The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-03
MONEY FOR
MAUI ROADS.
Repairs of Crossing of
lao River.
cost ESTIMATED At $500
From MaaIea Bay to kamana~ainui
GuIch To Be Put in Shape
at Once.

WAlLUkU. Dec. 1.-The News says: !
On Thursday an important meeting Of
the road board was held at Waikiki
An appropriation OF $500 was voted 10
repair the crossing of lao river on
Market street. A concrete wall viii
be extended from the end of the pres
ent wall on the Waihee side Of the
river. $50 feet up the stream. This Is
a much-needed work. for, as the News
pointed out last week, If this work is
not done. the next high water will /
cut new bed across the road on the
Waihee side of the present bridge.
While in session the board COM |
municated by telephone with Super
intendent McCandless. who was at La
haina. with reference to the pail road
between Wailuku and Lahaina, and
the superintendent authorized the sX-
penditure of $500 in repairing the road
from Maalea Bay to- Kamanuwainui
Gulch. From this point the road is
under the jurisdiction OF the Lahaind
road board.
At the request OF Superintendent Nc
Candless, the Wailuku road board will
prepare a biennial estimate of the
amount needed for its roads in its
Jurisdiction.
BOOK TRUST DEFEATED.
| II is a source of sincere congratula-
ton to learn that the school book trust
has been temporarily turned down IN
Honolulu. IL would be a fatal mi stake
however. TO suppose that the question
is settled. The book ring has just be-
gun its fight. and nothing but eternal
vigilance will be the price of our final
deliverance from the Vaccinations Of
the book trust.
WANT THE PRISONERS.
Cannot the high sheriff of the Is
lands defer opening that stone quarry
temporarily and spare say fifty long
termers for a few months to repair our
washed out roads? We have excellent
Jail accommodations and limitless bar
rels of poi. and no cheaper means
could be found TO renovate the Fali
road between Lahaina and WaIuF1.
ORIENTAL LABOR.
Oriental labor is gradually Gisap-
pearing from the Islands, and its
place Is being taken by other ella sses.
Although this will work a temporary
hardship to sOa1e OF the plantations.
yet ~ seems probable that yhite 'aCo-
will be- secured GO take its % ace. and
thc general welfare of the ISLANDS viii.
! he increased a hundred fold Oy he
change
KIHETS PROSPERITY.
I One OF the twin Risdon pumps at
Camp 3. Kihei. was turned cvC- for
the first time on last Saturday and
worked TO a charm. demonstrating that
il will handle eight million gallons of
water every twenty-four hours. Inc
other twin will he put in at once. with
n capacity of ten million gallons every
twenty-four hours. The capacity II
.tnis double pump will irrigaJe abnit
2 600 acres of the best sugar Land on
Maui. with water obtainc3 three miles
from the sea beach. Ten thousand tons
OF sugar l. modest estimate Of
what 1000 acres OF good cane land
will produce Kihei stock Is a good
investment. and Mr.. Dillingham; told
the plain. unvarnished truth when he
said that the Kihei plantation is the
peer Of the Oahu plantation.
wAILUKU'S FLOODS.
Friend CULVER. OF the Advertiser,
while suffering from a severe hydro
.cephalic attack last week, referred to
the Liliputians of Wailuku as being
inhabitants OF another Venice. AS an
easy lesson in primary local geogra-
ply. we would call his attention to
the fact that Wailuku is a city set on
a hill. as far above high water mark
) as IL Is above feeling hurt at filings
from a tidewater town. The mex
thing we know. Hilo will be reprOach-
ing us for our dampness.
A wAILUKU PATTERN.
Judge Humphreys is foolish almos
I. to the point of Stiffness in allowin;
himself to be ratified by the Honolulu
press. Perhaps he is right so far, al
! though It is difficult to tell. after read
ing all that the different Honolulu pa
pers say about the matter. In an,
event he might well copy the san
froid of the district magistrate of Wal
lluku. who pursues the even tenor o
his way regardless of the criticisms o
the Maui press.
MAUI PERSONALS.
Mr.. Kicker has resigned his pOsitio
with Gregg & Co. 10 take effect upo
the completion Of the contract wor
OF that company now on hand
Spreckelsville and Paia.
Mr.. Wander Naillen. superintendent
OF the new ditch recently constructe
by the ". G. a. ;. Co, goes to tn
Coast today on the Alexander. tn
\ company. in appreciation Of the valus
bic services rendered by Mr.. Nandt
Naillen. handed him a bonus In tn
shape OF a 81 500 check. on the con
Melton OF the work. Mr.. Wander MAI
len Is uncertain as to whether or Nc
no will return to the Islands.
Miss Stack. who has for two yeal
p mast been in the Office of II. c. &
Co, AT Spreckelsville as stenographe
typewriter and pOstmistress. leaves Q
the Alexander today for San Francis
co where she will make her HON
Miss Stack is a charming and talente
young lady. and will be very muc
missed by large circle of friends @
Maui.
Mr.. George Weight. former manag
. OF Kahuku plantation. is visiting Wa
luku "a the guest Of Judge and Mr.