The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-03
WahiaWaCOlOnists
NOWOWn Their
Homes.
HAVE COMPLIED
WITH CONDITIONS
Commissioner Boyd Has Inspected
the Farms and will Give
= Them Deeds.

" ties In the Land Once in Homo
lulu this week the members Of
the wahiaws colony VIII have demon
-trated that small farming is n success
In Hawaii Land Commissioner Boyd
has Just returned from visit To the
wznIawa colony. securing evidence In
support OF the resident requirement Of
tive Hawaiian land laws. and this week
the California farmers win come TO
town TO prove their compliance With
the remainder OF the requirements and
conditions imposed BY the homestead
law.
Land Commissioner Boyd was great
~ surprised at the progress already
shown ut the wahlawa colony and at
the evident intention OF the home
steaders TO become permanent resi-
dents OF the Territory. The members
of me little colony are now planning
tse establishment OF n cannery for
their pineapple product. and the next
crop OF that fruit viii be put up right
at the colony for shipment to caiifor-
MIA and Eastern cities The green
fruit ls now being marketed In Cali
fsruia. and the factory win save the
farmers a considerable amount in the
way OF frciEhts. which is an expen-
sfve proposition from Honolulu 20 the
Coast
MY visit 10 wahlawa was made In
accordance with the homestead law.
which says the Land Commissioner
must be satisfied that the homestead
cr, have IN actual residence upon the
Government land before they can be
sfysn n deed to it.- said Nr. Boyd
''Tsls condition they have fully COM
Piled with In every way. and there Is
no doubt In my mind that these people
fntend 20 make their permanent homes
UPON the land The hornesteaders In
tend 20 come In this week and give
evtSence to show that they have full
nIIed all the requirements of the law.
Il fully satisfied myself that they
rad complied with all the conditions
as 20 improvements. cultivation Of
crops. etc. This they did. too. In the
face OF the greatest Obstacles Failure
efid not dIshcarten them and they
fought on where others gave up In de-
spair. and they are certainly entitled 10
all credit for demonstrating that small
farming 10 n success In the Territory.
~ we'll M proving the wisdom OF our
homestead law. Their prospects are
better now than ever before. and they
are In n fair way OF reaptng the prof-
it, of two years unrewarded toll
The rev wahiawa ditch will prove
n blessirs To them. and they are al
ready making good use OF the water.
The dItcaes are 50 arranged that each
homesteader gets his water at the
highest point upon his farm. and from
there 10 IL easily distributed where re-
quired- Some OF the farmers Will raise
cane themselves for the plantations.
and 4 do not believe they would be
willing 10 sell their land 10 either OF
the sugar companies reported tc be af-
t~r It.
.-PfneappIes are now being marketed
an san Francisco. but the homestead
~r- viii soon have n canning factory
Established there where the pineapples
win be put up. The members OF the
coIony are themselves backing this en-
sernrtAt ana are G<EtAAA Va -"
Crops generally are looking hne on
their farms. and the colonists give
every evidence of prosperity. i was
surprised at the way they were grow
iux things down there. and didn't think
u possible on this island The pine !
= ppIes are doing splendidly. and they
are marketing a fine crop OF water !
melons Peaches look fairly wei. ,
though the wind causes some trouble
This 10 being remedied. however. by
ih- planting OF trees for windbreaks-
small fruits. vegetables. etc. are also
in nus condition. and now that they
have water at wahiawa the colonists
wish for nothing more but their titles
The wahIawa coionists have now
ben here for the term required under
he homestead Law before the title can
10 secured by the homesteader. Con-
missioner Boyd said yesterday that the
sl.fc,g~s. - bla ontniou had taken uu