The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29

The Advertiser concerning the good
news from his home city.
better placed. We are now awaiting
Tor the appraisement before we do any
thing. The Punchbowl matters will be
taken up as soon as possible.
The Algaroba Cutters.
"They are still cutting the algaroba
trees down on the Cornwell ranch. The
lessees have twelve men on the job cut
ting the trees down. We could not fix
this matter up entirely, for some of the
homesteaders are still sore about it.
They wanted to cut the trees down
themselves, and thus get return on
them. The advertisements, however,
distinctly stated that they would not
get occupation until after November /
so the ranch owners are in occupation
until then.
fIiio Has Important Matters.
Many people in Hilo applied for
residence lots in Waiakea. This is near
Hilo, and as the city expands it will be
part of Hilo, Judging by the way mat
ters stand now. At the back there will
be lot of new wharves when the
breakwater has been constructed. Right
along the shore there are several claims
for preference, as the people have made
seaside resorts. It seems advisable to
reserve strip along the waterfront for
general government purposes Therefore
the whole thing will have to be consid-
cred before we can do anything in the
matter.
Good and Bad Homesteaders.
''We looked over a good many of the
homesteads on different parts of the Is.
land of Hawaii. Some of them are in
mighty fine shape. The people have been
in only couple of years, but they show
that they are there to make their homes
and are bona fide homesteaders. OF
course, unfortunately, we found 1ust
the opposite. In these cases, Just a
shack had been put up, and there were
no signs of living thing there and no
cultivation. 1t looked as though the
land had been completely abandoned.
| We have got reports from the subagents
where the requirements have not been
complied with, and these matters are
a the hands of the attorney general.
The Parker Ranch.
Zone of the most interesting things
was the visit to the Parker Ranch on
the slopes of Mauna Kea. We went tC
Waikee and saw where Alfred Carter
the manager of the estate has l4OC
acres of corn, with which he saws, they
are feeding the cattle, horses and pigs
The soil is very deep, and although
there is no irrigation, it seems to retair
the moisture sufficiently to produce
mighty good corn.
Kahoolawe Not Disappearing.
"We finished off the trip by visiting
the Island of Kahoolawe as guests Of
Eben Low, shooting goats for a connie
of days. We got fifty altogether.
had heard reports that the island wa,
being blown into the sea, but | dis
not tnd 1T as bad as l had imagined
lhe soil is very deep there, about thir
| ty feet. AT the highest elevations
where 1t IS exposed to the heavy wind.
l'lt is blowing away to great extent
1t has been made forest reserve, and
the present lessee. Eben Low, will sur
render it at the end of the year, b,
which time he has agreed to remov,
the 300 sheep that he has on the isl
and and also get rid of the wild goats
which he estimates at 1900.
The Forestry Scheme.
Forester Hosmer has sehem
: which win be the first step toward
reclaiming the island. This scheme i
only tentative, and has not been thresh
: ed out thoroughly. But the governmen
/ viii probably do something along th
lines the forester plans. The idea i
an algaroba forest as a good start, witt
sheltered places, then extend the forest
We may probably get returns from
5 1t for timber. Then thin out the tree
> and grant licenses for apiaries. 70
which purpose algaroba trees are yer
4 good. With the proceeds we eoul,
start TO reclaim some of the land tina
blowing out to sea, by trying dif
e ferent kinds Of vegetation, such a
cactus, sisal snd binding grasses, an
: In some places planting a certain elias
e Of trees. Il is a big Job, and Il Wi