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

Honolulu Plantation with Sugar Factory
structure In which were two-roller crusher
driven by horsepower and open pots for
the boiling Of the syrups This mill at that
time was a fair sample Of the primitive
modes OF the manufacture of sugar How
ever, the lands were cultivated In sugar
cane and were very productive. The sugar
cane was hauled to the mill with bullock
carts. The cane was raised on the low
lands and in the valleys The mill burned
down on three different occasions and finally
the cultivation of sugar cane was abandoned.
The property. however al ,er being used for
cattle ranches for period Of some twenty
five years was again taken up for the cult
walton of sugar cane The success Of the
Eva plantation and the Oahu plantation,
and the advances and improvements made
In hydraulic machinery through the modern
high-duty, up-to.date, triple.expansion
pumps, which enabled the irrigation of high.
er lands at such figures as would permit OF
the cultivation Of cane, were the conditions
which gave full announcement to the
organization Of the Honolulu Plantation
Company. The lands of this company
stretch out over distance of some twelve
miles, the property being a long, narrow
belt. Situate amidst the foothills of noun
tains, the lands rise abruptly and
do not show large, wide and open
spreading fields. Some of the property Is
soils are OF the same nature as those of
the Eva plantation and Oahu plantation,
and are as equally productive TIE engi-
neering work in the organization and devel.
orment of the plantation has been exceed
ingly difficult, but the work that has been
done is of a permanent nature. None
of the large works but shows the per.
manency OF the work. The property today
|, not q fully developed plantation. The
plantation has been In operation Just three
year last September However the
improvements are practically finished.
The plantation has its full complement of
railroads complete Its mill plant and roll.
ing.stock are suited to the plantation when
under full development. The irrigation and
pumping plants as now installed are equal
to serving 5000 acres of cane lands.
Lands.-The property of the plantation
consists OF about 5000 acres of lands lying
below 65Ofoot contour above sea level.
Nest of the property is situate above the
Oahu Railway & Land Company's railroad
tack, which skirts the waterfront of Pearl
Harbor However, there is an a-na of some
1900 acres below the Oahu Railway & Land
Company's track, which lies below a l5foot
contour, and which is irriga.ei A. a very
economical outlay. About $500 acres Of this
total area is available for cane Lind and Is
situated below the 4S0.foot contour. this be-
ing the highest elevation which the com.
pany contemplates pumping to. Tho aver.
age pump lift for the total $500 acres of
cane land is 1870 feet, this being the actual
average Of the fields under irrigation and
contemplation. There are still 1900 acres
Of land to be developed between $50 and
5tO-foot contour, the present property only
having been developed to 280-foot pump
lift. Contracts will be let for two large
fy-wheel high.duty. triple-expansion pumps