The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-09-08
These are Among Hilo's Present
Urgent Needs,
WHARF NOT To BE FORGOTTEN.
Passengers Erpa STEAMER Drenshed whae
lansing -SrrOzE FaStiozs IN The DiStriSr
Soze Progress. orhsrs Lay Low Nag
rilicsrr Coffee Lands II oiaa an5 Puma

nile posts below. but the rain is with
rs in the spirit and in the flesh.
Speaking OF Hilo reminds me that
TWO things are needed in The boom
rown~-leSs rain and more boom. I'm
proYsmenJs are going on there slowly
and moderately certain; new blood Is
being gradually infused into the old
town. and unless all signs fail. the
wharf. for which the Government has
made appropriations AZ four different
times. viii be built.
There are no immediate signs OF any
great building operations IN the bust
ness part Of the city, bur back On the
slope. where The residents spend their
earnings, residences are going up. These
buildings may be in anticipation OF
the boom which c. E Richardson as
sures NE Is nearer realization than II
was twenty-five years ago- Homes are
needed for the people who viii surely
come 10 Hilo with The development OF
the thousands Of acres OF coffee lands
in the Olaa district
Another projected improvement is
the new hotel Mr.. yierra. who con-
ducts the only hotel in town, and does
il vel. so far as table service goes.
tells ne the building will De erected
behind the present one and viii have
sly seni-6etached cottages. With these
and the additional sleeping rooms in
the new house he should be able 10 &C
eoumOdzCe sI The Volcano travel. and
with the excellent table he provides his
guests. travel il this direction should
increase
Hilo is essentially town OF factions
Al old towns IN which an invasion Is
made BY men OF this generation are. but
whether the existence OF TWO such
strong factions as may be found IN HiIo
Is beneficial OF viii lead 10 harmonious
results Is s question difficult 70 solve.
One side, for instance. cIamors for in
p-uvemenrs. progress and al that fol-
lows in its wake the other is inclined
70 lay low.
saw piece Of land 6 beautiful spot
n the heart OF the Town. Owned By IN
Old timer The demand for homes is
Just IN this locality. and the owner was
offered 5000 for II. but he viii neither
lease. sell nor build. This * only one
o. several instances, and so long as they
exist II Is s question how far improve
nenLs can so q
Along the water front. that part OF
the town which should be inviting 70
visitors. is filed with shznties that
would almost disgrace Chinatown in
Honolulu and majority Of them have
been built within the last ten years. !
an told the Government owns the prop
erCy by right o. release, OF something
else. On condition thai the street line
BE fixed TIE part OF the agreement
made by the Government has been car
NED out. but the agent Of the former
owner, Mr.. SpreckeIs, continues 10 col
lecr rents from the occupants OF the
Gisgraee-Ehere he can Some Of them
who believe there is 10 title 70 the
property decline 70 pay, and 10 effort
has been made 70 force then
Another burning disgrace IN the sec
onc city Is The wharf How lis existence
has been permitted, and how anyone
could make Z second visit 70 HiIo after
landing Ones when the sea was irelirei
70 b rough. + beyond guessing Not
passenger landing from the Khan
last Saturday escaped z 6renching-
and YET II has gone On for years
II P C Jones succeeds II EoGung us
new loan The people Of HiIo assure NJ
he I'll Be treated as Z savior O. hi:
part Of the county HiIo wants
wharf and wants Il badly.
The Improvements q the TuIczrt
road are beyond description and Al IN
spec-i0l Of The coffee trees and n.
work done b. the oEuers OF tract
shows thar they have not been idle
W H ShipUzn has Z piece as thrift
and IS pretty as garden TEen fur
thsE along the EItsrts- GroSsuzn Bros
FuT1eEux- Jones TroEhridge- Pasta
Mason, FoIger. Abercruubie & Smith
Arthur Richardson aid z dozen other
have established homes and plantation
that are q credit 20 localities nan
times older than this Flowers ar
blooming walks laid out and tiled VIII
fern trees As oruznznrs. as one VI
find IN the homes Of vel 70 do ueoui
IN Chs States AEch OF The coffee Ian
Is back OF The road bgt these peopl
believe sTi5sztIy, n having good- con
forIzhls homes IS vel as good pay1
PLANTATIONS The entire population O
this end Of the Island have gone COTE
Wild Every other man you meet l. I
eoEee, and others going in those WI
have not already secured tracts ar
waiting for the Government TO hold sr
other sale II looks ike z good thin.
and from What people tel ne beIieT
7 Is Even Tie sugar plantations Al
Uy1g IT, ard IN tine The race zuoz
the produces OF Hawai- viii be betzee
co1Ee and s1gzr- with chances IN fave