The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-14
KOOLAU IS
WAKING UP

awakening and the changing of the
tools OF progress will be heard in the
land that has been practically dead for
these many years but which. thanks
to j. b. Castle, will be brought to life.
The lands OF the Kaneohe Ranch Com
pany, which he now controls, are to be
the home of agriculture and diversified
Industries are to have an inning. What
mas been the roaming pasture land of
cattle is to blossom like the green bay
tree.
During the week papers will be filed
with the Treasurer for the incorpora-
tion of the Hawaiian Copra Co., having
lands under lease from Mr.. Castle.
The new company will have capital
ization of $4,000.
The Kaneohe Ranch Co. one time
controlled a great many acres of land
over the Pail. all of it suitable for ag-
riculture, but which for years has been
used as pasture land, and has grown
rich in consequence. That under lease
to the Copra Company is between the
ponds near Kalua Bay and the sea.
and comprises two hundred and fifty
acres adapted to the cultivation of
cocoanut trees, of which 1t has twenty
thousand. half of which are nearly
| three feet high and the balance re-
Gently planted. They are from the
Lindermann grove on Kauai and are Of
| the Samoan variety, which in this
grove began to bear in five and one
| half years.
| Samples of copra grown here have
been forwarded to San Francisco and
the reports from the manufacturers
have been most satisfactory. The quail
| ity of the product is excellent, COM
pairing favorably with that of the best
| grade received in that market. and the
price per pound is satisfactory. So
well pleased are the people on the
| Coast that they have signified a will
| ingness to take all that can be shipped
| to them.
The copra Is compressed and the
| extracted oil used in the manufacture
of soaps, and as oils in the manufac-
ture of high grade paints. Another use
| to which it is put is the manufacture
of shredded cocoanut, which is utilized
| by confectioners and bakers. The fiber
| is made into hawsers for towing pur-
| poses. Owing to certain peculiarities,
| rope made from this is buoyant and
| will not sink az manila hawser will.
| OF the land under lease to the Copra
Company fifty acres will be planted in
| ironwood or pine trees. Investigation
develops the information that this
species of trees is most profitable.
| Planted six feet apart there will be
| 1910 to the acre. At the end of six
years the number is reduced by cut
| ting out every other row, the felled
trees producing 605 fence posts which,
at present valuation, would be worth
s121. At the end of twelve years one
half of the balance of the trees are
cut out, producing 800 railway ties.
having a value of $3.50, as many fence
posts worth $50 and 20 cords of fire.
wood valued at $12O. Thirty years af-
ter planting the trees will produce 305
spiles worth $305O 600 ties worth 1855.
and $40 posts valued at 1922, or a total
gross income of $4019 or s13397 an acre
per annum.
These estimates represent the income
from healthy grove of pine trees. At
the end of few years. II this first
grove thrives, larger area will be
planted.
All of the Kaneohe Ranch Com
pany's land is controlled by James B.
Castle of the Hawaiian DevelopmentF
Co., under a right of purchase lease.
His primary object is to develop the
lands and bring them through lessees
or settlements to a point where they
will be profitable. The company has
built a railroad from Kahuku through
it's lands in the direction of Heeia with
the expectation of continuing TO the
Waimanalo boundary with the possi-
bility that the terminus may be Homo
lulu. The distance from the lands OF
the Copra Company to Hecia is not
great and by the time the cocoanut
trees are in bearing the matter OF
transportation will be of secondary
Importance.
In addition to the land leased to the
Copra Company there is a company
contemplating leasing three hundred
acres for the purpose of growing sisal.
Other parties have q scheme for leas-
| ing a tract of the land and planting
| to pineapples. In this event there may
| be sufficient put under such cultiva-
| ton as will warrant the Development
Company erecting a cannery Pend
| ing the decision relative to the extern
sion of the road. to Honolulu the COM
| pany will operate a line of schooners
from Heeia to this place and by this
| means the products of the companies
| occupying the land may be shipped to
| market.
| The incentive to the activity along
agricultural lines is traced to the ac-
tion OF the Legislature in passing the
bill exempting from taxation all prop
erty used to certain industries At the
last moment copra was added to the
list and when the bill was signed by
the Governor the men behind the copra
plantation began to organize
A tract of the land is to be culti-
waited by Mr.. Castle, possibly in cane
or sisal. This is in the Koolauloa dis
trict and he will use some OF the Span
ish immigrants. Twelve OF the fam
lilies have gone to the land where
houses had been built for them and
there they win learn the rudlments OF
practical farming on American Ideas.
II they are successful he may turn the
land over TO them under an arrange
ment that VIII be satisfactory so that
others from their country VIII come
here and do likewise
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CRANBERRY AND ORANGE SAUCE
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serving the peel Cover the peel with