The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-03
Will PROVE
THE TITLES
Wahiawa ColOnists
NowOwn Their
Homes.

" ties In the Land ONCE In Homo
lulu this week the members of
the wahiewa colony viii have demon
strnted that small farming Is a success
in Hawaii. Land Commissioner Boyd
has just returned from a visit 20 the
wahiawa colony, securing evidence in
support Of the resident requirement Of
the Hawaiian land laws, and this week
the California farmers will 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
iy surprised at the progress already
shown at the Wahiawa colony and at
the evident intention of the home
steaders to become permanent resi-
dents OF the Territory. The members
Of the little colony are now planning
the establishment OF a cannery for
thhir pineapple product, and the next
CROP of that fruit will be put up right
at the colony for shipment to Califor-
MIA and Eastern cities. The green
fruit is now being marketed In Cali
fornia, and the factory will save the
faymers q considerable amount in the
way of freights, which Is an expen-
sive proposition from Honolulu to the
Coast.
my visit to Wahiawa was made in
accordance with the homestead law,
which says the Land Commissioner
must be satisfied that the homestead
ers have an actual residence upon the
Government land before they can be
given a deed to it," said Mr.. Boyd.
This condition they have fully COM
piled with in every way. and there is
no doubt in my mind that these people
intend to make their permanent homes
upon the land. The homesteaders in
tend to come in this week and give
evidence to show that they have full
filed all the requirements of the law.
II fully satisfied myself that they
had compiled with all the conditions
as to improvements, cultivation of
crops, etc. This they did, too, in the
face of the greatest obstacles. Failure
did not dishearten 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 Is a success in the Territory,
rs wen ~ the NlSuOIl OF our
homestead law. Their prospects are
better now than ever before, and they
are in fair way of reaping the prof
its of two years unrewarded toll.
THE new Wahiawa ditch will prove
blessing to them, and they are al
ready making good use of the water.
The bitches are so arranged that each
homesteader gets his water at the
highest point upon his farm. and from
there 1t Is easily distributed where re-
qnired. Some of the farmers will raise
cane themselves for the plantations.
and i do not believe they would be
willing to sell their land to either of
the sugar companies reported to be af-
ter 1t.
'Pineapples are now being marketed
i'm San Francisco, but the homestead
ers will soon have canning factory
established there where the pineapples
will be put up. The members of the
colony are themselves backing this en-
terprise and are certain of its success.
Crops generally are looking fine on
their farms, and the colonists give
every evidence of prosperity. ! was
surprised at the way they were grow
ing things down there, and didn't think
it possible on this island. The pine
apples are doing splendidly, and they
are marketing a fine crop of water
melons. Peaches look fairly well
though the wind causes some trouble
This is being remedied, however, by
the planting of trees for windbreaks
Small fruits, vegetables, etc, are also
in fine condition, and now that they
have water at Wahiawa the colonists
wish for nothing more but their titles y
The Wahiawa colonists have now
been here for the term required under
he homestead law before the title can
be secured by the homesteader Com
missioner Boyd said yesterday that the
colonists, in his opinion had taken VI
all the land they could under the law
They hold two classes for which they
paid s. and 50 per acre.