The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-05
VAIL
FROM H|LO.
Why Honolulu Takes Its
Trade.
LACK OF COMMUNICATION
Merchants Complain That the Ha-
wall Towns Patronize This
City.

HILo. Hawaii, Nov. 3.-The mer-
chants Of Hilo. says the Herald. have
been reaching out for trade during the
past two years with very little sue
cess and until more dependable
communication can be established with
towns within one hundred miles there
will be no material change. Hamakua
would buy i'm Hilo and so would Ko-
haia-on a pinch. People in either sec
ton have done so but the result has
not been all that could be wished. Kau
and Kona would divert their trade
from Honolulu 10 Hilo but for the fact
that transportation Is uncertain. The
Iscal transportation company. unfOr-
tunatcly. does not run through lines.
and will assume responsibility only To-
the end Of their lines. Note the result.
One merchant sends a package to a
customer at Union Mills and follows
up with "a bill a few weeks later. only
20 learn that the customer. tired Of
waiting. orders from Honolulu and gets
his goods promptly On return steamer.
Another merchant sends goods to Ko-
ma and learns a month later that they
are reposing in n corner OF the ware
house at the end Of the stage route
IN Hilo would insist upon the drivers
at the end OF their route handing them
| lover TO drivers who continue on the
/ line there might be reasonable
chance .of The packages reaching theiI
destination In due time. Until some
such arrangement is made the Hilc
merchants must content themselves
with practically local trade, or per
lsuade the owners OF outside stage line:
to give better service. With the com
pletion Of the railway lines the faul
lnow complained of will vanish, and
trade will improve.
PUMA PosToFFICE.
The position Of the Puma people In
1.-THE matter Of postof.ices reminds on'
lof that OF the pioneers i'm the United
Estates fifty years ago. At Pahoa their
Iare In the neighborhood of 200 persons
who occasionally receive letters from
1.-The outside world. and yet the neares
Ipostoffice is thirteen miles distant. Th'
Presidents OF PahOa want a pOstoffice
land they want one badly. II II Is merel!
In place where their letters may be lef
land where they can purchase postag
Istamps. In this day and generation
Thirteen miles is too far to drive fO
lmaiI. and the attention Of the posta
lauthoritics Is respectfully called to tn
matter.
II A
| A meeting OF the property owners OF
the line OF the proposed Bridge stree
lextension was held on Monday even
ling. says the Hilo Tribune. in respons
Ito a call of the road board. to eonside
In proposition made by the Government
Irelative 20 such extensions: this propo
sitiOn being that II the land owner
would give the right OF way and LAM
requisite for the street, the Govern
mcnt would find the money to con
lstruct same.
IL appeared at the meeting that tn
property owners with one or two ex
lceptions were more than willing to re
lease a portion Of their land In return
lfor the increased value Of the remain
lder. which the construction Of such
lstreet would bring about. and IL is be
IIeved that the reluctant ones viii b
drought TO seeing the wisdom Of doinl
likewise. The Catholic Mission WI
lgive deeds 20 enough Of their land lynn
between Wsianuenue and King streets
so that part OF the extension could b
built at once.
The advantage to both individual
lowners and the town generally - >
Iapparent that IL Is To be hoped no oh
lstacle will Be thrown In the way o
1.-The work.
THE sQUATTERS MUST co.
III i. +. Brown, land commissioned
lspent several days in Hilo and vicinit
Hast week. his business being in rela
ltion 10 squatters in Oiaa. says the Her
laid. Mr.. Brown stated during his visi
That the squatters on the land ha
Ibeen given official notice to vacate an
remove their buildings within thirt
days. This time will expire In abou
two weeks. and II at the end Of tina