The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-20
Gull. 1|VATIO
Ot COFFEE
c. S. Shankl,n of Olaa
Is Enthusiastic.
THINKS FUTURE IS BRI CHIT
lido Tribune Utses I.gaIiy o.
Weeks E,crOn..N VS.
Of H.wH.


lsu, the last man to embark In the bIsi-
ness of cultivatlng cote, in OlLa ptior
" die incorporation If tie Olau Sugar
I Co. and the acquiring of large tracts OF
! Cunce lands, leaves for the Mainland
! tomorrow, says the Herald. Mr. Shank
lin is as enthusiastic over the prospects
of the coffee Industry as he was the
day he made his purchase of the Zm-
norman tract.
Nv hen / landed In Honolulu, or even
before l left the coast" he remarked
to a representative of the Herald, II
was filled up with stories of the decline
of coffee and failure of the crop. On
the Kinau to Hilo these stories were, If
anything, made stronger, so that l
really did not know what l would be
up against by the time / reached my
place at seventeen miles cannot
say that my feet were getting cold. but
they had not their normal warmth UNI
til l stood on the yeranda at the plan
tation and saw what l consider as fine
a business proposition as can be found
anywhere.
The tales / had heard were mere
dreams; coffee is all right, the trouble
is the people have not given it n
chance. When l was here the last time
l said l believed it was a seven or eight
year proposition instead of one of four
and ! am CONVINCED that this is 50 to-
day. The men Who went in and out of
the business in Olaa did not give it
sufficient tine. | am perfectly satisfied
with the result of my investment and l
doubt if anyone can fix price for my
Volcano road property that would
tempt me to sell. ! know now that in a
few years instead OF exporting Hawaii
will be importing Coffe for it's own con-
sumption, and when that time comes
the few coffee men who are left will
have a good thing.
II have fifty acres planted and IA
good deal in bearing the crop this year
will be all anyone could expect. Just
now l am seriously considering putting
in twenty-five acres more next season.
You know I am surrounded by lands
of the Olaa Sugar Co. and have been
advised by some people to plant my
back lot in cane. do not know enough
about sugar to do this so that if any
one wants TO see some growing there
they will have to do 1t themselves. but
the price of the land will have to be
hNed by me.
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MIN pu''i'aaeu '''e zimmerman
tract Vi @oV acres lew months pre-
Nious to the agents of the Olaa Sugar
Co. acquiring a majority of the land in
the coffee district He vas NOT hero
when the srcor deal yas made INT ra-
- sS's, ',', 'l'''''' ~
thouSht ny some that ne would teel
and sell. He expressed |
great faith in the coffee business and |
confidence in the success of his enter |
nrjsa and this faitb saor,, 70 bo ,htd
H., ,,,i,,, 49,, w.. 49,,
- A. 80, ~, y, t',e
OF MIA MchehZle Is Yield
ing him good income and he is per-
fectly satisfied with the result of his in
yestrnent He said he did NOT lose f,i+h
.yo, u,,a, Cbicouo ,,,o,., H., 49,,
90.
Ion,"i'eu accounts Vi 'he "'p'hs out
ot hllo by the lava now
Mr.. Shanklin's statement relative to |
coffee. If made 40 his large circle of .
friends in the United States. NAV do
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-Si"'t's' ne 10 Hhic"u pusihess man
ana ms "oru on the SUBJECT VIII nave
nuch weight.
is HIS ELECTION ILLEGAL?
The returns from Kauai. says the
.ribune, nave dispelled all remnants of
lount that somewhere In the group
'arker majority would be found suffi-
lent to overcome the deficit left by
Haul and Hawaii. As the Tribune has
previously remarked. however, every
lection Is not decided at the polls.
The Tribune believes there is good
eason for calling in question the le-
ality of the whole election as far as
Delegate is concerned, I
ND that the sooner steps are taken in I
his direction the better In the first i
lace no authority can be found in the
organic Act or In the Revised Statutes
or electing n delegate to two Con
fesses at one Time IT this could be I
one why not elect Tor the next three, /.
our or mar dozen Congresses, or, In :
tct Tor any number caprice might .
,et It ms however. might not in :