The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-29
THE PICTURESQUE
WIHIIHI COLONY.
Great Transformation
in a Barren
Plateau.
WHAT EIGHTEEN MONTHS GAN DO.
HOME OF THE PRACTICAL
SMALL FARMER AND
Ills WORK
The Many Obstacles Met aud Over
come by Former California Horti-
culturists IN This
Island.
WHAT ElGHTEEA MONTHS GAN DO.

What can be done in this Territory in
small farming is being practically and
most accessibility demonstrated at The
%ahiaw VA colony
The colony is seven miles from Wal.
alua aud ten miles from Pearl City. 1t
comprises 1910 acres of land. The
land is part of plateau between two
mount ms. SIS feet above sea level. The
tract is four and a half miles long BY
half a mile wide. a year ago last Feb
ruary it was practically barren plain.
devoid Of all vegetation, except a tan
gle growth OF coarse, Wild grass. To-
day one sees a wonderful transforma-
ton. A number OF attractive homes.
nestled in patches OF green, dot the
colony lands; broken earth and grow
ing crops everywhere attest the in
dustry Of the husbandman: the laugh
ter OF children is heard, and everything
denotes prosperity and contentment.
There are thirteen families, eompris-
ing IF y people, in the colony. All of
more can be secured from the govern
ment for colonization purposes. The
majority of the colonists are from
Southern California and are practical
hortic,lturists The following is a list
of the head colonists and the number
of acrs that they are at present Guilt
waiting L. G. kellogg. so; T. l.. Hollo-
way, 4; Byron o. Clark. %: ". p.
Thorn 5, 10; ]. H Townsend. Is: A.
". Es mes, 10; Carl Pullman, 5; T. II.
Gibson, ); Edgar Wood. ): ]. W. Welte.
=; DR.. :. c. Rhodes, s. H. R. Hanna, 5;
W 3. Mccormick. 5.
Neal ly all the colonists contemplate
setting additional acres to cultivation
this s. ason.
The principal plants thus far set out
by the colonists are tomatoes. pine
apples bananas and sorghum. The lat
ter is extensively cultivated for feed
The and is a deep, red soil, free from
rocks brush and weeds. The virgin
soil hi to be plowed twice before it is
plante l. This is owing to the humid
acid that collects under the sod of the
coarse grass.
In Il e face of the most trying difficult
ties AZ d seemingly insurmountable OBJ
staoles the colonists have waged war
fare. they have built miles of roads to
make he tract accessible. The first sea-
son their crops were nearly all de-
stroye by insect pests. The cutworm
ana Il e japanese beetle were partieu-
larly destructive Colonies of chickens
were distributed at given intervals on
the tract, and small amount of salt
Sprink ed over the upturned land
Whom the land began to yield returns
transT ortation difficulties We're eneoun-
tered The war with Spain lessened
The nj mber of steamers plying between
and Coast cities. Then came
the plague and the inhibition of Ha-
waiian products, such as fruit and
gegeta bles, in the markets on the main |
land
The plague sorely tried the eolonists. |
II cost them 81 % day to feed horse. |
Then, too. lumber went up to fabulous |
prices The railroad lumber freight |
rate to Pearl City is S3.25 thousand. |
Ii costs $40 a thousand to freight il |
from Pearl City 70 the colony. and
there 5 nothing made at this apparent
" excrbitant figure. Notwithstanding
his drawback. there is considerable
building going on at the colony.
Waliawa Colony is neither socialis-
tie nCr communistic Every colonist
works for himself. owns his tract. Or
will v hen he gets his deed from the |
government The members of the colo |
nv. however. see the advantages of CO.
operation. or Capitalization. for eduea
.ional purposes and the successful mar
Seting of their crops Two and one
half acres have been set aside by the
colonists in the center of this tract.
On tn they have erected quite COM
nodious building. called Association
Hall. Here public meetings of re-
igious and social character are held.
Il also answers for a schoufhonse- IN
The building is reading-room. where |
oapers and magazines are kept on file |
The coIonists have incorporated a
sompSny known as the Hawaiian Fruit |
and Plant Company. OF which l.. G.
kellogg is manager. All the colonisss |
are stockholders in the company. The |
,onlpg nv is for the purpose OF success
fuily harvesting and marketing The |
crops of the colonists, for breaking |
ground, constructing buildings, pur-
.hasing and hauling supplies. feed. hay,
grain and groceries. All this is done |
II actual cost
The company has its own eannery.
with complete facilities for canning |
manufacturing guava and |
mango jellies. etc The eannery. when
in operation win give employment 10
ne junior element Of the colony.
Stock in the company has been sold |
Il par. There is none on the market. |
sni il would readily bring premium.
4 Is 4er cent assessment was called in
when the stock was first issued year
md half ago and only one per cent
since then
The colony site Is pictnFesqaeiy sit
mated. On either side mountain peaks
pierce the clouds. In the distance Dia
nond Head and the broad Pacific are
distinctly seen. Broad acres OF waving
zane in the foreground aeeentnate the
picture