West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-27

my shoulder. 81 have the only
coffee plantation on the island. ''
lie bad the air OF millionaire OF
vast Importance, as he stood with
his hands in his pockets and look
OF superiority on his face.
"How large plantation have
YOU | asked.
"Well have four acres of bear.
ing trees" he answered. "but | am
going to plant forty more"
Hookenia is on the coast, and
back of it is great forest in whioh
wild coffee trees arc growing.
These wild coffee trees are valuable
as they have been known to yield
three pounds of coffee to the tree.
Two miles and a half from Hooken.
ia by the Mauka road one comes
upon the Morgan & McStocher
plantation, which tho it has only
forty acres in coffee, yields twenty
thousand dollars worth per annum
Tho it was late in December
when rode up to the manager s
house and dismountod, the day
was as hot as one in August in the
temperate zone. Mr.. j. M. Davis.
the owner of the plantation, was
reclining on the piazza in his shirt
sleeves, in steamer chair.
$50 you have come to look at my
coffee, have you ?' said he, starting
to his feet at my approach. Well,
come IN and have cool drink.
This delightful weather must be a
little hard on you northerners un-
I'll you get used to it. am New
Yorker myself, but | think this the
healthiest country in the world"
After few moments rest we took
a stroll through the coffee trees, and
then went TO the mill and looked
into great box in which several
thousand pounds of coffee had been
pat. "By the next steamer We ship
one hundred and fifty bags" said
Mr.. Davis.
After leaving this plantation the
road for miles led through a forest
of wild coffee. ferns, and ohia trees.
Thousands of japanese were busy
gathering coffee, and piles of fresh.
ly picked berries were lying at every
mile. There was coffee everywhere,
nntll IL seemed as if there was
enough to supply the world. The
bushes grew so dense on each side
OF the road that we could not SEQ
ten PAGES into them, but the chat.
terings OF the japanese as they pick
ed the berries could be distinctly
heard.
We passed the Claighall planta.
ton, owned by Stotchman, father
of the crown princess. who, since
the revolution that overthrow
monarchy, has lived in Scotland.
This plantation contains seventy
acres, and produces some OF the Gn.
est coffee berries / have ever seen.
Passing through the famous
orange orchard Of Mrs. Greenwell.
at Kalu Kalu, where grow the finest
oranges in the world, we arrived at
sunset at Kailua. This town is in
the heart Of the coffee country. and
is the shipping point for the
Hawaiian Tea and Coffee Company
the AcDougal, MoIler, Judge
Clarke, DR.. Capron, aud Bartlett
plantations. Many Of these plan
tations are we'll established, and
yield thousands Of pounds annually.
while others are just beginning to
bear. In five or six years tons will
be SHIPPED to the pounds now takon
from Kalua.
The yonuS coffee trees are plant.
ed ia stone. A crowbar or drill is
used instead Of hoe, hole made,
and the Young tree planted. II
there Is any particle Of soil, It will
grow. have boon told that trees
thrive best where there is surface
Of lava above and a rich soil be-
meath. The greatest skill In grow.
ing coffee is The selection of land
II the land is suitable and the trees
planted, they will grow whether
they are cultivated or not but
they yield best, Of course, under
cultivation.
Look Ont
Tor breakers ahead when pinples. b9iIa.