The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-18
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son, while it is planned TO set out
seventy-five acres of Heveas this sea-
son, if possible.
The Hawaiian-American Rubber Co.,
OF which C. ]. Austin, formerly con-
nected with the Territorial Board Of
Agriculture and Forestry, is mana ger,
and W. A. Hardy assistant, planted its
first trees. $4,000 in number. in July,
1906, covering a space of $50 acres. Two
hundred acres more will be planted
during the present year. All the trees,
both of this years planting and last,
are Ceara, and are growing in the best
of condition. According to the plans
which have been made by Mr.. Austin,
the tapping of the trees will not COM
mence till 1909, when the first $4,000
will yield the first crop of rubber at
the age of four years.
W. G. Scott, the owner of an indi-
vidual plantation, has a fine young
rubber forest started with ten thou
sand Ceara trees. He plans to keep
on and will increase his planting each
year. The Nahiku Sugar Company has
taken up rubber also. 1t is controlled
by Alexander & Baldwin, and D. Syl-
vester is manager. At the present
time they have about 5000 trees on
an area of 100 acres.
One of the finest of the smaller plan
tations is that of F. Wittrock of Hama.
His trees are two and half years old,
and are among the lowest in altitude
on the Island of Maui. They have been
given a great deal of individual care
and as the result Mr.. Wittrock has
26OO of the finest Ceara trees 10 be seen
in the Territory
THE WEATHER.
The weather at Nahiku was perfec-
tion till shortly before noon, when the
rain began to fall in sheets, and the
beds of streams which had been dry
throughout the morning filed rapidly
and became in few minutes roaring
torrents. All the members of the party
who were on horseback, which meant
nearly fifty rubber enthusiasts, were
drenched from head to foot, though
many had brought along rainproof
coats, expecting an experience Of this
kind.
Lunch was served at Manager An
derson's house shortly after II o'clock
in the form of luau. Mrs. Anderson
having charge and feeding those pres
ent on poi, and pig a la Hawaiian.
Fruits Of many kinds were also served
and everyone had all that he could
eat, and then started in on the first
rubber convention which has ever been
held on American territory.
A preliminary meeting had been held
on May % at Wailuku, at which the
following officers had been elected. The
complete formation of the association
and the closing OF the charter, how
ever, occurred Saturday. Sixty char
ter members, probably banner record
for any association Of the kind. were
enrolled The list of officers and MEM
president; Dr. f. G. Waterhouse. vice
president; Hugh Howell, secretary
treasurer: II. A. Baldwin and ]. L.
Coke, trustees. Members:
c. ". v. Forster, F. L. Waldron, E
C. Brown, l. 3. Murdoch, F. NJ
r. L. Webster, B. Won Damn.
p ]. Pratt, George Cooke, William
Williamson, G. d. Lufkin, c. ]. Aus
tin, W. W. Hall. n. Omsted. W. A.
Anderson, p A Wadsworth, c. D. |
Jacobs, z. Wittrock, W. d. Lowen, w. |
Hardy. W. G. Scott, F.. T. P. Water
house. A Waterhouse, w. z. Payne, |
]. g. Smith, J. l. Coke, II. A. Bald |
win, Hugh Howell, DIR. z. Waterhouse, |
d. G. Lindsay. DR.. J. ]. Nolony. A. A. |
w. II. Field. w. L. Decoto, |
z. Cannon. p n. Hosmer. G. G. |
Cooper. Eugene CapelIas, W. z. Frear, |
David Haughs, G. g. Desky, s. Decker. |
NJ viyas, w. c. Weldon, II. z. Hem
drick, c. E. Copeland, z A. Born, Geo.
L. Keeney. H Doden, E. A. Knudsen,
W. Weinrich, w. w. Thayer, O. O.
Bradford. DIR. A. 3. Clark. w. A. Nc
Kay. Frank Alexander, T. P. Rose
Grams, Capt Nicholson. G. c. Krumb-
haar Dr. w. g. Rogers, A. w. van |
vaikenberg, Fl. ". Coke, II. 3. Weller.
Dr.. McConkey.