The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-11

The cane is as good as any 1 have ever
seen on an unirrigated plantation, In
deed, it is better than that on some
of the plantations that are irrigated.
All that expense is saved here, for the
Almighty provides all the water nee
essary, and l may say ali the neat
The sun shines during the day, and
that dries out the moisture and pro-
duces the saccharine matter,
What, in your opinion, will be the
average yield?''
Il should say not less than five tons
to the acre, though there are fields that
will go much higher-one. in particular,
at Pahoa, will go to eight tons easily.
The work done by Manager Campbell
in two years is remarkable
When reminded that not a stick or
cane had been planted for more than
fourteen months, and that two years
ago the plantation had nor been start
ed. Mr.. Buck said:
Of course, it must be true, but it
is hard to realiZe-it seems Incredible
never saw better cane anywhere, and
the prospects of the plantation are eX-
cellent The fact that the fields are
not together will make mo- material diff
ference in the cost of producing the
sugar. OF course there will have to
be some tracks laid, but down there
that does not mean much expense.
The lay of the land, the character of
the soil, and the climatic conditions
are ali favorable to the great results
that Will follow. There is no cane, so
far as l have learned, to be planted
above 900 feet elevation, which means
that it will mature earlier One thing
[ noticed particularly, and that was
the entire absence of yellow leaves on
any of the cane, a defect always no
ticeabie in upland cane. In Puma, and
as far as [ have gone through Olaa,
the cane is remarkably green ana
healthy looking"
Upon the subject of quicker trans
portation to the Coast, Mr. Buck, who
is interested in the Matson Navigation
Company, was reticent. Il really can
not give an intelligent opinion on the
subject because / do not know what
has been done by the company. / do
not think that any definite steps have
been taken yet. | presume something
will be done, but until the plans are
complete, and [ know more about
them, ] prefer not to speak"
Mr.. Dillingham; in answer to a ques-
ton bearing on the same subject, said:
Il guess Hilo viii have direct steam
communication with the Coast within
year, maybe two years There is
need of quicker transportation facili-
ties, but | do not believe the plans are
far enough advanced to warrant their
being made public at this time
Included in the parties headed by
sMessrs. b. F. Dillingham; and Captain
William Matson, are:
Mr.. and Mrs John Lloyd, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Nelson, Miss Miles, F.
Dealin, j. Dillingham;, w. S. GoodfeI-
low, George Tourney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Raasr Miss Minnie Newton,
John Buck NJ p. Robinson and L. A.
Thurston. Mr.. Dillingham; and Captain
Matson are accompanied by their
wives.
Mr. Buck is in no way interested in
Puma, nor has he, it is believed, large
interests in Olaa. He is heavily inter
ested in other plantations here on Ha-
wall and on Oahu, and is considered
an expert on the subject of cane cul-
tivation. His opinion of Island invest
ments has been sought by capitalists
in California, and he yielded to their
requests to accompany them on the
trip and investigate the conditions ex-
listing on plantations, the securities of
which are offered on the market, and
with which he was not familiar. The
result of the investigation will proba-
bly, be an immediate and healthy rise
in the price of stocks