The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-03-16
HILO BUDGET.
DISCUSSING THE ADVANCEMENT
OF HILO.
Two Newspaper Correspondents Are
Present at a Meeting II eld for
That Purpose.

A public meeting was held in
Sheriff Hitchcock's Office on Satur-
day evening for the purpose of dis
cussing the advancement of Hilo.
The presence in the town of two
such prominent newspaper cores
pondents as Miss Knapp and Mr. G.
ID. We5more, representing such infu-
ential papers and their desire for as
full information as to Hilo and the
surrounding country, was the reason
for the call of the same. On leaving
Honolulu their knowledge of the
place was that Hilo was a stopping
place on the way to the Volcano and
was swamped in perpetual rain.
Since their landing, however, and
opportunity to look around they
have become very considerably i'm
pressed with the Importance of the
position we occupy as coaling and
way port in the broad Pacific, with
our natural harbor awaiting develop
ment, with our extensive stretch of
tributary country, which ought in
the natural order of things to pay
tribute to this port, with our magni-
ficent stretches of back country as
yet practically unknown, and lastly
our many attractions for the many
tourist public. In view of the annex
alton of the islands they will all ob-
tain special notice as an American
possession and the wish to have it
known generally, that there is some
thing on the islands outside of Homo
lulu, that invites American capital
and brains and is the most beautiful
and wonderful place on the islands
for the travelling public, was fairly
we'll set before them. That as an
American possession we Will excite
enquiry, and that we have some
thing here that is worth enquiring
after was the text of the meeting.
The bridge over the Mokuhorua
stream on the Government road lead
ing out of Hilo on the Hamakua side
fell with crash on Thursday last
The abutments had become loosened
with the rain and the whole affair,
abutments and bridge went tumbling
into the stream. Fortunately no one
was injured although number were
on the spot to see it fail, who were
withheld from crossing by seeing ii
tottering for number of minutes
before the crash came. A temporary
structure was soon thrown up and
traffic Except drays) proceeded as
usual.
An attempt at incendiarism was
made couple of nights ago to burn
up Chinese laundry on the corner
of Bridge street and Waianuenue
avenue. Old clothes and shavings
saturated with oil were placed under
the building and fired, but the smell
and smoke ewole the proprietor OF
the place and it was soon put out.
Apropos of fire here, we have a
good water system and a fire com
pany, but no hydrants or appliances
to put out fire. An appropriation
for the former has been made, and il
should be expended as early as possl.
BILE. The appliances, we understand
are to be furnished from the Govern.
ment store in Honolulu. The fire
company thus early formed are tc
hurry the econsummation of the above
We understand that Mr.. William
Vannatta has been appointed Super
intendent Of the Hilo Water Works
in place of Mr.. James Walsh, de
ceased. We wish him all success in
his new position.
The steamer Lehua is here to load
Hakalau sugar on the bark Annie
johnson. In the meantime the latter
is receiving sugar from Waiakea anG
Wainaku.
The bark Harvester is due from
the Coast and the Lurline is expected
in a couple of weeks.
The last trip here of the Kinau was
one of the toughest she has expert
enced and the passengers got goo(
shaking up.
The steamer Likelike was in the
bay Sunday. She will haul out in th,
morning, deliver her freight and TAX
sugar down the coast.
Miss Knapp and Mr.. G. II. Wet
more leave for the Volcano on Tues
day morning.
Judge Hitchcock and wife viii
celebrate the thirty sixth anniversar,
of their marriage this evening by
party at their home.