Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-22
Former Senator George Fair
child and Others Are Doing
Well at Mindoro


Former Senator George H. Fairchild
CT Kauai and w. G. Stodart, former
manager CT McBryde plantation, are
meeting splendid success in the hand
Ing Of the San jose sugar estate, In
; the Philippines, according to the .foi-
lowing article from the Manila Bull
letin:
MANDARIN, M.ndoro. May 6.-'An
area of $500 acres under cultivation
with a working force Of 1000, less than
one man to the acre, is net bad
showing" said one Of the managers OF
the San jose sugar estate to Bulle-
tin representative upon being asked
for a statement of facts regarding
conditions in the most unique and best
advertised sugar hacienda under the
American flag. The San Jose estate
received mere publicity in its short
struggle for existence, than any enter
prise that has yet been established in
these islands, because Of the great
section of land parcelled cut to one
individual. This was more or less IT.
regular, according to the land laws In
force here and In receiving the sane
ticn to the land laws in Congressional
Investigation, more or less comment
in the editorial columns Of the Manila
and United States papers was indulg.
ed in. The undertaking was unique in
that 1t solved Philippines problem:
whether or not sugar hacienda, un-
der the most adverse conditions. could
be made profitable in these islands.
The soil was not the best for sugar
purposes, the location was unhealthful
and 4abor absolutely nil. Practically
all of these hazards have been over
come and the estate may be consider
ed In a fairly prosperous condition.
The labor question" said the man.
ager, has been disposed of by inau-
gurating system Of divisional author.
ity. That is, dividing the estate into
sections and placing a eapataz or fore
man in charge. He furnishes the Ia
Dor for his immediate parcel and is re-
spcnsible for the production. The
company furnishes the implements
and sugar points for planting" =
Big Irrigation System. Il. 80. 4
On the hacienda is one of the larg-
est irrigation systems in the islands,
and probably the only irrigation for
sugar estate in the archipelago. This
system diEerts the course of the larg.
est river traversing the estate into
the cultivated section, and as new
sections are opened up additional
streams will be utilized .s.-
DR.. G. w. Daywalt, the physician in
charge, through untiring energy and
persfstency, has succeeded, during the
past three years. in reducing the num-
Der OF cases OF malarial fever to al
most none. The land has been drain
ed and crude Gil freely used in all
mosquito breeding places. This has
done much toward securing a proper
amount of both white and native labor.
Inc comforts of the employees have
also been looked after and whole
some water supply has been obtained
by the introduction Of artesian wells
An ice plant has been Installed. a
modernly equipped hospital construct
ed. and amusement halls for employees
established. ..@ ~.-:r-. * e
The latest type American machin-
cry can be seen at work througbout
the opened up section of the estate
and every day adds its quota of con-
verts from Anticipated methods to
these in vogue among the most ad.
Vanced opponents Of agricultural skill
In America. A huge mill has been
erected with capacity of grinding
100 tons OF sugar cane per day. Every
boat that touches at the modern
"hart loads tons of American machin-
cry direct to. the cars which transport
the machinery eight miles to the plan.
tation where large harvesters and tire.
mendous cable steam plows are set mn
10 miles of permanent railroad have
oeen established and trains are run.
ming throughout the hacienda. Ther.
are over ten miles of portable track
which is used in the cane fields.
Trosressive Measures Adopted.
During the three years the San Jose
estate has been in active operation.
much has been done to bring the ha-
clenda and its products up to the
standard of those anywhere in the
world. Mr.. Fairchild, the present
manager, and Mr.. Stodart, the general
superintendent, have been making
constant experiments for the enrich
ment OF the soil and practical meas
ures are now being adopted to equal
lie the acids which are in great abund-
ance in the sugar fields. These tests
have been made with the cooperation