The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-09
HAIKU LANDS
IN GOOD HANDS
important demonstrating Plans
Being Begun on Maui-Set-
tiers Getting to Work.
(Maii Special to The Advertiser.)

mail Special to The Advertiser)
WAlLUKU, Maui, February 6. -
Members of the Lindsay and California
settlement associations, yesterday at
the Waikiki courthouse, fled their APP
plicatious and made their initial p9y-
ments for homestead lots awarded TO
them in the Kuiaha-Pauwela tract of
land located a few miles beyond Haiku.
This block of land is declared by ex
perts to be firstclass pineapple land,
and the homesteaders are fortunate in
getting il mt a low valuation of one
third the estimated value originally APP.
praised by the government land depart
ment
The lots were given out by Worth
O. Aiken, subagent for the fourth land
district, under the right of purchase
lease homestead plan. There were
twenty three lots taken, the combined
area of the first-class agricultural tract
being 924.56 acres, appraised value $14,-
1889, or a little less than SIS per acre,
and the initial payment of eight per
cent on the valuation totaled $601.75.
The Homesteaders.
The successful applicants were Fred
erick G.. Krauss, lot 3, area 49l3 acres,
price $S45; Henry L. Sauers, lot 4, area
55.97 acres, price $1,000; E. b. Blan-
chard, lot 8, 81 acres, 1919; Florence
Wood, lot 6, area 81 acres, $517; w. l.
Wells, lot z, AZ acres, $50; Will j.
| Cooper, lot 8, 41.65 acres, 1898; Dana
B. Newell, lot 8, 80 acres, 1867; H. NJ.
Wells, lot IL, $50 acres, $707; Mrs.
l.. NJ. White, lot IL, 30.42 acres, 5000;
Walter c. Hamilton, lot 10; 1915 acres,
$500; Sylvanus T. Starrett, lot IA, 1928
acres, 1924; Isabella c. A. Lindsay, lot
10, 1910 acres, 1922; James Lindsay,
lot 16, 1915 acres, 1862; Marguerite
Vaughan, lot II, 3s.7S acres $55S;
Thurston r. Hinckley, lot IS, 35.37
acres, 1852; Elizabeth j. Lindsay, lot
20, 1916 acres, $53S; Matilda X. Smith,
lot 81, 1850 acres, $577; Miss Lucia
Shepardson, lot %, 1920 acres, $500;
Mrs, NJ. II. Bowling, lot %, 42,77 acres,
$542; Owen Starkey, lot "a, 31,42 acres,
$471: Carlton G. James, lot %, 1925
acres, 1858; Mrs. Ida M. Case, lot 2S,
area 1896 acres, price 1894. Four of
the poorer lots yet remain untaken.
Want School,
| After receiving their allottments of
land the homesteaders held a meeting
and passed a motion to petition the
| Governor to designate the Kuiaha Pau
wela settlement as separate school dis
| trict and to provide one-room school
house for the children of the settlers.
| Mr.. Aiken, as commissioner of educa-
ton, explained to them that public
school could not be kept separate for
~ nhi Of 1u hnf
will have to be open to all children of
school age living within five miles of
the school. The homesteaders also dis
cussed the desirability of having
building where they might hold meet
ings to discuss questions of public in
terest.
Get to Farming.
1t is the intention of the settlers to
go on the land at once to improve the
same and plant pineapples mainly, but
some of them will take up dairying and
poultry raising also. One gentleman
from southern California expressed sur
prise over the high prices of staple food
articles here, saying where he came
| from beef on the hoof sold at three
and one.half cents pound while the
local price is eleven cents the pound,
for beef on the hoof.
Another Land Opening.
Another land opening in the Maka-
wac district is to take place in the
near future. The Haleakala Ranch is
having tract of 100 acres located OPP
posite the Catholic church about mile
east of the postoffice, surveyed and sub
divided into homestead lots by Hugh
Howell, the surveyor. The tract will
be cut up into eighteen lots having an
area of six 9cres more or less apiece
and will be sold at public auction to
desiring purchasers.