The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-02-14
Launching Plantation 10 be One
Of The Largest Here.
ACREAGE IN fEk SIMPLE
Developing Water SUCCESSFULLY
Raiiways-Landins and Wharf.
Town Growing Up.

With no fuss or noise, what will be
the second largest plantation on Maui.
is proceeding rapidly with its develop
ment.
b. y. Dillingham; has an option 10
place part Of the stock. but meanwhile
the present owners, II. p. Baldwin and
l.. A. Thurston are not waiting for this
feature to materialize. but are pro-
oeeding TO develop the plantation with
out delay.
w. +. Pogue. late manager OF the
Haleakala Ranch, Is the manager; c.
A. Long. bookkeeper Of the ranch. has
also been transferred to the planta-
tiOn: Jack" Dow, head luna at the
Waikiki plantation. takes the same
position at Kihei. with Edgar Morton,
late luna on the Waikapu Plantation.
as chief assistant. Allan Clark, lately
in charge OF the Government rock
crusber and steam drills at Honolulu
IL the engineer. With this force at
the head, under the personal supervi-
sion Of II. p. Baldwin. and nearly 200
iaborers, things are bumming at XII
hei. Fifteen carpenters are putting up
buildings 80 fast that the settlement
has grown in three months from q
store house and a shanty to q village
OF over twenty substantial buildings
Herman Schussler, Of the Spring Val
ley Water Works. San Francisco. has
been engaged as hydraulic engineer
and the water development IL proceed
ing under his supervision. The wates
Ia being secured from surface dus
wells, lateral tunnels being run hori.
z0ntally from the bottom of q thirty
foot shaft. This In done with the q.
sistance of a steam drill, although q
battery OF drills run by compressed ali
Is on the way from the coast, havine
been selected by Mr.. Schussler.
The development of the water il pro
Iceeding rapidly, the increase during thu
last few days having been at the rate
o. about $4,000 gallons a day. Two
Temporary centrifugal pumps. capable
OF pumping 100000 gallons a day. fol
keeping the wells clear Of water Will,
work Is in progress, are In use, ant
four more have been ordered.
The permanent pumps are 20 b'
Worthingtns-two Of a capacity o.
5000, 900 gallons day each are undeI
contract to be delivered in working
order In June next.
The planting OF 100 acres OF cane fol
| tn nj nj hn In
mer II occupying the time OF a number
OF men.
A set OF steam plows has already ar
rived, and several miles OF rails fo
permanent and portable track, and ;
Baldwin locomotive have been ordered
The plantation owns between eigh
and nine thousand acres OF good can
land, all in fee simple, and will put Il
crop OF from a thousand to fifteel
hundred acres next summer, while tn
following plant crop will be increases
to 1000 acres. The intention Is b
make the plantation produce from fl
teen to twenty thousand tons OF suga
per annum.
The mill and pumps will be situate
directly at the landing. which Is on
OF the best In the country. The sc
bottom is smooth sand, gradually de
scending from the waters edge to
depth OF rs feet. 500 feet from tn
shore. There are no reefs or rocks !
the water for a distance OF half a mill
I while. being on the lee sid
OF the island and at the hea
OF Maalaea Bay 1t Is 80 sheltered as I
give smooth water during almost a
weather. A ship load Of lumber ha
already been ordered for direct deli,
cry, to be followed by one Of coal.
The present wharf is about $50 fee
Icing and will soon be equipped wit
steam hoisting apparatus capable {
lifting twelve tons at a load. Even
ually the wharf will be extended
, deep water. giving the only deep wats
= wharf In the country outside OF Hont
> lulu. and allowing the shipment {
sugar at lower cost than from an
other plantation.
Steps are being taken TO effect II
early incorporation OF the plantation