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ESTABLISHED 1904. YOL. 15. NO. 12.
LIHUE, KAUAI, TERRITORY OF HAWAII. TUESDAY. MARCH 25, 1919
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Solons Inspect
Kauai Lands
House concurrent resolution
No. 28 may he regarded as the
crystallization of land legislation
for this session of the legislature.
This resolution, which proposes
changes i n the land laws
to he effected through aninicnd
lnents to the Organic act provis
ions, is the work of Governor Mc
Carthy and was first submitted
to a joint meeting of the lands
committee of both houses at an
executive session attended by the
Governor, land commissioner and
ai torney general.
In order to better acquaint
themselves with the situation and
with the purpose of investigation
of homesteading matters in view,
as well, the Public Lands Com
mittee from .the JJouse of Repre
sentatives arrived at Nawiliwili
last Friday and proceeded direct
from there to Kekaha to investi
gate the government lauds held
by Kekaha Sugar Company.
The inembers of the committee
who made the trip were, Hon. W.
T. Rawlins, chairman of the lands
committee; Hon. .S. K. Kaahu, of
this island; Hon. L. L. Joseph, of
9 Maui ; Hon. Otto Rose, of Ililo ;
lion. E. K. Kaaua, of Hawaii and
Hon. J. S. Kalakiela, of Oahu.
The committee was accompanied
by Land Commissioner Bailey and
R. A. McNally, editor of the Star
Bulletin. At Waimea, Hans Peter Faye,
manager of Kekaha Sugar Com
pany, met the party and proceed-
ed to guide the committee over
the entire plantation, explaining
the entire situation in minute de
tail. The Kekaha Situation
There are approximately 4,000
acres of government land under
cane at Kekaha. Of this about
3000 acres is ilat bottom land, ir
rigated with water conveyed by
ditch from the Waimea Valley
and other water taken from shal
low wells. The remaining land
under cultivation of cane, is Kula
land and some lesser slopes of
land on the shelves above Kekaha.
The Kula land and the shelves
are irrigated, with the exception
of a few hundred acres on the
lower slopes, by electric pumps
operated by power generated by
the big plantation power station
up Waimea Valley. By the system
involved at Kekaha the same wat
er that supplies the power for
pumping is used for irrigating
the uplands of the plantation. As
explained by Mr. Faye, the head
of water in Waimea Valley con
sisting of a minimum How of 30,
000,000 gallons per 24 hours, is
used to operate the power plant
up Waimea Valley. After being
used for purpose of generating
. electricity the water is conveyed
by ditch to Kekaha where about
half of the water is used on the
Hat and the other half is raised
by a series of electric pumps to
irrigate the uplands. The elec
tric pumps are operated by the
power generated up the valley.
The main ditch at Kekaha is at
an elevation of over 500 feet.
Large pumps raise the water
from the level of the ditch to a
higher level 300 feet over the main
ditch, and from this point small
er pumps elevate some of the
water to a level 1520 feet higher,
making the highest ditch on the.
plantation over 1100 feet above
sea level, and the bight that water
is raised by the series of pumps
is 020 feet.
Manager Faye explained that
020 feet was by no means the
limit of economical pumping, but
that with the development of more
power up Waimea Valley the
pumping plaut could be increased
in size to raise water to the higher
levels of highly fertile soil that lie
contingent to the present culti
vated areas. These higher areas
consist of thousands of acres, and
there are also thousands of acres
at a lower elevation above Maim,
that could be developed in a like
manner were there water and
power enough. Mr. Faye also ex
plained that the power was not
difficult to develop. By installing
another power station a step
higher than the present plant the
same water could be used to oper
ate both plants, operating one
generator after another. In order
to have sullicient water to irrigate
these upper levels it would also
be necessary to develop more
water in the streams that are
tributary to the Waimea River.
According to Mr. Faye this would
not be a. very difficult matter, but
in order to interest private capital
in such an undertaking he thought
that at least a 35 year lease
should be granted on these upper
lands. He claimed it would be
six years before the benefit could
be derived from the improvements
and a short lease would not war
rant any great investment in im
provements of this nature.
Having investigated the up
lands the committee proceeded to
the lowlands where Mr. Faye led
them through the 11 mile shoe
string of level bottom land known
as the cream of the Territory, and
called "The Kekaha Gold Mine."
Here Mr. Faye showed them
fields that produced regularly 10
tons of sugar to the acre, and he
pointed out one Held that had
been planted in 1891 and had
never been replanted since. Said
field is yielding bountiful crops
to this day.
Further investigations led the
committed to the mill, which,
along with the land, all permanent
improvements suujh as railways
and irrigation works, pumps and
generators revert to the govern
ment at the expiration of the
lease earlv in 1021. The mill roll
ers are good and excellent extract
ion is obtained, but the sugar
boiling department and the cen
trifugals are very old and out of
date.
After the investigation and in
spection of the entire property
several members of the committee
expressed their opinions as to the
proper disposal of the vast estate
which is soon to become the prop
erty of the people.
The general opinion seemed to
be in favor of the new land policy
as presented in concurrent reso
lution No. 2S. As applied to Ke
kaha the mill and nil improve
meats on the estate along with
one third of the land would be re
leased to the plantation, the same
to be operated under a license.
Thereupon the remainder of the
land would be opened to home
steading. In return for the
license granted, the plantation
would agree to mill homestead
ers' cane under a contract for the
period of duration of the license,
At Kekaha the kula lauds and up
per shelves would be best turned
over to the plantation as the com
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Local News
Gathered from here and there
$ 5 S J J $ $ S "$ J t "5
Benson, Smith & Company's
traveling man, W. F. Wallace,
has been with us the last ten days,
making Lihue his headquarters.
H. Furia, representing the Ar
mand Weill Company, of Honolu
lu, arrived Friday and is visiting
his customers.
13. Lindner of the lloffschlueger
Company, returned to Honolulu
Saturday after a ten days visit
among Kauai business men.
1. II. McClean, who represents
the Deere Plow people of Moline,
111., arrived Friday and is visiting
the different plantations with
several new things in his line.
Judge C. B. Hofgaard of Wai
mea, was a Lihue visitor Friday
and Saturday, displaying much
interest in the new cottages the
Lihue Plantation has erected
lately.
All who are interested in the
Napali mountain park, summer
outings and that sort of thing
ought to make a point of seeing
the fine pictures of that region
now being displayed in the Lihue
Store window.
Ten Chinese and one lone Japanese
gambled on Saturday night in Lihue
and neglected the usual precautions
with the result of the police surpris
ing the gamblers in tho act. Ten dol
lars bail exacted of each man was
duly forfeited in court Monday morn
ing. Wm. Henry Rico of Lihue, has had
news from his son, Harrison, who is
a student at the Thatcher school at
OJai, in Southern California, that ho
is very active in track athletics there.
At a recent athletic meet Harrison
was anchor man on his school relay
team, and with the other runners
ahead of him, he won out at tho finish
with a three yard lead, winning tho
championship for his school over
eleven other schools.
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Better Homes for Koloa
The Koloa Plantation has been do
ing some excellent work of late in tho
way of housing improvement for their
employees. A number of very com
fortable, as well as artistic, houses
have been built for tho skilled em
ployees, which, ranged on tho mauka
street, with nice lawns sloping down,
make it a very attractive residence
section. Similar improvements are
being made in the laborers' cottages,
and a number of model little homes
hav,o been recently finished which
look very cosy nnd comfortable.
Theso betterments are not spas
modic efforts, but are part of a well
considered policy of housing improve
ment that aims to eliminate all the
old houses built by tho mile, and re
place them with modern up-to-date
homes.
The End in Sight
The intlucnza situation is so
much improved that it now looks
as though the epidemic would
soon be back history. There are 53
cases at Makaweli, an even hun
dred at Lihue, 70 at 131eele, and
25 at Koloa. There are a few
cases of a mild type at Kekaha,
and a tew at Kealia.
NOTICE
Tho chairman and ladles of tho
Westorn Kauai Branch of tho Ameri
can Red Cross would like to state
that as soon as tho order came from
Mrs. MacFarlane to place tho Red
Cross at tho disposal of tho epidemic
of "flu" on tho island of Kauai, all
orders coming in from Koloa to Mana
were quickly filled without any meet
ings, but placed in tho homes of the
members of tho organization. Sheets,
pilow cases, towels, pajamas, bed
shirts, warm flanneletto gowns, "flu"
masks and other small articles were
provided at short notice. Knitting
still goes on for tho Siberians, and
clothes for tho layottcs.
WESTERN KAUAI UNIT.
RED CROSS
JEAN H. DANFORD,
Vlco-Chalrman.
PREPARATIONS
FOR THE FAIR
W. F. Sanborn, manager of
liana lei Ranch and Fair Com
Hiissioner for Kauai, is working
hard to have Kauai make a big
showing at the coming Territorial
Fair. Mr. Sanborn took the mat
ter up at the planters' meeting at
Lihue last Wednesday morning,
putting it up to the plantation
managers of Kauai to help out in
the proposition. The Kauai man
agers displayed a good deal of in
terest in the fair and have prom
ised to support the measure with
a liberal exhibit. They will come
through with the exhibits, they
say, but they would like to know
just what kind of an exhibit is
wanted from each individual plan
tation. This matter Mr. San
born is taking up at the present
time, and he intends to assign
each plantation some kind of an
exhibit to prepare. An attempt
will be made to make the exhibits
as diversified as possible, assign
ing each plantation an exhibit
appropriate, for its conditions. In
this manner Kauai should be ex
tremely well represented, and will
come across with the same win
ning spirit to make the fair a
success, that she lias displayed
in all public spirited undertak
ings. Kauai planters are also in favor
of holding a local fair at Lihue
every other year, believing that a
good deal of benefit could be de
rived by such an undertaking. A
county fair would require much
less expense, and at the same
time would be a very educational
and interesting attraction for
Kauai people.
According to Mr. Sanborn,
floral exhibits will take an im
portant part in the fair program.
Tuesday, June 10th will be Hi
biscus day, Wednesday, June 11th
will be flower basket day, and
June 12th will be cut llower day.
Kauai should be able to make a
good showing along lloral lines,
and several prominent people have
already become interested in send
ing exhibits to the fair. Mrs.
Chas. A. Rice of Lihue, is a mem
ber of the cut llower committee
of the Territorial Fair, and will
help out in stimulating interest
in floral exhibits.
Miss Elsie Wilcox of Lihue, is
a member of the Home Economics
committee. Mr. Sanborn will rec
ommend that Mrs. Burke of Ka
paa, Miss Fisher of Lihue and
Miss C. A. Thompson of Maka
weli be placed on the school gard
en and domestic science com
mittees.
It is Mr. Sanborn's intention to
have a special space reserved at
the fair grounds for the Kauai
exhibits, and 'to award special
prizes to nil Kauai people who
place prize winning exhibits.
A Farewell Outing
A very delightful farewell affair
was given the other evening in honor
of Miss Ida Klalber, who has returned
to Honolulu aftor n period of most
efficient and faithful service in our
recent ilu epidemic. Tho party motor
ed to tho Barking Sands at Mana in
timo for supper and a very dainty
and delicious spread was served on
the beach.
Tho party consisted of Dr. and Mrs.
Dunn, Miss Paul( tho Child Welfare
worker), Mr. Farnoy, Miss Thomp
son, Mr. Stackhouse, Mr. Staghorn
Miss Buck, Mr. Little, Miss Wight.
Mr. Paxton, Miss Butt, Mr. Swenoy,
Miss Klalber, Mr. Hyden, Miss Arthur,
the two Messrs Macflo and Mr. Mo
Kim.
A most enjoyable evening was spent
by all, and tho visitors from Honolulu
were very appreciative of tho hos
pltallty extended them.
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Mrs. Burko has been appointed
chairman of tho committee on school
exhibits for tho coming fair in Juno.
This Is a satisfactory assurance that
the Kauai schools will be woll rep re
scntcd.
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Manager Ashton Hogg, of Kauai
Garago, has extensive improvements
under way, which, when completed,
will make that garago ono of tho best
equipped and most up to dato ono
'tho Island,
Collision at Sea
Only Crews Saved
The steamer "Wailele," the reg
ular powder and gasoline steamer
for Kauai, came into collision
with the big four-must schooner
"Kitsap" about !) o'clock Friday
night and both vessels were wreck
ed and sunk. The "Wailele" was
returning to Honolulu with S000
bags of sugar from Ahukini,
which port she left about 1 p. in.
The "Kitsap'' was in ballast,
bound for the Coast.
Tho men of tho Wailele were seen
yesterday at Waimea by a representa
tive of tho Garden Island, and the
following story was secured from ono
of the officers:
"We struck just about 0 o'clock
Friday evening. I had just come
off' watch and had eaten a sand
wich and was going to turn in
when we struck something, and
hit it hard. 1 knew it couldn't be
land for we were about midway
in the channel. I ran down be
low and found everything a cloud
of steam. The main supply pipe
from the boilers had broken with
the jar. The chief engineer told
me to sound the bilge and see if
she was making much water. I
found that she was making water
fast. Of course the power pumps
were out of commission through
the failure of the steam supply, so
we shut off the fuel-oil supply to
the l'urnices, and then went for
ward to where the hand pumps
were. There we found that the
impact with the schooner had car
ried away the smoke stack, which
had lunged forward against the
bridge, and smashed it down over
the pumps, so that they couldn't
be worked to any advantage. Any
how that whole section of the deck
was a dangerous place, as the two
vessels were. locked together, the
schooner -to windward, and she
was banging against the Wailele
with every surge, and her masts
and our own threatened to topple
over onto our deck. So we had to
keep away from that side.
"The Wailele was a leaky tub at
best; she would make 18 inches
of water a day lying alongside
the wharf, and it soon became
evident that she was in a sinking
condition, especially as the
schooner was banging up against
her all the time. In this process
our two boats on that side were
smashed to tinder, but the two on
the other side were intact, and
they were quite sullicient for our
requirements. There were thirty
six men of us all told, and the two
boats were plenty for us.
"With the crippling of the pow
er the dynamos were put out of
commission, and the lights grad
ually failed and then went out
altogether, leaving us in darkness.
We had. to scurry around and
hunt up lanterns, which at best
gave us a very meagre and un
satisfactory light.
"At an early stage the boats
were lowered safely, though there
was a heavy sea running, and
there was more or less of a scram
ble to get into them and away
from the sinking, battering wreck.
Most of the men were below asleep
when the collision happened, and
when they bundled up on deck in
light costume, were loo dazed to
know more than that something
serious had happened and that we
were sinking, so you couldn't ex
pect much coolness or foresight
from them. Mostly they bundled
into the boats without well know
ing what they were doing or
where they were going. This must
A Notable Wedding
An Interesting wedding took place
at Koloa last Wednesday when Deputy
Sheriff Enoka Lovell was married to
Mrs. Wm. Ellis, both parties bolng
well known residents of Nawlllwlll.
Tho ceremony was performed by Rev.
S. K. Kaulill, pastor of tho Koloa
church, at his. homo, and was strictly
private It is not often that a man
is fortunate enough to tako over both
tho position and the widow of his pre
decessor. Wo tender our congratu
lations nnd good wishes.
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Nawlliwill Garago received a ship
ment of a flock of somo ID Ford cars
last week.
account for the fact that very lit
tle in the way of food or clothing
was taken, a neglect that involved
a good deal of discomfort and in
convenience later on. The cap
tain took charge of the larger
boat, containing 20 of us, and the
first officer the other, with 10. I
was in the second boat. We had
nothing in the way of supplies
except a little water, which we
felt that we must use very spar
ingly as we didn't know what was
before us. We weren't outfitted
for sailing, though we had a piece
of old canvas which we finally
rigged up with an oar for a mast,
and made fairly good headway
with it, though, of course we
couldn't keep her up into the wind
as we needed to to make land.
"While we were getting things
into shape before the leaving, the
lights of the Manna Loa loomed
up on the horizon bound for Ahu
kini. We waved our lights frant
ically anil the same was done on
the schooner, besides which the
mast head lights were going. At
one time we felt sure that she was
coming to our relief, as she headed
round for us; but after keeping
on this course some little time
she veered oil' and went by in
spite of our frantic efforts to at
tract her attention. I suppose
they couldn't have seen us, but at
the same time we set them down
as a lot of boneheads not to catch
on that we were in trouble.
"We hung round there for three
hours, by which time both vessels
were pretty low in the water; the
Wailele decks were awash several
inches deep, and it was no use to stay
round there to sec her uctually go
down which bIio probably did shortly
after we left.
"With tho wind well round to the
north and blowing pretty fresh with o
heavy sea running it was out of tho
question for us to heach Oahu. So
wo struck out for Kauai,
"Wo had hard work to hold our boat
up Into tho wind enough to strike the
island, she would drift off to the lee
ward. In our effort to hold her up to
the wind we were constantly drenched
by the seas that came over the Bide to
windward, and that of course kept us
shivering most of tho time especially
at night tho more so as It was an un
commonly cold night at host.
"By Saturday night at sun down wo
wcro off to leeward of Kauai, but so
far to leeward that It was a question
If wo could make a landing especial
ly as we were caught by a current that
seemed to bo carrying us out. Finally
about 9 o'clock tho wind eased up a
llttlo, and we made up our minds that
wo would have to pull for It. So wo
put in tho rest of tho night at it a
long, tiresome Job of It crawling up
Inch by inch to tho Hshts of tho land.
Tho only redeeming feature was that
tho boys who rowed did got warm
tho rest of us nearly froze all night,
and by morning wo were nearly all in.
Wo reached Waimea shortly after sun
rise, and I found that tho captain's
boat had reached thoro safely about
half past eleven the night before.
"As to how the accident happened
In tho first place? No, I can't toll you
that, and I don't think anyone elso
can, but tho man on tho bridge, who
was In chirge. Ho will, no doubt,
make that clear In tho Investigation,
but there Is ono thing dead sure, It
happened, and that's why wo'ro here."
The captain was seen In regard to
this samo matter, and ho was Just as
much at sea in regard to how it hap
pened as tho other Informant, and left
it up to tho man on tho bridge.
Revenue agent L. N. Mac
comisky and deputy. Jack Mac
kenzie, will arrive on Kauai on
the morning of April 4th for the
purpose of aiding taxpayers in
making up their income, etc. tax
returns. Their services will, of'
course, be free. Their itinerary
will be as follows :
Lihue, April 1 and 5; nunulei,
7th A. M.; Kihiuea, 7th P. M.
Kealia, St It ; Kapaa, th; Koloa,
10th ; McBryde Plantation, 11th;
Uleele, 12th; Makaweli, 14th;
Waimea, 15 and 10; Kekaha, 17th.
