The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-14

or roots and stumps much greater tnan
In the open aigaroba and guhva weoos
~ the lower elevation This contract
was carried out by japanese labor ana
was not as efficiently performed as the
previous one. given TO an American
firm. About 400 cords OF wood were
secured by the station. valued at - TO
81 so per cord
Contracts were also let for the erec-
ton of an office and a residence build
and IL intended TO be only one wing
OF a building. the remainder TO be
completed at a later date.
The residence contains six rooms.
Both office and residence occupy
commanding position on the heights
above and back OF Honolulu. at an ele-
walton OF $50 feet above sea level These
buildings cost $500. the contract not
including the painting.
A 2-story stable. IS by % feet, with
three stalls. carriage room. tool and
| harness rooms. was planned and built
by the special agent In charge. In con-
nection with the stable are a 2000-gal-
lon tank. watering trough. and manure
shed. and there are feed bins and
chutes at convenient location
A Groom hut or cottage was also
built to serve as quarters for the labor
ers employed A poultry house and
poultry yard Enclosed by wire netting
has been built: also a small house in
which 10 store dynamite. considerapie
amounts OF which have been used In
blasting and grading operations neces-
sary In grading and making roads
around the station buildings.
seed bed was prepared and cover
ed over with stats In lieu OF a glass or
canvas covered propagatirg house
The location of the station buildings
having been made above the level to
which city water Is at present supplied.
water system had TO be installed
by the station A line OF 1-inch pipe
was laid 500 feet to connect with the
city water system. and n 10.000-g gallon
tank was placed at an elevation OF $50
feet. that being the maximum height
above sea level at which city water In
now supplied. Another 10000 gallon
tank was erected back of the residence.
at a height above the floor line to give
enough water pressure in both Office
and residence.
A 1E-horsepower gasoline engine and
double-acting pump were installed at
the 26o-foot level. and the water Is
pumped through 2-inch galvanized
iron pipe into the upper tank A finch
swing check valve was placed between
the pump and the upper tank TO relieve
the engine from the longitudinal vibra-
ticn resulting from the alternating rise
and fall OF the Pinch column OF water
In the discharge pipe. The working
pressure Is about a. pounds. All out
side water connections. including the
installation OF the pumping plant were
made by station employees and not by
contract. this having proved the only
satisfactory way OF getting work done.
and at the same time the cheapest.
n dark room for Photographic work
and the storage of chemicals has been
built In one OF the office rooms, and a.
water-closet Is also being added About
200 feet OF board walks have been laid
All station buildings have been painted
at least one coat by workmen employ
ed direct by the station. this having
been found to be the cheapest and most
satisfactory method for all work. A
garden has been prepared by trenching
the soil and adding lime. About 20
acres on the slope above the station
buildings has been roughly cleared OF
guava and lantana TO allow the grass
TO grow up for pasturage. Tools re-
quired for the large force OF laborers
employed have been purchased from
time to time. so that there is now on
hand very satisfactory supply, in
GLIDING the ordinary farm. blacksmith.
and carpenters articles. A blacksmith
shop is planned and will shortly be
erected. so that repairs and breakages
may be attended TO without delay and
at little cost.
4 fire plug with so feet OF fire hose
has been connected with the main dis
Charge pipe from the pump TO give
needed fire protection. Other connec-
tions VIII be installed at each of the
principal buildings. The large tank has
been connected with the one beside the
stable. and this in turn with a smaller
one at the laborers' quarters, and con-
| nections have been made where easy OF
access in the garden for irrigation on
1 "a moderate scale.
| On the upper clearing where the blue
gum forest was cut away. about IL
acres have been dug over and terraced.
| using some of the cord wood for but
tress work. Here also a two-room hut
| has been erected for laborers' quar-
| tiers. at an elevation of about 1915 feet
| THIS cottage has corrugated galvaniz-
| .d-iron E~of. made with n 4-fooot over
! hang. the idea being to collect as much
rainfall as possible. Besides the two
! living rooms there is a large supply
| and tool room. The water from the
room Is stored in a S000-gallon tank:
pipes are laid from this so that the wa
ter can be used on the terraces. A 1000
/ gallon tank and lumber for the con-
| struction of "a small stable are now on
the ground and will he put up some
time this winter. These buildings we're
considered necessary because OF the ell
| ovation above the main station build
inSs. The upper clearing is more than
a mile from the Office by the most di-
rect route. along n narrow and steep
bride trail. or fully four miles by the
| winding Tantalus wagon road.
This comprises in brief the con-
structive work on the Hawaii Expert
ment station for the period from April
5. TO November l. 1901. seven months.
The correspondence has been rather
large. the station having already given
assistance and information TO many
farmers in all the Islands OF the group.
some poultry experiments have also
been inaugurated. These could be un-
dertaken Immediately without great
Expense. and II Is hoped that they may
lead to results OF immediate practical
usefulness. Largely because of the
great number OF diseases with which
barnyard fowls are afflicted in the Ha-
waiian Islands the supply OF poultry
docs not meet the demand Live chick
ems sell in Honolulu for SIS a dozen
and eggs at from 80 10 so cents n dozen.
II the station can demonstrate "A prac-
teal way FOR the economical prOdus-
tion or chickens and eggs IL viii add
largely % the resources Of the small
Il Go sNNs.