The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-03-21
MUST THIAk
OVER BUNOJ
kohala Meeilns Is
Adjourned Two
Weeks.

The stockholders of the koha'a su-
gar Company met yesterday and OLE
though II was la,er decided 10 take a
recess of two weeks. The routine busi-
ness of the meeting was carried
through. The delay was due u 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 stoehhold-
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 II Ia
shown that additions have been made
to the permanent Improvements OF the
plantation to the extent of S23,022I3
The operating expenses have been $685.
SS1.Sl for the three crops during the
year. The balance of profit on the
year was $9G.3l10l, as the sugars sold
netted 1907 .3OO52. Profits from other
sources were s2.S76 50, and the total Of
the balance carried over to next year
was $2O5, 667.ll.
The report of Manager Oldlng Is very
short. IL says:
Crop of 1901 amounted to $3.50 tons
crop Of 1902-Of this 220 acres of
plant and ESQ acres of ration cane have
been harvested. The yield from this
area has been approximately oua-half
ton OF sugar per acre. on account of
the extremely dry weather during the
grinding season, the tops of the cane
could not be used for seed, this necessi-
tating using 106 acres of plant and 40
acres of ratoon cane for this purpose
There remains to be harvested 800 acres
of irrigated plant cane and $50 acres
plant cane unirrigated; also $50 acres
OF ratoons. the greater portion of which
has been irrigated The yield from this
area is conservatively estimated at 1900
tons.
Crop of l90S-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 30
years, without fertilizer. even the waste
from mill and manure from the stables
being thrown away, the result Is that
analysis of the soil. by modern meth
DDS, shows that it is poor in availahle
plant foods. consequently fertilizers
will have to be largely used to insure
good crops in future.
Neutrality-suspicious. work was
completed in February, 1901. The young
cane Mad a poor start. owing to dry
weather during months of September
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
81 inf l,A -
pumping and irrigatlng has been s27,-
99015, 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 n stock account. These
tunnels supplied the drinking water for
the Kapaau and Kohala system for
period of about three months when the
streams We're dry.
Reservoirs-These have been improv-
ed and enlarged.
Forestry-About ten acres have been
planted with trees of the algaroba and
ironwood varieties. 1t has heen 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
SUZUKI IetulnS ana 1uel, ana are plant
ed on land not available for cane grow
ing. Belts of ironwood are planted to
protect the algaroba from the winds.
Profit Sharing Companies-Owing to
the disastrous dry season the compa-
MES working on the profit sharing sys-
TEN have worked at a loss.
Labor-There has been a 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 1907 This
was heavily fertilized fertilizer to the
value of $4,000 being used. The cane
was kept under high state of cultiva-
tion 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
ly high, and has added greatly to the
cost OF all operations.
The irrigation plant recently installed
will undoubtedly be a good Investment
but the expense bears heavily on the