Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-18
MAUIPLANTATION
IS A MODEL FOR
ENTIRE INDUSTRY
Biggest Tonnage Producer Of
Territory q Leader in Wei
fare of Employees
CLUBHOUSE is CENTER
OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
From Expert Staff TO UnskiIled
lahorerS, Emphasis Laid on
Helpful "Team Work"

Hawaii's largest plantation is also q
recognized model of efficiency aic
esprit de corps through the islands.
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Com
pany. Ltd, familierly referred to as
Hawaiian Commercial" and often as
"Puunene'-from its site at Puunene,
Maui--js a. credit not only to Maui
and 10 the territory, but the sugar III
dnstry OF the world
No sugar plantation in the world
does more to make good sugar ard
make ~ economically No sugar plan.
tations In the world does more TO give
its employees something of interest,
sosnethihg of enjoyment. something OF
relaxation and helpful. wholesome,
stimulating social pleasure than Ha
waiian COMMERCIAL
This great sugar property, lying on
the low, rich, red fields of Maui be.
tween lowering Haleakala on the east
and a rugged range of green-ciad hills
on the west, is not merely a corpora.
tion of physical magnitude and ope. at
ing efficieney--it is a big family.
The business enterprise, courage
and breadth of the late Hon. II. D..
Baldwin, Which amounted to genius
for developing the island of Maui, did
not stop at producing great tonnage
of sugar yearly at a low cost. These
qualities were supplemented and aug.
mented by a eeaseless regard for the
men a1a women associated with hin,,
working under him, a part of HIS great
organization.
In the early days of Mr.. Baldwin's
pioneering On Maui the term public
welfare work" was probably never
used Het that is precisely what has
been done on Maui for more than a
generation, as generations are reck--
oned IN Hawaiis sugar industry.
scns Qarryson Fine Work
The foundations for this broad com.
munitp activity among plantation EN-.
ployes which Mr.. Baldwin laid have
been built upon by the sons who sue
ceeded him in the management of the
chief sugar properties, Hawaiian Com
merc.ai and Maui Agricultural Com
pany Frank F. Baldwin, manager OF
hawaiian Commercial, and Harry A.
Baldwin; manager of Maui Agricul.
rural have gone steadily along. carry.
ing further and ever further the bet.
terment of living conditions among tho
Stairs which make these plantations
nisn among the banner producers of
the territory.
hawaiian Commercials position as
the premier tonnage producer among
7awaif's plantations attracts mucn
attention TO what is being done. not
only IN improving its big mill. its
neids, its transportation and it's other
physical assets, but to what is being
done With the human element of pro.
duction.
Working for the "Happy Family
The photographs of new buildings
accompanying this article give but
faint idea OF the extent to which Man.
ager Frank Baldwin is working for
the welfare OF his happy family"
AS the visitors auto rolls up 10
PuuncHe through striking avenue of
noble trees, attention is at once di.
rected TO the handsome clubhouse on
the left. In surroundings, in its
roomy. low style of architecture. in
interior furnishings and fittings. il
looks like the club of some famous or
ganization OF well-to-do Businessmen
who like the good things of life. In
fact, is the clubhouse for Hawaiian
Commercial employees, opened very re
Gently. The clubhouse comprises
kitchen. dining room, billiard room
and dancing hall. with all the up-to-
date facilities of reading tables. easy
chairs. etc. closets and pantry, the
whole set in green stretch of lawn
Many miilionaire's club is less con-
Portable: many others cannot com
pare in beauty of environment
The dancing hall has a floor space
Of some 1890 square feet 1t is the
pride and delight Of Maui and FIRE.
uuent are the dances on its polished
bcardss4 People come from many
miles around for these social events,
which are typical OF the community
spirit that Maui somehow develops
Everywhere
Pretty Bachelors Quarters
II theclub is surprise, not less are
the "baehelors' quarters" across the
road. & Recently erected were these
five four-roomed cottages for the
single employees No effort has been
spared 10 make them comfortable and
homeIike for the bachelors, who, like
an bachelors, are sometimes touched
with loneliness. The rooms are IA by
16 feet in size. These quarters are
naturally popular.
And ii must not be supposed that I
I'VE bachelors have all the comforts. !
For the married men on the staff at
puunone there are large, comfortable
.,d- often handsome houses. Puunene I,
has been developed into a garden |
enc, ana these homes are very pretti- |
- surrounded with lawns, shrubs and
= and set amid flourishing trees. !
The plantation believes in men who
-. nosntaIIy and physically alert and ,
:, - the marx. For the health as
~ ,,' = q the recreation CT its employees /
= NM has : : large.swimming tank near the
!. n,, hi with a pool which is the /
S S,9gess artificial swinnins pool in
the islands Srtsfde tns-'anA guar