The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-02-26

but all the sameit will take you four hours
to make j."
At HoUkeuia l met several coffee
growers.
s'You want to know somethin about
coffee, do you 2" said man in linen ulster
and broad brimmed Panama hat
eyes, have come all the way to Kama
to see the celebrated Kama coffee, which
is said to be the best in the world.
'sLet me telly somethin', young man,
the gentleman said, advancing to me and
laying his hand on my shoulder. 81 have
the only coffee plantation on the island.
He had the air OF a millionaire of vast inn
portance, as he stood with his hands in
his pockets and look Of superiority on
his face
"How large plantation have you 2" !
asked.
"Well, | have four acres of bearing
trees, he answered, "but am going to
plant forty more"
Hookenia is on the coast, and back OF
it isa 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 Mauks road one comes
upon the Morgan 81 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 dis.
mounted, the day was as hot as one in
August in the temperate zone. Mr.. ]. 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 cot
fee, have you 2" he said, starting to his
feet on my approach. swell, come IN
and have cool drink. This delightful
weather must be a little hard on you
northerners until you get used TO it.
am New Yorker myself, but l think this
the healthiesL country in the world"
After a few moments rest we took
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 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 forest of wild cot.
fee, ferns and ohia trees. Thousands OF
Japanese were busy gathering coffee, and
piles of bags OF freshly picked berries
were lying at every mile. There was
coffee everywhere, until it seemed as II
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 dis
tinctly heard.
We passed the Claighall plantation,
owned by Scotchman, father OF the
crown princess, who, since the revolution
that overthrow monarchy, has lived in
Scotland. This plantation contains sew
enty acres, and produces some OF the finest
coffee berries l have ever seen.
Passing through the famous orange
orchard of Mrs. Greeuwell, 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 McDougal,
Moller, Judge Clarke, DR.. Capron and
Bartlett plantations. Many of these plan
tat!ons are well established, and yield
thousands of pounds annually, while
others arc just beginning to bear. In five
or six years tons will be shipped to the
pounds now taken from Kailua.
The young coffee trees are planted in
the stone A crowbar or drill is used in-
stead of hoe, hole made, and the young
tree planted. If there is any particle of
soil, it will grow. have been told that
trees thrive best where there is a surface
of lava above and rich soil beneath. The
greatest skill in growing coffee Is the Sc
lection 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.
JOHN II. MUsIoK.