The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-10-30
A TEMPLE
TO MASONRY
HiIo Lodges To Build
One.
GENERAL NEWS OF Hawaii
Trains to Puma by January First
Accident at klhei--Dsngerous
Blasting.

HILo, oct 27.--The various bodies Of
the Masonic Fraternity in Hilo, says
the Hno Tribune. are now proceeding
to carry out design which local Ma
sons have long had in mind being
nothing less than the erection OF n fine
building which shall serve as a home
for the various lodges now established
here.
Kilauea Lodge. No. $50, is the owner
of the tract of land on upper Wal
anuenue street, lying between the res
ldence of w. II. Little and the D. II.
Hitchcock homestead. The lilo Mason
ic Hall Association Is now being form
cd for the purpose of erecting on this
tract a two-story block to cost not less
than SIC, 900, the stock for which il now,
to a large extent, subscribed. The sec
ond story will be devoted to lodge
rooms. On the ground floor will prob
ably be one or two stores, and big
hall, calculated to accommodate 500 to
800 people.
That project of this sort can be put
through speaks well, not only for the
active life OF Masonry here, but also for
the BtHtEdl IGO6Itb5 VI tbt INV IA 10 a.
whole.
HILO RAILWAY SERVICE.
1t is said that within year the Hilo
Railway will be running trains as far
mauka as twenty-five miles, says the
Hilo Herald. BY January first the
trains will be running to Puma planta-
ton, and when that becomes a fact the
outlying districts will be brought much
nearer to Iiilo merchants than they
now are. That an enterprise of such
Importance to the community as is the
Puma Sugar Co., should have only
weeqly mall is preposterous and unlike
the usual order of mail service under
the United States. With the running of
regular daily trains to Puma a section
of country, admirably adapted to the
wants of tourists, will not only be open
ed up but will be made accessible. The
train run to the warm springs will be
short one and If some cnterprising
citizen or company of citizens take the
matter in hand a resort could be estab
lished that would draw not only tourist
but local trade. 5ilo Is badly in need
of place at which 10 enjoy "A Sunday
rest and Puma has the location. The
volcano win answer for those who need
bracng air but the expense and incon-
yenience in getting there debars Ii
from being popular resort. When
trains go there daily the local travel In
that direction will increase but until
then a hotel on the line of railway
will receive the PATRONAGE When the
Kobala-Hllo road Is finished to Wal
m "a GIIit "a hla hotel for fDnriat and
local patronage will be built. Such
hotel would be popular with Honolulu
people on account OF the ease with
which it may be reached as the passen-
ger steamer between Honolulu and the
kohala terminus of the railway viii
make quick time.
WHAT HILO WOULD HAVE.
II HiIo had county government II Is
probable, says the Hilo Tribune that:
There would be sidewalks construct
ed.
That Front street would have an es-
tablished building line.
That the public would not have TO
send documents to Honolulu to he re-
corded.
That the street in front Of the post
office would be free OF stones.
That the roads ten miles or more
from Hilo would be kept In as good
condition as they are nearer town.
That when repairs were needed on
Government property they could be
made without waiting to hear from Ho-
noluu.
That the schools would be practically
under the control of a beard OF direc-
tors elected by the people.
That the bulk Of the taxes would be
spent In the county in which the
money is collected.
Tint every department Of the Cow
eminent would be run TO better salts
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