The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-27
HALF A MILLION PROFITS
EVA, THE BIGGEST PLANTATION ~ THE WORLD.
HOLDS IT'S ANNUAL MEETING AND HEARS
VERY SATISFACTORY REPORTS or THE
YEARS WORK AND RESULTS

The annual meeting OF Eva Plantation Company was held this
morning at the Castle & Cooke Assembly There was
quite large attendance OF stockholders feature OF the report
the detailed tabuaon only OF the financial operations Of
the company but OF the field work and operating processes These
various tables while credit the accounting department
corporation give the stockholders the Of every oper
aon and enable those who desire know every detail Of the
management
An interesting fact in connection with the plantation is that
Eva has paid dividends during existence $325oOoo The
net profits for the year were $536,352oS.
The following directors elected for the NJ Cooke
Charles H. Aherton E. d. Tenney W. A. Bowen and b. Cas-
tie An appropriation for the social moral and intellectual benefit
of the employees be expended under the direction of
ager made The appropriation made $1,000 this year
against last year. the larger amount receiving the vote of
100000 shares.
Among interest in Manager Renons report are
the following:
is gratifying to report that the OUTPUT of the past grinding
season including that of the Apokaa Sugar Co. 337
sugar Owing late of number of the fields
sequnt upon the prolonged grinding of 1900 yields
of of these rather below the general average
toons this place On the other hand those fields which had
the usual full growth produced in both Plant and Long
Ratoons higher yield than has been For
instance block of 700 Plant consisting of Fields
inclusive yielded average 1851 sugar per OF
this block Field the largest returns This the first
portion planted OF the 700 referred the yields OF which
fell off in the order planted and follows: Field No
PToducedi 500 per acre; Field No produced
per acre; Field No produced 1900 per No.
produced 1904 per acre.
All of the above powed depth of thirty inches. On
the whole the of sugar from the of quite
up tony anicipatons.
The be ground in 1903 slightly greater
vested during the past year Nevertheless of very
late planting 1901 of late start for number of fields
that of the attacks Of the Heal Hopper the grow
ing during the year. all of which have direct bearing
sugar yields, do think the for 1903 will be
great those for 1902 The late planting 1901
scarcity OF labor that time; the late of
late grinding because of insufficient milling capacity The
Hopper the mentioned above appearance
Eva during the latter part of 1901 In shape resembles
very small grasshopper locust 1t and its young apparently
live the sap from the leaves How much damage insect
has done the for 1903 am prepared 1t
tany has done mischief Sufficient make its
presence worthy of mention this report with the recommended
that advice be obtained once with view discover
its enemies and place them in or fields work the Leaf
Hopper The crop for 1908 estimated at 10000 1t will
probably this estimate but it will not be as large the
crop last ground.
The crop of 1904 will be 7o54 is early make
estimates of it, but the opinion that the yield per
will exceed that of 1903 The have had good START the
oes large and taken altogether its far
haps as fair crop has ever been grown Eva.
In concluding this subject may be proper state that the
expectation that the entire crop 1903 will be finished by the
middle of July The OF producing from crop OF
1902 was $3573 per ton.
resolution adopted authorizing the directors provide
sinking the bonded Indebtedness exceed
100000 provided this year There discussion
fund the requirements of liquidation when
the lease the land occupied by the plantation expires but
action taken.