The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-15
han his eyesight and personal inrestiga.

than his eyesight and personal inyestiga-
ton. He continues
Some of the homesteads have earned
for their holders during the past year, IN
addition TO the small crops of the neces-
sary fruits and vegetables, 1.200 in the
value of the cane which has been turned
in to the mill.
This is news to us "hayseeds' in this
neck of the woods.
find out why we should not all have fat
bank account, let US lop of some extern
sive territory and look for the thing
where it can be found. In the first place
a large portion of the New Olaa Tract.
which was disposed of September Goth,
last year, under the Brown law, and
which is again being disposed of under
some other fellows law. must be Topped
of for the reason that there has never
been twennty five acres of cane planted
on the entire tract of over IS 600 acres
squatters and all counted; and the squat
tiers planted the most of it. | know every
lot on which there is any cane planted !:
know every patch of cane. and / might
truthfully say ! know every hill of cane
on the entire tract: and for the purpose
Of taking it to mill no sugar company
or anv other person would give S25 for
the whole push All this cane was
PLANTED for the purpose of experiment
Some of it was well cared for by men
who have some practical knowledge about
cane. Yellow Caledonia seed from the
highlands of Kau was used Much of il
is now nineteen months old, and is here
growing in plain sight. Come and see for
yourself When we get some fellow like
the Kansas Rain Maker. who can re-
duce. or perhaps I should say increase.
the temperature at night, give US q little
more sunshine. and do several other things
We viii begin 10 think about the cane
proposition in the New Olaa Tract.
Nearly all the land in the Old Olaa
Tract was purchased By the Olaa Sugar
Company upwards of 20.0O0 acres now
being owned and controlled by that COM
pany1- There Is only here and there a
small tract owned BY private owners.
every one of whom is doing his level best
to sell ont. Comparatively few Of these
private owners have made contracts with
the Olaa Sugar Company. although there
are many large fields. practically cleared.
living idle.
We have now disposed of both Of the
Olaa tTscts. which Constitutes all of OIaa
vet We have not found this homesteader
who s scooring in the coin at the rate Of
$500 per year. with fruits and veeeta-
htes on the side. he Eansf be found. how
erer. and the search viii be continued
The h0meSteaders have had excellent
arrangements with ahe DIaa Plantation.
they securing snch contracts as win give
them assurance that their cane wiz be
uslied when the proper time arrives. ard
in case this Is not done the plantation
stands the loss from the dekeriorafio
This gives the men 3 chance to work their
cane 70 the highest advantage
VERIFY. the words Of the Commissioner
maketh our hearts glad 80 pisntasion
stcnae the lsass Just think Of It. How
ssally good the plantation il And ret
there are some people mean enough to
szy IL things about plantation TIE
people Of this Territorr eight ia never
case pEzising God that they are ia land
of planfnti5nx
II has been the nTisars privilege 10 see
11a1y q these contracts and IA egexy ore
q them the above mentioned cisuae IS not
only entirelx omitted bat the coatraxr Is
carefully arcFsded for Every eontraef
aruyi6es fer the pound of nesh.T and
ShFhock himself could not imprare unen
the wnrdins Of the hand
Il Is 4 web Known fact. IN fhiz cor-
uunIty that parties owning private lands
which are pyaetszlly cleared ard raw
lying iile. re7used o sign s1eh CONTRACTS
add plant care % sueh Conditions A
matter q business. can the plantation Be