The morning times., 1895-09-08

his sugar supply. He had beaten down all
opposition IN the United States. Spreck-
els at this time was rolling in wealth. He
had found something which pays bettes
than a gold mine, a brewery, OF a corner
grocery. II costs large sum OF money 10
establish a sugar plantation on the Sand
wich Islands, because every foot Of land
must be irrigated Spreckels looked over
the field and was somewhat dismayed.
It would require a mint TO buy out the
planters, many OF whom are Germans, like
himself, and equally as shrewd and ambi-
tious. He found 10000 acres Of sand,
however, connecting two mountain regions
and considered useless. He leased this
barren waste from kaIakaUa for song and
went 10 work. There was plenty Of water
in the mountains, twenty miles away. He
dug a canal fourteen feet wide and three
feet deep, built aqueducts, blasted thirty
tunnels through solid rock and got water
70 his desert at a cost Of something Ike
$500 600. He founded a town, calling it
SpreckeIsvIlIe. He maCadamized. the
streets thereof, planted shade trees, built
a church and a circulating library, and es-
tablished a club for the entertainment Of his
army Of employees He extended his main
barren estate. He caused five immense
reservoirs to be constructed high up IN the
mountains. so that he could have a perpetual
supply OF water. Meanwhile, the cane le
had planted had been growing, and q NH
that soon produced 100 tons o. sugar o. day
was being bgH, under his personal super
vision Spreckels rlsked a fortune to get
a still larger fortune, and won. All about
of money. The Pioneer Mills and PlaEta-
tion were valued at 81 100000 and were
returning to their two owners a. dividend OF
20 per cent On that vast sum- Labor as
practically free. Chinese and South Sea
Islanders worked in the fields and IN the
mills and got bat pittauCe. They bound
themselves out like slaves. and If they failed
to regard their contract they were thrown
into jail.
After this Sprezkels played the game OF
| 'freeze-out" with the other sugar plant
ers. He got 20 be q fast friend III old
KaIakaua, loaned him a m.lion at per
cent, payable in gold, and became q
knight commander OF the Kings OrGeE,
When this Httle bIUe-eyed German called
at the palace, The prime minister took Oft
his hat and made a bow. The Queen
smiled on Ll.l- LtE LLe queen hAcN lli1G
when she wanted Il new ring or spring
bonnet, and the King was snort of money,
which was the iuvariabIe rule, the fat
and Jolly Californian would give it to him.
After his HawaiianconqIeSJl came blck
to the United States and on % Philadelphia
He had another battle To fight. The Eastern
refiners mustb subdued. They were taking
| some OF his trade. The old mauhad been QUO
of the country. He built an immense re-
finery at Philadelphia. and began COM
peting for business on this side OF the Mis-
sissippi Valley Meanwhile he planted
hundreds Of acres Of beets in Southern Cali
fornia and reared a great mill 10 convert
them into sugar He took advantage Of
every circumstance and opportunity TO
make himself what he really is, the IN
crowned king Of the world.
His eldest son, John d. Spreckels, is
the manager of the SpreckeIs line OF steam
ships plying between san Francisco and
Honolulu John promises to equal his
father in business sagacity, and Will doubt
less succeed the Old gentleman as a sugar
king.
But the two other boys, Rudolph and
| AdoIph, are not looking forward to busi-
| ness careers They are of the world,
/ worldly. WILL NJ CLEMENTS