The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-03
NOTES FROM HAWAII.

was time when Waiohinu did =
thriving trade, but now that the
all have their own stores
they can afford to outsell all small
dealers, and well they do it. One
solitary store is all that is left out of
some dozen that used to be in full
blast years ago. The proprietor
looks up and down the street for
trade. "But she cometh not, he
says; - its about the same all over
the island. The big fish have swal-
lowed the little.
The district has been blessed with
fine showers of rain, everything
looks green, cattle fat and sleek,
which causes all those engaged in
planting to smile all over their faces
at such fine crops as they are going
to have. In the districts of Pahala
and Punaluu the cane is looking
fine. AS seen from the road it looks
as big round as your arm. What a
place this would be if we could
have these rain storms oftener.
And the climate, well, it's simply
perfect. They tell me they never
die here but simply dry up and blow
away. almost believe them for |
never saw such glorious weather.
Kau has some very good roads,
thanks TO Mr.. Lee. You can now
enjoy one of the finest drives to the
Volcano that you never would have
dreamed of few years ago. If
ever a man deserved well of the
Legislature it's that man Peter.
Ten thousand? Why, he should
have twenty thousand for what he
has done. Look at the Punaluu
hotel; who would have done the
work he did in putting up that
place! A few years ago it was a
mass of lava rocks and sand; to-day
there is one of the prettiest little
hotels outside of Honolulu. You
don't have to carry stale lunch in
your pocket as formerly when tray
cling, as you can get meal ''fit for
the gods and bed that just fine.
Yet, some are growing because he
wants $4,000 for his road on which
he put in many hard days work.
l see that the committee on roads
in the Legislature think the road
from Hilo to Puma should be sur
veyed. Old residents in the dis
trict think it waste of money, as
the road has been surveyed time and
time again; already one mile of the
road has been built, and no survey
ing is necessary as it's plain sailing
from Hilo to Puma. The two dis
tricts, / am told, have been overrun
with young men let loose from the
Surveying Department, Honolulu,
who have been running lines through,
the taro patches, around the out
houses, through cane fields, up
Mauna Loa, down Mauna Kea, and,
in fact, all over the place. This
COMPOUNDED business is eating up all
our road money. After paying the
surveyors there is nothing left for
the road.
It's we'll known had Mr.. Marlin
followed the surveyors chain on the
Volcano road he would not be where
he is now. The Volcano road I
found in splendid condition. The
men are working some three miles
beyond the halfway house. / must
say that Mr.. Marlin has done well.
There is nothing like it outside Cen
trail Park, and now, to let the bal
ance out by contract would be bad
policy. l found the advance
guard within twelve miles of the
Volcano House blowing up rock and
clearing the way for the graders.
Showing that with the small num-
Der of men now employed b,
has done wonders. We of Hawai-
know what this contract system
means. We want roads, moi
trails. / dropped in upor
HiIo for few days. VIVA
snug little place this is. How
green and refreshing everything
looks. 1t reminds ne very much O.
Naples with her beautiful bay ant
volcanic mountains in the distance
What is to hinder this place from
becoming the greatest shipping
port outside Of Liverpool? and how
enterprising her citizens are, i am tolt
that some of these enterprising gentr,
hold mortgages on about all the lane
the natives possess. This is callet
business enterprise. Still one woul,
think that those living among thes
good natured people would teacl
them TO hold on TO these homes TO
the future benefit of their children
instead of trying to freeze then
out. Let your readers look owe
any weeks Gazette, the outsid
mortgage page. See who the par
ties are, men and women who hav
foreclosed upon the property o
these foolish people, no doubt al
they have in this worlds goods. /
sets one doing a great deal o
thinking.
l find in tramping around Hilo
large number of stores of all kinds
How they manage to keep open il
this small place, so many of them
is past finding out. Vessels iron
the coast arrive quite frequently, lad
EN- down with merchandise for tn
planters. The grinding season |
about over and now its in order 70
your manager TO take his annua
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