The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-24

granted in exchange to this company
is mountain grazing land, unsuitable
for cultivation.
This is evidenced by the fact that
four separate attempts have been made
to raise sugar cane on better lands in
the Immediate vicinity of the lower
end of this land, all of which attempts
were failures ending in abandonment,
such lands being again turned into
grazing lands. The lands and the per-
sons making such attempts are indi-
Gated on the map herewith
Lot e. was planted and cultivated
by Captain James Makee, he having
purchased it from the Government for
the express purpose of establishing a
sugar plantation.
Lot 'FV' was planted and cultivated
by S. 4. Alexander, H. P. Baldwin and
Eugene Delamar.
Lot CO.. was planted and cultivated
by w. H. Bailey.
Lot H was planted and cultivated
by w. P. A Brewer and Akanaliilii.
Further evidence that this is grazing
and not cultivable is that although
there are numerous kuleanas within.
adjoining and adjacent to the land in
question, owned by a number of pri-
vate owners. consisting of a better
quality of land, none of them are I'M
der cultivation and all of them are be-
ing used for grazing purposes.
CHARACTER OF LAND PROPOSED
TO BE GRANTED TO GOVERN
MENT.
The 2752 acres of forest land proposed
to be granted to the Government are
high grade pasture lands, being espe-
cially valuable for fattening purposes
Were it not for the fact that they are
already forested and lying directly
across the entire Hamakua watershed,
this company would not think of part
ing with them; but in consideration of
such facts and desiring to assist in the
formation of forest reserves, and also
to promote the actual settlement of
farmers on lands where there is pros
pect of crea ting a profitable industry,
it makes this offer.
The lands proposed to be exchanged
are of fairly equivalent value, irrespec-
tive of the other undertakings proposed
by this company.
AND CHARACTER OF
LAND PROPOSED TO BE HOME
STEADED.
The Government land of Omaopio |
to be homesteaded, is situated |
In the Kula District, four or five miles |
south from the Makawao postoffice.
It's upper end reaches to the Gov |
road through Kula and at it's |
lower end it abuts upon the cane lands |
Of the Maui Agricultural Company.
The lands upon both sides of it are
owned by the Ha1eaka1a Ranch Com
papy, and there are numerous private
lands owned in the immediate vicin-
fy
PORTS.
The ports of Kahu1ui and Kihei areI
each from six to seven miles distant.
ROADS.
The lower government road through
Sula runs past the upper end of tbs
and, direct to Makawao and thence
% Paia and Haiku.
One of the Government roads from
.lula to wailuku runs directly through
he land.
There are Government roads direct
rom the land to the port of Kahului
Ind to the port of Kihei.
L.. 1
The soil is rich and fertile, OF the
same character, and Immediately cd
dining or adjacent to, the cane lands
If Kihei, Hawaiian Commercial ald
Maui Agricultural Sugar Plantations.
The climate is dry but the average
'ainfan is greater than at the sisal
plantation at EVA. Oahu.
1t lies largely within the prickly
,ear belt, which extends through Kula,
which belt produces the best cattle
aised on Maui and produces more hogs
han are raised elsewhere on the is
ands, both cattle and hogs living