply 100 inches per annum to the proposed
cane fields. After examination of the
plans, / am pretty well satisfied that IL
may pay up to 400 feet, and possibly as
high as COO This judgment is based upon
the work OF the pumps at the large Eva
| plantation. three miles farther west. They
now have 5000 acres of growing cane, en-
tirely irrigated by steam pumps from
twenty ten-inch artesian wells. One pair
of Blake pumps lifts the water to an aver
age height Of 40 feet above the flow Of
the wells. The cost is less than $50 per
acre for single crop of fifteen months wa
tering. On this basis II will cost only $50
to water a crop of cane 400 feet above the
sea. Eva plantation averaged eight tons
of sugar per acre last year. The new land
in view may be depended on for at least
six tons with similar irrigation, $50 a ton
being the Lowest figure realized. and the
standing cane oeing worth half the amount
the irrigation will cost two tons out of the
six per acre. The other four tons will pay
well.
This is probably a bigger lift than has
will need very heavy piping to stand the
pressure Of from 400 to 600 feet Of water
Such a plantation will give over $4,000
tons of frelghting to the railway. This
railway is now being extended hfty-six
miles beyond Eva plantation to Kahuku.
On the line is tract Of some 1000 acres Of
rich land. where a lift of from so to 200
feet from artesian wells will create q
large plantation.
An Alleged Conspiracy.
velops many other profitable industries
may be found more suited than sugar for
the Individual cultivator. As ocean COM
merce increases there will grow UP a de-
mand for supplies for shipping. Small far
mers along the line OF the railway may
produce much for such a profitable market.
1t is also very highly probable that tndi-
vidual farmers will be able to engage In
the cooperative production of cane upon
the large plantations. Altogether, tho
outlook for profitable farming for white
settlers is increasingly bright The climate
is one in which white men labor outdoort
through the day nearly as well as In thu
United States.
Just now we are having a renewal Of
those alarms Of conspiracy to overturn thu
government which were frequent last
detailed account of sy sonspracS
of that nature has been carried TO San
Francisco by a newspaper man. and has
probably ere this been published In the
United States. The writer obtained sum
Gent credence for his story from this gov
eminent to be able to sell II to them for O
handsome price. 1t In doubtful, however,
whether they believe It unQualifsdly, or
whether they believe hail. or even ono
quarter Of the story. That there IL some
truth in IT, there 10 little doubt Not un-
likely, the combination was . somewhat
formidable one. II the royalists were ever
to attempt anything to retrieve Q lost
cause 1t should be done now. The govern
ment has other evidence from Independent
sources of more or less Of q conspiracy.
It Is doubtful whether the evidence will be
sufficient to justify any arrests. The facts
of the conspiracy having como to light,
and the supporters of the government be-
ing fully alert, make II entirely improbable
that any actual attempt will materialze.
1t might be OF public service to have the
attempt made so that o number of evil
disposed characters might be wiped out.
But the revolution has advanced thus far
to happy completion without loss of life
or bloodshed. We do not oovst any change
in the program. kAMEHAMEHA.