Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-13
Spalding Proposes
To Atkinson
Water Right Lease
EXPLAINS HOW MOLOKANS HAVE FAILED

The proposition of the Molokans at
| Kapaa has been the subject Of CORE.
| spondence between Col. Spalding of
| the Makee Sugar Co.. who says that
the experiment has failed and the Act.
! ing Governor. The matter has also
been discussed between Atkinson and
Manager Fairchild, who was the bear.
or of Spaldlng's letter to Atkinson,
which has been the basis of the dis.
cussions. This letter is in part as fol.
| lows:
The Molokans have been placed up.
on Kappa and furnished with every.
/ thing. and more than required by the
contract, necessary for their comfort
and well being as we'll as the chance
ior self support and home making. SO
4 far. they have proved themselves the
! most inefficient as well as unreliable
labor ers we have ever had anything ia
1 do with. To use Mr.. Castles state.
meni. to them, Every recommends
| ton and promise made by Capt. De-
mems concerning them has been dis
proved"
1 II IL possible that In time these peo
ole would become fair .laborcrs and
self supporting; and that their des
cendants would even develop into fair
" coed American citizens; but think
such results would only come after
years Of effort. and under conditions
very different from the present. Al
ready some have expressed their Ideas
regarding rights In the soil given tC
them by the government, and thcy
have broadly intimated n purpose tC
engage japanese and others to dc
their work for them. find them
mostly, without money and dependent
upon the plantation for everything
and have been advancing 500 pei
month on the security Of their labOl
which has proved. by actual comparl
son. to be less than onc.third the valu,
Of the japanese.
The introduction Of these people mp
on Kappa has already caused me {
loss OF thousands of dollars, In tn,
scattering and demoralizing OF m!
other laborers, and am daily running
up debt which | see but lttl,
chance for being repaid. II no NOR,
of the MolOkans come | will be Oblig
ed To carry on the work. the best
con. till the crops arc on: but I cal
make no improvements or plans 70
the future.
am bold to say that think
quite necessary the government shoul,
seriously consider what have Away
| urged. viz: the great difference bs
tween irrigated and unirrigated lands
and not try to enforce the same polio.
J upon both alike. In my opinion
would be easy and reasonably safe Il
| give or sell unirrigatcd lands to ney
COmers. OF even inferior civilization
and allow them to raise what crop
they pleased, when the same policy o
plan pursued with irrigated land
would result in loss to all parties
There Is but the one crop. of sugar
that can stand the great expense an,
careful application OF irrigation as VI
are obliged to practise II In this coun
ry; and oven that depends upon IN,
continued benefit We may reCeiv,
from protective tarin. Therefore
base my argument upon the fact tina
the government must look 10 suga
for revenue from its irrigated lands
Now, the lands of Kapaa and Ana
hOlu have, each, their natural water
which have been brought upon tn
lands by me. and largely conserved II
reservoirs, at great expense. Thcs
lands and waters cannot be used I,
advantage by ignorant people, nor ca
they be successfully used In the Pre-
duction of sugar save In connection
with my fee.simple lands and mill
Kappa has some 1900 acres of suga
land out of which. although II ha
been cropped for over quarter of
century. 600 acres per annum ma
through proper fertilization he safel
planted In cane. Anahola has. In col
nection with Kamamaloo, some 75
acres which can he irrigated from IN
AnahOla river, and there are 400 q
500 acres more which could be lrr
gated by bringing out the Anahola WI
ter through Kealia. For years ! hav
been using Anahola water ON Kenlii
and KCalia water on Anahola, but "
have never been able To properly col
serve the whole of the Anahola waite
on recount OF the long deep guile
through which the river runs. II ca
only be done by bringing 1t out, hig
mp IN the mountains, through a tul
mel connected with the Kcalia rive
which will cost according to surve
and estimates S25, 900 to $50 900. The
we must have reservoirs amOuntin
to 10000 to $4,000 more.
What | nave to propose Is as fo
lows: II the government will graz
me n lease of the Kappa and AnahoI
rivers waters At a nominal rental Il