The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-11
DOlNCS ON HAWAII
Rival Electric Company
for Hilo.
Railway Terminal Points-An Artists
Work - Olaa Water Ssprly-
Mites and Comments.

Tba following news i taken !. on
The Hawaii Herald:
| If stravs indicate The direction OF
the wind Hilo will sana boaza of
among other great enterprises, a new
electric light and power company back.
ed by capital sufficient to sugges1. :
big thing
! 1T viii be remembered thai some
months ago F. ]. Gross. the leading
electrical engineer of he islands, made
a rush visit to Hilo for the purpose Oh
measuring the volume OF water going
over Rainbow Falls His visit lasted
only Ehile the Kinau was in port and
! he left as quietly as he came occupying
! his time during his stay in securing
/ the information he desired.
In Honolulu it was whispered that
| his visit to Hilo was in relation 10
electric power for new company
1 which would include the furnishing OF
power for the Hilo-Knhala r. +. Co.
I as we'll as lights and power for dwell
ingS and business. The supposition
was that the Spreck Irwin scheme
for an electric light company had been
revived. There is now no.doubt Of it
/ L. is authoritatiYely stated that The
arrlr gements for the new company
have been cOmpletad and that within q
short time HilO will have a plant back
! ed by company with $500, 900 capital
| The \. alter will probably be taken from
the Wailuku river though permission
for this would have TO be secured from
the Government as the right TO the
water was ralinquishe by Governor
Baker when he secured a renewal of
MS lease. That this right can be OBJ
tanned there Is no reasonable doubt as
1t is the policy of the United States to
encourage rather than retard progress
IN she islands and tins policy will be
followed by the present Hawaiian Gov
eminent. just what arrangement will
he made with the Gov eminent regard
ing the water is not known, but no diff
ficulty is anticipated by the promoters
as I'D the necessary permission being
obtained Two new enterprises lately
inapgurated for Hawaii-the Hilo-Ko-
hala railway and the Meat combine,
have brought the matter TO a focas
and the new company is realty To-, or.
ganiZation and the visit IF j. y. ScDta
to Honolulu during the past week Is
believed to have had some bearing CE
the matter
Aside from Messrs. Spreekels. Irwin
and the Hilo Sugar Co, which is con-.
trolled by t},em, the names OF theI
stockholders have not been made pub
l.c. but enough has been Learned to-
satisfy the public that the men mean
business and that within a year the
plant VIII be In full operation
RAILWAY TERMINAL POINTS.
l.. 4. Thurston. representing the Hilo
Railway Co and H. B. Gehr. promo
ter and president of the Hilo- ohala
X. r. Co.. are in fiilo for the purpose
OF settling upon plan OF the railway
terminals. As the matter stands the
lat5er company conTols, under Lease
frCm the Waiakea Mill Co. the entire
wate7 front from the Walakea fish
ponds 20 the Government reservation
opposite CocOanut Island. OF this tractI
The right OF way for about forty feet
in width has been granted the Hilo
Railway by the other line. This is
not sufficient for the buildings. propos-
ed by the Hilo Railway, and terminus, |
and these representatives meet for the
purpose Of arranging plan of settle |
ment
1t has been suggested taat the com
panies jointly build a union station |
and as the suage Of the roads is STAN |
dard there seems no reason why it |
should not be carried out. From the
information at hand it seems that Mr.
Gehr. whose company has the right to
the land and whose line Will be long
est, objects TO joint ownership of the
terminal; he feels that as mis- company |
is practically in power it is in a posi-
ton TO dictate ana ne prefers TO build
the station and arrange with the other
regarding the privileges it
shan have. This is the only obstacle
in the way but friends OF the rival in
lerss,s believe it will be satisfactorily
settled at the conference to be held to-
lay.
ARTIST HITCHCOCK'S WORK.
During the present visit of d. How
lrd Hitchcock. he is putting upon can
Tas some local scenes which are destin-
ID TO attract the lovers of art. On
Tuesday Mr.. Hitchcock visited in the |
'icinity Of Honohi and caught a biz
If landscape which must appeal TO
picture buyers. 1t represents the hills a
Jack of the road showing the yariableI I