Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-12-13
SUGAR ESTATES IN KoNA
Interesting Report Issued by a Com
pany Actively Operating.
Sixty Eight Gu operative Concerns Engaged With
One Estate Cane Planted NatonalillCS
Reservoirs Second Plantation.

The annual report of the Kona Su-
gar Company for the year ending Sept
| 80, 1899, has been issued. 1t is a de-
! light to the officers and stockholders
and contains much matter of general
public interest. J. NJ. McChesney Is
president of the corporation and +. w.
McChesney is treasurer. The secre-
tary Is Il. o. White. J. S. Walker is
auditor. There are two vice presi-
dents, w. l.. Hopper and w. w. Hall.
The manager Is j. Coerper, who en-
Joys the reputation of being an econo-
mist and one of the best farmers in the
country.
There was secured here for the use
of this plantation a mill of the produc-
tive capacity of fifty tons daily. An
other plant to replace this has been
ordered and the new outfit will give
l25 tons of the raw sugar per twenty
four hours. In Kona grinding can be
carried on practically throughout the
year and cane can be ripened during
almost any month that the manager
may plan. This affords q mill advan-
tage that means an immense saving.
Among other facts, Manager Coerper
presents these:
"a large part of the 1898 plant has
been cut for seed; Of the growing cane
about three-fifths is of the Lahaina va
riety and two-fifths Rose Bamboo and
Yellow Caledonia, planted at an eleva-
ton of from 600 to 1900 feet: 20 acres
at $500 feet elevation are looking
splendidly. The growing cane all looks
well, ana persons visiting the planta-
ton all speak of its healthy appear
ance. Owing to a considerably larger
area being planted than at first in
tended, some $50 extra laborers are at
work assisting the various companies.
All the companies are working salts
factorily, ana. SO far, no difficulty has
been had with them, and all seem
pleased Advances to planters, have
been some $1,000 less for the year than
estimated, and the~area planted some
$50 acres larger. Other estimates, as
made in the company's prospectus,
show an increase, mainly on account
Of mill cost, seed cane and fertilizer
There are now 1000 acres of cane
land in the property and this will soon
De increased by 1000 acres.
THE area of cane planted during
the season has been ,515 acres, when
with 100 acres ration and so acres of
plant cane of 1898, gives a total area
of 1,7S5 acres growing. There is to-
toll of IS companies now planting, con-
sisting of 262 men; Of these, 80 COM
panics OF so men are situated at Kali
naliu, and 35 companies of 1872 men at
nailua. Divided by nationalies, there
are 40 Japanese, 3 Chinese, ~ Portu-
guese and 40 others. The so acres
above will be ground commencing in
February next, and should yield somo
500 tons of sugar"
The expert report of Jas. r. Taylor.
consulting hydraulic engineer. who
was called to pass upon the storage
of water for the fluming of cane, mill
purposes, ETC." has pertinent features.
He writes:
1.-The rainfall In the district ranges
from 20 to so inches per annum and is
undoubtedly sufficient to mature the
sugar cane planted from, say, GOO to
5000 feet in elevation above the sea.
The slopes from the cane fields to the
mill are too steep to admit of the usual
methods of hauling the cane by wa
CONS ana portable railroads at a rea-
sonable cost, so that the fluming of the
cane is the most feasible method, pro-
viding supply of water can be stored
during the wet season for three of four
months during the dry season. MAX
ing 1t possible to grind cane continu-
ously IL desired"
A site for reservoir of 2I,500 900
gallons holding is designated by the
engineer, who adds that:
THE capacity of this reservoir once
filed would be sufficient, with proper
ly constructed fumes. to convey 700
acres OF cane to the mill, furnishing at
the same time water for milling and
for irrigation after wasting from the
mill. The slope of the country is so
great that V fumes can be constructed
on grades that will require a minimum
volume of water for fiuming."
The report of Treasurer j.. w, Nc
Chesney shows acquisition of fine cane
land In considerable bodies, at figures
that are astonishingly low. From the
same source II is learned that the cor
poration is in excellent shape financi-
ally.
This plantation is In North Kona.
w. II. Castle and associates are Or
ganizing a plantation for South Kona.
II Will be an estate of upwards of 5000
or 5000 acres. Active operations will
| begin next month. The conduct of
these two concerns will place the dis
trict In the sugar producing rank that
Is and agriculturalists have long
claimed 1t should occupy.
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