Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-31
ALONG HILO BY WAYS
What the Commission Did and What
Of the Town.
Progress is Apparent in Many WayS-LlVe
Newspapers Conducted by Capable
Men.

At the "foreign" meeting in
Hilo the Commissioners gave ad-
dresses of similar tenor to those
they delivered elsewhere and re-
ported fully in the BULLETIN.
There was a more outspoken re-
sponse, however, from the audi
ence than elsewhere.
Mr.. Galbraith spoke with en-
phasis on the contradiction of
government at Honolulu in the
past, urging that the new deal un
der annexation should include
local municipal government for
Hilo. In conclusion he said ::
"For one 1 feel very grateful for
the kind consideration they have
shown us in recognizing us as
fellow citizens, and we ask you
gentlemen to give US a territorial
form of government for these Ha-
wa1lan Islands"
Col. G. f. Little, who presided
at the meeting, agreed with Mr..
Galbraith, but said there were
other things they wanted. They
wanted territorial form of gov
ernment that would give the peo-
pie fair show. They did not
want a form of government like
the District of Columbia had, nor
one like that of Alaska than which
nothing could be more reprehen-
sible. All they asked was re.
publican form of government for
the Republic of Hawaii.
Rev. s. l.. Desha made strik-
ing address. He said the matter
of annexation had been a source
Of solicitude to the natives of
the soil, to whom those blue
skies were dear, as some of them
had been led to believe that they
would be treated as the North
American Indians had been treat
ed. To the Hawaiian his flag has
been as dear as the American flag
to Americans, but the speaker be-
lieved that under the protection Of
the beautiful American flag they
would enjoy all the privileges that
the Americans had enjoyed. He
was satisfied that the Hawaiians
would have voice in the election
of officers and the conducting of
affairs of the new government.
The time was coming, he hoped,
when the voice of native Hawai-
ian would be heard in the Senate
of the United States. ZAP
plause.)
Mr.. Cullom, as the meeting was
coming to close, said it was the
desire of the Commission that a
committee of the leading men
might formulate their ideas on a
form of government and forward
the result to Honolulu, if there
was not time to do so before they
returned to Hilo the following
evening.
HILO NOTES.
The growth of Hilo is proper
tionately as notable as that of Ho.
nolulu, taking the past two or three
years as the period of comparison
Several spacious business blocke
have been erected. Old residen-
tial sections have advanced thei,
built frontiers, and new ones have
been created in beautiful locations
Waianuenue street, beyond the
business quarter, is only one in
stance of the former; and Puueo
tract, near Wainaku mill, probab-
ly the best example of the latter
A. Humberg, E. E. Richards and
G. II. Fairer built handsome cot
tages at Puueo. The first named
sold his to e. N. Holmes.
Streets and houses are lighted
be electricity provided by Local
corporation.
There is much improvement, but
more room for such, in the matter
of sidewalks.
The old hotel has been replaced
by group of buildings on the
same site - main house of two
floors with it's approach fisnked
by snug cottages. Yet when the
Hawaiian Commission party ar
rived, with a few travellers the