Later, one coffee planter begged the government to remove the export tax on his product and put it on rice and beans (also principal export products of the time).

Coffee planters were among the early industrial investors.

Over 6000acres mi2 of coffee trees were owned by approximately 200 independent coffee planters and 6 incorporated companies.

Of 1700 coffee planters, only 400 remained on the island as the rest left for their home countries.