The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-13
SPALDlNG ASKS FOR LONG LEASE
LETTER, DELIVERED
BY FAIRCHILD.


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| scattering and demoralizing or my
other laborers. ana I am daily running
up a debt which I see but little chance
for being repaid. II no more Of the
| Molokans come I viii be obliged TO
| carry on the work. the best I can, till
the crops are off; but 1 can make no
| improvements or plans for the future
AS you know, a plantation cannot
| stand stiIl-it must either go ahead. or
go behind. l am in a quandary. WHAT
shall I do2 This letter is written 10
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 viii think that as
| am the one having personal interest
in the matter. and the one having the
longest personal experience. I should
/ be the one to make recommendation
| as TO what changes and plans should
be made, for the benefit and gvod OF
| all concerned Therefore 1 am bold TO
say that 1 think ii quite necessary the
| government should seriously consider
what II have always urged. viz: the
great difference between irrigated and
unirrigated lands. and notify TO en-
force the same policy upon both alike
! In my opinion it would be easy ana
/ 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 the great
expense and careful application of irrf-
CATION as we are obliged 10 practise
it in this country; and even that de-
ponds upon the continued benefit we
may receive from protective tariff.
Therefore l 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 70
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 out of which. although it has been
cropped for over quarter of a CEN
fury, 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 400 or 500 acres
more which could be irrigated by
bringing out the Anahola water
through KeaIia. 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 il out, high up in
the mountains, through a tunnel con-
nected with the Kealia river, which
win cost according TO survey and esti-
mates s25. 900 TO $4,000. Then we must
have reservoirs amounting 10 $4,000
TO S20. 900 more.
What I have TO prpose is as follows:
If the government viii grant me a
lease of the Kappa and Anahola .riv- |
ers' waters at a nominal rental for a
sufficient term (say q 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, / Will 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-
tooned. annually. together with such
like acreage for growing crop (or 1900
acres in all when both crops are grow
ing) as wei as water for domestic pur
poses and garden crops; and upon !
Anallola and Kamamaloo, in like man
ner for 400 acres per annum or sec
acres when two crops are in the ground
and growing, as well as domestic pur-
poses and garden crops.
I will furthermore, agree to con-
tract with parties to whom the gov
eminent may lease or sell the said
lands. or any of them, on practically
the same terms as the contract with
the Molokans, and will guarantee to
the government an agreed rental for
any part OF said lands that may be !
in my charge or under my control at
any time or times during said term by
reason of non-rental or occupancy by
others
Mr. Fairchild viii explain TO You Z
how and why 1 can afford 10 take the {
chance and risk of so expending thou !
sands of dollars in extending or in
creasing the capacity and sugar out
put of my plantation. And he viii J
also inform You as TO the practicable &
ty of thus offering home sites to in
1ustrious workers while keeping the
main irrigated lands under conditions
productive of greatest benefit TO the 3
working occupants as well as govern
nent ownership.
Yours very truly,
z. s SPALDING.
President Makee Sugar Co. |