Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-01


Offices of Alexander & Baldwin yester-
day afternoon and reelected the old
officers as follows: II. p. Baldwin,
president; w. NJ. Giffard, vice presi-
cent; w. M. Templeton, secretary;
Geo. NJ. Rolph, treasurer; d. b. Muir.
doch, auditor. Board Of Directors: II.
r. Baldwin, W. M. 0inard, w. NJ.
rempleton. J. b. Castle. Robt. Cation.
q. D. Baldwin continues as manaer.
The manager reported as follows, the
report being adopted:
The past year has not been Q very
favorable one for growing crops, ow-
ing to an exceedingly cold winter, and
an exceptionally dry summer. when
our bitches reached very low mark.
Our cane suffered great deal during
this dry period. With this and the dam
Ige done by the leaf-hopper, the yield
OF some Of our fields has been reduced
considerably.
Leaf-hopper pest-The damage done
at Makaweli by this pest during the
past year has been probably more than
anyone will ever realize. l am glad 10
say that SO far this year, the leaf-hop-
Yer has been kept in check by various
enemies such as the lady bug" and l
think that we will not experience the
great damage which was done to our
cane last year.
| Crop Of 1903-This crop yielded as
follows: Sugar from Hawaiian Sugar
Co.'s fields, 10,3231a tons; from Gay
T. Robinson's fields. 1,349% tons.
We started to grind this crop on the
LIST Of December, 1902. and finished
the second week In June. 1908. Dur
ing the last six weeks grinding OF this
crop, we were running slowly, and
planting for the 1905 crop.
Crop Of 1904-The yield Of this crop
IL estimated as follows: Hawaiian
Sugar Co. cane-Plant 6347 tens; ra.
toons, 557S tons; total 1890 tons. Gay
4 Robinson cane-Plant and ratoons,
1869 tons. Grand total. 1879 tons.
We commenced mii,ng this crop on
1.-The 1ith Of December, which is little
later than we commenced milling last
season. The cane was little green at
fist, and the factory has been run
ming slowly in order to let cane ripen
up better before rushing this work.
Crop of 19O5-The Hawaiian Sugar
leo. planted 1850 acres; Hawaiian Sugar
ICo., ratoons. 1il5 acres; total 3065
acres. Gay & Robinson planted 240
acres; Gay & Robinson ratoons, s5
acres; total, 1926 acres. Grand total.
$3.50 acres.
We started planting for this crop
on the LIST Of May, 1908. but owing to
1.-THE dry summer we did not finish
planting until the latter part Of Octo-
ber This cane looks well. and bids
fair to give us good crop. but 1t IL
too early in the season to estimate the
lyield.
Our new ditch or the Olokele Ditch
as 1t will be called, is partly completed
and we had the water out on Camp
Ridge on the 1st Of September, which
has followed us to plant SAT acres o
this new land for the 1905 crop. Th'
work on the extension of this ditcf
across the upper lands Is being pushed
along. and by the end of January will
be completed as far as Camp 8 Ridge
This takes in 500 acres more Of new
land to be planted this summer, whicl
1--WE are now clearing and plowing be
sides supplying water for the 704 acre
|of plant cane, now under cultivation
below our HanapepeDitch on this ridge
The entire ditch will be completed II
March this year. and the total cost o
the Ofokele Ditch and the extension O
the same over the lands. will be In tn
heighborhood Of $324.0OO. With thi
additional water supply from the Olo
kele Ditch. the Makaweli plantation
has the best mountain water supply O
any plantation on the Islands. II is
very substantial aqueduct that will las
forever, and is a credit to the abilit
ot the civil engineer. Mr.. O'Shaugn
messy.