The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-08
THEY WANT TELEPHONES.
Kona People are Making Arrange
ments to Get Them.

KoNA, HAWAII, June 4.-In this
district where little transpires to give
gist to conversation, the subject OF
coffee in some shape or other almost
Invariably crops up when two or more
meet in any heightened visit. 1t Is
the same in the sugar producing dis
trictS with sugar, the talk soon be-
comes Identified with that industry.
A short time ago some half dozen Of
the residents here were discussing the
coffee subject when yields Of trees that
have produced heavily came up.
Que Of the par les present said he
had SIX trees on his p are from which
he expected TO pick 500 pounds OF
| clean coffee this year. This was n
stsggerer, but he Invited those pres
ent TO see for themselves. He also
stated for the cause of such yield
that the trees were i'm n hollow which
had received the washings and drain
age from COW byre. and also that
the trees that had attained this pro-
duct were only six years old. On
viewing the trees later, it WAS very
apparent that they would have an
enormous yield, but as they We're not
through blOssoming IL was impossible
10 estimate the correctness of his as
sertion. The subject, however, was
not dropped and in telling il to q
party in North Kona he expressed mis-
belief IN the possibility OF il, and told
of tree that ne knew and had seen
recently in that district that was so
heavily loaded, that were four men to
get into the tree they would not
weigh It down more than the coffee
that was then on it.
Later agaiu the subject came up at
another house, and party thor
oughly eonversant with the districts
stated, that in South Kona he knew
of several trees that he was positive
would yield more than fifty pounds
each of cleaned coffee. In further
verification of these big yields an
other party stated that he had it from
Father Bailey of Maui, that he had a
tree in his garden that produced
thirty pounds of cleaned coffee These
are all wild trees that were enor-
mously large, and all but the first lot,
very red, but the wonderful thing is
that any tree can produce such
yield.
The Kona Tea and Coffee Company
have small patch of two acres on
the Thurstou road TO Kailua, which
is really the first cultivated coffee to
produce q crop in this district. 1t
promises very handsome results, and
it will be with much interest that the
yield will be learned.
A meeting was held at Akau's store
in Kailua on the 24th of May to con-
slider the advisab, lily of telephone
system for the kOnas. There was q
fair representation of the white resi-
dents present and all manifested great
interest in the project. a committee
was appointed 10 procure estimates as
to cost, number of probable sub
scribers, etc, and also to find out
what it would cost to connect the
system with the island lines by either
Kau or Kawaibae. When the neces-
sary information has been obtained
another meeting will be held.
A luau was given at Keauhou on
the 26th inst. which was largely at
tended by natives aud whites.
a slight shock or earthquake was
felt on Monday morning the 2Sth inst
lasting only a couple of seconds.
a schooner load of lumber making
in all about $4,000 feet for this year
is expected here any day now. This
is the fourth schooner during the last
five months. If any one wants a
better evidence of KOna's awakening
than this they will have to come up
here and talk with old residents,
some Of whom are even getting a
move on and taking a live interest in
coffee.
Building operations have been COM
menced on the McWayne and Scott
premises, and these two places will
soon commence coffee planting.
J. Costa announces an auction sale
IF his effects; he is going to leave the
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant of Kobala are
here on a visit 10 Mrs. Greenwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Diaz of Honolulu are
stopping at Mrs. Yates at present.
Some changes in Government Off
,ials are likely TO be made here
shortly. Failure to take the oath TO
upport the Cons titution is given as
he cause Of removal.
After a prolonged spell of rain and
og it has at last settled down to KOna
Weather and golden sunsets.