The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-25
PLANTING MORE
PINES On MAUI
Trying Out Sidehill Land for
Fruit for the New
Cannery.

Cannery.
WAILUKU, Maui, January 2O.-An-
tone Borba Of Waikiki, who has the
lease of a tract of government land
between Kahakuloa valley and Waihee.
is breaking ground on SIX acres of hilly
land, formerly considered good only for
cattle pasture, with the intention of
setting it out to pineapples.
He will plant the six acres to pine
apples in order to give the matter a
trial. Those who are going into the
new project are enthusiastic over the
prospects.
Plants have been secured from the
Haiku pineapple plantations for the ex-
pertinent. Those. who are III it have no
doubts of their ability to grow crop
of pines of commercial value and in
tend to have the fruit canned in the
pineapple factory now being promoted
by Attorney J. NJ Vivas who, by the
way, was also one of the original pro
moters of the Kaupakalua winery,
which has since developed into a sue,
cessful enterprise.
Inspecting Rubber Groves.
T. G. Wallace, manager of the Tan
iong Hok rubber plantation located in
the state of Johere, Straits Settlements,
passed through Waikiki, Saturday last
accompanied by F. 7. P. Waterhouse
and Albert Waterhouse on their way
to look into the Nahiku rubber planta'
tons This is one of the plantations
in which Hawaiian capitalists are in
terested
The company has a thousand acres
planted to rubber, entirely of the Hevea
variety.
Will Come to Honolulu.
MAKAWAO, January 15.-Today, an
afternoon tea was given by Mrs. III. B.
Hair Of Hamakuapoko in honor of Miss
Olive Steele and Miss Edna Lee. The
event was a farewell to Miss Steele
and a welcome to Miss Lee. Miss
Steele, who will depart for her home
in California by the next Lurline, will
return to the Islands after some months
and reside permanently in Honolulu
Miss Lee recently came from Seattle tc
become principal Of the Hamakuapokc
kindergarten which position Miss Steele
has ably filled for several years past
Maui News Notes.
w. G. Scott, the Paia liquor man, re
turned Wednesday from Nahiku AMI re
ports the rubber trees doing splendidly
Mr.. Scott leaves by today's Claudin'
for Nahiku with his family and vii
make quite stay over there. He vii
plant large number of new trees OF
his lands.
The Haleakala Ranch Co. s Puiehl
water pipe, where people of Kula usual,
get water was broken last week ant
until repaired Kula people by hundred
went clear over to Makawao to draw
waters from Alelele.
A petition is being circulated 70
signatures in the Ulupalakua section
to have DR.. J. H. Raymond go as /;
special representative to the Legisla
ture, to ask that the proposed Kuls
pipe line be extended to Ulupalakua.
With proper care and cultivation tn,
Kaupakalua grape growers easily pro
duce nine tons of luscious grapes to tht
acre.
Between $4,000 and 10000 bags o.
sugar. are being piled into the Kahulu
warehouses daily, for shipment to tn,
mainland.
Mr.. and Mrs. A N. Cederlof departed
for Honolulu by last week s Mauna Ke;
where they intend to make their futur,
home.
The American Hawaiian steamer Yir
ginian is scheduled to arrive today. ant
will take on cargo of 1000 tons o
i sugar when she sails later.
The Waikiki Town Hall is practical
j ly completed, and contractor Chas
Q Sullivan is awaiting the return o
Engineer Howell, when it will be turn
! Cd IN ho oo,,pfxr
G. Hansen, the steamplow boss. tool
ont the four Waikiki Sugar Co. steam
plows Wednesday morning, an evidenc,
that the plantation is getting ready t,
| began breaking land for next year !
| crop.
Mr. Fred Carter. at one time deput,
sheriff of Waikiki, goes to the Coas
on the Lurline. It is reported he vii
bring down few heads of cattle TO
| beef
Dry weather still holds out on Maui
with clear skies and no signs of rain.
The ship Hawaiian Isles is schedule,
to sail with 300 tons of sugar the frs
week in February