The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-14
NEWS Of OLAA
The Making Of a Great
Plantation.
Expenses Now RadIcsd--L ssOn Of
The Food Fami0s--T1e Home
steadsrs at WORK.

OLAA PLANTATION. March 1900
Less than q yelr has elapsed since
the present management was introIuc-
ID 20 its duties al OIaa. A. that time
in the latter part Of June last. they
we're placed face to face with a gigantic
stretch Of forest. teeming with tn
luxurious vegetation OF he PIE. eat. and
the decayiug debris Of the past. On all
sides. where forest was lacking. lava
rOcAs raised their threatening heads
and babe defiance TO all the arts OF
agriculture. The wIseacres were loud
in their assertion that there was one
desert that could not be made to bloom.
or blossom, and scoffed at the band OF
pioneers as they stood on the verge Of
their undertaking.
The oIaa Of Today.
Since then brains and muscle con-
joined in perfect harmony have unceas-
ingly, unremlttiugiy toiled; and in
place Of the desert of a year ago can be
round a magnificent domain. 20. 600
acres in extent, giving constant en-
plOyment TO 1000 labOrers. skilled and
unskilled, with nearly half a thousand
beasts Of burden, and ali well provided
with accommodation and shelter
Where was once a waste of useless
ferns, now are villages and hamlets
teemiLg with lie, activity and CO. tent:
and instead Of aste and bar. en- q acts
OF hill and dale. are precise and pro-
ductiye burrows OF cane, ALI eady in evil
dence as fOrerunners of the harvest
that is 10 be.
At the inception of every enterprise
OF moment the necessary preliminary
expenditures are large, and have prob
ably been so in the bringing OF OIaa
through the chrysalis state. Against
the TOck-ribbed and ancient obstacles
of nature, were presented the most
modern and complete labor devices of
the present era Of mechanical wonders
and they have prevailed. The rocks
have yielded water at the stroke of the
Moses Of science: paths have been
made through the t ackless forests.
making the handling of he products
Of the land a comparatively easy mat |
ter, and now all that remains is to |
await the action Of nature on he thOus- |
ands Of acres under cultivation.
The Pruning Knife.
The present month marks an epoch
in the history OF this new estate. So |
ass.uuous.y have ali the works aeces-
saiy 10 perfect order, in the pan OF |
development, been pressed, that the |
ii-ana5 emeLt .ouLd ltseIf IN a position |
TO determine upon, ana put ia OPERA
IlJn, radical reduction OF expenses /
and the coming month and those fol- |
lowing, will show a material decrease
on the expense side OF the ledger. 1hls |
action Is the result OF a careful survey /
Of The whole fie.d, and the management /
are confident that the lopping-on proc
ess can IN no manner retard the course /
u steady develop meat. Unuer this ar
ral cement ne3r,y all labOrers, not I'M
der term contracts, have b en- di pens /
ed with and only those retained who
have shown ability in their several |
lines. This action is not an expert
neEt, it is a settled policy. dete. mined |
after the most complete and fun con-
iideration Of all ext st.ng d1'a.
Us ago, tina. the end o. o. the D an
alton was now fully up to the aim and
expectations Of the management. and
hat he is equipped 20 go on with he
work ls originally determined. The
MY work on hand IS the PREPARING and
'l'rting ~ the cleared land and this
viii proceed increasingly
The Food Supply of Hawaii.
The food supply was a troublous mat
err for time, after it was an estab-
shed fact that the plague was a reality
b Honolulu. What was at first .ooked
pom as serious menace, has proved
benef1ction. Hawaii was dependent
pom Honolulu for all foreign imports
nd received but few that did not come
through that channel When cut of. !
y the ironciad e ms f he q antine. ,
rom her base OF supplies. her pe0pIe
OF the first time awOke u their nos
Utilities. ard determined q become
urveyors. through channels under
heir own control Such messengers