The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-04-10
HILO is ACTIVE
improvements Being Made
in City.
Volcano Avenue Rapidly Filling
Up With Residences.
New Arrivals.

Howard Hitchcock has some very
beautiful sketches of the Kona coast
which are nearing completion, that will
be enduring laurels to the industrious
artist.
Mr.. Ross left HiIo last Monday morn
| ing overland for a trip to the lands OF
Sam Parker, to inspect the same with
the view of ascertaining their value
for coffee. These are the lands that
Mr.. Desky will subdivide if Mr.. Ross
report is favorable, and it is almost
certain that his report will agree with
those of others who have praised them
very highly.
Mr.. Desky has about closed the pur-
chase of fifteen acres on the Volcano
road, this side of the ponds, about one
half mile from town, and will COM
mence the subdivision of the same into
very reasonable priced holdings. This
| will give many people an opportunity
to get a piece of land for home at
very small investment.
Johnson and Thaanum of Olaa, have
cleared and planted 10 acres in coffee,
doing all the work themselves, proving
beyond doubht that the haole can do
any work III connection with coffee
planting.
Captain Staples is building shoe
shop on the corner of Volcano street
and Peck's road.
Mr.. Fulcher is building a large store
on the corner of Volcano and Mount
ain View Avenue.
Messrs Dauphny and Hewitt are
waiting for Guatamala seed to plant
about 20 acres.
The K. C. Co. have just planted Is
acres with Guatanala coffee from Mr..
Forbes of Kukuihaele.
Mr.. Fulcher is clearing 25 acres on
his Mountain View property to be
planted in coffee.
Mr.. Krouse has cleared 26 acres to be
planted in Guatemala seed.
Mr. Hambly is clearing 25 acres to be
planted in Guatemala coffee.
Mr.. Sumter is building a two-story
dwelling on his coffee estate in Upper
Olaa.
The young people of Lower Olaa
have organized a whist club and also
a chess club.
Mr.. Zimmerman is clearing IL acres
more for coffee.
Mr.. Supe will clear an additional 10
| acres to be planted in coffee.
In response to the Government pub
| lie notice that 35 lots of land would be
offered to settlers on March 80, early
| Tuesday morning there were gathered
| in front of Mr. Baldwin's Office, HIo,
| fully twice as many applicants as there
| were pieces of land offered and they
stood in line for over six hours wait
| ing their turn, and every homestead
| was applied for, and some pieces were
applied for by four different appli-
| cants, so that much competition will
result. The Kaiwiki lands are very
much sought for, and should be opened
up as rapidly as possible. as there is a
| brisk demand among a class of people
who will cultivate the soil and pro-
| duce staples that are much needed.
| The 50 lots made in the aggregate
| 925.12 which were appraised at ST.
4OO96 Ten per cent of this amount
was paid in to bind the applications,
$740 These lands are only from three
to four miles from Hilo forest lands,
| deep, rich soil, mostly well watered
at an elevation of about 1000 feet and
very desirable spots. The Government
cannot open these lands ZIP for settle
ment too fast for some time to come,
and it should no be done niggardly,
but freely and the settler embarrassed
as little as possible.-Hilo Exchange.