Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
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THsN the revolution Of 1898 put
wv an end to the Hawaiian mon
archy a prominent resident of

w THSN the revolution of 1898 put
wv an end to the Hawaiian mon
archy a prominent resident OF
Honolulu remarked:
IT have thousands of dollars Of real
estate in the best business quarter of
the city, and L could not today raise
500 on the whole of it,"
From the organization of the provis-
ional government in that year there
came an Immediate change. Under ma
tive rule there had never been any
difficulty in getting a liberal appropri-
alton from the royal treasury to pay
the expense of a chiefs funeral, but 1t
was impossible to secure even limited
sums for the construction of necessary
public works.
The provisional government began
at once to enlarge the water front,
facilitating the docking Of large ves-
sells, and to dredge the harbor. A
magnificent road was completed from
Hilo, on the island of Hawaii, to Kill
eauea, the great volcano, smooth as
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either side with breadfruit trees, man
goes and alligator pears. Other high
ways were surveyed and finished and
the sugar plantations began to improve
with all else. So long as revolution was
imminent at any time there was nat
ural unwillingness to experiment in
new and costly methods of cane cul-
ture.
When annexation to the United
States insured political stability and
undisturbed public credit the activity
which began with the passing of the
monarchy was immensely stimulated.
Aside from the temporary disturbance
pending the discussion of the admission
of Cuban sugar into American markets
at a nominal tariff, the commercial de-
velopment of the islands has been
phenomenal.
The evolution of one plantation on
Oahu is an example. The land had been
considered worthless, lying on the lee
ward side of the island, but 1t was
found that by irrigation and fertiliza-
had also been supposed that the water
on the low lands obtained by boring
wells would be too brackish, but it
was also found that the cane could
endure a certain per cent of salt and
thrive. All manner of modern machin-
cry was installed, clever contrivances,
like a wonderful shredder invented by
Mr.. Scott of Hilo, being devised. The
mills are now brilliantly lighted by
electricity, running day and night
while grinding is in progress. The
sugar is taken through all the pro-
oesses except refining on the ground,
and it is so pure and light in color
when it leaves the mills that there is
little left for the refiners to do. From
the time that the cane is fed into the
hopper, labor formerly performed by
stout, sturdy Japanese women, until
it is being put into sacks ready to
transfer to the waiting schooner, little
more than three hours elapses.
The most expert chemists are en-
ployed, who as a part of their work
make frequent analyses of the soil,
indications of exhaustion being
promptly remedied by the use OF the
proper fertilizer. What has been ac-
complished by these enlightened scien-
tific methods may be guessed when it
Is stated that in 1898 whereas the maxi
mum yield was five tons to the acre
the best lands could be made to pro-
d.,
mon occurrence. In 1894 a wealthy
shipowner in Honolulu accepted $1,000
worth of stock OF one OF these modern
lied plantations in payment of a bad
debt, never expecting to recover his
money. Within five years he received
profitable source of revenue ever since.
The native Kond coffee is the finest
in the world, not excepting the IA
nous Mocha of Arabia. 1t has great
strength with exquisite flavor. 1t has
been affected with a destructive blight,
however. which has prevented it's ex-
port in large quantities. 1t is. never
theless, well known to the epieures of
New York and San Francisco clubs.
II is not TO be supposed that the prog
ressive Hawaiian planters intend to
leave so important a product 10 its
fate. Prof. Albert Koekele, formerly
government entomologist. who intro
auced the iadybird (Yedelia cardinalis)
pto the blight infected orange orch
IDS Of California, was sent TO coffee
owing countries in all parts OF the
I'D 10 hnd also an enemy to the