The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-13
FORESTS
| ON kauai
IHosmer Gives the
| Results OF
| Visit.
Plantation Men Work
For More Forest
Reserves.
Wilcox and Issnbsrs Have import
ed Many Trees Some Fine
Ironwood Forests.

Ralph 5. Hosmer. Superintendent o.
Forestry. who made the tour OF Kauai
with Governor Carter. is enthusiastic
lover the forestry possibilities Of tbs
Garden Isle.
1.-THE Island of Kauai is in many
ways one OF the most interesting of the
lgroup.s said Mr.. Hosner yesterday.
Because of its broken and mountainous
Etopography Kauai is wonderfully at
tractive from a scenic point or view.
land being the home Of many of the
loWners OF the larger sugar plantations
lis delightful Island 10 visit.
ON Kauai there is an exceptionally
good opportunity for forestry work On
tine higher mountains in the center OF
the island the original forests are stu
Intact. and although there has been en-
Ecroachment on those On the lower levels.
the plantation owners are awake 10 the
desirability of preserving them ana set
ting them aside as forest reserves
Several private forest reserves al
ready exist, notably the one above the
LIhue plantation. where the Isenbergs
have maintained fer number of years
a forest fence some, eight miles ia
length. shutting on the cattle from the
upper lands As a CONSEQUENCE the
trees are eerning back on the parity
Ideauded slopes and before long a dense
stand of native trees and shrubs win
be the result
This reserve should be Increased by
The extension OF the fence in either di-
rection Propositions in regard. TO this
have already been submitted and it is
practically only a question OF the ar
rangement Of details when the work
wiz be done
Elsewhere on Kauai there are other
propositions looking TO The reservation
of the upper forest lands. from which
comes the Mater used IN irrigatIng the
cane fields and which is also potentially
valuable because OF Us power. Among
those looked into On this trip were the
proposed reserves on the lands of Ha-
nalei and Kanhikai in HaIelea.s that
above the Kiiauea sugar plantation IN
Koolau. and the mountain slopes behind
the Kealia plantation Of the adakee su-
gar Co
Beside the natural forests on Kauai
there IS considerable area of plantel
forest. especially on the LIhue planta-
Kilohani. over coo acres have been
planted with forest trees-fron-woo
and native koa being the two species
rnoss used although there are q number
of other sorts in the forest. including
monkey-pod. black waffle and silver
oak. This plantation was started some |
twenty years ago BY professional for
ester, brought out BIZ the Isenbergs
from Germany. and has been continued /
and cared for up 10 the present time. /
Many of the trees IN the forest have
now reached a large enough size 10 be
Of rr1erchantable value and all the fuel /
for the plantation Is Low supplied from /
the trimmings which are made in the /
places where the trees stand too dense
h for their OWE good The better trees
are allowed TO remain while the poorer
specimens are cut and utilized. at once
putting the forest in better shape and
bringing in q return on the money IN
rested. The fron-woods make q good
growth and are thrifty trees. especially
IL the lower elevations, for above 500
,r 700 feet they do not grow SO vel as
nearer the sea
Besides the upland forest there have
.aan q number of good sized areas OF
ron-uoCds planted makaI- These plan
atoms are primarily made as wind
breaks TO protect The sugar cane grow
ne near the sea. They are highly sue
.essful examples OF what can Be ac-
.ornpafsFaed by intelligent effort in the
light direction
About a number Of the homes of the !
eading men OF Kauai can be found
pecimens Of rare and valuable trees.
ONE OF which may one day be of great
Importance IN this Territory.
-Ezspecsaisyr active IN the importation s
I new and untr1ed treas have been Ar
seo. \. Wilcox and the Rev Hans IseE7-i
.erg. The experiments made by these
Gentlemen viii. I believe. be Of lasting
influence.
..-There is ore other point I should Ike E
o TaentioR-tu4t is the interest which =
! taken By some Of the teachers n
"a ii syirszz their school grounds Is 7
ecIafly noteworthy IS the work done
= aEr. 1. G. Davis, principal OF the Ha- 7
aleI school. During the last five ysars I
fr. Davis has set out on his school
ro,1y,as y considerable variety OF palms
nd crotans, as well as surrounding the
lace with wind break Of kaTnarli :
rees. The lawns are ven kept and al
,getEer the grounds are as artr give ?
) any one could desire. comparing t