The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-15
IN
NEW HANDS
Will Be Made the
Largest Cattle
Range.

SlNts lNpuSdnl NNt'il anu l'u Nllbu-
sand cattle are expected to find food
upon the ranges OF the island Of Lanai.
The absorption OF the entire island ~
the Gay & Robinson interest is SO ucai-
ly complete that already figures have
been made by those who will have the
control Of the land and the immense
grazing to be carried on reaches the
totals given.
There are on the island of Lanai
close to 100000 acres of grazing land,
well watered and capable of maintain
ing the herds. This estimate has been
prepared by such cattle men as Paul
Jarrett and others, and the syndicate
which will control the estate expects
that there will be. within "A short time,
a herd of these dimensions upon the
great slopes of the little island. With
the passing of this great area under
its new control, the last of the possibly
purChasable grazing land has been alb
sorbed and the cattle industry must
soon reach basis from which com
putatiOn may be made as to the capac
ity Of the territory to furnish its own
food supply.
The lands on the island of Lanai are
of the interests of the Hayselden- Neu-
Pain combination to Gay 81
Robinson, gives to that syndicate con
/ troll of 10000 acres, in fee ana under
government lease. In addition to these
holdings which comprise the Walter NJ.
Gibson estate purchases, there is a
block of 10000 acres owned by Claus
Spreckels and William G.. Irwin. While
there is no information ob!anable as
to the ultimate disposition of these
lands. IL is said to be- a fact that they
viii at the least. be operated in SYM
pathy with the majority holding of the
island.
There has been some question as to
the stocking of this new area, for the
capacity OF the island is not at all taxed
to support the present amount of ami
nal life which Is found upon the
meadows. The sheep number some
$1,000 and the cattle are inconsidcrable.
There will have to be large importa-
tions of live stock to give n good start
to the new grazing proposition, with
out robbinS the markets at the present
time of the food supply. 1t is under
stood that there will be new strains in
class animals will be carried on by the
new owners of the island
The fact that the grazing lands of the
islands have been gradually taken I'M
der strong control and the raising of
good supplies given Il decided impetus.
Is due to the fact that the people in
the business realize the necessity, with
the growing population of the islands,
tHat there should be "A greater proper
ton of the beef raised here. This
brought about the combination of the
estates which comprise the present ka-
hikinui ranch, which is now sending,
under the management of DIR. Ray
mond beef cattle to this city to be sold
in opposition markets. The situation is
still further complicated by the report :
that there are many cattle, thousands
it is reported, dying in the Kohala dis
trict from lack of water.
The contamination of the sale of the
combined interests in Lanai We're ac
complished during the past Week af,cr
long negotiation. Mr.. Charles Gay,
after making two trips here on the
business, Went home Tuesday and upon
his ultimate statement of affairs thsra
was little to be done in the matter
was reached. Mr.. Henry Waterhouse
, would not discuss the matter in detail
or mention figures involved II became
gossip yesterday however that the
price AT which the transfer will be re-
corded will be in the neighborhood OF a
quarter million dollars.