The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-20
A MAMMOTH enterprise.
DAVIES g. co WILL DEVELOP 5000
ACRES OF LAND.
VIII Plant COTE on Hawaii Planter
Junkins of Olaa is Encouraged
II. Smith Does a Good Business.

r. II. Davis d Co. of Honolulu are
making arrangements for the pur,
chase and immediate development OF
5000 acres of land few miles from
llilo. \ well known coffee expert will
have charge of the enterprise. The
conservative and prudent firms of +.
II. Davies d Co.. and Hackfeld & Co.,
have from time to time invested quite
largely in Olaa property, and such
action on their part and its continu
.ance is far better proof of the worth
of the district than any amount of
spasmodic booming.
The Salvation Army will establish
an outpost in Olaa and take active
and aggressive measures for the con
quest of that district.
Rainfall in Hamallua is plentiful at
present and the appearance of the
cane fields is much improved thereby.
Captain Rose Young and Lieutenant
Barlow have arrived to take charge
of the Salvation Army corps.
II. j. Junkins of Olaa is so much
encouraged by the success of the small
area of coffee planted by him three
wears ago, that he is about to clear
nifty acres or more and has already
let contract for that purpose AZ
ter the area is planted he will give
out contract for its care for three
wears. as he is obliged to return to
the Coast next year TO attend to i'm
portart business matters there.
II. Rvcroft, the pushing young man
from Puma, was in HiIo last week. He
left for his plantation on Monday.
driving brake and spirited horse.
Reing questioned in regard to the in.
novation in his method of travelling.
Mr.. Rycroft said: "The Hilo-Puna
road is nearly completed. and is pas
sable for vehicles. 1t will soon be in
first class condition and one of the
finest roads on the Islands"
j. p. Sisson has his coiIee pulper III
working order and has forwarded it
to his Olaa plantation where he will
have coffee enough this year to give
it "A good breaking in. Mr.. Sisson saws
that it monks most satisfactorily. 1t
it Marcus Mason machine.
The Roderick Dhu win sail this
week. She carried 10000 bags of SUI
gar, the last of the season, and the
following passengers: Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis, Miss Billings, Misses Myrtle
and Minnie Mott, Mrs. Furneaux and
c. f. Cawley.
d. b. Smith of the Manufacturers
Shoe Company of Honolulu has been
most decidedly combining business
with pleasure during his soiourn in
Hilo. and has done several thousand
dollars worth of business. f. n.
Holmes has arranged with him for
putting in the finest stock of gentle
=, oh ia,
er leading firms are taking measures
not to be left behind.
Mr.. Meesick of Santa Barbara, 4
journalist, goes down to Honolulu this
week. He has visited the Volcano and
the Olaa coffee fields. and is enthusi-
astic over the prospects of the coun,
try. He is interested in immigration
prospects and may stay for some time
on the Islands in the interest of this
work.
Z Andrew Anderson, planter at
Mountain View, informs the Herald
that the species of black blight which
infested some of the trees in that vi
cinity during the drought of the early
summer, seems to be disappearing
since the beginning of the ordinary
rainy weather.
NEWS tOllltS lIOIl NOnulu lUul 'hls,-
600 has been subscribed for the es-
tablishment of company to put in
new telephone line for this island,
with headquarters at Hilo. The pro-
jectors evidently mean business and
feel sure of liberal backing.
Mr.. Cook, a Puma coffee baron, was
seen in Hilo yesterday. He was most
enthusiastic over the prospects of the
industry in his district, and contem-
plates a European trip. He hopes to
get as far as Maui at least
The new Waianuenue street sewer
is approaching completion. 1t is a fine
piece of work. and Is away ahead of
Honolulu in this particular line OF
public improvements.
j. r. Wilson, who is keeping "Bach-
elor's Hail. gave pleasant stag par
tv last week. Among the CHESTS were
Messrs. Rodiek, Mackey, Wakefield.
Boles and ID. b. Smith, and Mr.. Kane
of Honolulu.
Mr.. Amaral's horse, Surprise. east
w defeated Leilani. owned by John Il,
Hamburg, last week
F c. II. Brown will erect n two story
block on King street in Hilo and &C,
cupy it instead of going to the Klon
dixie.