The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-02-22

| GEORGE F. RENToN,
Manager of Eva Plantation.
during that time it has made wonder.
full strides, until today it is doubtless
one of the finest sugar properties in the
| world. The cane land is of the most
| desirable composition and is so located
that it can be titled at the lowest pos
sible cost. The irrigation system is
ample to all requirements and the mill
is of the most modern design.
This year Eva will harvest from
S721.4S acres of cane, and Apokaa
which is controlled by the same com
pany, will harvest from 94.7 acres.
The annual yields in sugar in tons
from Eva since 1900 have been as fol-
lows: 1900, 26,953; 1901. 1880; 1902,
34,736; 1903, 1928; 1904, Bliss; 1905,
30,751; 1906, 29,47s; 1907, $1,000; 1908,
33,76S; 1909, 33,90s.
| The estimate of Manager Renton for
1909 was "above $4,000 tons.'' AS a
matter of fact the yield exceeded that
estimate by 1449 tons. For 1910 Man
ager Renton has estimated Gin excess
of 10000 TONS" There seems to obe
no reason to suppose that the actual
crop will not exceed the estimate by a
substantial figure.
The management of Eva plantation
is decidedly conservative and the
agents have never issued any state.
ments calculated to bull stocks. In fact
the agents have at all times been very
conservative in their statements and
have as far as possible refrained from
giving out particulars concerning the
| property to any other than those ac-
tually interested.
Harvested Area.
The big crop of 1909 was harvested
from 1882 "A acres, practically the same
acreages as will be cut this year. The
percentage of short ratoons, which al
ways yield rather less than plant and
this year and favorable weather eondi-
tions have made the cane well advanced
so that it compares favorably with long
ratoons.
On several sections of the plantation
which in times past have not proved
very productive, the cane is growing in
fine shape this year. This is largely
due to improved methods Of fertiliza-
ton.
The first cane on Eva plantation was
planted in 1890, the year that the COM
uany was formed. The incorpOrators
of the company were: S. n. Castle, w.
r. Castle, J. B. Castle, George P. Cas-.
tie, J. B. Atherton, w. A. Bowen, E.
D. Tenney, c. NJ. Cooke, B. F. Dilling-
ham and W j. Lowrie.
In September of that year forty acres
of cane was planted for seed. From
then on planting was done on an ever
increasing scale. The greatest eleva-
tion at which cane is planted is 200
feet, and. the lands held by the COM
pany are SO well located Typographical
" that practically all of the fields can
be plowed with steam plow.
The pumping system of the planta.
tion is of the best. The most modern
machinery only is used and the pumps
have a combined capacity of nearly co.
100000 gallons every twenty-four hours.
All of the pumps are housed in suitable
fireproof buildings and each is under
the immediate control of skilled engi-
neer, while the chief pump engineer
makes daily rounds of inspection. w.
A. Ramsay is the chief pump engineer.
Eva plantation is titled by nearly
5000 laborers, fully dozen national.
itles being represented on the payrolls.
Many of the laborers are homesteaders
and have very attractive houses,
The different nationalities have vii
lagos of their own and each is mini
ature town. The japanese village is
particularly fine, the little cottages be.
ing kept up In very attractive style,
The plantation furnishes good houses
with wellshingled roofs. There is also
ample garden room around each cot
tage, In this space most Of the labor
ers have planted gardens aud in the
japanese village thu yards are particu'
larry we'll utilized, every inch Of ground
being titled.
The japanese have almost without
exception put mating on the floors and
walls Of their cottages aud ihsir little
places are far better than the average
skilled lah0rer IN America can AFFORD,
IN The japanese village 10 fne base
ball diamond, hid out by the plania'
ti0n for those sho follow tho American
natonul gume, The field ls loYoi and
as good a. any Ia Honolulu.