The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-19
kohaIa Meeting Is
Adjourned Two
Weeks.
PRAISES
THE PORTO RlCANS
Says They Are improving and
Make High Glass laborers.
Reports for Year.

The stockholders of the Kohala SUI
gar Company met yesterday and al
though it was later decided to take a
recess of two weeks. the routine bust
ness OF the meeting was carried
through. The delay was due to the
| consideration of the issuance of bonds
of the plantation. The point made was
that the bond issue needed further
thought on the part of the stockhold-
ers. and to make this possible the
meeting went over The reports of the
treasurer and manager of the planta-
ton were received.
In the report of the treasurer it is
shown that additions have been made
to the permanent improvements of the
plantation to the extent of S2S, 022. rs.
The operating expenses have been $203.-
Ss7S1 for the three crops during the
year The balance of profit on the
year was s96,s17.O1. as the sugars sold
netted s2O7 ,3OO52 Profits from other
sources were s2.S76.55. and the total of
the balance carried over to next year
was S205, 66T.11.
The report of Manager gliding is very
short. 1t says:
Crop of 1901 amounted To $3.50 tons.
Crop of 1900 this go acres of
plant and $50 acres of ration cane have
been harvested. The yield from this
area has been approximately one-half
ton of sugar per acre. On account oil
the extremely dry weather during the
grinding season, the tops of the cane
could not be used for seed, this necessl-
tating using LOG acres of plant and 40
acres of ration cane for this purpose.
There remains to be harvested 800 acres
of irrigated plant cane and go acres
plant cane unirrigated; also $50 acres
of ratoons, the greater portion OF when
has been irrigated. The yield from this
area is conservatively estimated at lSoO
tons.
Crop of 1903-Six hundred and twenty
acres have been planted and in addition
to this there are 430 acres of ratoons-
Fertilizers-As the plantation was
cropped continuously, for about 80
wears, without fertilizer, even the waste
being thrown away, the result is that
analysis of the soil, by modern meth
DDS. shows that it is poor in available
plant foods, consequently fertilizers
will have to be largely used to insure
good crops in future.
Irriga on-Development work was
completed in February. 1901. The young
cane had a poor start, owing to dry
&c nf
and December, 1900. The yield from the
irrigated area is estimated at 1900 tons
This yield, though small for irrigated
cane. is due entirely to the irrigation
plant. as this portion of the plantation
has the least rainfall. The cost or
pumping and irrigating has been $27,-
99O.15. and TO this may be credited the
above mentioned amount OF sugar
which would otherwise have been lost
Prospecting for Water-The cost OF
tunneling for the present year has been
transferred to a stock account. These
tunnels supplied the drinking water for
the Kapaau and Kohala system for
period of about three months when the
streams were dry.
Reservoirs-These have been improY-
ed and enlarged.
Forestry-About ten acres have been
planted with trees of the algaroba and
ironwood varieties. 1t has been found
that algaroba trees do well in sheltered
localities to an altitude of 400 feet and
will be OF great value in the future FOR
stock feeding and fuel, and are plant
ed on land not available for cane grow
ing. Belts Of ironwood are planted to
protect the aIgaroba from the winds
Profit Sharing Companies-Owing to
the disastrous dry season the cOmpa-
MES working on the profit sharing sys-
tenn have worked at a loss.
Labor-There has been great I'M
provement in the labor situation, the
Porto Rlcans having turned out well,
and are amongst the best laborers on
the plantation, and are improving
greatly.
In conclusion I would say that a larg-
er area of plant cane than usual was
under cultivation for crop of 1902. This
was heavily fertilized, fertilizer to the
value Of s26 600 being used. The cane
was kept under a high state of cultiva-
ton and should have produced over 5000
tons Of sugar but for reasons already
stated may not reach 1000 tons.
The rate paid labor has been unusual
~ high, and has added greatly to the
cost Of all operations.
The irrigation plant recently installed
will undoubtedly be good investment
but the expense bears heavily on the
the first year.