Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-20
RUBBER IN MEXICO.

me little space in your valuable
paper to discuss matter that Is
interesting the investing public far
and wide the world over, to.wit: the
planting of rubber?
Since the first returns began to
come in from cultivated rubber trees
In Mexico, II has been conclusively
proved that tree for tree of same
age, the Castilloa in Mexico has
yielded about twice as much as the
trees in Ceylon and the Malay States.
And when the product of the Cas-
tilloa Elastica (the Mexican tree) Is
properly prepared, 1t outranks any
other variety in strength, elasticity
and keeping qualities, and com
mands the highest price.
"Castilloa Elastica is rapid
grower, attaining in Palenque dis
trict, in the State Of Chiapas, Mex
leo, a diameter of ten to twelve
inches and height of forty to fifty
feet in six years from planting
John Dryton, Consul"
I'm recent official report by the
British Minister to Mexico. that gen.
tleman makes the following state
ment as to the average yield of rub
Der trees under cultivation: Trees
six years old will average 2 lbs. per
tree; seven years, lbs. per tree;
eight years, lbs. per tree"
To produce good rubber plan
tation, care is required, as in any
other crop. The land may be as
good on an adjoining plantation, but
for want of proper care, instead of
having a producing plantation in a
given number of years, poor cultiva-
ton, ETC., will! retard the first har-
vest by many years, besides giving
stunted growth in your tree.
quote from letter received
from our president by last steamer.
He writes from ,..e plantation where
he went on tour of inspection. Mr..
.Beharrell writes: The trees are
uniform in girth and height, and,
comparing them as we did with trees
four years old on an adjoining plan
tation, find our two-year-old trees
equal to, and, as a whole, even bet
ter than those planted two years be-
fore on the neighboring plantation,
though the soil and natural condi-
lions are practically the same, the
only difference being that our trees
have had better care, for which our
manager, Mr.. c. A. McJohnston. de-
serves much credit. As soon as we
landed on Mexican soil, we found
the Castilloa and Mr.. McJohnston ia
miliar names-the plantation and its
manager spoken OF In highest
praise"
In our method of selling the pub
lie, one does not have to wait for
the whole 5000 acres to come into
bearing, for the acreage buyers TO
get returns from their investments,
for each series stands alone, so to
speak. Those who bought in our
No. series get returns in three
years from now. from acreage
bought, II paid for in cash; are now
getting per cent. per annum on
same. So on with each series.
Hence. having the money to develop
each series in thorough manner,
each buyer is placed upon an equi-
table basis, and trees brought into
bearing several years earlier than
is the case with those who try, on
the stock basis, to cultivate large
section before they pay a dividend.
We plant 200 trees to the acre to
get healthy, sturdy growth, and
hence we are producing trees that
will give milk hundred years
hence. The company charges 25 per
cent. on the gross product. From
this they pay the total expense OF
caring for and harvesting the crops
and selling same.
Your certificate can be disposed OF
just as easily as can title for land