The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-12-26

and commerce of this island. Ii has
been demonstrated through the sue
! cess of EVA plantation beyond n ques
tion OF doubt that the best, the safest
and surest results from investments
in the sugar industry in this country
is to come from plantations which
can be established on good soil, locst-
ed where an abundance of pure spring
or artesian water can be obtained anu
put upon the land by the use of high
duty irrigation pumps. Over so 600
acres of arabic land, the most OF
which appears to be equal to the best
land controlled by Eva plantation, is
now lying waste on this island, eX-
cept for pasturirg cattle, and
there is water running to waste
sufficient to bring the entire
tract under cultivation. There can
never be produced on this island, in
sugar TO create the slightest ripple
on the surface of the woeld's
market, but it is quite feasible 20
increase the production of 81 gar
on the island To all annual output of
90, 600 to $4,000 tons.
The world moves on in every de-
partment Wonderful improvements
nave been made in the construction
of irrigation pumps, in every detail,
but more essentially in the economy
of operation. Only Il pounds of coal
per horse power per hour is now re
quired to raise water-Which Is half or
less than half the coal required few
years since. Ii has been also clearly
demonstrated that water supplied in
abundance, where most needed, for
cane planted In good soil, will pro-
duce from two % three tons more
sugar per acre, than the best lands
situated in the most favorable locali-
ties in these islands, where the ouly
water supply comes from the uncer-
tain rainfall. Then the question of
now high an elevation you can afford
to raise the water by pumping is easily
determined 10y considering the cost of
raising water at given height, which
poured upon soil of a given quality
will produce certain number of tons
of sugar per acre and which will sell
at a certain average price.
Several of the largest and most
progressive pump manufacturers ia
the United States, if not in the wOrlG,
have supplies figures aud specifica-
tiOnS, with guarantees, for water to be
raised at height OF $50 to $50 feet
with coal at such price AS it can be
supplied on thus island) at a cost that
will make sugar raising on good soil
ever nette0 the average producer on
these islands. Coffee, fruit and spice
lands we also have in abundance. We
can if we will bring this island of
Oahu under such high state of culti
vaiiOn that an industrious population
of 250, 600 may dweli here in peace and
plenty. This condition of pros perity,
however, will never be reached with
out al effort. The effort must be well
directed and guided 10y Intelligence.
1t must be an effort backed by the
whole thinking community. No bet
ter illustration OF the power of united
effort can be brought to mind than the
grand OF iect lesson taught by the per-
feet unity and co operation which
gave this community their swift vic
tory over the Invasion OF Asiatic
cholera.
It is said 'the world is just what we
make IT," so our destiuy is in our
hands. Shall We stand by with fold
ed arms and gaze through the mist of
change which time has wrought aud
see the current of trade drift away to
our neighbOring islands, where nature
and the energy OF our fellow men are
making the waste places blossom like
the rose? Shall the lands of Oahu
now held in large tracts by a few land
Of four footed beasts. Will own
ers of thousands of acres OF
grazing land continue to collect
their rents, and invest the money so
received in city property and continue
to build stores. Some day not very re-
mote they will wake up TO the fact
that wild beasts of the field are neither
"drawers of water or heWers of stCne,"
neither do they consume merchandise
or rent stores
If the resources of the island of
Oaha are not developed by the extern
sion of its railway, its wagon roads,
and breaking up Of its large holdings 4
into small tracts which may be owned
who are surely coming 10 this country,
then just as certain as there are other
islands in this group, just so sure
will the time come when Honolulu
will be left very largely to such meagre
support as ii may derivetr0m the busi-
ness of a capital city, If we do not
develop and improve what q gener-t
Gus Providence has bestowed upon \
the people OF He nolulu in the wealth
of it, rich, untuuc ned lands lying all
a. ouud u, then we shall deserve to
see such changes as have visited other
once f1OurishIDg and wealthy cities.
These are not thoughts suggested 10y
a pess: mistic mind, but are simply
suggestive of the shadows of which
coming events have already cast.
COMING EVENTS.