The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-18
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Within q few minutes ride from
Hilo, and split in two by the public
\ highway, 10 the 0nomea Sugar Planta-
tion, one of the most modern sugar fac
tories and holdings to be found in the
Territory, says the Hawaii Post Herald.
The lands Of this company aggregate an
acreage Of nearly thirty, tAousaIid,. the
majority of which Is forest, the
amount planted to cane being a little
short Of six thousand acres. -
lN4t is on this plantation where IL
! might be said that fhe ANAL cane
i planter, or in other words, the ehome-
/ steader, has as nearly reaehed the
\ goal OF auecess al in any other part Of
| the islands, there being no less than
4 $500 acres OF cane grown Inv them dur
ing the present eenson. OWina TO the
high price OF sugar, these farmers have
reaped 4 Lfeat harvest from their lands
/ with the result that the future issto see
| an inrreaeed urea OF. thia. sort Of plant.
/ ing, the planters being desirous to take
I'D Vantage of, the Opportunity 40 share
1 Il pthe pfofts resulting fromathe, unex-
pected eonditioh chat has arisen through
/ ,the war animation. Z. ffh.,,f ~.
NJ The mill is,equipped throughout with
/ the latest in modern maehinery. 1t
has twelve rollers. With all necessary
shreaders and auxiliaries to facilitate
the work. the management being a man
of experience and who realizes the
advisability Of labor-saying machinery
appliances wherever possible. as we'll
as the3results obtained through haEinp
! none hut the hest throughout the en-
tire mill. The mill has 4 capacity Of
1 one hundred and ten tons every twenty.
four hours, and in connection with the
mill, is a big warehouse in which is
stored the sugar while awaiting ship
ment; that can accommodate more than
six thousand toms. The grinding sea
son for the past year, when approx
mately seventeen Thousand tons Of
sugar was turned out, came to close
sometime ago, and grinding on the next
crop will begin dnring the coming
month. n \. d y !. \, e. ( Z Z
Transportation facilities for the plan
tation IL carried ON almost chiefly
through fluming, the cane being con-
yeyed 10 the mill by portable fumes
connected with main supplies above the
| plantation. There Is a total of about
forty miles of this tflume, taking in
the crop from the limits of the planta-
! tion, which is bound ON one side by the
tHonolii Gnlch and on the other by the
Kawainui Station, the big green fields
extending up the mountain side for
many miles a. we'll. Three big trucks
are also included in. the transportation
service. 40. y. '.-Gl,.I ~. 'e
How Rpsiness y Conducted " 6
The plantation conducts o big store,
at which the employees are enabled to
secure their provisions, about every
thing from a pin to o locomotive be-
ing among the stock. A splendid board
ing house is also maintained, as is also
club house, a tennis court and q hang
up big social the latter being built
, accommodat for DRILLING the Ma,
chine Gun Company Of the national
guREd (which is stationed there. *
Labor Is Looked After 49,.
| One of the striking features in con
nectinn with this business like planta.
/ ton Is the manner in which the labor
is cared for. The houses are neat, SAM.
tary, and indications are Everywhere
| evident that those who occupy them
are possessed with o personal pride in
keeping them 80 at oil times. This plan.
tation could easily be taken as an ex-
ample of what q plantation should DO
In the way Of housing its!labor and in
making suitable sanitary conditions.
DR.. Potter is in charge of the hsaith Of
the plantation, which is in itself a
guarantee that there is nothing left to
be desired in this line, the camps being
at present almost entirely free from
my illness whatsoever. The water sys.
tenn is said to be operated through IN
reservoir supply and to be of the very
best, being carefully observed by the
doctor as a means of preventing con-
taminatiop. AS one visits the various
parts of this plantation 1t is utterly
Impossible to fail to observe the sys-
| TEN which IA to be seen on every hand.
! It is everywhere evidenced, all Of
4 which clearly shows that great efforts
! have been made in the formulation of
% method which will bring about the
best results TO everyone ip general and
to the laboFer In particular, since there
seems to be nothing left ,updape in con-
nection with making for the greatest
comfort for them. ,.., -"
once Force Comfortable -
4 The plantation office is housed in 0
ihighly comfortable edifice, being con
veniently located adjacent TO the big
plantation store and of easy access 70
the quarters of those who are employed
on the official star Of the company. The
Office is 80 arranged as to enable the
head bookkeeper to observe every sin
gle man at his work, and cali to an as.
sistant with perfect ease without dis
turbipg others. At the rear of the
main Office is q specially provided room
for various other Office purposes.
Present Crop Conditions 49,, .. .
| From general observations it would
seem that the growing crop Is in a
splendid condition. the color indicating
healthiness which, unless checked
through some pBfoTseen occurrence, be-
| tokens o prosperous future for the com.
ing year II would appear that IL this
/ plantation had suffered from the re.
Gently prolonged drought it had rapidly