The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

Mr.. Wight denied and said: That is
another loose statement. Why hasn't
Reynolds sent us word of this in writ
ing?" asked Mr.. Wight. "If Reynolds
would look after his own end it would
be better"
Reynolds replied, "a short time ago
Mr.. Wight, when there was a rush on,
you refused US any freight transporta-
tion for three consecutive Mondays. We
have had stuff left in the holds of your
steamships a good many days, which
didn't improve it."
Wight retorted: That shows your
caliber; you know that we have had
bad weather; but you don't think of
that"
Reynolds said that when the ranch
people had the transportation of their
cattle themselves the Wilder company
took only forty-five at a load, but that
as soon as the Board of Health took
charge of it Itself the company began
to send ninety on each boat, which was
twice too many, as that number could
not be properly cared for at the Settle
ment.
Attorney General Dole, a member of
the Board, said that a good many mis-
takes might be prevented if reports of
such matters were always made in
writing. President Wight said that he
had addressed a letter to the Board of
Health three weeks ago and had never
gotten an answer.
This was dig at Secretary Wilcox
of the Board of Health, who is not dill
gent in such matters. Wight said that
he did not presume to know Wilcox 6
business or manifold duties, but that as
a business man he should at least have
notified him of the receipt of such a
letter. DR.. Emerson, of the Board. said
that the cattle should not be shipped
in loads of over forty-five and Wight
said that this would be done
Wight said he wanted to call the at
tention of the Board to one other thing
and, turning to Reynolds, he pointed
his finger at him, and said: I'VE make
ii point to give the best boats to the
Sisters of Charity or the other religious
workers or visitors to the colony, and
to go straight to Kalaupapa. We have
obliged Mr.. Reynolds in many sucf
things and he has never yet thanked
me once"
Reynolds, grimly: you got your
thanks in cash from the Board o.
Health"
Wight said that Kalaupapa was on,
of the worst landings in the Islands
and that they had smashed four boat
there in the last six months Reynold
said that he had never seen or hear,
of any being smashed in that time
Last year he remembered of such hap
penings. The matter was laid on tn
table for consideration.
The following letter from Reynolds t
the Board was read:
November 80, 1900.
To the Board of Health.
Gentlemen: A number of the house
at the settlement are past repairin
and will soon have to be replaced b
new ones. a hospital is also require
at Kalaupapa. 1t has been asked fo
by DIR. Oliver. the resident physician
for considerable time.
A Home rs also required for the leI
| ers, more especially for married col
piles, who, IL they went to the Homes {
present in existence would have to SCI
, arate. one going to Baldwin Home ar
the other to Bishop Home.
There are also a number OF single lei
ers who find il difficult on account
! old age and disease to go for and pr
l pare their meals, but who object to Il
, present Homes on account of not ha'
ing the same freedom that they ha'
on the outside. / would suggest tn;
, instead Of building new cottages, tn
! a boarding house be erected with
\ number of sleeping-rooms and a hosp