The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-01

F. Wundenberg, the Kona receiver
has hopes for the cash to harvest the
crop of the KOna sugar Company, in
spite of the decision of Brewer & Co.,
that they will not take it up. He sub
mitted a written report to Judge Hum
phreys yesterday, stating the situation
as follows:
Last week 1 visited the Kona Sugar
Companys property situated at Kai-
lua, Hawaii, in company with Mr..
George Robertson, of Brewer & Co.,
and made a thorough investigation and
inspection of the property, from which
l have reached the following cOnclu-
siOns:
1. l find the climatic conditions of
KOna very favorable for the cultiva-
ton of sugar cane largely owing to
the fact that the rains, which usually
fall in other places during the winter
months, in this section fall in the sum-
mer months, during the period of the
growing cane, and in the winter
months, when the cane is being har-
vested it is comparatively dry.
z The land, to all appearances,
would indicate that cane could not be
grown on the same, but the fact re-
mains that excellent cane is now grow
ing on the place, than which it is hard
to find any better anywhere.
8. One Of the reasons for the pres
ent financial difficulties of the company
is largely owing to the criminal waste
and poor judgment exercised in plant
ing cane in sections at too high an al
titude for the proper growth of the
same.
4. The method employed of making
contracts with planters and allowing
them to draw largely in advance Of
what was coming to them before the
I.
placing the company entirely at the
mercy of its labor.
s. Very poor judgement has been
exercised in the matter of the mill; it
being nothing more nor less than
pieces picked up from here and there,
all of which have cost more in the long
run than a complete new min would
have cost, without being able to give
any satisfactory results.
But in the face of all these condi-
tons, 1 think that If sufficient funds
could be found available to harvest the
present crop of 1902, and also that of
1908, a net tonnage of at least 1000 tons
could be had in the next 16 or IS
months, as can be seen by the statis-
tics hereto attached.
Crop of 1902 say 5000 tons
Cost of completing railroad IS 60, 900 90
Cost of conveyance to mill Of
at 81 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000 90
bags ...................... 10000 90
Cost of wire cable to arrive 5000 90
Salaries now due Jan 81, 1902 1850 90
Labor now due to men en-
plOyed direct by the COM
pany ..................... 10000 90
1 abor now due to planters
for crop of 1902, to Jan 81. $4,000 90
] / n a 70
1903 ,.,.............,,,...,. $4,000 90
Maintenance of stables, say
10 months, at $1,OOO......... 10000 90
| Salaries say 10 MONTHS. 10000 90
| Incidental expenses ...,...,.. 5000 90
Total .............,..., 1929. $50 90
Crop of 19O9 say 1000 tons
Cost of conveyance to mill of
cane estimated at 10000
tons at 81 .,.......,,.......s 10000 90
! Cost of manufacture and
bags ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000 90
| Salaries for six months at
| $ll4O per month ........... $50 90
/ Rents OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l2,OOO OU
| Maintenance of stables at
| $1,000 per month, say seven
months ................ 1000 90
| lncidentalS ..........,.,...., l5,OOO 90
Total ....................SlO5Sl $40 90
/ Total receipts from crop OF
1902 and 1908, 1000 tons at
sos OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $aooOOO %