The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-14
NEW HAWAII . 4
LAND Of HOMES
A. l.. C. Atkinson Tells of the
CoIonizing Success on
Garden Island.

"At Kalaheo, during my visit last |
week on Kauai, I saw what the New |
Hawaii is going to be, states A. L.
C. Atkinson, who has recently made a
trip over a part Of the Garden Island
and noted the progress being made at
the new settlement of Brydeswood
"What / saw was settlement of eigh-
ty-eight homes, each in its own lot,
each showing the evidence of the in
dustry and thrift of its owner. For
three miles stretched well cultivated
plots of pineapples, carefully looked
after, notwithstanding the reports that
the fields are choked with weeds; the
fields are fenced, the houseyards are
neat and well looked after; each home
has its carefully cultivated vegetable
garden, and in almost every yard are
flower beds, trees and vines. This sight,
to me, was a glimpse of what the new
Hawaii is to be, land of homes. =
This settlement is one promoted by
the Kauai Fruit and Land Company,
originated and financed through the
efforts of W. A. Kinney and fostered
through the personal aid and encourage
ment of Walter D. McBryde, who takes
the deepest personal interest in the
colony and who is the judge, father
and patron of the people in it.
"This is the real domieiling Of Ia
| bor,' thinks Mr.. Atkinson. s.There,
there are nearly hundred families set.
| tied close to the fields of the McBryde
plantation, giving ready labor supply
of between seventy-fve and eighty men,
while, including women and youths, a
hundred and fifty hands can be called
| upon when needed. The families are all
Portuguese and Spanish and they are
| living upon lands to be decided to them
| by the government on completion of
three years occupation. The fruit
company which established them there
built the houses, ploughed the fields
and furnished the Seeding plants. The
colonists, each family having from FIVE
to twelve acres, took hold and have
done their share, proving themselves
home builders in the true sense of the
word. Through hard work they have
already begun to get ahead. In many
of the homes is good furniture. some
| OF the eolonists own their own horses
and wagons, some have cows and pigs.
Throughout this colony of 500 persons
found evidences of culture, musical
instruments, pictures, clocks, phono-
fgraphs, and everywhere signs of thrift
and contentment
| Mr.. McBryde encourages the best
| there is in them. He has given prizes
for the best vegetables grown in the
| settlement, for the prettiest home, best
trees and cleanest field of pines, giving
IN this way about fifty dollars last fab
| out of his own pocket. And it pays.
| The settlers take the greatest pride
IN the appearance of their homes. /
was introduced to the prize winners
| and never saw men more proud than
| they were, while all the neighbors are
striving now to win the next prizes.
so successful has the experiment
been that it is probable that it will be
| extended very much further There IS
room there for three hundred families,
and with that many domiciled in he
settlement, the men ready to work on
the plantation and labor supply to
be called upon in an emergency, the
McBryde labor problem should be in
fair way of settlement. If all our
plantations would so domicile their
labor, the hills of Hawaii would be
covered with homes.
"The McBryde railroad, from the
landing at Eleele, now reaches the set
Element and will shortly be extended
to the canning factory and the settlers
will be given most favorable rates for
shipping their pines to the canning
factory, rate fixed so as to clear ex-
penses and leave the new home build
ers all possible profit. The settlers go
to work by railroad every morning and
are taken up to their homes on the
train each evening.
"This line now connects Eleele and
Makaweli and is handling the Maka-
well freight. At Eleele there is now
splendid landing, the new breakwater
making the loading Of vessels much
easier than heretofore, while another
smaller breakwater has been built to |
further improve the harbor. This year |
the railroad will handle sixty thousand !
tons of freight at Eleele.
s. At the landing, a new ten thou |
sand-ton warehouse has been built, |
equipped with the latest labor-saving |
devices in the way of hoists and load
ing chutes. 1t is one of the best ware
houses l have seen in Hawaii.
''The plantation itself is in good |
shape. A new pump has just been in
stalled at the foot of the new deep
shaft in Hanapepe valley. Before this
is put in operation, however, the cleo.
trio power viii have to be increased
by the addition of new unit at
Wainiha.