Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-11

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you would call charitable institution
think II is good thing for the coun-
try. We think II increases taxation.
adds to the wealth.
Another difficulty with the home.
lsteading here has been the presence
of great many different kinds OF
/ pests. know We have them on the
mainland, and presume we still have
them, but We have the winter season
there to break the raVages, while here
lthey work the year around, The
Board of Agriculture has men in AZ
RIGA and Europe trying to find para
site for the Mediterranean fly. which
threatens to destroy the fruit industry
here. Cut worms is another very bad
pest for vegetables. All those things
have to be looked after. They are
being looked after, and think DR..
Wilcox will tell you that the planters
station has rendered valuable assist
ance to the Federal station. For in
stance, we have taken up the question
of pineapple diseases and have made
la thorough study OF them. And the
desire and Intention of the planters is
to do everything they can to help
and nurse the pineapple industry.
AS an illustration of how this home
stealing business is working out,
would like to call your attention to
Maui. In 1908, the President of our
Company, Mr.. H. p. Baldwin, who had
always been very DESTROYS OF coing
something in the way Of demonstrating
lands in Maui made a proposition OF
exchange. There was strip Of land
below the line of the ditch containing
about 900 acres. Mr.. Baldwin said
think Governor rrear was then in Of
fee: IF you will give US this 800
acres of land"-this land is located
on the lee side of the Island and this
particular land was dry-it would
not produce anything except by irriga-
ton.
Mr.. Baldwin said to the Territory:
IF You will give US this 900 acres. we
WI. give you 1900 acres In the rainfall
district of land suited to homestead
ing. II you do this and il you SUE
Gssfully homestead that IL hundred
acres, will say today that our cor
poration will give you as much more
land for similar purposes IL there Is
the land in that locality. /" The prin-
cipal product which those peolsp
could raise was pineapples. As have
just related to you it has taken time
to develop the industry. There were
a great many kuleanas and the sur
yeying took great deal OF time But
anyway, the exchange has been made
and the lots have been laid out and
here a sort time ago the plantation
corporations nave adopted resolutions
transferring the addition lands which
Were agreed to in the beginning. r.
you will permit me, I will read copy
of the resolution Of the plantations
setting aside this additional land.
Breads resolution.)
@. The same interest controls the
corporation that passed that resolu-
ton as controls the Maui Agricultural
Company?
A. Yes. Now then, these land ere
sci apart, have already be subdfvided
into lots, and as / understand It. there
are some so or so applicants for them.
@. How many lots are there?
A. About 30.
@. What is the size?
A. Well, should say ranging from
80 to 40 acres.
@. You regard that land as adapt
ed for pineapple cultivation?
A. Pineapple cultivation. I want to
go little further on this PROPOSE
ton. These lands are located about
seven miles from the termination of
the Kahului Railroad Company, which
company Is controlled by the firm !
represent. We are now extending the
railroad at a cost Of $500, 900 for seven
miles. showing you the high cost of
railroad construction. We expect to
get nothing except the proceeds from
these homesteads. We have even
looked further than that There Is
only one canning company on the Isl
and of Maui It Is at present canning
about 1000 cases year, and has suf-
ficient contracts to supply its needs.
We have said to this canning COM.
pany: You must take care of these
homesteaders. You must enlarge your
factory by 1915 to 5000 cases per an
mum" and we are prepared to do 1t
unless they come through with the
larger cannery. We are providing the
facilities which will make 1t an in
ducement to homesteaders to take up
land, and without such inducement 1t
is absolutely useless to get them over
there. We are doing the same thing
on the island of Maui, only in little
lesser degree We are attempting to
get homesteaders interested in cane
cultivation. The Government has re-
Gently opened up a tract known as the
Piiwau Tract about 700 acres in area,
and we are now extending railroad
from the landing at Port Allen, or are
extending the tracks to point about
one mile from these homesteads, in
order to provide railroad transporta-
ton. We are making agreements with
these homesteaders to buy their cane
to advance the money to build houses
with, pillow the land for them. We
will furrow the land and furnish the
seed cane and fertilizer. We will
plant for them, If they SO desire,