The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-13
sPALDING ASKS FOR LONG LEASE
sPALDING' LETTER, DELIVERED
BY FAIRCEILD.
Continued frcn PAGE IL

MoloNdlls come L VIII be uoIStu "
carry ON the work. the best l can, tin
the crops are off; but l can mako no
improvements or plans for the future.
As You know, a plantation cannot
stand still--it must either go ahead, or
go behind. ! am i'm a quandary What
shall | do? This letter is written to
you as a friend. as well as the Govern
or of the Territory having the inter-
ests of that Territory in charge and
at heart.
Naturally you will think that as /
am the one having personal interest
in the matter, and the one having the
longest personal experience, / should
be the one to make recommendation
as to what changes and plans should
be made for the benefit and good OF
all concerned. Therefore i am bold to
say that / think II quite necessary the
government should seriously consider
what l have always urged, viz: the
great difference between irrigated and
unirrigated lands, and not try to en-
force the same policy upon both alike.
In my opinion 1t would be easy and
reasonably safe to give or sell unirri-
gated lands to new corners. of even
inferior civilization and allow them to
raise what crops they pleased, when
the same policy or plan pursued with
irrigated lands would result in loSs to
all parties. There is but the one crop,
of sugar. that can stand he great
expense and careful application of irri-
cation as we are obliged to practise
1t in this country; and even that de-
y nnGN
may receive from protective tariff.
Therefore ! base my argument upon
the fact that the government must
look to sugar for revenue from its irri-
gated lands.
Now, the lands of Kappa and Ana
hola have. each, their natural waters
which have been brought upon the
lands by me. and largely conserved in
reservoirs, at great expense. These
lands and waters cannot be used TO
advantage by ignorant people, nor can
they be successfully used In the pro-
duction of sugar save in connection
with my fee-simple lands and mill.
Kappa has some 1900 acres of sugar
land ont Of which, although IT has been
cropped for over a quarter of a cen
tury, 600 acres per annum may through
proper fertilization be safely planted
in cane. Anahola has, in connection
with Kamamaloo, some $50 acres which
can be irrigated from the Anahola
river, and there are AGO or 800 acres
more which could be irrigated by
bringing out the Anahola water
through Kealia. For years have been
using Anahola water on Kealia, and
Kealia water on Anahola, but we have
never been able to properly conserve
the whole of the Anahola water on
account of the long deep gulch through
which the river runs. 1t can only be
done by bringing 1t out, high up in
the mountains, through tunnel con-
nected with the Kealia river which
will cost according to survey and esti
mates $4,000 to $4,000. Then we must
have reservoirs amounting to $4,000
to $4,000 more.
What / have to prpose Is as follows:
II the government will grant me a
lease Of the Kapaa and Anahola riv-
ers' waters at a nominal rental for
sufficient term (say p years. with
privilege of taking the waters out at
point or points above the present
points, and not below, and the right
to construct reservoirs wherever nee
essary and not conflicting with or in
juring rights of others, l win agree to
furnish to the extent of the whole of
the Kappa river sufficient water to
properly irrigate 600 acres of cane
land to be planted, or planted and ra-
TONED, annually. together with such
like acreage for growing crop Cor 1900
acres in all when both crops are grow
ing) as well as water for domestic pur-
poses and garden crops; ard upon
Anahola and Kamamaloo, in like man
ner, for 400 acres per annum or 500
acres when two crops are in the ground
and growing, as well as domestic pur-
poses and garden crops.
Will, furthermore, agree TO con-
II is upon the basis of the offer ma,
the charge has been made, apparently,
fused TO open for settlement the LAM
Colonel Spalding makes his provisional
elf you will read Colonel Spalding
doner Pratt, yesterday, "you will see
water as runs in the Kappa river at ord
of acres Of land-and that whoever We
have 20 raise sugar upon il if they we
limited acreage could be irrigated. In
twenty-one. yeor lease of that water, wo
mercy for the period Of his water lease,
GIN Kappa, Annhola and Kaman
acres Of sugar cnno land. There IN, ho
land. which can be used for other purp0i
under this lease. The proposed water
irrigation between the Wailua river an
Company You can see what an imme
government has n lot Of land on tho 9th
this winter, and that would be cut OF all
- baye said il before, and ! rel
rolen'e tho lands Of Annholn and Kan
strings upon the release, We win BE- yer
6ie soiilIs Tint has been MY position
government policy"
AG lnircbild, on biz part, has com
rrumcnf We not showing spirit ~ h
problem, nnd lint Mr Puil was BIO,
Apahoia npi Kamnmaluo lands Tho :
Iespon'hn'e, and N ibe statements of {
A. 10 ihs M0lohans, rheir fortune Il
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