The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-12
TOURING MAUIWITH
THE GOVERNOR
FREAR MAKING MANY LAND IN
VEsTIGATIONs on HIS TRIP
ABOUT THE ISLAND.
CBy a Star stan Correspondent

Wy nlhi olah AOltthponuelll
Hama, Maui, March 8, l9OS.-The trip
up on the Claudlne was unusually
smooth and pleasant The first land
ing OF the Governors party was made
at Kahului at 6 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing after a good nights rest. II. p.
Baldwin, president and general man
ager of the Hawaiian Commercial a.
Sugar Company and Superintendent }.
~ S. Williams of the Kahului Rail-
rood, came out TO the vessel with a tug
and lighter as soon as anchorage was
made and greeted Governor Frear.
Secretary Mott-Smith. Land Commits
sioner Pratt, Superintendent Campbell
of the Department of Public Works,
Private Secretary Mcbride. and the
correspondents who made up the par
ty, before toilets were quite completed.
Before half-past six all were ashore
and en- route by train to Spreckelsville
where as guests of Mr.. Baldwin a most
appetizing breakfast was partaken OF.
In less than another hour automobiles
were at the door and the party, under
! guidance of H. p. Baldwin and his
son Frank Baldwin, made a quick run
to inspect the great Puunene Mill, the
largest in the Territory.
Secretary Mott-Smith did not make
this trip, having been called for short
/ ly after reaching the old Baldwin
home by Harry A. Baldwin, and whirl-
IN fr aN L., ,,1rr
for breakfast, later rejoining the par
ty at the Kahului wharf IL time to pro-
coed with the Claudine which sailed at
noon. He was accompanied by his
young son, who will be visitor at Har-
ry A. Baldwin's home for a few weeks,
at which place Miss Lillian Patty of
Honolulu, has also been visiting for
some time.
The Governor was conducted from
top to bottom of the great mill which
at the present time is about half
through grinding the present crop, and
is producing about 1000 tons of sugar
per week, with an average of about SO
per cent extraction.
The Puunene Mill has made a splen-
did record during the past year, hay
ing produced 44,143 tons of sugar from
an acreage of 5493.9 acres, or an av-
erage of 1904 tons per acre. A portion
of the plantation ran over ~ tons OF
sugar to the acre.
From the mill quick run by auto
took the party about six miles up to-
wards the slope of Haleakala, where
the Territory owns some 700 acres of
Omaopio land between the Hawaiian
| Commercial lands and the Kula home
steads higher up the slope. About
half Of this tract is splendid cane land,
and the Hawaiian Commercial Com
pany has made several propositions to
the Territory to exchange other lands
for it. This is one of the matters on
which the Governor will inform him
self fully before his return, only a
most cursory inspection of the proper
ty being taken at this time on account
Of necessity Of getting back to Kahu-
lui by noon.
On returning to Kahului, the Clau-
route around the windward side of the
island, Governor Frear, with Land
Commissioner Pratt, and Secretary
Mott-Smith spent most of the time
studying the map of the region passed,
and the topography of the country
through field glasses. The return trip
on horseback to Kahului is to be made
over this same region where below the
line of forest reserve, which includes
most Of the higher slopes of Mt. Ha-
leakala, and are of prime Importance
in conserving the rainfall of the region
from which is drawn most Of the wa
for irrigation in North Maui, the Ter
ritory owns much grazing land and
some sheltered gulches said to be very
rich and splendidly adapted to fruit
culture. The proposition of opening
some of this for homesteading will be
considered.
Superintendent Campbell's interest
centers largely in the matter OF
wharves and harbor improvements
and roads. All these are being care
fully studied by him in view of the
future improvements to be made.
An illustration OF the need Of bet.
ter landing facilities, was brought
painfully in evidence, during the stoI
at Keanae, when one OF the Jap boat
men engaged in unloading some heavy
freight at the rough landing place, haC
his right leg crushed by a heavy casl
swinging against 1t, breaking the
bone badly just above the ankle. Thu
Injured man was brought on to HAM
which is the first place where medica
attention could be procured.
W. J. COOPER.