The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-28
THE MAUNALEI SUGAR co.
The Lanai Plantation to be sta ted
Immediately.

Immediately.
Messrs. Gear and Lansing return
ed this morning from Lanai after
thorough inspection OF the island
where it is now assured that big
sugar plantation will be established.
The two "promoters" we're accom-
panied on their visit to Mauualei by
Mr.. A. Hanneberg, the manager OF
Olowalu Plantation and Mr.. W. j.
Lowrie, the well-known manager Of
Spreckelsville, both gentlemen fami.
liar with the soil and experts on the
conditions existing on these Islands
The party visited Mr.. f. H. Hav-
selden and made thorough investi-
cation into the prospects for sugar
plantation and very favorable i'm
preston was gained.
The plan is that a sugar company
will be incorporated at once with
capital of $1000,000, aud that 1000
acres will be put into cane wit hour
delay. There will be no wildcat"
business in the enterprise aud all
persons signing for sh ares will be
obliged to put down 10 percent Of
| the amount desired. 1t ia he iuten-
tion of the promoters to avoid gam
bling in Lanai stocks as much as
possible.
The estimated cost of the mill,
etc, is S250000 and an excellent site
was selected for the buildings. Mau-
nalei will of course be only small
plantation compared with the
"giants" that lately have gone up
but the following expert report OF
Mr.. Lowrie indicates that the new
enterprise has great merits.
His report reads:
LAHA1NA, Maui, Feb, 81, 1899
MEssRs. GEAR, LANSING g. Co,
Honolulu.
GENTLEMEN: At your request, |
have visited the island Of Lanai and
examined the lands of the proposed
new plantation, the water supply
and also the seed cane growing on a
portion of same. I was told by Mr..
E. Fl. Hayselden, that according to
surveys made by Mr.. n. Ell
dredge, of Wailuku, Maui, there are
below the 400 feet elevation, 5000
acres of cane lands, of this amount
about 1000 acres arc on the flats and
are not over SO feet elevation, and
between the 400 and 600 fl. elevation
about 300 acres. These lands, con-
slider, are very good, and more espe-
cially those on the flats. They, [ am
sure, compare most fayorably with
the fats at Kaunakakai, Molokai,
and Waimanalo and Eva Plantation,
which to my mind are among the
best cane lands in this country. In
this whole stretch, | did not find a
single salty patch. The lands be
tween the so feet ard 400 feet eleva
ton have considerable rock scatter
ed among them, but they appear e
be mostly surface stone. The sol
is very good, mellow, aud will ras
equally as good cane as the sid
hills at Lshaina Plantation. Th,
water supply from all appearance
is all right and Judging from th'
immense quantities flowing into tn
ocean, as we'll as the quantity ant
quality that is being pumped by tn
centrifugal pump f"r irrigation o
the seed cane. Tnere need be n
fear but you can develop all the wa
, ter required.
, The fifty (5O) acres OF seed can
now growing on these lands are i
my opinion equal to any young can
of same age in this country, aud tn
manner it has been planted an
, irrigated reflects great credit o
, young Walter Hayselden.
, The fiat that you. have 80 acres
, Lahaina seed cane growing (ahou
9 three-fourth of same we'll advanced
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