The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-12
SOMETHING ABOUT THE HAWAII
LAND DEAL.
How Rich and Fertile District is TO
be Developed and Peopled by Prac-
tical Promoters.

c. 5. Desky's mission in San Fran
cisco has been hinted at several times
in the public prints, but the true in
wardness of the gigantic land deal he
has undertaken to engineer is Known
only to Il few. In point of fact, he
and his colleagues have planned to
colonize with practical people one of
the richest and most fertile districts
of Hawaii, building up a new commu-
nifty of which the republic may well
be proud. The purchase of the land
will only be the first step in the big
scheme, and involves probably the
smallest outlay of capital.
The district it is proposed to open,
comprising about 10000 acres, is now
well nigh impenetrable, owing to the
dense native forests that surround
and partially cover it. There are no
roads and but few trails. and to one
unfamiliar with the country it would
be useless to attempt to explore it, If
the deal which Mr.. Desl<y is now en-
gineering goes through, the first work
of the promoters will be to build a
system of, roads that will make it pos
sibie to penetrate into the very heart
OF ING region. Inns VIII require Ull
enormous outlay Of capital. Then a
great deal of clearing will be done, in
order to, open up the most desirable
locations, and the company will no
doubt start plantation of its own.
Very probably townsite will be Sc
lected in central location. and a gen
eral store and lumber yard Started
there. and a hotel built for the accom-
modation of visitors. The scheme ev-
en- involves plan for an electric rail
road, penetrating into all parts OF
the DISTRICT and centering in the town
thus enabling farmers to ship their
produce to the central market and
thence to the sea. In the town a cof-
fee mill will be established. of suffi-
cient capacity to handle the coffee
grown in the district.
In this way the fertile district will
be opened up so that it will be at
tractive to settlers. Then comes the
Important business of selecting the
rights sorts of settlers. Agents will be
sent out through the United States
and abroad to find practical farmers
of small capital, who will be encour-
aged to come and settle here. CIeni
Studebaker. the famous wagon man
ufacturer, has always believed that
the wealth and prosperity of every
community lies in the diversified pur-
suits of the people who make it up.
So the promoters of this great enter
prise believe. The tract which it is
proposed to open presents all sorts OF
climatic conditions, according to the
altitude of the lands. 1t will be pos
sible not only to grow coffee there,
but all kinds of fruits, garden truck,
and even grains. BY securing settlers
who understand these various kinds
of farming, and who are willing 10
build up homes and live on fair pro-
fits, it is believed that a community
can be built up that will be model
in every way.
The scheme is not one of philanthro.
| ply, however. The promoters count
on big profits from the increased val
lie of the lands, due to the great i'm.
provements they propose to make. II
is big scheme involving an enormous
amount of capital, but if it is carried
through successfully it will be the
greatest thing that ever happened &c
this Island Republic.