Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-14
HOMESTEAD
SYSTEM


them pineapple plants to set out on tho
lots, at the same time giving them cv-
cry encouragement In the planting and
cultivation Of potatoes and all kinds of
vegetables.
Pineapples Valuable.
"Thc pincapplcs delivered by these
homcstcadcrs to the Kauai Fruit 4
/ Land Co. during the year 1910 amount
ed in value to twcnty-thrcc hundred
! dollars. The bulk of this amount was
not, however, drawn by the homestead
crs, but was applied by them in the
payment of accrued interest, sums ow-
Ing on account ofc pineapple plants and
cost of blowing. In some instances
this money was applied in the reduc-
ton of the amount Of mortgages.
During the three and one half years
that these homesteadcrs have occupied
these lots, and outside of any proceeds
from sales of pineapples to the Kauai
Fruit Il Land Co, they have paid on
account Of their mortgages "A total
sum of twenty-five hundred dollars
which tends to show that they are sat
ishcd with their conditions and desire
to clear of as quickly as possible all
| cncumbranCc on their homes.
Average Cost.
THE average cost of these homes,
together with the fencing of the land
and laying on of water, to the home
stoadcrs, has been about three hundred
and thirty dollars each. The original
cost of these lands per acre ranged
| from one dollar to five dollars, and
they were all taken up under what Is
known az the right of purchase lease
| method, which grants To the talter
| twcnty-onc years in which to make
payment. Patents can, however. be OBJ
| tanned in three years, upon compliance
with certain provisions of the govern
! mcnt and payment of the purchase
price.
| Up to the present time the main
crop from these lands has been pine
apples, but these hOmostcadcrs are now
engaging quite extensively in the cul-
| tivation of sugar cane They also raise
IA considerable quantity of Irish and
sweet potatoes, as well as corn and
| general garden truck 1t Is generally
| stated by these homcstcadcrs that their
lots benefit them to. the extent OF five
or six dollars per month in the way Of
vegetables, etc. for home use which
|
| by them.
THE Irish and sweet potatoes pro-
| duccd by these people are all market
cd locally on the Island of Kauai, none
being sent to Honolulu. II, however,
some central marketing department
could bc established in Honolulu as IL
| contemplated by a bill now before the
| Territorial Legislature, ! ann firmly of
| the opinion that this would be a very
great incentive to these people to in
crease their activities In the direction
I of the raising of all kinds of Vcgcta-
| bles.
| "At the commencement of this set
tlcmcnt of KalahCO there were many
difficulties to be encountered and over
come by any hOmcstcador desiring to
take up and cultivate satisfactorily one
of these lots, but for the past two years
there has been developed Il greater
feeling Of cOntcntmcnt and desire to
make permanent homes on the place,
AT the present time the facilities for
the transportation of products from
these homesteads consist of good gov
eminent roads to the landings and "A
! railway connecting with Port Allen,
which was built expressly for the
handling Of the products and labor of
these people, MS Wen AZ that Of the
| surrounding lands. Tho labor of these
homcstcadcrs Is very generally sold Ia
the adjoining plantations, and some Of
them are engaged on government road
| work.
THE area Of the lots varies from five
to thirty acres, and there are about NJ
l.f.r hi,
mostly In high ana moro inaccessible
places. These remaining vacant lots
are all of a larger size"