The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-02-14
WATtR ON
MAUI ISLE
Investigation Of
irrigation by
Smith.

tlrom "Wednesday haliNl
Jared g. smith. director of ihc Ia
WaIan Agricultural Experiment sta
ton. BEGAN yesterday upon his study
rf tho irrigation problems Of Hawaii
under direction % the Irrigation liY-
rpau az Washington. The statistlcs 10
~ collected boy hlm and the report up
ca DIS investigations are 90 be for
vsrded a. that department upon om-
Ti,tion.
Mr smith win first make "a tour Of
the Island OF Maui. ana departed on
the Claudine yesterday To De gin work
there. He win remain there about ten
days. and during that time intends q
visit all the plantations and pumping
stations OF the Island. He viii take In
Haiku. Spreckelsville. Hawaiian Com
meroial and other plantations. and ex-
poets To make as thorough study of
the irrigation systems there as the
limited time at his disposal will per-
nit. He win be assisted while there
by George II. Baldwin Of the Haiku
Sugar Company. who has already be-
gun a study OF the water supply ON
that Island, and has so Informed the
Department OF Agriculture at WASH
ington.
Upon his return from Maui. Mr..
Smith viii make n tour Of this Island.
and viii later go to Kauai for the
purpose Of looking into the condition
of the water supply on that Island.
He will not include Hawaii In his In
vestlgaiions, both because OF the short
time at his disposal, and also by rea-
son OF the fact that a great many OF
the plantations on the Big Island are
not dependent upon artificial sources
of water supply. The work Is To be
done under the direction OF Elwood
Mead. who If In charge Of the lrrga-
ton at Washington. and as Mr. Smith
has but two months at his disposal the
Investigation cannot be a very com
pletc one.
Below Is given an abstract from the
letter Of instructions sent to Mr.. Smith
by Mr.. Mead. which win show the scope
OF the Investigations:
lowing To the limited time you are
20 devote 60 this work. | believe II
viii be well TO restrict the held OF your
investigation To the pumping of water
for irrigation"
| The following IL the outline of work
10 be done by Mr.. Smith:
| collection Of information regarding
Iannual rainfall, and sources OF water
supply for irrigation.
"Thc kinds of pumps used In provid-
ing "a supplemental supply: tfeir cost:
the volume OF water furnished; the
total height of the lift: the cost per
viding a water supply for irrigation.
THE amount OF water used In irri-
eating an acre of land.
1.-THE acres irrigated from each pump
ing station visited.
"The yield and value o: the crops
grown.
"The methods of applying water to
crops
Number of irrigations required.
1--WE would like to have you to ar
range to secure, IL possible. a record
Iof the pumping operations OF some OF
1.-THE most important stations for the
looming year, this record to include the
total volume OF water lifted. the acres
OF land II was used on. the Kind OF
fuel consumed to furnish power. II
steam rather than electricity Is the
motive force"
The letter states also that George II.
baldwin of the Haiku Sugar Company
of Maui is arranging to begin svs-
ltematic investigation OF the water re-
sources of that Island
Mr. Smith has been notified also that
THE Agricultural Department Is soon ia
send to Hawaii an expert to make
compilation OF the Hawaiian laws re-
harding water rights, though II Is bare
lIy possible that one of the members
of the stan now at work at the Expert
ment Station may be given the detail
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hence Of the cure there can be NJ
doubt, as what / have related tool
place over five years ago. and since
then ] have remained In good health
with the exception Of triiling ailments
unworthy of mention.
"Other members of our family-not
; ably my sitser Emma Lillian, who ha
sent you her own account OF her case
have derived signal benefit from tn
use Of the Syrup, and can tell thel
stories for themselves. We Away
keep a bottle in the house, and when
ever any OF US feel out of sorts, hip
ped or scedy. we take dose or tw'
and IT never fails to give the needed re
lief.
I'm conclusion, / can honestly ant
conscientiously recommend Seigeri
Syrup to any persons who may be SUI
? fering from a weak stomach, impaired
digestion. chronic dyspepsia or kindred
complaints as a remedy that Will reall!
accomplish all that Is claimed for it,
(Signed) William James Edward Fish
or. 1913 Bourke street, clearinghouse
sydney. June 20, 1901.
Seigels Syrup is made OF eighteen
! natural ingredients, each OF which Is I
product OF the soil. It's curative prop
critics are derived from roots and herb
In scientific combination, and its heal
: ing action has been acknowledged IL
: all civilized parts OF the world durinl
, the past thirty-three years. KEEP
handy for occasional use. IL keeps tn
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! This il the way to resist diseases, L
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difference between living and existing
as Mr.. Fisher relates.
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