The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-07-19
THE DEER
DEFENDED
Stated That They
Do Not Kill
Trees.
wAILuKu, July 1s.-The Maui New


nays:
Tax Collector George Dunn of La
Aaina, who in his official capacity for
shat department, is a periodical caller
On Molotai, which is part of his tax
alton district, is authority for the state
ment that the deer of that island,
which are blamed for the destruction
Of the young forests and for which
efforts are made to reduce their num-
hers by hunting them, do not destroy
ahe trees and under shrubbery.
He laws the blame to the cattle which
are permitted to Craze at large, ana
cites as an incident to substantiate this,
n large tract of land which has been
fenced in with ordinary wire and IN
which deer are allowed to roam but the
cattle kept out. A healthy young for
ast Of Koa trees has sprung up since
the erection of the fence, while without
the ground has been stripped of its
verdure of tree shoots and ii leaves
IKntiI II Is as bare as we'll kept street
NEW PINEAPPLE CANNERY.
July /, 1904, will always be day to
De remembered in the Haiku district
and a red letter day with the Haiku
Fruit and Packing Co., as on this day
the fine machinery necessary for the
canning of pines and the can-making
plant turned out a full days product
successfully and highly satisfactory to
Manager w. A. Baldwin.
The Haiku Fruit and Packing Co.
have some twenty acres under their
control, ten acres of which are now
IN plant at an elevation of 200 feet ana
are rapidly maturing, while the other
Ten is being planted as rapidly as pos
aible, 5000 to 10000 planted to the acre,
nhus insuring them a sufficient guam
atty for Introductory purposes al
though it is the intention of Manager
Baldwin to place their product on the
local market first.
Aside from the twenty acres now in
plant, Mr.. Baldwin Is encouraging far
mers further up even to an elevation
of 1900 feet to plant Independently, the
oannery being willing to take their crop
ut figure which will warrant contin-
nous planting and still leave a margin
for the Packing Company.
At the present time some fifty thou
sand pines are available and being
canned as rapidly as they ripen, which
is about every other day.
Mr. Baldwin believes that win the
superior quality Oh the SHiooth S"s
enne as grown IN HaWan ne VIII nave
n steady market on the Coast so soon
as they are introduced as satisfactory
arrangements Tor transportation from
Haiku to kahuiui nave peeh maze
which VIII permit OF the hogal Ma
~aian brand peing placed on the
market at hSure by Which IL can
compete successfully with the Caiilor-
MA canned proauct.
" "ihusor' superintendent Vi ,ne
1Ahhery, mas hau experience Win '''e
Pearl CITY Fruit GO.
PUUNENE ATHLETIC ASSOCIA-
TON.
The Puunene Athletic Association
-ue, nm Monday evening for the pur-
mise of making definite arrangements
for the field day to be given annually
at Kahului on August 70. ]. n, S, Will
Hams is chairman. and G.. Il. Hender-
.,n secretary
The committee on sports presented
n program to consist in part of polo.
baseball tug of war. sack races, foot
races putting 12-pound shot. putting
X,
catching creased pig, climbing creased
pole, etc.
The Puunene baseball team nave
challenged the Morning STAYS ana the
Batter nave signihed their acceptance
provided they are not playing re-
turn game IN Honolulu on that day,
M which case an all-Maui team VIII
play the Puunene team,
The committees for the twelfth are:
Arrangements-Will lillian Walsh, r. w.
Filler E. F. Deinert, F. a. Maytield and
e. Amudsen. Recommendation Scar
by. II. b. Weller j. j. Corell, James
Kirkland, George Mayheld, James b.
Thompson Dan Quill. Captain Track
Team-Wm. Tougher. Captain b. b.
Team-G. b. Henderson.
The H, c. &; $, Co., the Maui Ag. Co.
the X r. r. Co.. the kahului store
and others have offered to contribute
prizes for the various contests.
r. w. Filler will construct a grand