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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-02
BY Sol N. Sheridan.

Small farming at a profit, on the ISL
and Of Oahu at least, is a question
merely of bringing the producer and the
market together. The little group o.
colonists who. for the past few years,
have been hard at work on the breezy
highlands at Wahiawa. have proven
the fact to a demonstration. OF course
it has been hard work. The men who
go out with their families to pioneer
a new country, a country of which
the soil is unbroken and the climatic
conditions strange to them, must not
and generally. if they are in earnest,
do not expect nature to take them
by the hands and lead them along flow
cry paths Of ease to competency. Well
or lily prepared, they expect to meet
hardships to endure them and, in the
end, to conquer them. If they do not
do that they may be the stuff that
pioneers are made of. but they do not
become pioneers. They merely die try
ing.
The pioneers at Wahiawa have not
died. On the contrary. they and their
children show that, while they have
lived hard lives during the years that
they have been engaged in their ex-
pertinent which is no longer an expert
ment, they have achieved a large meas
ure of success with vigor OF mind and
body unimpaired- In a country where
white men could not farm and from
a soil so sour at the beginning that
twenty acres OF it scarcely suficed to
keep one head OF live stock, they have
progressed as far in the way of prov
ing the country, in three years. as the
did in ten. and have such a valuable
measure OF knowledge Of the lands linn
itations that they know precisely what
they can produce at a profit They
know, moreover. what they could pro-
duce at a profit If the larger market
accessible to them. And that. TO them
and TO the people OF the islands gen.
orally. IS knowledge OF the most valu-
able kind. The land that knows it's own
capacity is a land in a fair way to
achieve the most substantial prosperity.
Considering its nearness to this city.
little is really known to the people here
OF the colony OF wahiawa. Almost
nothing at all Is known of II abroad,
and yet the colony of wahiawa prob
ably marks the beginning of move
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-02

statement concerning Wahiawa and
the beginning to a better understo nding
of conditions there. The Wahtawa
colony itself is in no sense A co-opAra-
tive institution. The Hawaiian Fruit
and Plant Company was cooperative,
and the store On the land was run for
the benefit of the colonists, blu. the
colony itself was not on that plan. 1t
was a settlement association, strictly
under the provisions of the laws of
Hawaii
Under the operation Of those laws,
the land as a whole was set aside for
the association as a whole, to be divid-
I'd at the option of the settlers. The
system of division was one chosen by
the colonists themselves, and was made
on the basis of the size OF the respective
families Under this system, each man
was to have twenty acres of land for
the right of purchase lease
of twenty acres-with twenty acres in
addition for his wife if he were mar
ried. and twenty for each child IN the
family. Each nan was practically Civ
en- his own choice of land, though the
allotment was made upon the theory
that the first nomer should have first
choice, and it was planned to have the |
settlement in the German village way, |
all the settlers living in houses on the |
townsite. in which was a reservation of |
five acres for each, and farming their |
and from the central commLnity-but |
each farming cor himself and IN his
own way. 1t was found, in actua! prac-
tee, that each settler preferred 70 re-
side on his own farmstead, holding his
Town lot in reserve, and so the village
plan was abandoned after an assembly /
hall had been built which is now used
'or a school building, but the lots in
he townsite are owned by the several
settlers and there are a few reserved
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by taking shares in the company in ex
change for supplies, which in turn wer
sold to the colonists on credit. Thes
friends of the colony were E. o. Hal
& Son, Levers & Cooke, the Califor
mia Feed Company, Thos. May and tn,
Oahu Railway & Land Company, tina
company carrying our freight. Abou
this time. also, J. T. Crawley visited
the colony, taking samples of our sol
for analysis. and making recommends
lions that enabled us to grow our first
crop of sorghum, the success of which
and of subsequent growths gave Us new
courage
with the finding of the key 70 un-
lock the producing power of our soil,
our troubles did not end, for an inv aston
of insect pests destroyed all garden
crops planted during the rainy season,
and the balance of the year. having a
failed. But by successive paintings we
have found tina. most insects havA their
seasons, and also certain preferred
plants, and thus we learned to tine our
the fact that not only do insects have
certain season IA which they reach their
maximum of dcstructiveness, but also
that each season has it's peculiar pest,
the question would not be so hard to
solve; however, with extension of the
cultivated area, and frequent stirring
of the soil at all seasons, most of our
enemies are becoming less numerous.
At the present time, a comparative de-
gree of success can be obtained by fer
tilization, tillage and irrigation. the
last being possible since the irrigation
plant was completed. an event of the
greatest Importance to the colony. The
uncertain, intermittent rainfall made
the growing of crops only a lottery An
abundant supply of water at the very
nominal rate of one-third of a cent per
miners inch an hour puts the colony
on an irrigation basis not exceled in
any farming community that am &C.
quainted with, and increases our pcs
sibilities many fold. All felt the stimu-
lus Of the response of the soil to the
life-giving element.
There are now under cultivation be-
tween 500 and 900 of the 1850 acres al
Iotted to the original settlers, very |
much larger percentages than is requir-
ed by the terms of our right of pur-
II 81
number of trees planted. many of which
IRE choice fruit trees imported from
Florida and California, far exceeds the
requirement.. Thirty varieties OF peach
rees are growing on my own home
tead, some of which bear fruit of good
Iuality. L also have grape fruit trees,
IS you can see for yourself. Almost ali
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-02

been one of the difficulties with which
the colonists have had to contend, the
learning when to plant most advan-
tageousIy.
1t must not be supposed that plants
grow of their own accord at the
colony. About the only thing that will
grow and do well on the soil as II lies,
without other preparation tha-i break
ing, is pineapp;es. and those d. better
on some parts of the land than on 9TH
ers. For long time 1t seemed that any
effort to raise garden truck would be
doomed to NEE: with failure altogether,
because Of insect pests and because of
the nature Of the soil, but perseverance
has done wonders and cabbaGes are
marketed from The colony and fine sill
yer skin onions raised there. 1t Is the
hope that in time all the vegetables OF
the temperate zone will be grown sue
cessfulIy, particularly If the bird friends
of the farmer are protected By law
And of these friends the much abused
mynah bird is counted one of the most
mlgra tory plover another Thu ployer
in fact. seems , know where worms IRE
by instinct, running his long bill into
the ground and getting them out when
ever he comes to a likely place.
The colony is best reached, now. by a
road from PEI, City, ten miles dis
tant, but the road is rough and 'he
grades on it as high as seventeen per
cent in some parts. This is a great
drawback in hIuIing out produce, and
hauling in supplies, but it is expected
that a partial remedy, at least, VIII be
applied when the new road, on 4 cradi-
ent of not more than eight per cent as
now surveyed, shall have b .en built.
Eventually the colonists expect to have
rail communication with the sea, by
some electrical system probahiy, and
Continued on Page 81
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did not eat the grass excepting along
the streams and on the knobs vh.re the
drainage was good, thus Indicating that
the. soil was sour as I had been told
by many old settlers. But I could not
believe that the land was incapable Of
producing any valuable grass or other
crops, as 1 was frequently informed
by those who claimed to know all
about local conditions. and I reported to
/ the commissioner that 1 believed the
land could be subdued and made to
produce; and, further, that I was will
| ing and anxious to secure a portion of
1t to make a home on, as 1 believed
that could get others to join me in
/ settlement on the land
MY request was received with evil
dent satisfaction by Mr.. Brown, who
assured me that the land department
. would lend any assistance practicable
for the colonization of the land 1 open
ed up correspondence with acquain-
tances on the mainland with a view to
securing enough families to take Up the
entire tract of about 1850 acres AS
annexation was anticipated, and fearing
that this event would bring about a
change in the land laws before we could
get our settlement association organic
ed; and considering this part of the Ha- |
waiian laws more favorable to local |
conditions for the proposed settlement |
than the United States land laws would !
be, addressed the land department in !
writing on June IA, 1898, requesting that |
this land be set aside for the purposes
of settlement association to be organ
lied under sections II, 70 and 70 of the
Land Act of 1895 as amended by sec
ton of Act AZ Laws of 1898. and that
be given time, not to exceed one year
to perfect said organization. This re-
quest was granted on June 16. 1895, and
was approved by the Executive Council
the next day. This agreement, made
before annexation. was a source of con-
siderable satisfaction to the co;onists
during the vexatious interim of the
transition period, when it seemed as
II the opponents Of the Hawaiian land {
system "oulo Bes ali ldnu safes Hndue
to the ratification OF the {
treaty, annulle6; for we did not get :
fully organized until after annexation. I
but we considered this contract suffi- I
cient to bind the successors in interests. I
and that the colony could be carried G
through along the lines originally plan r
ned, and 1 am pleased to say that the r
action of the government at Washing I
ton in permitting the Hawaiian land g
avs to remain in force is heartily ap- n
proved by those who have most to do I
sSS666SOO 6SO10SS >
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WINCH al 4oH safe LOT the dement, or me
whole community. The extent of the
colony co-opera lion is a common pur-
pose to make homes and raise Ameri-
can families on the island of Oahu.
THE LAT OF THE LAND.
] The lands OF the colony lie on that
broad stretch CT upland between the
| Waianae and Konahuanui ranges of
mountains, at en- elevation OF between
800 and 1900 feet. From the highest
point on the colony tract the iochs at
Pearl Harbor with the Pacific beyond
them, may be seen or the one hand.
and on the Waialua side there Is again
glimpse of the blue waters CT the
sea and, on favorable days, the purple
loom of the island of Kauai against
the distant horizon. The tract lies most
beautifully for purposes of drainage,
and the winds of the sea sweeping
across it make the climate the coolest
and perhaps the most healthful to be
found on the island Of Oahu. 1t is be-
cause of this trade wind that the colo
nists find no difficulty IL doing alI the
work on their farms. should the neces-
sity arise for that, and the same wind
so tempers the atmosphere that the
nights are comparable in a degree to the
cool nights Of Southern California,
bringing rest to the tired worker, with
sound sleep. while at the same time the
nights are not cool enough to seriously
check plant growth. In this connec-
ton, perhaps i: may be interesting to
give some figures from the thermome-
ter at the colony. The record has been
kept for the years that the co'rnlsts
have been on the land. This year the
highest recorded winter temperature
occurred on February II, when the mer-
curry marked zeventy-eight degrees at
noon. On February of the sam= year
occurred the lowest temperature. when
the temperature was forty-eiztt de-
grees above zero at six o'clock in he
morning, rising to sixty at noon. Last
year the warmest day in summer was
August Is, on which date the mercury
stood at sixty-nine degrees at six
o'clock in the morning, rising t. eighty
seven degrees st noon and standing at
seventy-two degrees at six in the even
ing. That is approximately pratty close
to the climate, winter and summer OF
Southern California.
AS to the weather and plant growths.
it has been found that plants, an4 par
pineapples. do not grow so
Wen when set out in the wet season,
owing to the cold winds, and the rain
fall is abundant at Wahiawa. That has
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-02

which are for sale for the benefit of he
whole community. The extent OF the
colony co-opera lion is common pur-
pose to make homes and raise Ameri-
can families on the island of Oahu.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-07

doun Roller Mills, and the Moore Milling
Company,s p! operty In Hickory. NJ: @.
at the time the affidavit was made 1t Is
said that DR.. Moore was in Ohio.
1t is claimed that he had left the State
for the purpose of defraudIng his credi-
rers. and that he- was selling his
property for this purpose. Upon his re-
turn Or. Moore denied all the charges
that had been lodged "A gainst him. AT q
subsequent term of Iredella Superior. Court
Moore moved to have the attachm ent pro-
eeed.ngs dissolved on the ground tia! ;
the AFFIDAVIT, upon which they were
made, was false and made without Just
cause. and with intent to injure the
present plaintiff in business.
The move was granted by Judge Allen.
and soon afterwards DR.. Moore paid the
principal and interest Of the debt, all Of
which amounted to 5000 or more. Upon
the ounds mentioned above DR.. Moore
now brings suit. hoping to get damages
to the amount of $4,000.
This Is the largest damage suit ever
brought in Alexander county, and has
caused considerab BILE comment. The First
National Bank of Statesville, the pres
en-. defendant, has been. doing u large
business in this part of North ,car9llna.
Able counsel have been employed on
each side, and tho case Is set for a
hearing at the February trm OF Alex
ander Superior Court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-07
AT THE ACADEMY.

Miss Gertrude Coshlan needs no word
OF praise to commend her to Richmond
theatre-goers who we'll remember her
' q Becky Sharp and Ass
land is an artI. and whatever she I'm,
of justice, - by dint Of inivldual effort,
she makes q success of what must other
Is '' lacking in nth those qualities which most most
appeal to an audience. Notwithstanding
this, Miss Coghlan contryed. with the
aid OF an adequate supporting company
.avor In the play, an achievement WHICH
must even place her higher In the esn-
ma.ion of the PUBLIC.
The production will be given at matt
soTHERN S pAiEs.
Tie date of the engagement OF Mr.,
z, II. sothern hi t.een changed, making
the sppea anrs o, rse s'ar S1e DAY nsar
be seen at the Academy Thursday and
friday. November 18th and 10th.
"a Son of Rest"
Nat NJ, Wills In Broaunurst & Currie's
big musical organization of sixty people
viii appear in this city on Monday night
next in appropriate surroundings and
magnificent settings, Mr., Wills will APP
pear in n new farolcal comedy entitled
"a Son OF Rest" which Is described as
thoroughly modern entertainment.
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home"
The music OF Strange & Edwards new
patriotic comic opera, when Johnny
Cones Marching Home" that will be pre-
sented at the Academy Tuesday, Wed.
nc sday and Wednesday matinee. Novem-
Der 10th and nth, by the Whitney Opera
Company. has already become vastly pop.
uar even In cities where the opera hal
rot vet been heard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-07
Y. M. c. A. RECEPTION.
It Proved the Greatest Success:
Ever Scored There.

AS predicted, the big reception to stu
dents OF the different colleges and the
members OF the Central Y. M. G. a..
given mt tho main association building
last night, was tremendous success
and Il was long after II o'clock before
the men left the building.
AS early ms O'Clock they began to
arrive, and by o'clock big crowd was
In the building. The music and literary
programme in tho association hall was
thoroughly enjoyed.
Miss Kate Fuller rendered telling re-
citation, and was simply compelled to
RESPOND. to tremendous encore.
College Secretary j. f. Hubbard. OF the
Virginia Y, NJ. c. a.. was cordially well
coined. and responded to the subject OF
Faith" Captain Frank Cunningham
came In for great welcome as he rem
dered two selections. Mr.. J. !. carp OF
smithdeal Business College. responded to
Grit" Mr.. II. j. Kingston rendered
two choice vocal selections.
Professor w. M. Wagner played q
banjo and received great ovation.
The big crowd was then divided Into
two. part Of them going to the gymna-
Stun for the exhibition under Mr.. Hardy
which consisted of an exhibition Of class
work and holly contested game of bas.
Wet ball. hctween teams Contained by
IT. b. McAdams and w. A. Bruce. Re-
freshments were served In the parlor by
a committee OF young men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-07
(specinI To The TIrnes-plspatch.Y

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
NORFOLK, VA. Nov. CATER wait
Ing sixteen longlyears in far off Fin
land. beyond the Arctic circle. Miss Rosa
soderman has come to America to marry
Mr.. K. Engblom, who Is stationed at
St. Helena Naval Reservation, on the
receiving ship Franklin, as chief boat.
swain's mate.
The prospective groom left his native
land and his sweetheart behind sixteen
years ago. and came to this country.
expecting to return in due time and claim
his bride.
Mr.. Engblom joined the navy. and find
ing 1t impossible to leave his duties long
enough to so back home for his bride. II
was decided that the sweetheart OF his
youth must join him here.
They were married upon her arrival
to-day,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-07
MORE, LIGHT !.
IS. LET in.
Lewis Nixon Again on Stand in
Ship-Building Trust In
vcstigation.
MANY ADMISSIONS ARE MADE
Mr.. Nixon Agrees That Many
Statements in Prospectus
Were False.
nv Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-Lewts Nixon was
again the sole occupant OF the stand at
the hearing this afternoon In the applica-
ton to make permanent the rece.vership
OF tho United stf4tes shipbullding Com-
pany. the session being marked by FREE
quent Tits between counsel at times verR-
Ing on personalities. Mr.. Guthrie and MIR.
Untermyer. each making the flattes Of
denlals OF statements made by the other.
and Mr.. Guthrie speaking In addition Of
he "imperinence' Of the Untermyer. Mr..
Schwab was not reached as witness,
Mr.. Untermeyer spending the afternoon
IN examining Mr.. Nixon about the alleged
false statements and MISREPRESENTATION
20 the public during the preliminlrles to
organization. ,is.
Mr.. Untermycr embarked In lons
course OF questioning about the workltig
capital of tho company; finally making
Mr.. Nixon admit that the company had
not on hand at It's Offices on July 81. 1871.
working capital OF s1,5o3 900, as sta ted in
the application for listing the shiptuldins
company stocks: that instead It had hut
5000. and that borrowed, and that the
$1.5oo.OoO was not deposited to the cred {
OF the company until September 9Th. aud
was then raised on, personal notes slgnaA
by Nixon and Dresser. the cash being de-
posted by tho Trust Company Of tile Re-
public. half with Harris. Gates & Com
pany. and half with other concerns, aud
by these concerns loaned to Nixon AMI
Dresser on notes endorsed by the Trust
Company Of the Republic. The sugges
ton that Mr.. Schwab's stock had been
marketed first came first from Mr..
Schwab, he said.
The statements in the prospectus s,r
June 18th were taken UP and Mr.. Untsr.
myer extracted from the witness ac-
acknowledgements that number OF thcm
were false. The capitalization Of tho COM
pany. the names OF the directors. the
amounts OF the earnings OF the constituent
companies. and other details were ac.
knowledged to have been enormously
stated tosthe public in the prospectus. but
Mr.. Nixon d sclaimed all responsibility
for. Its preparation. He had at tho me
criticised the statement In 1t that the
companies were then earning 81. 225 900 pei
annum. because It was not actual earn
ings, but estimated earning capacity in
combination.
The hearing WAS adjourned until Tues
day next. U.s..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-07
DRUGGISTS MUST BE ct,ARY,
They Sell all Kinds Of Hair Preparations
ard Fear to Discriminate

Druggists sell all kinds OF hair prep
arations. and as a rule they are wisely
chary Of giving preference to any par
tIculars one, but many OF them have come
out plainly for Newbro's Herplede the
new treatment that absolutely kills the
dandrufi germ swannell and son. =;
Champaisrs. H.. say: Zone customer o.
ours N 10. did not haye,a hair on top &c. o.
his head. when he began 20 Use hssp,,
GOOD head OF hair we behave Harplclde
"a be 81 far the hest preparation Of
its kind on the market" Hundreds OF
similar testimonials from everywhere.
Sold by leading druEglsts. Send JOG, N
STAMPS for sample to The uerpiclde Cos
Detroit, Mich, Owens and Minor Prus
Co, Special Agents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-07
NO TlDlNGS
FROM VENT
His Father Denies That He Ha:
Received Letter From
His Son.
tspecIal to The Times-Dispatch.,

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
BRISTOL TENN, Nov. e.-The mys-
terry surrounding the disappearance OF
edward wentz, the young millionaire.
continues to be puzzllng affair.
DR.. and Mrs Wentz. the AGED parents
III the missing man. arrived In Bristol
this afternoon on their way back to Phil
adelphia, after three weeks OF waiting
for tidings from their boy. They studi-
ously avoided reporters. the hotel clerks
where they stopped having received In
structions to report them mot In"
Or, Wentz was seen In the depot walt
inr room, where he arrived few min
.utes In advance of the train on which
he and Mrs. Wentz were to depart for
Philadelphia,
He was seemingly absorbed in a news
paper, and did not want to see reporters
The only statement made by him was IN
reply to the qeustion as to whether no
had received letter from his missing
son. He said he had not
A friend OF the family who conversed
with D. B. Wentz yesterday CONFIRMS the
report that the family received the $780,
o00 proposition to find Edward WentS.
but states that after repeated confer
erces with the man, the conclusion had
leen reached that he was a sham, and
only sought money under the pretense
that so much would be necessary to prop
erly conduct the negotiations.
The family Is still inclined to cllns to
the abduction theory. while the missing
mans mother cherishes 1t as her only
hope, reading with a hopeful interest
everything the newspapers have TO say
In support OF that theory,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-07
RUNAWAY MATCH.
Mr.. Griggs Makes a Philadelphia
Girl His Bride.

The marriage of Mr.. F.. L. GriEg and
M IS Anna Smith. by the Rev. ], B. Hut
son. at the residence of the groom's
parents. at No. 102 South Cherry Street.
on tho 4th, was a surprise to tho friends
OF both parties.
Mr.. Grlgg. formerly Of this city had
been engaged In business in Philadelphia
for several years, While there he met
Miss Smith. and day was set for tho
marriage. Parental objections caused an
elopement, and the two came to Rich,
mond. where they were MARI ed quietly.
Mr.. Grigg has many friends here. Ha
went to the front with the r. L. I. Blues
during the Spanish war. and Is we'll re,
membered. He will. with his bride, make
his old home, his future home.