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But there is probably not a plantation in the Territory where the 
planting of certain gulch sides or other patches of waste land with 
trees would not be a good investment. 
A word on the personal side. Someone may object that tree 
planting is a thankless job for the man who does the work in 
that someone else enjoys the returns. Here in Hawaii this is less 
true than it is elsewhere for our trees grow rapidly and usually 
one has the advantage of being able to reap what he himself has 
sown. But supposing he does not. The members of this Associa- 
tion are broad-gauge men who should be glad to do something 
for the future welfare of the properties in which they are now 
interested, if not for the good of the country. And again, what 
better memorial can a man leave than a grove of thrifty, well 
grown, valuable trees. Think a moment of the tree planting that 
has been done in your district and ten to one you will find that 
some one man's name is associated with it. 
According to a list that I made out last spring the following 
plantations are now actively engaged in tree planting, on a larger 
or smaller scale : 
KAUAI. 
McBryde Sugar Company, Eleele. 
Koloa Sugar Company, Koloa. 
Grove Farm Plantation, Lihue. 
Lihue Plantation Company, Lihue. 
Makee Sugar Company, Kealia. 
OAHU. 
Waianae Company, Waianae. 
Kahuku Plantation Company, Kahuku. 
MAUI. 
Wailuku Sugar Company, Wailuku. 
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., Puunene. 
Maui Agricultural Company, Paia. 
• HAWAII. 
Kohala Sugar Company, Kohala. 
Halawa Plantation Co., Kohala. 
Paauhau Sugar Plantation Co., Hamakua. 
Hamakua Mill Company, Paauilo. 
Hakalau Plantation Companv, Hakalau. 
Pepeekeo Sugar Company, Pepeekeo. 
Honomu Sugar Companv, Honomu. 
Hawaiian Agricultural Company, Pahala. 
This is a good list and means that the men who are responsible 
for the work are level headed and far sighted individuals. But 
the list should be much longer. It ought to be made a sort of 
Roll of Honor on which the names of all the plantations should 
appear. Why should this not happen before the next Planters' 
Association meeting? If you gentlemen will take the matter to 
heart it can be done. We are all interested in the continued pros- 
perity of Hawaii nei. Will you not in this way help the Territory 
while you help yourselves by providing for a wood supply in 
future years? 
