The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-23

n being good commercial rubber pr
duccrs. Mr.. HauRhs, of the governmer
j forest service. has recently cxamin.
the lands Of the Puma plantation IN
vicinity, not available for cane Gu
70 tivation. and reports II to be anon
" the best rubber lands Of the Territor
] This land will not long be left idl
. CANE IN oLAA AND PUMA.
The cane outlook ut Olaa and Pun
Is the brightest that 1t has been ia
several years.
The leaf-hopper has practically di,
appeared on both plantations. I look
ed for 1t in several places but coul
not even find sample. The parasite
introduced by the entomologists of tn
Planters Experiment Station have don,
their work thoroughly, and there doe
not seem to be any cause to fear tn,
hopper in the future.
The root fungus which attacked the
Lahaina cane throughout the windward
district of Hawaii, undoubtedly did as
much actual money damage to the
plantations as did the leaf-hopper
Thanks again to the intelligent study
of the Planters Experiment Station,
the cause of this trouble is now known
and harder cane, the yellow Gale
donia, has been substituted, and the
crop now in the ground, for 1908, pre-
sents as fine an appearance as any
thing on the Island OF Hawaii.
THE LABOR CONDITION
presents favorable outlook, although
there is still shortage of laborers.
The Congratulations offer of an acre
or good land with house In fee, and
other perquisites, to Portuguese labor
ers who work for three years at regular
wages, has met with a favorable re-
spouse and forty-two Portuguese fami-
lies are now living in their own houses
under these conditions. They appear
satisfied; are planting trees, flowers and
vegetables and many of them have
bought COW or horse and are RAISING
pigs and chickens. We look for an
increase of laborers who will take ad. |
vantage of this offer.
OUTSIDE LAND OWNERS.
! One of the most encouraging features
of. the situation is the continual in
crease of outside, independent land
owners or lessees, who are raising cane
to sell to the plantation. A year and
q half ago there were approximately
l2o of these planters. There are now
over 200, cultivating approximately
1000 acres of land, and more are clear
ing and planting all the time. The
prices paid by the plantation for cane
ire such as to encourage the planters,
who appear well pleased with results.
THE PUMA PLANTATION
s once more assuming an appearance
If life after an interregnum of two
years or SO. The land is being let out
q small areas, to outside planters, and ,
is expected that some 500 acres will {
'e planted this spring, in addition to s
everal hundred planted last year. Out G
ide planters at Puma have done well q
his year. One field on the Ross home
tead produced over 100 tons of cane S
er acre last month. n
THE VOLCANO. f
r vie;taI +ho oratar tbroo +;p,oc r.
, more active than it has been at any s
me since the formation of the present s
it, in July 1894. The pit has filled r
. within about $50 feet of the top. c
here is molten lake about 400 feet h
ing by 200 feet wide. During the @
lterval between IL a. m. and p. M, 81
ne day, about ten days ago, this lake
rerflowed its banks bodily, three times, r,
he CONCEALED lava crust being swept e.
yer the banks in a crimson food, the W
lrface of the lake rising and over o
owing in a mass approximately 100
,et wide. In addition to this there .
ere from two to ten molten lava flows C;
issuing from the banks S
nd flowing to the lower portions of the b
It. At the present rate of filing, the II
alemaumau pit, which was nearly a b
100 feet deep three years ago, will be a
led within the year, and the condition
hich existed in 1894, a molten lake Il
gher than the surrounding country,
m be repeated.
The volcano is in wonderful condi- =,
on to visit, but its uncertainty and u
OF action is such that -
sitors should plan to stay over one ,.
Gamer in order to be sure of a good ;,
although they may see
rand sight on the first visit to the pit. n
LORRlN A. THURSTON. =,
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