The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-06
LUMBER SLOW
Dealers Tardy About
Delivery.
Do Not Realize That the Public Need
is Superior 10 Private
Wants.

~ as compared with what ought TO be
done. The complaint was made by all
the builders that lumber could not be
fast enough to keep their men
going.
Mr.. Smith Of Smith & Kerr, who are
putting up the buildings at the kero-
sene warehouse station, said: we
have been hampered all the week by
the inability 70 get lumber fast enough.
I could have worked more men right
along, but it was Of no use putting
them on when those already at work
had 10 wait for material"
At the Kalihi camp Henry Berthe
man said: Il have only eighteen men
at work today. / have twenty more
that I would have put on if there was
lumber enough TO keep them going
Other men could be had: but lumber
comes so slowly that / have worked
all day at a disadvantage. / would
like to put on more men and push this
Job and will do il if they will only give
me the lumber
Mr.. Craig was only working thirteen
men. he said that they did not ac-
"Qmplish more than half what they
mould, simply because they did not
have the right sizes of lumber TO work
% advantage. He said: Il can more
than double the number Of my men If
there was any material for them to
work on. We will do our part if the
lumbermen will do theirs"
Mr.. Thurston OF the Citizens Com
MI Il
the progress in building today that ]
had hoped for. All the contractors are
more .E1n willing TO push matters
They have taken of their men from
their private contracts, and are willing
20 furnish more men, but they simply
"an't get lumber delivered Through
Chester Doyle I learned yesterday that
over a hundred and fifty japanese car
Denters were in Chinatown who would
be glad TO bring their tools and go TO
work in quarantine. Smith & Kerr
took twenty-five at the pest hospital d.
They sleep ard eat at the kerosene
warehouse. No more could be used
because there was no lumber. TomOr-
'ow twenty-five more will 90 to work.
offered some to Bertleman & Craig at
Talihi. but they both said they could
ut on double the number of men they
we're now using: that what they want
"a was rot men but lumber. If the
'umber was available they would then
e clad OF the men.
Il saw all Of the lumber companies
~esterCay; but they did not seem to
'hirk they could get supplies along
-nrch faster. as their teams were do
'rg other work and outside teams were
lard 70 get. Levers & Cooke had on
WY four teams today ard have prom
'sed six for tomorrow. Wilder &, Co.
I'D Alien {, Robinson are doing about
the same: but as the teams only make
'wo trirs a dav IL is slow work. II is
too bad. | think this work should be
Considered emergency work and given
preference over all other. The pest
hosnit7l row has nearly 100 inmates
md there is not room for another per
son eXcert in the actual sick rooms
LAST night several men had to sleep in
r room next to where de'irious mar
'dy diving OF pla one. All the inmates
II infected buildings are taken 10 the
nest hospital. Inmates Of adjacent
buildings are token to the kerosene
warehouse station. For lack Of room
1T the uesthouse FIVE men token from
IN infected house today will hove 10
-leen in the oren rife rance shed to-
7icht. whore the~e IS no floor. The
whole work OF TRANSFERRING the naODle
'~or' Chinatown IS at a standstill m
~ buildings can he nr0vided to move
'hem into. Every d9v that goes by
with these neor1e in the infected To-
"1litv Increases their risk OF contaOion
nd the copseurert rro1ou "a ton Of the
disease. Anyone who hos a team to
=rqre which can haul humber will be a
0uhlic bprefactOr by oFering II for use
- the lrmhermeu. There ought to be
city teams hauling instead OF a dozen
or so"
Detention Camp Notes.
Mr. Gait Of the Hawaiian Trust &
Investment Comrany is acting as su-
perintendent at the kerosene ware
h0rse s'atiou, Col. Fisher being Obliged
TO withdraw.
hosDital for quarantined persons
suffering from minor ills ia being
erected at the kerosene warehouse sta
ton.
G. Y. Wilson's gang Of laborers at
the K9lihi station finished clearing
two strips Of land. each 200 feet long
nv % feet wide. Yesterday. on which
the station buildings will be located
The land is covered with a heavy
growth OF algeroba. Today the work
VII be continued on two additional
strips.
Andrew Brown made a record yes
terday by completing the laying of
over 5000 feet OF Pinch pipe. connect
Ing II up at King street and getting the
water onto the station grounds.
Bertleman & Craig are each putting
M buildings at the Kalihi station.
They have taken men off from their
private contracts and could put on
more II lumber were available.
Mr.. Cassidy has promised to con-
meet both the kerosene warehouse and
the Kalihi detention station with tele-
phone by tonight.