The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-20

-FOUR hours. This flow of water "a at an
e,eNaton of about 1000 feet above sea lev
- anu - pure mountain water gushing
rcm subterranean passages on the slope
reading to Mauna Loa. There seems COOL |
rtason TO believe that the volume of wa
~. mus Tar obtained. does not represent
al OF the water which may be available
it, water supply Is at sufficient eleva-
,., 70 pe conveyed by fumes to the Olaa
Plantation and Will furnish an abundant
suppiy Tor purposes of fiuming cane to
me mil and Cor all mill and domestic
purposes of the company.
ms water supply Is held by the COM |
pany under forty-year lease and there /
Is an abundant supply for the necessary
uses of the plantation
pesiues THIS large supply at Eaumana.
o.her water has also been developed upon
IN. iand of the plantation at Olaa
we next went to the plantation and !
<Ahsned thoroughly the lands which are |
owned by the company. the fields which,
n.Ie oeen cleared and planted, the work |
"nIVn was being carried on for the devel- |
sIment OF the plantation. and the cree
uch OF the sugar works
SUGAR LANDS
The land owned by the company suit
aole Tor the cultivation of sugar cane
comprises an area of over 1900 acres in
lee simple and over 1000 on a forty-years'
lease.
The land lies upon the Puma slope south
OF the District OF Hilo. and extends for
mere IMAM thirteen miles from the mill
ste' near the lower edge of the land, at
an elevation of go feet from the sea- TO
ar elevation In the forest belt of about
1000 feet
] Inc lower portion of the land is made
up largely of land covered by an ancient
"a lava flow which in ages past had be-
come decomposed. and is covered with a
erowth OF ferns and vegetation. The up
per part OF the land il covered by a
heavy growth of forest trees.
since the beginning of the operations
UPON the plantation. in the spring of '9s,
sugar cane has been planted in various
piaces over this great area. at various
elevations, at different seasons and with
number of varieties OF seed
The cane grown from these paintings
mas been used largely for seed. and the
ing.
There Is now growing upon the pIanta-
tion cane upon all of these several places
IN various stages OF growth which by the
fN.gor Of its growth and quality, demon
strates beyond a question that the soil Is
suited TO the growth of sugar cane of fine
qrslity and richness The cane now
gre wing promises a yield Of not less than
1--WE or six tons per acre.
This section OF the country has such
a large annual rainfall that irrigation Is
not needed. The District OF Hilo, on the
north, with n smaller rainfall has for
many years produced sugar In large and
paying quantities. without irrigation.
The great area of the territory of the
company's plantation. with fields at va
rious elevation. with different varieties OF
sugar cane and varieties of temperature
and climate. and fertility of soil, COM
bine to make the plantation one of very
great promise.
Among the advantages Is the healthful-
ness OF the climate. The benefit OF the
. climate upon those engaged In construct
ing the Volcano road. a number Of years
ago. was the subject OF remark, and its
healthfulness has been verified by those
who have lived in that locality since that
time.
. PROGRESS OF THE WORK.
The plantation has already under Guilt
walton for the first crop. to be ground in
the winter of 1912 area of 100 acres
and I'm a few weeks the area planted will
reach 1900 acres. Besides this. parties
+ who are cultivating under contract have
. about 800 acres under cultivation, and tbs
Puma Sugar Company has arranged with
the Olaa Plantation Company to grind
5Ol acres OF cane of their first crop
The equipment of the plantation in th'
matter Of building of houses. quarters
stables and reservoirs. and providing nee.
essary tools. implements and appliances
Is well advanced. Not less than fifteeI
o miles OF macadamized roads have beer
, built through the plantations: thirteei
miles OF permanent and portable railroad
h track have been procured and plans 70
j. complete equipment are all made.
u The site for the sugar works has beef
! selected, and preparations for laying tn
foundations for the buildings and ma
= chiuery are now being made. The ma
. chinery II being landed at Hilo. Facili
q ties for transportation to the plantation
a are completed and there seems to be ev
4 cry prospect that the works Will be read.
4 for operation in ample time before tn
II harvesting of the first crop.
! CONCLUSION.
with sufficient means for the, proper de
velopment OF the place and with sufticien
labor to carry on the work. this planta
"a ton promises to become one Of the larg
J. est and most profitable on these Islands.
10 The labor problem IL one which Is com
~ mon TO all of the agricultural industrie
u Of the Islands. but Olaa ~ possessed Q
IA advantages over many other of the plan
NJ tations. The climate and other cond
Dr. tons are such that laborers seek this IL
p caiity when they will avoid certain othe
% places. Moreover, the letting Of land
ie be cultivated under contract which ca
Il. be done better here than upon plantation
- where the successful production of sugs
I'm depends upon irrigation. IL a matter
II Importance. The plan being followed ,
- the company in encouraging parties to
be cultivate under contract Is one which WI
tend to avoid labor difficulties.