The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-09-02

divide said lands owned by said par
ties as tenants in common so that
each can have her or his full, fair share
thereof, and contends that the ranch
is capable of being divided into two
complete ranches made up of all kinds
of lands necessary to make a tho
rough-golng ranch complete in every
detail; defendant denies that said
lands are very largely devoid of water
and says that there Is an abundance
OF water upon the Parker Ranch to
supply the entire ranch or to supply
two ranches IL the same Is sub-divided
into two ranches; that this water will
have to be piped or stored but that Is
frequently the case on other ranches;
that If said ranch is held intact as one
ranch water will still have to be piped
to lands that have no water now, and
water has been piped for ten miles
with great profit to all concerned, and
there Is much more land that should
have water piped to it. and that wheth-
err the ranch is divided or not and in
either event the water can be SO piped
profitably and successfully and is no
great undertaking.
| i nat expert SlOChiHtn agree lHdl
there is ample land enough to accom-
modate two ranches and that many
substantial stockmen are prepared to-
day to say that not only would the
division of said ranch not entail loss
to said minor but that it would be a
positive benefit to divide the same up
into two ranches.
That there are large areas of said
lands which under intensive farming
can be made to produce very much
more in the way of supplying and
raising stock than they do now; that
1t is impracticable for this defendant
to attempt at present nor will 1t be
practicable for many years to come to
develop said lands upon said lines.
That said ranch If cut into two
ranches, will produce fully as much
income as said ranch now produces, and
Will become more valuable; but that
/ 1t would be disadvantageous to the
minor to have it sold as a whole.
HAMPERED BY SAM PARKER.
That this minors estate has been con-
served and developed until she on her
part is well equipped to expend large
| sums of money in the further develop
! ment of said ranch, but said Samuel
Parker is not so equipped with ready
money so that said ranch has had to
follow, in the matter of improvements
! the hating gait of one who Is more
interested in getting an immediate in
come to spend than in developing said
ranch and putting in permanent inn
provements; and the interests of said
| minor have suffered very materially for
this reason, and she will be very much
better off with half of said ranch In
her own hands and subject to develop.
ment without having to consider any
longer other interests and the views
of co-owner; but that as said co-ownel
has forced the issue by proceedings
either directly brought by him or in.
stigated by him and his following this
defendant submits that the time has
come when the division should be made
STATISTICS SHOWING DEVELOP.
MENT OF RANCH.
He submits certain tables, records
and statistics concerning the manage.
ment, development and improvements
of said Parker Ranch during the period
that defendant has had charge anC
control thereof, showing that defend.
ant has increased the paddock fences
by 40.37 miles and increased the pad.
dock area from 22,52S acres to 1910!
acres.
Statistics are also submitted show.
ing the receipts, disbursements fol
operating expenses, for permanent i'm.
provements dividends paid, number OF
cattle sold. amount received therefor
average price per head and number
branded.
That since he has taken charge OF
said ranch the number of steers avail.
able for market have been steadily in
creasing until there are now over 300(
head of steers upon said ranch either
ready for market or coming in and
available for that purpose in the neal
future; while when he took charge OF
said ranch, the supply of steers was
so small that he could not keep up the
| sales of cattle to the number for the
years previous without including there
in heifers and cows that should have
been retained for breeding purposes.