The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-27

next dayv at the managers residence
at Pahhla, however when Manager Ogg
stated that the animosity towards VOL.
ters began several years ago, when
Hutchson was approaching dissolution
and Wolters was put in charge to drag
IL out of the hole Woters had to re.
place much Of the plantation force and
schargel Thompson. Hayseiden and
hgnt against him. There is good
deal to DE said on Mr.. Molter's side, -
said the pahala manager.
Mr.. Ogg who, declared Mr.. Ashford,
had shown that he was absolutely sin.
core in his help and his friendliness
towards homesteaders, was describing
the share Doctor Thompson had had in
forming the Aloha Alma Settlement As.
ISOLATION, another of the associations
whose affairs are prominent in the Dele
gate complaint. Doctor Thompson,
said Mr.. 0gg, was against all planta-
tions and doing whatever he could to
advance homesteading on the idea that
such would annoy the plantation inter.
ests more than anything else he could
! do.
The Delegate had complained that the
! Aloha Alma hui had not been given
consideration by the plantation and
that Governor Frear had stood in. At
the hearing at Mr.. Ogg's house, this
was shown to be quite without founda-
ton. The administration had thrown
/ open more good homestead land in tine
vicinity of that applied for than there
were applicants for it, while the plan
tation had drawn up Il very liberal con-
tract for the homesteaders, Offering
them four dollars ton for standing
cane. This contract had been prepared
| by Brewer & Co., after consultation
with the Governor and on the recon.
mendation of Mr.. Ogg. "Our directors
are anxious to give the homesteaders Il
fair trial. said Mr., Ogg, who produced
I figures to show that the plantation
would only make six per cent, on the
money involved in buying the settlers
crop, a figure described by Secretary
Fisher as too close for good business.
Whites Will Not Labor.
The Fisher party had reached Waio.
hinu overland from Kailua, where 1T
had landed early Saturday morning.
| Breakfast was eaten at the hospitable
Greenwich homestead at Konawaena, on
!
the investigation on Hawaii was held.
This session dealt with the problems of
coffee growing and the contracts made
between the land proprietors and the
Japanese growers, the troubles of the
cattle shippers with the Inter-lsland
and the tobacco experiments being car.
ried on in the Kona district. Through
out the evidence ran the opinion that
Americans could not reasonably be ex.
pected to go into either coffee or to.
bacco except as "boss farmers,' w. b.
Schrader, manager of the Hawaiian To,
bacco Plantation, being especially
strong on this point. "They just won Y
work, he explained to Mr.. Fisher. at
is in the air. i know some young fell
lows in this district who think it de
meaning to do work. 1t ought to bc
knocked out of them He spoke as
one perfectly willing to do the knock
ing, if called upon.
l.. McFarlane, manager of the Captain
Cook Coffee Company; j. Kurtz, Koni
, manager for Hacl1feld & Co., Thomai
White, the Kona land agent and repre-
sentative of the Bishop Estate, an,
Jared G. Smith all made statements
agreeing that coffee could be grown b,
homesteaders of the Japanese type o
by Portuguese, the product of a five
! acre tract being sufficient to support
man and his family, if their wants wer
of the simple kind.
From Konawaena the party proceed
ed by auto through Kona and Kau, tn
J Secretary, Mrs. Fisher and the othe
l malihinis in the party being intensel
, interested in the various lava flow
passed over. Saturday night was spen
at Waiohinu, one of the beauty spots q
all Hawaii, and the trip to the Volcan
y House was made on Sunday mornin.
: the party arriving in time for lunch.