Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-21
NEMR

Especial Star-Bulletfn Correspondence
WAILUKU, Maui Jan. 2o.-Un-
usual interest has of la.e, cehtered in
the matter of the homestead of W. R..
Patterson of Kuiaha. Some two and a
half months ago Mr.. Patterson, who
was practically the first homesteader
in the Kuiahs region, left his holdings,
upon which he was entitled to receive
government patent. The very low
,irice OF pines last year. together with
the terrible condition Of the roads in
the district, made his failure practical
ly inevitable Had Mr.. Patterson put
less land to pines and more to diversi-
fed farming as was his first inten-
ton, many Maui people think that he
would still be on his homestead. AS
it, is, she, was forced to leave what
wass,ones OF the best pieces of land
In the region =."..' ~. 49,. 80
Proks FIG krauss of the staff of
the College, of Hawaii, who will soon.
come to Maui TO maze his permanent.
home here, has purchased the Patter-
son holdings for $4,000. This land is.
his own, and not for government pur-
poses although Professor Krauss will
in the near future establish govern
ment experiment station in Kuiaha to.
assist the farmers to diversity their
crops. To this project he will under
the government devote practically his
entire time. He and his family now
have a homestead in Kuiaha and the
purchase OF the Patterson holdings
will give him a very fine piece of
land for cultivation. !
All Maui people interested in the
local 4th of July races believe that;
the coming season will be the best in
the history of the island. The year
just closed by the Maui Racing Asso-
citation was highly successful, and at
the annual meeting held week ago
in the Wailuku town hall the mos en-,
couraging reports we're presented. =
The new officers who were elected
at the same meeting are C. D. Luf.
kin, president; D. H. Case, vice-presi-.
dent; W. F. Crockett, secretary-treas-.
urer. The executive committee con-.
sists of L. Won Tempsky. Angus Nc
Phee and R. A.sWadsworth.
The following new members were
voted into the organizations: S. T.,
Short, DR.. c. p. Durney, f. w. Pea,
cock, P. Fl. Ross, DR.. A. C. Rothrock,
N. g. rAyres, Judge w. 8, Edings,
Charles Cowah, j. s.. Mackenzie and
Frank A. Lufkfn. This was the larg-
est list of new members ever added
to the association at one time.
Considerable discussion took place.
concerning the entry of horses outside
of Maui and 1t was unanimously de-
cided that there would be this coming
year no race in which no Maui horse
should be entered Heretofore some
races have depended entirely upon
horses from other islands, which in
the minds of the members of the as
sociation was a great mistake.
6 Kula farmers seem to be much
united in their attempt to make their
Kula Farmers Association something
really worth while. Meetings are be-
ing held nearly every week in order
to help push on the work of selling
Kula produce to Honolulu and other
island markets That there has been
success in the effort there can be abb
solutely no doubt, for good prices have
maintained, and the purchasing power
of the new association for the farm
ers is such an item that they will
be able to save considerably in the
future p -
A movement is now on foot in the
association to incorporate, forming a
stock company. 1t is proposed that
shares be fixed at IS apiece, a price
thought to be low enough so that all
farmers in the region who desire to
have share can easily obtain one.
A vote was taken to have a dele
cation meet with the Maui legislators
in order that Maui should fully sup
port all legislation in behalf of the
Territorial Marketing Division of the
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