The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-14
LANAI IN
new HANDS
Will Be Made the
Largest Cattle
Range.
THOUSANDS MORE
SHEEP AND CATTLE
Ranges viii Support Vast Herds
of Live Stock and VIII Be
Filled Soon.

Sixty thousand sheep and ten thou
sand cattle are expected to find food
upon the ranges of the island of Lanai.
The absorption of the entire island by
the Gay & Robinson interest is so near
Iy 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
! he;d in three ownerships. The transfer
of the interests of the Hayselden-Neu-
{ mammalian combination to Gay &
Robinson, gives to that syndicate con-
troll of 10000 acres, in fee and under
3 government lease In addition to these
4 holdings which comprise the Walter NJ.
Gibson estate purchases, there is a
II II 1f Il I.Tr[ lp11C
3 Spreckels and William G.. Irwin. While
9 there is no information obtainable as
4 to the ultimate disposition of these
lands, it is said to be fact that they
! will at the least, be operated in sym
8 patty with the majority holding Of the
z island.
S. There has been some question as t.
q the stocking of this new area, for tn
II capacity of the island is not at all taXe'
q to support the present amount of AMI
y NAL life which is found upon tn
81 meadows. The sheep number som
g 16, 900 and the cattle are inconsiderable
" There will have TO be large importa
q lions of live stock to give good star
g to the new grazing proposition, with
a out robbing the markets at the presen
G time of the food supply. 1t is under
y stood that there will be new strains in
q troduced and that the breeding of hig
g class animals viii be carried on by tn
q new owners of the island.
@ The fact that the grazing lands of tn
Y islands have been gradually taken IN
8 der strong control and the raising
g good supplies given decided impetus
q is due to the fact that the people
G the business realize the necessity, wit
Y the growing population of the island
9 that there should be greater proper
e ton of the beef raised here. IN
3 brought about the combination of tt
G estates which comprise the present hs
= hillinui ranch, which is now sendin
e under the management of DR.. Ray
e mond. beef cattle to this city to be so
: in opposition markets. The situation
g still further complicated by the repor
Z that there are many cattle. thousand
G it is reported, dying in the kohaia dl
e trict from lack of water.
q The. contamination of the sale of Il
G combined interests in Lanai were
y complished during the past week at
8 long NEGOTIATION. mir. Charles Ga
z after making two grips here on
q business. went home Tuesday and up
G his ultimate statement of affairs the
& was little to be done in the matte
q Later it was learned that an agreeme
9 was reached. Mr. Henry Waterhou
3 would not discuss the matter in deta
g or mention figures involved. 1t becar
8 gossip yesterday however tnat
8 price at which the transfer will be
corded will be in the neighborhood OF
6 quarter million dollars