Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-15
Sisal Plantation Proposed
On Lands at heeia, Oahu

carts and stock or in estate tramways.
only under the metayer system Of cul-
tivation. under which the cultivator
would have a half-interest in the pro-
ceeds of the crop, the overload pro-
viding land and house and implements,
and fertilizer, II any be necessary, and
young plants for planting. and making
the actual cultivators certain advances
for living expenses against the growing
crop. (which advances would be re-
paid out of the share Of the crop &C.
cruing to them). the crop being gath
the joint cost of the overload and the
cultivators. and the fiber disposed of by
the former TO the best advantage OF
their joint account, could II be con-
sidered in any way a cultivation for
small proprietors. Such an arrange
ment as this. with proper precautions.
should, however. be found both safe
and practicable, and advantageous 10
both cultivators and overload.
The advances which should no
made the cultivators under this sys-
TEN should be something like as fol-
lows,
81. On planting so many plants to
the acre supplied by the overload or
patron company 1000 or 1900 as may
as at first planting, $3.50 per acre.
"2. on completion OF each clearing
and wedding of the land. There should
be one every four months), say, S12j
per acre.
"3. On delivery OF crop at mill in
bundles of so properly sorted according
to length, say, SIG per acre.
-. On planting the young plants at
side of the old ones. providing for con.
tinuance Of the plantation: the same
as at first planting. SIS 0per acre.
THE milling and baling and sub
sequent handling. including shipping.
would be at joint account of both par
ties, at actual cost fair percentage
only being charged as interest Tor rent
for use of the milling and baling ma
chimes, or, perhaps better still, the
overload or patron company might
provide the mill and the facilities for
baling. and the cultivators do the ac-
tual work. The gross returns obtained
for the fiber, less freight and all other
expenses in disposing of the crop,
would be divided equally between tho
over-lord or patron Company, and the
cultivatOr. there being first deducted
from the share accruing to the latter
all advances that have been made him
on account of his share, with say inter-
est nj bank rate added.
"Or, IL this Is considered too liberal,
though here II is well to point out
that policy Of Give and let live" will
pay all arties best in the end,-the
over-lord or patron company might
take delivery Of the leaves at tho cul-
tivator's land the milling and baling
and o,.er disposition Of the crop after
wards being entirely his, or its, own
business"
Dealing with other fiber products
than sisal the prospectus says we can
grow jute here to certainty in any
quantity and there will be a ready mar
ket here for all that can be raised for
the manufacture Of gunny sacks for the
export OF sugar Hemp is a product
which 1t is believed will do exceeding
ly well in the islands and be found ex-
tremely profitable. Ambition fiber.
mainoca tobacco and pineapples are
also products that can be grown with
profit.
The promoters propose to float
company capitalized at $25OOOO, divid-
ed into $4,000 shares of $40 each. The
assessments will be called rs per cent
on subscription, 20 per cent October l,
1908, 25 per cent March l, 1904. 20 per
cent June l. 1904.
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