The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-21

The kohhala and Hilo Railroad COM
pany was incorporated on the 26th day
of June, 1899, and entered into contract
with the minister of the interior under
the statute relating to the construction
OF railways in the Hawaiian islands.
The contract provides that modern
standard broad-gauge railway shall be
constructed from the port OF Hilo to
and through the districts of Hamakua
and Kohala to the port of Kawaihae. or
some other port in said district Of
Kohala. The entire length of the road
will be about 1870 miles. The work or
laying out the line OF the road has been
prosecuted, and notwithstanding inter-
ruptions the completed surveys of the
road have been made to Laupahoehoe,
26 miles, aud detailed maps and plans
have been completed to Hakalau. 10
miles. The capital stock of the COM
pany is $3.5OO,000, and the company Is
sanguine that the road and it's branch
es will all be completed and in working
order within two years.
The Hawaiian Tramways company,
the principal streets of Honolulu, the
aggregate length Of uhe lines being
over 12 miles. The company was Or
ganized in 1887, the legislature having
granted franchise to use for It's pur-
pose certain of the principal streets OF
the city. Its capital is $1,00O,00o, di-
vided into 10000 shares of $25 each.
making $650,0OO with an authorized de-
benture issue Of $350,000. OF this capi-
tai there has been issued and fully
paid up 10000 shares, making $32o,OOo,
together with debenture issue of
$l5o,0O0 bringing it's working capital up
to $475,000. The balance of the shares
have already been subscribed for with
a view of developing new lines, doub-
ling those already in existence, and
converting and altering it's present
mode Of traction from animal to cleo
tricity. This development has already
been commenced by the laying of Sc
pound girder rails for its new double
track. The company has 81 horse and
electric cars. The fare IS cents. eX-
cept on it's long Waikiki line, where n
1O-cent fare is charged. During the
year 1899 dividend Of per cent. was
paid, absorbing sl6,25O. The income for
that year amounted to s141, 1896. The
working expenses were $S7,946.S0.
Education in Hawaii is making ia
vorable progress. In Honolulu two
large schoolhouses have recently been
erected at cost of $24.77S and $2O,349,
respectively. The department of edu-
cation is under the management Of a
superintendent Of public instruction, as
sisted by six commissioners of public
instruction, two of whom are ladies.
The tenure of office Of the commission
ers is six years, the term of two of them
expiring each year. They serve with
out pay. The system is the same as
that existing under the republic of
Hawaii. In the biennial period ending
December 81 there were 141 public and
As private schools in the Hawaiian
islands; 344 teachers in the public
schools, of whom 113 were men and 231
We're women, and 200 teachers in the
private schools, of whom 70 We're men
and 121 We're women. In the same
period there were 14,436 pupils in the
public schools, of whom 6395 We're boys
and 5,041 We're girls, and 4,O54 pupils in
the private schools, Of whom 1886 We're
boys and 1,79S were girls. This gives
a total of 1890 pupils, of whom S,651
were boys and $3.50 were girls.