New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19

thick heavy growth OF cane-,he second crop,
planted In June. being already eight or feet
wi,h omen froght-cars was ready to 20 down 10
the pumping stations for workmen' Stopping on
nary wooden chairs from the store were placed on
the car next to ne engne We LOOK our e ana f
with shrill whistles. away We went through the
cane eds With all the russ ana ,o ne ebomt
the same speed judging by the way we had to
tire short curves and steep entertainments, and
~ hoped the engineer. whose name W. louHu
was Antoine knew what he Was about hhe men
than tho woinen ana those VIC ca tbing were
more precious than life itself We learned that
stood In need Of admonshment ana NJ. ne often e0'
r. from the Manager. who would say; lnere, nov;
IT, an cxtr1 braEs on the moetlous young Portu
eucse. who would then slow down his engine to
safer speed.
RAISING THE SUGAR CROP.
The manager OF Eva plantation is a Connecticut
YANKEE. To Unborn New England thrift is added
plantation trainn, from the field up. and the COM
binatlon has produced a model manager. His poll
icy is that tho best OF the laborer brings
tho best results IN amount and quality. OF labor
Sugar Company. J. 3. Atherton, who is a member
OF the Hawaiian Board Of immigration Mr. An
waiIan by forty yeIrs' residence on the islands.
When asked 10 account for the superior condition
Of the Iva plantation. H. said:
Perhaps I should begin b. saying We have put
good money
manasemcn, and methods Of cultivation have made
II d success The plantation had been cattle
d Noun i1r had added good soil That however
WAS only foundation, and We nave gone Ight on.
feature in the production OF cane. But even
with thorough ferti!izine the sol! varies 9reaty;
some spots the most thoroughly fortified. have
produced but wo o2s OF sus'F 70 'ne acre VIM" 5ne
tons 10 the acre We have never been able to ac-
count for the difference in the soil, but We 60
rrht along win vigorous treatment Of these IN
tfrf "a
OF sugar the acre. probably the largest average
aVcraee In ths United S,ates being three tons TO
the acre. We have plenty OF water. Wnlch - %. o.
the highest mportance Tor me rainfall on 'n IS
lC,tinR without !rr CATION. on me ls"Ena ~ ia
wall and Maui. whore most OF The sugar p.9n'f
usually sufficient rain: We have H1a yw e ninItii
recently. when increased the acreage under
no ,S ,'' now an abundance al water is dis
iribued over the three thousand acres az me rae
hour. Though there is "A much greater rainfall
on the Islands OF Hawaii and .iaui yet nero MIST
iem o., rIi-auoE %oT'u -,ccri,I adapted 10 sugar
vas regarded "a favorable 10 nfithtr o,so
,,od s C' Is more certain to produce good crop
Tan (. poor quality 81 seed .for lsnt.AS' We .ltS
the top Of inc stalk. which contains less sdSIs
FOR grinding. cutting It IN pieces 1pou, ~ " 81
Ing like the potato. These pieces are laIi eAG 20
end in rows or furrows about SIX or seven zee ZEE,
SrI1, Ian 5:er ttle though the general way is
to have the ends meet We Sr4 ae can and ,5s
IA good deal Of work. as r. Is very heavy and
cften falls together as thicN ~ d Ju"e'e'
MANY KINDs OF LABcRERs.
IN regard to the laborers and their natonalties
NJ. Anterior said
q, lt work well and give troubie-especially Chi
r,sa and Jaranese who are pretty sure 10 be quiet
md faithful mborers II they are idIEY uea'eu'
We employ all nationallties-, hiRese. Eg,y
lish. There Is %t,'' nj ct the sunport OF any
could make troHnlr %l. o,5 stard bv ths manager
III chinese would stand by the ranager as
against japanese ana tne rtb hnese and Jln
aIese II would be difficult TO ger I2 an I"s r Of
ton on a pant4itiioH "'''7 '
Ne md also tnat the result Is better III worn IN
we nav yitb one OF their own race Tor oyerseers
Chinese oversecr VIII 90 DgfIe snnv TO Japanese
rI portuguese. II is not matter oL lans uase
DGt OF liz, elect for overseers the more intel-
pr, lear headed men. who seem DtSt qualeGd ~
HnTGs II contract laborers. $l2 % mont w n
cuIrtcrs wood water ana in'ulr ~ ILL., - bor
qI' .S,rien match for their own use; other iaDoI
ara aagc a,rGHi TO their work from SIS to 50 a
month Ten sogT b Is scG H for their children with
. kindergarten department and LaVS ou Sn,,e
cnulc'; - catholic service for the Portuguese,
times II - ~ tho Portuguese going over 10
~ Protestant faith; sometimes ConSrsSatloiiai'
tns ,o3cs a service In the Japanese languaSSr,
,.as d, the Chinese. but to all II Is eQually
ssln ~ the school The church and scEooI on
IT, IT, rto.on are worth all the money eNpenue1
- W. pothing else than the tone and moral strength
- rt r 70 the little community out there. .,-.
s W. ,be question OF Asiatic labor, Mr. Anterior
,,t .,rcd THE demand for labor cannot Ue sup
MN bv the native Hawaiians, VINO nave never never
tni,e,, to steady everyday employ neht ne
H. c,aii,ne are good workers when they WORK
drere a 70 no better. But they are an easy-golhs'
,,icas,,re-lo loving people. honest kindly ana geher
rule thev do rot like plantation work nut prefer
NO towns where they work about Wharves anu
s%irning two or three days in the week then teast
and have "A good time generally we useu W So
TO nntivcs on the other islands certain amount
or stInt for a days work or the plantations l
bavo known them 20 80 Into the heids, on MOON
tbor days work all done. Then they would spend
No dav In feasting and frolicking. X was impos-
sible 10 depend them. and we were torced 10
seek outside labor. -, ,,,so than, n the
Chinese who are PROMPT pay. and ny STEADY II,
dustry make the rent and handsonc proi, GU. OF
yoIIos Industry and stick TO whatever they under.
,akc agnIngt ali odds They have rec aimed vast
tracts OF reed lands. or swamp marshes. ,hat rs d
few years were nov worth " cv,is r al
tee limitations All the rice fields about homo
i,lu ,yere swamp marshes until the Chinese look
hold OF them. and now they are re ianus Ill
~ ,he water and all the rice culture Is In swamp
,,nnorehes where Japanese do not want 10 work,
a1d neither American nor European lahorers could
work.
GOOD FIELD FOR WHITE MEN.
PINT on both sugar and coffee plantations white
men can and do work In the fields and thrive
II IL a mistake TO suppose that Europeans and
Americans cannot work on plantations IN this