The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-05
lON The BIG ISLAND.
News Notes From Hilo
and Hawaii.
building Plans-Work at Ciaa-Puna
1tems-Usip9 H,lo's New
. Wharf.

Architect A. Richley has in his Office
the floor and elevation plans Of the
new postofice building and the Hack
field Co.'S addition to the Hilo hospital.
The former building will be 5sx1OO and
will stand back so feet from Waianue-
nue. street. The first floor is arranged
with asserting tables and one circular
stamping table.
There will be q corridor around the
windows and space Is made for 1900
lock boxes. A covered driveway In the
rear will be used by the mail wagons
and the bags will be delivered to the
postmaster through a chute. General
delivery windows are provided on the
makai side for the accommodation OF
the different nationalities. one window
Tor each: Hawaiians, Chinese, Japa-
nese, Portuguese and Anglo Saxons.
The boxes will be In front and will
extend around on the Hackfeld side OF
the buliing.
The upper floor is reached by a stair
way in the rear and has accommoda-
tions for the Postmaster, Tax Office.
Custom House and Land Office. 1t is
possible that the registered letter and
money order department will be on the
second floor as there Is ample room for
the p''-pose, this floor extending out
about 16 feet further than the first
floor. Copies OF these plans were sent
to the Minister of Interior by the last
Kinau.
The Hackfeld ward for the hospital
is on the same lines as the present
building and will have ten beds in the
main ward. In the front of the build
ing there will be a private room with
accommodations for two persons
Work ON this building will begin at
once as additional room is badly need
ed.
OLAA PLANTATION WORK.
II anyone of the stockholders in the
Olaa Sugar Co. had doubts as to the
wisdom of appointing a manager who
had no practical knowledge OF the cul-
tivation Of sugar cane his doubts would
be dispehed by a visit to the planta-
ton. The past few months have made
such changes in the appearance OF rhe
locality that 1t Is difficult for one who
has not visited the place for year to
recognize 1t.
Viewing the landscape from the CON-
pany's ONCE at nine miles there Is 8
stretch OF cleared land almost as far az
the eye can reach. More than 1900
acres have been cleared and piOwetl
and much of 1t planted In cane. A
town has been established there and
immense stables erected. The water
problem seems to have been satisfac-
t0rily solved though 1t will take sixty
Gays to complete the plan. In the
meantime water Is procured from the
numerous water holes in the vicinity.
The present rains are of untold value
TO the plantation not only in providing
water for stock aad men but for irri-
eating purposes.
Manager McStocker has selected
sites for the cottages for himself and
the principal employees and as soon as
they are erected Mountain View will
he abandoned. These cottages will b,
near the Puma road a short distance
from the mill. There are now 1861
shipped laborers on the plantation, 9
large number OF whom are engaged In
clearing forest land. Several white
men have also taken contracts for the
clearing OF upper lands and the work
Is progressing satisfactorily. A few
weeks ago Frank Owens. a contractor
from the States looked over the ground
and entered into an agreement to clear
1000 acres and guaranteeing a certain
quantity per day. Mr.. Owens has gone
to the States to procure necessary ma
chinery for the work.
ORDERING MATERIAL.
Daniel Logan writes to the Honolulu
Bulletin of meeting with Sam Parker,
Godfrey Brown and Carl Hedemann,
the latter OF the Honolulu Iron Works.