The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-11-15
PLANTERS DINE AND
MAKE MERRY

ana with as much apparent pleasure
as the youngest member of the party.
The first stop of the special train
was made at the Eva mill, which was
thoroughly explored by the party,
Manager Renton being asked innumer-
able pointed question as the huge plant
was gone over. The big Cora crusher.
the first nine-roller mill ever erected in
| the Territory, attracted a great deal
| of attention, due to a pioneer.
THE PORTUGUESE TOWNSHIP.
An especially interesting feature of
the visit to the Eva plantation was
the trip made to the section OF the
land set aside as homestead lots for
the Portuguese laborers, called "the
township" The reason for the name.
as stated by Manager Renton, was
for lack of something better" A
plantation train. on the observation
cars of which the guests sat comfort
ably on chairs, took the party through
the plantation to the settlement. Here
were found ffty-four families, COM
fortably located in their own homes
in neat four-room cottages each in its
acre lot.
In the majority of cases the home
steaders had shown an appreciation
of the allotment of land to them by a
careful cultivation of their holdings.
Many of these lots were in vegetables,
others showed a good stand of cane
the crop found on the land being In
dustrfously cared for by the occupant
under an agreement with the planta-
ton to purchase it when harvested
Water for irrigation purposes is sup
piled the homesteaders free and each
house is also supplied. Many of the
houses are already taking on an air
of individuality, the owners having
planted vines and creepers and laid
out tiny flower plots in their yards
prominent feature of nearly every
one of these little homes were the
gunnysack hammocks, stretched on
the lanais, while equally noticeable
were the beehive brick and plaster
ovens in the rear of every other cot
tage.
Altogether the expense to the PLAN
tation of each of these homestead lots
including the laying of the water
pipes, has been s446, an expense which
Manager Renton. judging from the con-
tented way in which he gave the totals,
seems to think not out of the way in
consideration of the apparent satisfac-
ton taken in their homes by he Ia
borers domiciled there.
OAHU MILL INSPECTED.
From the Eva mill the party were
taken to the mill of the Oahu planta-
ton, and this plant was also carefully
examined, the various managers TAX
ing careful mental note of all that was
to be SEEN. The dumping track for the
unloading of the cane cars attracted
particular attention.
THROUGH MILES OF PINES.
From here the special train began
to climb to the uplands of Wahiawa,
the cooling air proving refreshing after
the sultriness of the lower canefields.
The beautiful stretch of level country
devoted to the cultivation of the pine
apples was enthusiastically admired
by the planters, some of whom were
taking their first trip into the Wahi-
ava district and others for the first
time since the land has been put under
cultivation.
1t was high noon when the train
pulled into the pretty Wahiawa depot.
on the front of which a Hawaiian flag
had been draped. Most attractive of
all was the sight of number of tables
set on the station platform, on which
all the materials for lunch were spread.
The travelling. combined with the brac-
ing air of the place. had given the
members of the party splendid appe-
titles. enabling them to do the fullest
justice to the splendid lunch prepared
by Mrs. H. C. Brown.
After luncheon a number of the Wis
itors strolled over to the canning fac
tory of A. w. Ames, spending a short
time in examining the different ma
chimes in use.
BACK TO HONOLULU.
The return trip to Honolulu was
made in quick time. the party leaving
Wahiawa without having taken time
to visit the big Wahiawa dam and
reservoir. Shortly after two o'clock
the train pulled into the home depot.
the members dispensing to rest aDd to
prepare for the elaborate function CIV
en- in their honor in the evening.