The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-13
HILO BUDGET.
Boom In the Coffee Industry
Mauua LOa Sill Active.
ESPECIAL TO THE P. c. ADVERTISER,

ESPECIAL To THE L - ~AbN @ENA AoA-ss-
A very pleasant event was the
social held at the residence OF Mr.. j.
A. Scott, at Wainaku, on the last day
of January. The evening itself was
delightful and a good attendance
turned out. The programme was
short but well appreciated. An in
strumental solo by Miss Bever was
we'll received. A song by DR.. Wig
gins was most excellently rendered
and he was obliged to respond to an
encore. A reading, libby and the
Laird" was given by Mr.. w. E.
Scott, after which DR.. Virgins re,
cited THE Hat" in very able man
ner, calling forth many expressions
OF approval. Refreshments were
served and the balance of the even
ing was spent in social converse.
THE COFFEE BOOM.
The coffee industry is exciting a
great deal OF inquiry. At the pres
emit time there are three parties look
ing into the future of this business,
and all seem deeply impressed with
what they have seen. Mr.. Albert
Horner, of Kukaiau, has been here
for week past, visiting the planta
tions along the road and those in
Puma and on the Volcano road, and
expresses surprise with the amount
that has been done already. Land
clearing is being vigorously pushed
forward on the Volcano road for
large plant, and it is estimated that
before the middle of the year fully
100000 plants will have been set out.
The new plantations are actively
at work securing plants and getting
everything IN readiness for as large
plant as it is possible to put in. As
the Crown lands have passed into
control of the government of the new
order of things, it is to be hoped they
will soon become open to purchase.
The eagerness with which leaseholds
have been taken shows that they
would be rapidly bought up. As it
is, all the lots Immediately on the
Volcano road have been taken, so that
settlers will have to take lots farther
back. With the land in control of
the Government there would be a
better chance of having side roads
opened up and much larger amount
of the land made Immediately avail
able.
1t is with great deal OF pleasure
that we hear Of the continued appli
cation and success of our young
artist MIR. D. Howard Hitchcock, who
has been over in Paris for almost two
years and half diligently studying
under Bougeraux and other masters
in the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He is
at present at work on painting for
the Salon of this year, and if he sue
ceeds in getting it placed viii add
immensely to his reputation. While
on the islands he was particularly
intimate with Tavernier. who took
great interest In him, and it was from
the encouragement he received from
him that he sought the present
opportunity which happily became
available. His term of study will be
finished in October, and he will be
welcomed back to the islands and we
trust that his works will help greatly
to give the islands prominence
abroad
Mauna Kea is again capped with a
beautiful mantle of pure white
snow, occasionally reflections can be
seen on the sky above Mauna Loa
showing that the crater remains
active.
The brig Lurline, Matson, arrived
on January 31st, seventeen days
from San Francisco with general
cargo. She is now being loaded
with sugar from Hakalau Plantation
by the steamer Hawaii and will sail
again in few days.
A party Of about dozen tourists
have become so enamored of the
Volcano, which is unusually active
at present, that they have decided to
remain over another ten days.
A heavy southerly storm is raging
"wednesday over in Kau. At Ka-
papala it was blowing so heavy that
a cattle drive which had been ar
ranged for the day was postponed.
Considerable damage will be done to
the standing cane by the force Of the
wind
The four masted schooner r. W.
Bartlett from San Francisco arrived
on the 9th inst.
Hilo, Feb. 9, 1893.