The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07

terminus is located contract will be
let for grading it. Mr.. KluegeI the
chief engineer, is now in Puma locat-
ing the lines. There will be no unneces-
sary delay in completing the line to
Puma for the simple reason that the
work must go ahead in order to have
the road in readiness to receive the
vast amount of plantation freight
that must be taken out there. The de-
lay in receiving the locomotives in Hiio
has been annoying for the reason that
the work of construction has been
limited to the highest grade for q short
distance outside of Hilo, to go beyond
that point required something heavier
than the improvised locomotive the
company has been using. Two locomo-
tives are on the Santiago and one of
these, the smaller of the two, viii be
set up Immediately and construction
will continue until the road is complet-
ed to nine miles. You may ride over
the line by June 1st if you feel like
taking an outing and from my expe-
rience in road beds l believe the ride
will be as enjoyable as any you have
ever taken.
The carpenters began the construc-
and they will be as good as they can
be made for they will be substantial
enough to carry $4,000 pounds each.
When these are started work will be-
gin on cars of other description. The
work on the shops has been suspended
temporarily and for reasons which are
entirely satisfactory to the company
but which it is not thought advisable
to make public: it will have no effect
whatever upon the progress of the road
building; that is going ahead, else why
would the cars be constructed? There
Will be four stations on the line for the
present, but of course more will be es-
tabliShed as conditions warrant Two
of the stations will be in Puma, one In
Olaa and the terminal station in Hilo.
The question of wharves is unsettled
L mean that the question of the COM
pany building a wharf has not had
much consideration; the wharf on the
Waiakea. though small, answers pres
ent requirements, but what the future
Will demand l cannot say; it occurs
to me that one and possibly two will
be necessary to handle the business 5"
y temporary shut down in the con-
struction of shops at Waiakea by the
Hilo r. r. Co. seems to have been ex-
cellent food for the alarmists who
overlooked the fact that with the
steamer that brought the orders to
suspend operations came the car build
ers and men to look after road con-
struction. There will be no delay in
the building of the railroad and trains
Will be running on schedule time and
at the time promised just the same as
if no obstacle had been placed in the
way of completing the foundry and
machine shops. 1t has been said OF
Hilo folk that whisper on the Wal
akea was q double bass note when ii
reached the Waikiki. Without hay-
ing definite information on the subject
the Herald has reason to believe tina,
the sound of the hammers on the foun-
dry building on the line of the rail-
road was heard in Honolulu-and there
you are. T.. l.. Paxton, representing
b. +. Dillingham;, and Fred. G. Smith.
general passenger and ticket agent of
the o. r. r. & l.. Co., were in Hilo the
early part of the week and after a
thorough inspection expressed them.
selves as delighted with the outlook.
The Hilo Railroad Company will be
operating it's line to Olaa within forty
days. 1t is not probable that any or