The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-29
GOOD new LAND
Several Thousand Acres
to Be Opened Soon.
Near Kailua, Hawaii Extent and
Character - Applications for
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Especial Correspondence.

hOOhENA, haWall, OCT. q, lS9S.-
Eight thousand acres of land is early
| in the new year to be thrown open
for settlement at Honuaala. six miles
above KaiIua. Chris Willis is now in
charge of large party camped on the
field OF action and in the course of
ten days, another surveyor and helpers
Will be added The Land Office have
in Honolulu, a hundred applications on
file for right of purchase leases and
blocks for settlement associations and
II IS proposed TO cut up the large
area into lots of about 50 or 60 acres
The lower elevation is 1000 feet and
on an easy grade. The tract reaches oy-
er 5000 feet, thus affording every
chance for varied products. There is
timber enough on the upper reaches to
pay cost of clearing and will afford ma
terial for fencing. A roadway is already
planned to start from the present APP
pan Way near McWayne's place, or
perhaps cutting through DR.. Atcher-
ley's plantation.
Mr.. Willis told your correspondent
that, as there were no turkeys in the
region, he hoped TO stake out the
whole section before Christmas and so
be able to eat the proper bird at the
proper time, using wild duck as
Thanksgiving meat.
w. w. Bruner has established head
quarters at his Kona homestead and is
busy tagging and stalking the road
from Huehue to Waimea and the
branch roadway from Honaunau to Ma
poopoo, the latter being on per cent
-.
hala and will in few days, stake out
and supervise the construction of main
road leading through Southern Kona
to junction with the finished artery at
Waiohinu and Kahuku, Kau.
Robert Boyd is at Houaloa surveying
some lands to be added to the Kona
Sugar Co.'S domain.
Splendid work is being done on the
kailua-LaalOa branch road; the widen
ing is necessary to the growth of
traffic.
NJ. w. Crook, the Puma coffee plan
ter, has been in the Konas for week.
inspecting and noting the trade in
which he is a practical hand.
e. r. Hendry, Hall & Sons agent.
passed through the twin districts and
reports the business outlook as good.
The telephone Comapny expect the
posts for the Kona-Kohala route to
arrive. per sailing vessel, in two
weeks
w. II. Shipman is over from Hilo in
order to attend to some land matters
| incident to the talked of sugar plan
tation at Kainaliu.
| E. Colt Hebron, the Honolulu CAPT
| talist has bought out the much litigat-
ed HOPPE estate. $500 is the figure
| and the area can be found from the
acre price, $3.50.
| Last Friday, the teachers of Kona
met at Kona-waena and elected the fol-
| lowing officers:
| President-Harry T. Mills.
| Vice-PreSident3J G.. Lenhart.
Secretary and Treasurer. o. Con
ner
| This program, was followed:
Nature Study. c. Lenhart.
| Drawing-A. Makekau.
Hawaiian Fruits-T. Amalu.
The New Course of Study-Miss F
Scott.
School EXhibits-H. T. Mills.
Politics and Schools. o. Conner
The Revival of Learning-Mrs. VI
Scott.
Teacher and Child-Miss e. Ellis.
Mr.. r. H Gibson, Normal Instructor
was present and after giving a mos
earnest and practical talk, declared
that the meeting was one of the Yer.
best that he had ever attended. Mrs
NJ. Scott, J. Lenhart and G.. Kanikal
were appointed as program committe
for January gathering.
The coffee cleaning plants, at kai
lua and at NapoOpoo, are working over
time to handle the seasons crop. :
! vinous smell pervades the konaS-no
from the light wineries however a
the fermentation of the cherries is
staple occupation just now.
At Kailua there is to be one licensed
saloon; just now there are seven place
where a weary way farer can 'winl
the other eye or smile hard o
, | soft
II. Sellner and CT. F. King are stay
ing at the Rodney House, Kealakekua
Both are after heretofore unconsidere
| trifies in the way of land lots.
Prices ruling locally are cherries 2
21a cents; parchment 71s-S cents
clean, hand picked bean 1914 cents pc
pound.
Rain has been plentiful.