The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-27
SMALL FARMERS
HAVE CHANCES
ON KONA LANDS
Information for Benefit of Russians in Siberia
Which Will Be Valuable for nquirers
About Hawaii Anywhere.

AS has been mentioned in the Ad-
vertiser on several occasions, corre-
spondene4 has been passing between
f. B. McStocker of this city and
James A. Low, who is located at
yIadivostok, Siberia, the latter desir-
ing to obtain fun information in re-
gard to conditions here, in behalf of
Russians who desire to make Hawaii
their home The letters which have
been written on both sides have been
many and the last from Mr.. McStock-
er, containing much material which is
of value to many both here and out
side the Territory, should be of inn
portance TO all who have friends to
whom they wish to send information
in regard to local conditions. A rep
resentative of the Advertiser having
been shown this communication re-
questsd a copy for publication. and
Mr.. McStocker kindly complied. Here
1t is:
Honolulu, August %, 1907.
Jas. A. Low, Esq, Vladivostok, Siberia.
Dear Sir: Referring to your request
for information as to the districts OF
North and South Kona, Island of Ha-
waii, and the several questions you
present in connection Herewith would
state:
That the districts of North and
South Kona extended from sixty to
seventy miles along the west side OF
the Island of Hawaii, being bounded
on the north by the district of Kohala
and on the south by the district of
Kau, bob now producing sugar to
considerable extent, and it may be con-
fdently anticipated that the combined
toutput of the two will reach 10000
tons of sugar in the near future, the
district of North Kona practically lying
on the slopes of Mt. Hualalai and South
Kona on the slopes of Mauna Loa.
The climate is beyond question the
most salubrious in the world, and
append herewith a report of DR.. Mack,
government physician, published some
time since. The average temperature
is 20 degrees Fahrenheit, there being
range, however, according TO season,
from a minimum of So degree to
maximum of So degree at an elevation
of. say 1900 feet, which is practically
the line of the government road BY
selection of elevation, however, prac-
tically any temperature person might
desire could be obtained.
The rainfall is from 80 inches to
80 inches per annum, very evenly as
tributed
The West Hawaii Railroad Compa-
ny's line parallels the government road
on the 500 feet contour.
There are at present about 4ooo
acres in coffee, about 1000 IN sugar i
cane. about 500 acres in sisal and about
100 acres now in pines (the pioneer
planting). the principal business OF the
districts heretofore having been stock
raising. which viii naturally continue
on the upper lands.
. The higher elevations carry heavy
forests of hard woods such as ohla
and koa principally, and large enter
Arises in these woods are IN lmmedlate
zEuntemplation.
The lands rise sharply with an aver
age grade of say s per cent, the d1s-
tanee from the shore line to the gov
ernment road, at approximately i2uo
feet elevations. being in direct line
about three miles from the sea. inns
government road is connected by sew
eral branch roads with the ports, the
grades of the branch roads being about
s per cent on an average, the belt tgov-
ernment) road being practically on the
contour. Il
Roughly speaking the agricultural
lands might be laid out IN zones as
follows: From shore line to say oVo
feet sisal. copra, tobacco, hemp, ETC.
From say 900 feet elevation TO say
the line of the railroad $500 feet) the
lands being adapted for growth OF
nineapples. tobacco, grapes, hemp, col
fee, etc. From 500 feet to 1900 feet the
line of the government belt road, sugar
cane, coffee, pineapples, hemp, grapes
etc. From 1900 feet TO $500 feet, su-
gar cane, hemp, coffee, taro, upland
rice. etc: and above 1900 feet to 5ooo !
feet timber. such as ohia, koa, rubber
hemp, fruits, etc, etc. Above 3OVV leet
timber, fruit and grazing land
You viii note that the products are
interchangeable as refers to the zones I
5eliminated by contours.
'The shore line is indented with pays :
In which are situated the several sea-
ports which. starting from the norIh'
are Kailua (the principal seaport) Ne
auhou, Kaawaloa (the projected term
inal of the West Hawaii Railroad Col, +
Napoopoo. Honaunau, Hookena, kapu-
ma. Hoopuloa, Hanamalo, keau ha.
neo-waa and Laeokamoi, at each OF
which ports there are villages ana
towns of greater or lesser extent, as
we'll as several fishing villages between
here being regular steamship eommunl-