Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-30
Haiku Sugar Co.

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The Haiku Sugar Company property
forms one of the important plantations on
the Island of Maui and comprises large
area Of land adapted to the successful grow.
ing of sugar cane. In the Hamakuapoko
proper portion of the plantation there are
available for cane 1924 acres of land. In
the Kaluanui or old East Maui plantation
portion 1912 acres are available. In tho
Haiku portion (now used for pasturageD
about 1000 acres are available In addition
to the foregoing the company has about
5000 acres of pasturage and 1000 acres vi
forest lands. The forest land is an undi.
vided interest in forest reservations owned
in conjunction with Paia plantation and Ha-
waiian Commercial & Sugar Co. The water
supply of the plantation Is quite extensive.
and consists Of a nine.twentieths interest
in the Hamakua ditch, which gives the
company. wnen the ditch Is full. 10,b00000
gallons in twenty-four hours the remaining
eleven-twenueths being owned by the Pa,t
In the Hawaiian Commercial 4 Sugar Co.'S
ditch, which furnishes 100000 gallons IN
twenty-four hours. In addition to the fore
going supply the company have erect.i
two Reidler pumping plants, one with ca.
pacity Of 5,50O,000 gallons, delivered at IN
elevation Of 45U feet and one with capac-
ity Of 5000, 900 gallons delivered at an elc.
walton Of $50 feet. Besides the above there
have been constructed several reservoirs
for catching the surplus from the ditch sys.
TEN In winter. having joint capacity for
holding 60,000.000 gallons. The company
also has had in view for some time the con-
struction OF additional storage reservoirs at
Haiku and Kaluanui, covering an area u
seventy-six acres and having q storage ca
pacity of 315,000.0O0 gallons Of water. or q
supply sufficient to irrigate 1000 acres for
fully a month. The outlet Of this reservoir
system would be at an altitude OF $50 feet
above the level Of the sea, and would thus
make the supply available for nearly 1000
acres at Hamakuapoko and approximately
1000 acres at Haiku.
The principal varieties of cane grown are
the Lahaina. Rose Bamboo and Yellow Col
euonia, all OF which, as will be seen. is under
a system of irrigation. The total sugar out.
put Of the mill. for the season Of 1901, was
$3.50 tons, which output will. 1t Is antict'
pated, be largely increased for the 1902
crop. For the coming crop there is 750
acres OF plant and $50 acres Of ration
canes, and should the purity OF the sucrose
stand high the coming or 1902 seasons
output should reach nearly 1000 tons OF
raw sugar.
Many improvements have been made IA
and about the plantation and others are N
contemplation.
Upon the plantation has been erected a
nne-roller mill having a daily output OF
forty tons Of raw sugar. In the manurac.
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