The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-06-23

forward, is the new Odd Fellows Hall, nov
nearly completed, 30 far as its exterior Is con
cerned. 1t presents a neat and substantial 'front.'
and is two stories Highland no buildings herr
ought to be more than two stories. The store'
and cellars beneath, will be some Of the best and
most eligibly located in the town, and being or
what viii soon become the principal thorough
fare of Honolulu. viii always be in demand. II
is to be finished in ire-proof style, and as we have
before stated will cost about &c. 600. being the
property of the independent order of Odd Fellows
of Honolulu.
The stone store of Mr.. Richards on the wharf,
is also progressing, and promises to b~scompleted
by the opening of the fall season. The granting
of the wharf space by the government, for build
ing purposes was and is still considered to be in
contrayention of express statute, which had to be
repealed to allow its being done, and was likewise
an infringement of the vested rights of land
holders in proximity. Yet the store that is being
erected on it will possess IN eligible site for the
business of ship chandlery, for which it is de-
signed, and when completed will be one of the
most substantial buildings in the town. It's cost
will probably be from So, 900 to $40, 900.
Perhaps the most desirable improvement lately
made, and one calculated to exert the most infu-
ence in meeting our domestic wants, is the new
steam planning and saw mill of Mr.. c. Ii. Levers,
now under the charge of Messrs. Watson & Leon
ard Steam, wherever introduced, works won
ders, and the rapidity and neatncss with which
hard planning and saving is now done-to say
nothing of the labor-saving in it's astonishing.
This establishment is a desideratum that Homo
lulu has long needed, and we have no doubt that
its pUprietors will be able to conduct it with
profit to themselves and convenience to the public
generally.
Adjoining the Flour Mill, an extensive build
ing is soon to be erected, for the purpose of stor-
age and as a bakery. Machinery, we UNDER
stand, has been ordered for the latter, and before
another season is over, the Flour Company will
be able to turn all its surplus -four into hard
bread, for which there is always a market. By
so doing, they will avoid the risk of accumulat-
ing a large stock of flour, for which there is a
dull sale, as at the present time. Hard-bread is
a much better article to keep than -four, which,
in this climate, is very perishable. The bakery
will be an important acquisition to this domestic
manufactures.
Arrangements will soon be made to commence
the custom-house on the Esplanade. This work
will break the ground on the new wharf, and
we Confidently hope will be followed by the erec-
ton of other stores and warehouses in that quar-
ter. The steamboat wharf is to be at the foot of
Fort Street, and before not many months have
elapsed, lots and sites in that direction will be
sought for.
Speaking of the steamboat reminds us to say
here in reply to inquiries often made about the
steamer, that since Mr.. Williams left for home,
nothing further has been heard in relation to it.
The last he said to us, before he left, was that if
he lived to carry out his plans, we should see his
steamer here before May, 1860. We shall hope
to see not only the vessel but himself back here to
reside permanently among US.