The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-20

| where the cattle are kept out, an
there is one where they are not keI
out, - Commissioner Pratt exclaime
after passing the gate On the RICH
the woods We're fenced and the fores
growth on that side showed health
condition, the trees in vigorous growt
I with trunks and branches unimpaire
and the underground dense and luxuri
ant. There were scattering old tree
grim and grizzled in death, but thei
fate had overtaken them before tn
| fence was built. On the left the un
| dergrowth was battered down an
choked with decaying vegetation. whit
the trees had such a large proportion
of corpses among them as to sugges
a dying rather than growing fores
and the living ones appeared to have
| hard struggle to survive Manned
branches dropped like the tails O.
barnyard fowl in shower and thu
| general appearance of the foliage wa
! sicklye and disheveIed
Arriving at the ditch station house
kept by Mrs. Trip, sister-in-law OF
Mr.. Pogue, the party dismounts for q
rest. And a delightful resting place il
ia fine, large, tropical bungalow
amidst garden of flowers and useful
plants, all stepped in the ozone of the
mountains.
Rubber, again, is the first thing out
side the house to attract attention. It
is found in a healthy grove of the
trees planted last August by the Long
worth party. For their age they are
as healthy looking and well-developed
as any seen in Nahiku.
Mr.. Pogue has little experiment
station of his own here. The most
interesting and probably important
thing seen is a considerable hedge of
the Manila hemp plant. This is 50
thriving as to suggest the beginning
of great new industry in this Terri
tory. The plant has amazing powers
of multiplication. One of them will
produce as many as 200 stools. It was
two years ago that the seedlings were
planted here and one of them has al
ready eighty baby plants.
Taking leave of Mrs, Trip, whose
amiability in making all faei perfectly
at home was greatly Appreciated, the
party resumed the trail for the remain
ing eleven miles to Mr.. Pogue's house
on the Makawao side. This part Of the
ride has been anticipated above. Only
one or two items were omitted. Be-
sides being able to keep tab on the
course of the great Koolau ditch, fin
ally seeing it's end in a weir in which
the water is divided between the Maui
Co. and the Hawaiian
Commercial and Sugar Co., We picked
up the famous Spreckels ditch and fol-
lowed it to it's end in a foaming catar-
act under the trail, where 1t plunges
into a gulch that leads it to dis
tributing reservoir. 1t was the build
ing of this big ditch that caused the
terrific slump in n. c. & S. Co. stock
nearly a quarter century ago.
Arriving at Mr.. Pogue's about two
o'clock in the afternoon, princely hos
pitality awaited the saddle-Weary
travellers. After a cooling washup and
a short rest they were invited to
feast, having the prime
features of a luau, upon fern-clad
table One succuIent roast pig had
still enough meat left on the bones
for a family meal when Mrs. Pogue
insisted on having a second one carved,
and there were viands in amount and
variety enough besides for state ban
quet. OF verify, whatever else may
be said of small farming in Hawaii,
the owner of a bit of good soil here
can live as high as one can anywhere
else in the world
A good long rest was taken after
the satisfying meal. While Messrs.
Campbell and Pratt, with their aggre-
gate weight of about a quarter of a
ton, taxed the underpinning of bed
in an annex for refreshing nap, Gov
arnor Frear and the rest of the party
were rega. ed with the music of a supe-
rior gramaphone. About a score of
stalwart natives had, however, gather
ed upon the spacious lawn and made
t known that they would like to have
4 speech from the Governor. He COM
piled with their wish, addressing them
briefly. They showed their apprecia-
ton as he concluded by giving him
hearty three cheers.
So as to hear the speech and take
comfort at the same time, the writer
lad gone out and thrown himself down
IN the grass at the end of the semi
Circle of auditors. Governor Frear |
concluded by referring to the mem
oers of the press accompanying the
party, saying: Il
There's one of them lying down over
here, who represents the Advertiser, |
Gazette and Kuokoa. He is very tired
rom riding and some of you men
night lomi-Iomi him.
Instantly q venerable expert and a |
man advanced upon the re-
,umbent newsgatherer, and in twink
ing had seventeen different aches, |
some of which had not been suspect |
ID, kneaded out of his walking appa-
atus This performance was great fun |
% all the rest of the crowd within |
sight and a new and most grateful |
experience to the subject.
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Pogue's large fam
ly-numbering fourteen l am told-the |
,hree or four youngest seen on this |
visit added greatly to the entertain
nent of the party. They are remark |
ably handsome and bright, while the |
picture of juvenile health and vigor. |
The second youngest tot seemed to
nave a particular liking for the Gov |
ernor and called him the papa" of the |
party while giving one of the camp |
followers, who need not be named. the |
title of grandpa"
All through this country nothing has
Impressed me more than the healthy
appearance and the intelligence and
good manners of the children met both |