The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-22
HILO BUDGET.
COFFEE PLANTING BOOM
ROYAL HONORS PAID
TO Ma WAHI.
A Lovers Roznance-PersonaIs,
Etc, Etc.
special to the ADVERTISERS.

ton to It's rapidly increasing list.
The manager, Mr. Mason, and the
book keeper, Mr.. Leblond, arrived by
the last Kinau to assume the charge
of the 500 acres of land taken up by
the company of capitalists from Col
orado. The company will proceed
actively with the planting of coffee.
The tract of land secured lies along
the Volcano road for one mile and a
half, between the 18th and 18th miles
at an elevation OF about 5000 feet.
Mr.. Mason is the guest of Mr. D. II.
Hitchcock, who has taken him up to
his Bougainyille ranch, and shown
him his coffee patch of about 10000
trees, and also his fruit ranch, from
which he has for the past several
years been receiving fair return of
temperate zone fruits. He is also
putting him in the way of visiting
the different paintings and obtaining
as much Information as possible
around here.
4 few miles below this tract on the
Volcano road is the Honolulu Plan
tation of 1900 acres, of which Mr.. A.
w Richardson is at present manag-
ing. With this MIR. Mason is another
gentleman from Chicago, Dir. Jack
son. who IS looking into the coffee
business also, AMI If the outlook
proves propiti0us, he represents cap
ital that viii be willing to take up
land and go into it extensively.
There are number of lots OF from
80 to Loo acyes that have been taken
I'D IN this Grown Land tract and the
planting OF coffee IS being actively
but quietly pushed ahead by indiyid-
ual holders, so that before long quite
an area may be announced as plant
ed. Then again at Laupahoehoe
planting is being pushed very rapidly
by small holders OF land. Judge
Barnard has given a great stimulus
to the industry IN that region, and
agrees to purchase all the coffee pro-
dnced. In Hamakua the Horners
have a coffee plantation of about 80
acres, large part of which will come
into bearing next year.
Moss of the mills in the district
are Just HOW putting on the finishing
touches preparatory to commencing
grinding within week or two. Some
Of the mills viii start I'D on the 18th
inst, and the balance on the End
prox. The year has been favorable
one for cane growing and the pros
poets for an average crop are good.
The political atmosphere com
meneed to hum on Thursday last,
when Nawahi arrived by the kinau-
He was taken ashore IN q double
canoe all bedecked with leis and
eFergreens-8n honor which hereto
fore has only been rendered to
royalty.
A mass meeting was held IN the
Court House the same day at / P ",
to which the natives hocked for miles
around The gist of Nawahi's re-
marks was that a great honor had
been conferred on the natives IN
general and himself IN particular by
his being called by the Queen to the
Cabinet; and that during the short
time that Il took to spoil his little
castle ii the air, he signed the large
number of I60 letters to Washington
Now, what was IN the letters to
Washington was not stated It might
be that he was making an urgent ap-
peal to the President TO annex this
little lava pile, make Hilo Rarbor
eoaling station and build the HilO
and Hamakna railroad, which Homo
lulu people keep wet blanketed, run
a line of steamers between Hilo and
San Francisco, lay the cable TO Hilo,
pass Horner's Banking bill and fran
chise the LOTTERY. That's about all
that We know that NawanI wants at
present, besides being elected and
getting the additional $3.50.
The excitement Is being worked
up. and the machine at present IS
casting all its weight with Kaae, If it
don't sell out to Nawahi before cleo
ton day.
The election takes place to day, the
18th the same day that the steamer
leaves, and whether the Representa-
tive elect will be able to reach Homo
Iulu for ten days thereafter viii de-
pend ON some vessel appearing on
the coast.
THAT ROMANCE
The sequel to the Puma romance Of
a couple of weeks ago has come to
hand. The wcsthy Pioneer, when he
arrived in town aud found that the
bird had again flown. did not this
time flee to his solitary cabin and
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