St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-28

Panama hat.
Yes, | have come all the way TO
Kama to see the celebrated kana
coffee, which is said to be the best IN
the world"
LET me tell yer somethin', young
man." the gentleman said, advanc-
ing to me and laying his hand on my
shoulder. II have the only coffee
plantation on the island" He had
the air OF a millionaire of vast inn
p%ortance, as he stood with his hands
IN his pockets and a look OF supsrlori-
u On his laCe.
"How large a plantation have
your" | asked.
well, | have four acres oi bearing
trees" he answered, but am going
to plant forty more
Hookenia is on the coast, and back
Of it is a great forest in which wild
coffee trees are 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 Hookenia by
the Mauka road one comes upon the
Morgan & McStocher plantation,
which, though it has only forty acres
in coffee, yields twenty thousand
dollars worth per annum.
Though it was late in December
when | rode up to the managers
house and dismounted, the day was
as hot as one in August in the tenn
perate zone. Mr.. NJ. Davis, the
owner OF the plantation, was reclin-
ing on the piazza in his shirt sleeves,
in a steamer chair.
so you have come to look at my
coffee, have your" he said, starting
to his feet on my approach. We'll,
come in and have a cool drink. This
delightful weather must be a little
hard On you northerners until you
get used to it. am a New Yorker
myself, but | think this is the healthi-
est country il the world"
After a lew moments rest we took
a stroll through the coffee trees, and
then went to the mill and looked
into a great box in which several
thousand pounds OF coffee had been
put. "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 ohla trees.
Thousands of japanese were busy
gathering coffee, and piles OF bags OF
freshly picked berries were lying at
every mile. There was coffee every
where, until it 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 see ten
PAGES into them, but the chattering
of Japanese as they picked the berries
could be distinctly heard.
We passed the Clajghall plantation
owned by a Scotchman, father of the
crown princess who, since the revo
luton that overthrow monarchy
has lived in Scotland. This planta.
ton contains st venty acres, and pro
duces some ui the finest berries | hav,
ever seen.
Passing through the famous Orange
orchard of Mrs. Greenwich, at Kali
Kalu, where grow the finest orange
IN the world, we arrived at sunset a
KaiIua. This town is in the heart O
the coffee country, and is the ship
ping point tor the Hawaiian Tea ant
Coffee Company, the McDouga'
Moller, Judge Clarke, DR.. Capror
and Bartlett plantations. Many c
these plantations are well established
and yield thousands of pounds ar
nually, while others are just begir
ming to bear. In gve or six yeat
tons will be shipned to the pound
now taken from Kailua.
The young coffee trees are plante
in the stone. A crowbar or drill
used instead OF a hoe, a hole mad
and the young tree planted. II the,
is any particle OF soil, it will grow
have been told that trees thri,
best where there is a surface of Law
above and a rich soil beneath. TT
greatest skill in growing coffee is ii
' selection OF land. II the land is sui
able and the trees planted, they W
= grow whether they are cultivated
: not; but they yield best, of cours
under cultivation.