The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-29

!. cation with Honolulu and gener:
cargo movement from these and adjs
cent ports of about 5000 tons per montl
As to a general description of tn
lands while there are no ravines Q
gulches. the formation is broken an
to large extent rocky, the Kapuko
or arabic lands, being divided by an
eient flows of IA and pahoehoe, S
that while there are considerable area
suitable for cultivation by animal an,
plow, as for instance. kainaliu, wher
there are approximately $500 acres O
this description and throughout tn
districts several other of greater o.
lesser extent. in general hand cultiva
tion must generally be expected.
In fact. these districts are ideal fol
homes for small producers and arr
not as well adapted for large planta.
tion schemes; as matter of fact, these
! districts now maintain the largest COM
munities of small planters of any in
| these islands.
This company is endeavoring to en-
courage the development of these here
tofore practically unexploited districts
by providing a market for the producer,
means of transportation to that mar
ket. and if necessary, assistance in
producing and harvesting the crops
produced practically the Central Mill
System). for this reason it is proposed
either that the company, as may be
desirable, acts as an agent for the pro-
ducer on a commission basis, or acts
as purchaser of the product delivered
at any point designated along the rail
road. or at one of the factories in
case proximity iustifes such delivery,
paving the producer in cash for his
product, upon production at the main
office OF the company, of his receipt
from any agent of the company author
lied TO furnish the same, for his pro-
duee so delivered inspected and ae-
eepted.
In answering your questions, l have
tried 10 furnish estimates which might
be safely relied upon as an average,
the wage rate OF 81 per day being
taken as a basis. In individual eases,
better results can undoubtedly be OBJ
tanned and in some cases poorer re-
suits will obtain, dependent entirely
upon the personality OF the former.
Question l. What area will you give
each family under right OF purchase?
Answer. From 10 to 25 acres to each
family.
Ques. .. What will have to be paid
per acre?
Ans. According to quality and loca-
ton from s25 to s75 per acre.
Ques. ) VIII you assist members of
families TO secure work in the vicinity
OF their homesteads?
Ans. VIII guarantee work at ruling
rates in district where located, worker
being equal TO other laborers receiving
the same rate. The ruling wage rate
at present is from SIS to $50 per month.
Ques. 1. Will you receive the FAM
lilies in Honolulu and attend to the ex-
pense of transshipping them to Kona?
Ans. VIII do so.
Ques. 5. VIII you assist them in Sc
curing material for building sufficient
room to house them-a building OF two
or three rooms?
Ans. Will do so.
Ques. 0. VIII YOU require that they
sell their products TO you. sisal. pine
apples. coffee. sugar cane. etc, and if
so. what will you pay per ton. deliv-
cred by them on your railroad?
Ans II the farmer is indebted for
advances, yes. If he is not indebted
for advances we expect a first option
on his product: the price. in each case
being equivalent TO such price as he
can obtain for his product from other
sources OF a bona fde nature.
The price that could be paid for
his product would be governed by the
market prices. but he could expect
under average conditions a result
about as follows, the product always
being subject 10 acceptance as to-
soundness, etc, etc.
Sugar: Based on Sucrose content.
delivered al the mill. when the market
for each pound Of sugar obtained from
the cane 50 delivered or practically
$50 per each ton Of sugar obtained
from his cane
Coffee Per ton, in the cherry. $50:
in parchment. $50: and for cleaned
coffee s20o. The pulping might be done
by the individual farmer on his place,
but q mil would be necessary 10 out
put a cleansed product
Pineapples: Delivered al the can4
merry would be from $50 to $50 per ton.
Sisal: Per ton al the mill, viii have
70 be determined later, as We have no
present data on which TO base a price,
sisal raising and milling being a new
industry in this district In fact, the
first sisal mill in this district is now
in -1rTrS-a NJ construction
The price OF railroad transportation
Of any product Of the farmer 10 any Of
the mills would be under the schedule
OF rates obtaining for other shippers
In the sphere Of our development as
al present constituted, taking for in
stance coffee, q rate Of about 800 per
ton would obtain. with about s1s9 per
ton whsn furnished By TIE shipper in
car load lots, and loaded by the ship
Per; our present cars carry about 10
tons each
Ques- 4 What tonnage Of cane can
be grown 70 the acre7
Ans On an average in this district
and with the species Of cane now be-
ing planted (Caledonia) from 20 10 80
tons
Ques- 8 What tonnage of coffee can
be grown 70 the acre from fun bearing
treS2
Ans Of cherry. s1-2 tons: of pareh-
nent. tons. and Of cleaned coffee, I-z
ton