The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-22
MAUlsAGRlCuLTURAL COMPANY
AMONG MOST PROGRESSIVE

MAUI ASIlGulluIdl COMPANY udS
been called the most progressive plan
tation. company in the Islands. Good
reasons could be offered for the as
sertion, Two outstanding examples
are to be found in its manufacture
from waste molasses of all the motor
fuel that it requires for its WI use,
the first plantation company in Ha-
wall if not in the world to manufac-
ture fuel alcohol in quantity, and in
it's manufacture of cement. In the
first Maui Fair there was an exhibit
of cement by the Maui Agricultural
Company. 1t was then little more
than an experiment but since then ii
has come to manufacture all It needs
,tcr itself, has supplied other planta-
tons on Maui and in a time OF short
age Nas able to go to the resCGc 81
Honolulu. 1t also makes pipa aCO
other products from cement These
ins. ances are cited only as examples
and Il further example is found in the
spraying Of seed cane with warm wa
ter preliminary to planting which Is
said to bring 6 stronger stand ahG an
carrier maturity.
Companies in Partnership
The. Maui AGRICULTURAL Company is
a copartnership of corporations con
sisting of the two historic plantations,
Haiku Sugar Co., founded in 1888 and
Paia Plantation dating back to 1888,
and five companies chartered in 1905,
the date of the formation Of the Maui
h%gricultural O.. Previous to 1888 ana
back to 1870 the upper portions OF the
I'aia lands CONFUSED a p'tEtauon
owned by Mr.. II p. Baldwin, the Maj
ager, and Mr.. >. 7. Alexander as part
ms under tn. firm lame Of AleXand
OF = .I'aldwin. In 1886 the Iia.hr'Su
ear &c, absorbed the East Maui Pldn
tation Company located at Haluanul
I'D in 1889 II, Paia Plantation ur-
chased the Grove Ranch Plantation
Co., doing business at Grove n
or Pahulei.
Previous to 1873 these four planta-
tions rad no water for irrigation II
their crops were anything but certain,
being entirely dependent on the
weather. In 1878 the Hamakua ultch
was completed, the first ditch OF any
size in the Islands, and crops OF con
siderable size and reliability resulted,
averaging about 1000 tons for HAIKU
and about 5000 for Paia. In 1897 II
1898. pumps were installed and the
crops increased by over 1000 tons on
each plantation.
Big Irrigation Projects
In 1904 the new Hamakua Ditch
was completed with a capacity OF Is
naillion gallons a day, three times that
of the first ditch, and the Hamakua.
poke mill was moved and added to
the Paia Mill. Since then the crops
have increased from 5000 tons to the
plantations record crop of $500 tons
in 1915. The crops since then have
not reached this last figure on ac-
count of unfavorable conditions, the
crops of 1919 and 1920 being especial
ly hard hit by drought. The crop OF
1919 was 27,S40 tons and that of 1920
was 26,l50.
Next year this plantation Will add
10 it's pumping plant a IL million gal
lon pump to an elevation of 725 it.,
which will greatly stabilize its water
supply and with the completion of the
Wailoa ditch the amount of mountain
water will be very considerably in
creased. The completion of this ditch
which is being built by the East Maui
Irrigation Co., will provide a concrete
lined ditch from Nahiku to kaluanui
with a capacity of las million gallons
from Puohakamoa to the plantation.
There will be an immense saving in
seepage when the water is brought
out in this lined ditch.
Management and Staff
H. A. Baldwin, Manager.
S. Hooking, assistant manager
Field Forces-Geo. Steele, VIM.
Phillips, John Souza and H. w. Bald
win.
Work Stock and Trucks. A. Tier
nan.
Steam Plows-F. V~asconcellos.
Locomotives-Jas. Shaw, and Man
, uel Williams.
Section Overseers-Condo Capellas
and ]. NJ. Chalmers.
Overseers-W. L. Roach, j. r. Rod
eriques, and Antoine Pavia.
Mill Forces
Factory Superintendent. p. Fos-
ter.
Sugar Boiler-Geo. Melancon,
Assistant Sugar Boiler-John Am
brose.
Chemist-Y. w. Ow.
Assistant Chemist-N. Uyeki.
Motor Fuel Distillery-A. L. Meisner.
Chief Engineer-Joe Meinecke.
Machinist-F. w. Goble.
Assistant Machinists-F. G. Manary,
w. l.. Haney, Sam Sniffen, Frank Mil
chel, Chris Cockett, Geo. Lindsay.
Miil-M. r. Veira and NJ. de Neira.
Sugar Room-M. de Costa.
Electrician-Chas. Ludin.
Assistant Electricfan-R. X. Purdy.
Hydroelectric-C. E. Houtchens.
Pump Engineers. +. Taylor.
BOokkeeper-J. MGcLaren.
Assistant Bookkeepers-C. W. Ger
ner,. e. A. Campbell.
Stenographer-Mrs. A. s. Taylor.
Tfmekeepers-P. G. Robertson, Eos
ter Robinson, T. T. Westly.
Physician-Dr. a. c. Rothrock.
Head Nurse-Miss T.. MacLaren.
Assistant Nurses-Miss L. Ginsbach
Miss M. Freeman, Miss Keppell.
District NurseS-Miss l.. Hayler,
Miss McMenamin, Miss M. Shepard,
Mrs. II. Robinson.
INTERCHANGEABLE HarTist Col
Inns, Miss Jessie Baldwin.