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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
cLoupBURsT IN NEBRASKA.

LODGE POLE, NEB, July 2O.-A cloudburst
six miles west of this place washed out one
mile of railroad track. All trains are tied up.
Every dam between here and Sidney is wash
ed out, and still they are going ont. This is
the worst food ever known here.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
A SSIGNEE OF MORTGAGES
"A SALE
ORA
S M A LII F A r M,
Naor Cand,,,;lla Corrou Conntv MI

By virtue of the several powers of sale con-
tanned in two mortgages, from Susannah j.
Colehour and husband, viz: No. |, a mort
gage to William 7. Smith, dated the 9th day
of September, 1887, and recorded among the
Real Estate Mortgage Records of Carroll
County in Liber w. N. NJ, No. 25, folio 565,
&C.; No. 2, mortgage to, Eliza j.. Smith and
Joshua Smith, ExecutriX and Executor, dated
September LIST, 1892, and recorded among the
Real Estate Mortgage Records of Carroll
County, aforesaid. in Liber B. f. c., No. 3D.
folio 1896, &c, aud duly assigned TO me, | will
sell at public SALE on the premises, on
WEDNESDAY,, the 18th of AUGUST, 1891,
at clock. p. M, all the real estate men
toned and described in said mortgage, con-
tanning about
20 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR Less
This property is situate on the public road
leading from Sandyville to Ruapsco, abonh
half a mile from the former place, and Il
| miles from the latter Il IS imr
proved by Il 2-stogy house.
necessary ontbnildings, has 80 80 Esz
good water, fruit, &c. 1t is III uzfEEzA5zzzssEsI1
a good state of cultivation and worthy of at
tention-o of any one wanting nice little home,
being convenient 10 Schools churches, rail
road and postofiice.
| Terms of Sale.-Cash, upon ratification of
sale by the court. Easier terms can be had IT
desired by the purchaser. deposit of $1,000
| will be required on the day of SALE
GEO. L. STOCKSDALE,
iuly17 is Assignee of Mortgages
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
RAIN IN WYOMING.

CHEYENNE, WYo., July 2o.-Very heavy
rains have prevailed throughout Southwestern
Wyoming and Western Nebraska, causing
numerous washouts along the railroads. The
eastbound Union Pacific flyer was tied up at
Medicine Bow last night by washout at
Miser Station The weStbound flyer is held
at Sidney hy a washont at Chappell, Neb.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
DRS. Herring & COONAN
VIRGINIA HORSES.

Just received lot of Virginia II
Horses. for sale or exchange. Driy C
ing and Work Horses, from years NOA
IN: guaranteed as represented.
JOHN TODDES,
Marston,
iune26 ct Carroll County, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
LIGHTNING IN OHIO,

CINcNIxxATI, ONO, July 2O.-A special
from Marion, Ohio, says: A succession OF
terrible electrical storms, with heavy rainfall,
passed over the city and vicinity. George
Stout, while driving mower, was killed by
lightning Charles Setter and William Son
tag, mechanics, returning home from work,
were struck down on the street They may
recover. Four men near Radnor, 10 miles
from this city, were killed.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12

ment and extension, it will always re
uuire constant and close personal ap-
plication to make pineapple culture
pay in Hawaii
One of the most successful growers
states that in this country planting
can be done at any season, if the plants
are of suitable size. Well developed
seed plants will mature fruit in about
Is months from planting. Smaller slips
take from IS to q months and some
times longer, to bear fruit.
Heavy soil should be avoided in Sc
lecting a location for planting pineap-
pies. Land plowed deep and thorough
ly pulverized is necessary to starting
the plants right, and frequent cultiva-
ton, together with judicious watering,
will yield good returns. Many growers
are resorting to fertilizer, for the pur-
pose of increasing the yield per acre.
The data at hand relative to this latter
practice is so meager as 10 leave a
doubt about it's desirability with the
recent low returns on sales.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12

erers, all over the islands. Its present
condition and output is evidence of the
quality of the product Besides con
Stunning yearly hundreds of tons Of
bones gathered here, the company was
the irst among the largest importers
of nitrates and phosphates in the coun-
try.
1t has business connections in the
United States, Europe and South Amer
lea. who supply the home factory with
the highest grade fertilizers for COM
pounding purposes. From the United
States and Germany sulphate of Am
monia, double super-phosphates and po-
fash is secured, while the nitrates used
are from the famous banks in Chill.
OF the double super-phospnates, they
carry phosphoric acid to the extent of
thirty-five or forty per cent, soluble in
water, and are the highest grades i'm
ported to this country.
The wonderful Natural Plant Food
a product of Florida, U. S. A., is also
imported by the company in large
quantities and treated with chemicals
so that excellent results are obtained
These fertilizers, and they have no SUI
perior anywhere, are sold by the Ha
waiian Fedtilizing Co. at prices rang
ing to 25 per cent. less than that O.
other manufacturers. This is made pos
sible by Mr.. Cooke from the fact tina
the consumer is not called upon to con
tribute toward the expense of main
tanning high salaried employees. TIL,
company owns in fee simple every
thing in connection with the works
and careful buying, without having t
pay agents commissions, is leading
factor in obtaining this result
Since the establishment of the Elk
pertinent Station, analysis of soil
made and the strength and characte
of fertilizers required for district
throughout the Islands is obtainablt
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12
PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY.
Island Agricultural Product Second
to None.

The pineaeples can be successfully
grown on these islands at any eleva-
ton up to 1000 feet where soil and
irrigation requirements are met. In
some sections, notably the district of
Kona on Hawaii and the region about
Ulupalakua on Maui, the black Spanish
variety grows wild In the early fifties'
the fruit seems to have been quite ex-
tensiYely grown and figured for time
as an article of export The industry
lapsed. however, after time and for
thirty years, the local demand was
chiefly met by the wild growing fruit
above mentioned In 1888, the impor-
tation of number of new varieties
drew renewed attention to the possibi-
lities of the industry and it was launch
ed on its second career in custom house
returns.
Some of the pioneers in this revival
movement were practical agrieultur-
ists-and to the efforts of these is
chiefly due the present high standard
of cultivation, size and quality of pro-
duct, and excellence of method adopted
in packing for export. The smooth
cayenne is the variety now almost ex-
clusively grown. The industry has
steadily grown from a few crates in
1854 to a total of 5000 crates during the
year just closed-although the duty
imposed in 1894 on the importation OF
the fresh fruit into the United States
gave the industry a permanent set
back-at the same time, the increase OF
output coupled with low prices realized
during that year compelled one of the
largest growers-the Hawaiian Fruit
and Packing Co., Ltd. to install can
ming plant in 1895, the output for that
year being 500 cases-during '96 theiI
output was $500 cases of pineapples
put up in variety of ways and placed
on the market in attractive packages
While spasmodic efforts at canning
fruit with primitive apparatus have
been made in times past, it has re-
manned for this company to make the
first extended venture in this line
Equipped with the most modern appli
ances for can-making and fruit pre-
J serving, this concern has, during the
. past two seasons demonstrated the fea
stability of successfully preserving the
pineapple.
AS pioneers in this branch of tbs
; industry they have had to bear the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12

fresh canned fruit into our natural mar
kettle United States
The first of these has been mooted
and agitated at different times during
the past IS months. and a movement to
that end is now we'll under way that
promises successful organization among
the growers for the future. This ac-
complished, may assist in bringing
about the abatement of the second bar
rier, but the third can only be effected
by either closer political union or an
abatement OF the duty. Such a duty
and such treaty as we now have are
dramatically spectacular to the man
who has his money tied up in the fruit
Industry, so said one of them yesterday.
Reciprocity it is with a vengeance
when thousands of cases of canned
goods are allowed to land here free Of
duty under treaty stipulations. while
arbitrary legislation by tariff-tinker-
ing Congress forces goods Of like kind
put up in this country to pay duty OF
from 90 to 35 per cent into the United
States Away with such sham reci-
procity.
From all that can be CLEANED as to
the condition of this industry it is man
ifest that no one in the business car
look forward to anything more thar
a fairly paying investment under the
most favorable conditions that could be
created here. There is large and
growing market for first class fruit In
the United, but it is too far east o.
the Rocky Mountains to be proitablN
reached from here On the West Coas
we have an ever increasing fruit-grow
ing era to contend with to the enc
that-in season prices will always rul'
very low on our exports-hence, Will
susceptible of considerable develop
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12
HONOLULU IRON WORKS.
Home Supply for Needs of the
Plantations.

Home Supply for Needs of the
Plantations.
What is now known as the Honolulu
Iron Works had it's origin in the early
days of this city. Before many Of the
oldest business houses OF Honolulu
were started, this establishment was
in full operation
In 1869 Mr.. Alexander Young took
charge, and remained the manager TO
the first months Of 1886, when he re-
tired, leaving the enterprise at The
zenith of it's magnitude and impor-
lance.
The Honolulu Iron Works made pos
sible much of the advancement in su-
gar culture OF the past twenty-five
years. Plantations required machinery.
and this machinery needed repairs be-
times. To send to the Coast for such
work would have taken a deal OF money
and, what is even more precious in the
busy season-time. In such crises the
Honolulu Iron Works appeared az the
fore as the remedy. From a small be-
ginning. additions to machinery and
room were made to meet requirements
About 1876, there was a great boom
in the sugar industry. Plantations
were started right and left. MIL, ma
cninery" was the cry all over the land
Then ii was as never before. that the
self the one institution Of inestimahls
value to the country. Then il was that
from Niihau to Hawaii. all the planters
looked upon it as their strong arm in
time of need-the one place where rev
machinery could be turned out. OF the
old repaired in event OF accident
With the enlargement Of the sugar
industry came the constantly increas-
ing demand for more powerful and
modern machinery. With this require
ment the Iron Works increased its
premises and improved its facilities.
Better and more powerful appliances
we're introduced and the most skilled
mechanics to be found we're employed
Department after department was ad-
ded, until soon the works had expand
ed from a small building on Queen
street to premises occupying nearly
half of one Of the largest blocks In The
city.
Mr. Young was enterprising-sg g
gressive in business. The Company
had utmost confidence in the mana
gers judgment, and invariably gave
the fullest support to his suggestiCrs
for the improvement Of the works and
mess Thus the appliances Of the de-
partments have multiplied and been
modernized.
Early in 1896 Mr. Alexander Young
decided to retire from the ONCE Of man-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12

they furnish striking examples of the
artistic stripping and decorating done
here.
This concern has no speciality in its
wide range of occupation. 1t caters to
the drayman, who requires work that
will wear; to the retail merchant, who
looks to lightness and strength in his
delivery wagon; to the buggy driver,
who wants everything trim and tight;
to the sport, who is fancier of style
and paint; to the father of the family,
who endeavors to please his wife in
the nice matching of trimmings, and to
the hackman, who wants everything
that everybody else gets. 1t is hard to
crafty all tastes in an isolated COM
munity like this, yet the Hawaiian
Carriage Manufacturing Co. claim they
do it
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12
]. H. BRUINS. COOPER.
Changes Which Have Killed a
Once FIourishing! Industry.


Prior to 1854 an industry which
ranked high in Honolulu was that of
the manufacture of kegs for containing
sugar shipped abroad. Jute bags had
not been introduced in Hawaii, and
wharves near plantations were rarity.
Small boats from schooners were run
on the beach, and the product of the
plantations, packed in water-tight
kegs, were loaded into them. The dan
ger of damage by the surf breaking
over the boats necessitated the use of
kegs. But when the plantation owners
or the Government decided to build
wharves the use of bags was found
practicable, and kegs were abandoned,
and the cooperage industry lapsed.
During the prosperous times ]. H.
Bruins, who came here in 1851, conduct
ed large cooperage business, employ
ing 80 men. He bought all of his lum-
Der from local dealers, but at times he
was unable to carry on his trade oW-
| ing to the supply of the proper kind OF
material being exhausted. On one oc-
casion he had orders for 10000 kegs,
but could not fill it on account Of there
being no material. The manufacture OF
kegs was abandoned by Mr.. Bruins in
1854, and he went to Lihue plantation.
In 1862 the business revived through
the whaling feet making this their
Headquarters. Mr.. Bruins had his es-
Establishment with Levers & Dixon, and
employed a large force of men. The
whaling fleet was lost afterward, and
Mr.. Bruins went to California, return
i ing a few years later and establishing
himself with James Lewis, at Bethel
and King, whom he afterward bought
tout. In 1876 the business again pro-
gressed through the whalers again
making this their headquarters, but
when they stopped coming here the
cooperage business was reduced to
comparatively nothing. the business be-
ling confined to the manufacture OF con-
ltainers for molasses, which Mr.. Bruins
purchased from the plantations and
lshipped to the United States. With the
introduction of modern machinery on
plantations the supply and quality Of
THE molasses was so reduced as to kill
1.-THE trade Cooperage in Honolulu is a
Host art; the demand for kegs or bar
lrels has so fallen of that nothing is to
be done in the trade. It's successor, in
$50 far as containers for sugar Is con-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12
VIEW OF FAcToRY-PAcIFIc FERTILIZER WORKS

have two large floors containing i'm
ported furniture from the best-knovn
makers in the United States. They are
of the latest designs and superior quail
ity.
Hopp & Co. established business
many years ago. and was conducted
for a long time by Mr. Hopp. But with
the growth of the trade aud a desire
to cast aside the cares of active bust
ness life, he took his son-in-law. +. NJ
Marshall. into partnership. and left him
to manage the business. Mr.. Marshall
is practical man, and pays particular,
attention to the manufacturing depart
ment
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12
HoPP & co
Special Furniture Manufactured
from Native Woods.

Special Furniture Manufactured
from Native Woods.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
are few hard woods indigenous to Ha-
vail and that oak, walnut, cherry and
other varieties suited to the purpose
must be imported. furniture is made
here to considerable extent. Hopp {
Co, at the corner Of King and Bethel
streets, have been very successful in
manufacturing all kinds Of furEitnrs
from special designs. and they point
with pride to one dining-room set
made for a gentleman on Kauai at 4
cost of $500. This was made entirely
of koa, and is a model Of elegance
The lumber dealers in Honolulu have
a stock of hardwood. upon which HopP
& Co. draw for their supplies. and
while furniture manufactured TO order
by this firm may be more expensive
than factory goods, imported from the
States, it is manifestly superior In
quality. This establishment has num-
Der of cabinet-makers in their employ.
and include in the list two French
polishers." A large business is done in
upholstering and repairing OF furni-
! ture. Besides these departments, they
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC co.
Growth of Lighting Manufacture
Since 1898.

Growth of Lighting Manufacture
Since 1898.
The Hawaiian Electric Company was |
the pioneer electric lighting and sup
ply company of the Hawaiian Islands, |
to be organized by private citizens |
The enterprise was first started by E.
O. Hall & Sons, being incorporated in
January, 1898, with a capital stock of
$4,000. The capital stock has since
been raised to s25O,OOO. The present
officers of the company are President,
w. G. Irwin; Vice-President, J. A. Hop
per; Treasurer, Godfrey Brown; Secre-
tary, W. NJ. Giffard; Auditor, ]. F.
HackfeId. The works of the company
occupy brick building 100 it. by 100
# at the corner of Alakea and Hale
kauila streets, to which has also been
attached the large cold storage build
ing. Steam power is used entirely,
there being two $50 horse power tubu-
lar boilers and one $50 horse power
Hine safety boiler. There are three
engines of 100, 300 and $50 horse power
respectively, and four dynamos supply
electricity for the system of 5000 in
candescent and arc lights and motors
used in different business houses about
town. The management of the COM
pany's works is in the hands of Theo
| Hoffman, practical electrician who
! has held the position since Sept. /, 1894.
w. F. Warmer is first superintendent.
In the spring of 1896 an ice manufac-
turing plant was added, also cold
storage building with a capacity of
100, 900 cubic feet. The ice plant manu-
features all the ice used in the city of
Honolulu. The refrigerating engine is
Prick compound Corliss type of 100
horse power, run with compound con-
densers. The water before made into
ice is condensed, reboiled twice and
i, filtered five times. The daily capacity
of the plant is 10 tons, but this has, on
several occasions, been increased tC
, Il tons The cold storage plant
| is divided into Is rooms with
temperature varying from 10 deg
to ~ deg. Far. Meat markets, grocers
fruits and liquor dealers of the city
have already taken up nearly all the
available space of the plant The build
ing is two stories with all the Iates
fittings as electric elevators, electric
lights through all the rooms, overhead
tracks in the large meat rooms, etc
In the electrical department the com
pany keeps large stock of electrical
S fittings and is prepared to install cleo
a tric plants and supply al 1.-THE necessar,
fittings for house lighting.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12

commenced sampling physicians on the
18th of this month, so you see, work
has commenced over there.
why do we call it Taroena? Be
cause we can have the name copyright
ed and receive the protection necessary
to warrant the large outlay of money.
We expect to spend every dollar of
profit on the article for the next three
years. in advertising, believing that the
medicinal qualities of the food, backed
by the aid of printers ink, Taroena will
become as much household word as
any of the other foods. Taroena, you
will understand, excels poi, for the rea-
son that in the manufacture the starch
is largely changed into dextrine, rem
dering it partially digested food-the
main item of consideration in infants
food"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12

brunt of prejudice and commercial dis
trust of new brands" but starting out
with an aim to produce only the best,
they have succeeded in interesting
some of the largest buyers in the
States in their product, with the result
that in all probability they will place
the coming seasons pack on the mar
ket under much more favorable condi-
tons than heretofore. This simply
means success in the method of can
ming, to become commercially success
full. e., proftable-the industry re-
quires three essentials: 1, cooperation
on the part of the growers; 2, reduced
cost of transportation and more regu-
lar service than in the past, and, 9. the
removal of the duty on imports of the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12

While Honolulu may not be consider
ed a manufacturing town in the sense
that the term is used in other countries
considerable work is turned out in the
year. a number of firms engaged in
various lines declined, in true Homo
lulu style, to furnish any data con-
nected with their business and for that
reason their names do not appear here
But even without them the showing is
not a bad one for a locality to which
nearly every article in the raw state
must be imported.
Most of the lines mentioned are al
ready covered but with the constantly
increasing population, they must be
enlarged New lines are being taken
up all the time and it will be only a
few years when everything in the man
ufacturing business will be represent
ed. During the past month two bicy-
cIes have been built in Honolulu, one
by Mr.. Wooten, the other by Mr.. Pear
son of the Hawaiian Cyclery. This il
but a forerunner of the future.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-12


he engaged the old bone mill at Kalihi
Kai, formerly owned by G. ]. Waller,
the present manager of the Metropoli-
tan Meat Co.. But by economy and
rare managerial ability the business
soon outgrew the accommodations and
facilities to supply the demand made
upon it. Land was leased at Iwilei and
the company. yielding to the pressure
brought by a growing clientele, the
lines were extended until Mr. Cooke
found it advisable to the purchase the
valuable tract where the works are
now situated.
Being essentially home industry, it
has supplied a revenue to Hawaiians,
engaged by the company as bone gath