The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-03
KALIHI CAMP.
A Large Undertaking in Good
Hands.

Hands.
The magnitude of the proposition 10
house, clothe and feed $500 people,
whot draw their daily supplies from
one common center, cannot be appre-
ciated without personal visit 10 the
scene where just such an arrangement
Is working satisfactorily.
Kalihi detention camp assumes the
appearance of "a small town, run, in
sense, on the lines laid down by Ed
ward Bella1ny in his great success,
Looking Backward
"A central administration building is
surrounded by similar structures fitted
out as dry goods, grocery, hardware,
drug and meat stores. Every morning
a supply of food. which includes meat,
vegetables, bread or crackers, tea and
sugar, is handed over to the bearer of
a card certifying that he is the chief
of head man of his household. The
! amount so distributed is ample and no
complaints upon this head are record
ed Japanese and Chinese receive
their national foods in addition to sup
/ plies of canned or fresh meats and
/ vegetables, while for the Hawaiians
poi and fish are abundantly supplied.
The provision store is large build
ing so by 80 feet and every necessary
article of food IS carried, such as
canned goods, rice, sugar, tea, Japan
A csc and Chinese foods, bread, pickles
y saHees, etc. In hardware a large as
/ sortmenE of tubs, pots and pans and
) croekery is noticed. The butchers
shop is supplied daily with fresh meat
from town, hut no meat is stored al
the camp. The dry goods warehouse
is stocked with an immense variety OF
blankets, clothing and clothing mate.
rial, socks, shoes and hats. A lamp
! room adjoining is fitted with Ions
racks upon which hang some $50 lamps
yGl trimmed and as clean as hands car
make them.
The drug store and physicians quar-
tiers are supplied with every necessity
ans from this building opium is dis
tributed to the 'Bends," VINO have OBJ
tanned the necessary permission Il
smoke. This distribution is one of tn,
most interesting Of daily sights at tn,
camp. Three times a week these men
most of whom reveal evidence Of tn,
n habit in their every movment, fill
! I.tCiOoo W the hIIS SURE IOT L1SIT per
! init" receive in a small tin or brass
! box about as much of the dark wax
Ike drug as would fill a small BARGE
lbna NUT shell, and the apparent 10.
with which they receive this small sup
! ply clearly indicates the power of thu
habit" One Chinaman was yester
day discovered in the act of snug
, Cling a quantity of opium through tn,
a lines, but the promptness with whicl
: he was corraled will probably Gete
' others from following his lead.
Jack McVeigh has hit upon a grea
scheme to preserve order amongst tn
men in camp and at the same time d,
o away with the many Populations TO
: the purpose of ventilating some petit,
grievances. He has suggested that tn
occupants of each building elect rep
! Fesentative and state all their griev
ances to him The committee so forme,
: will meet and elect three of their mum
Der to consult with him on all matter
of camp interest. Jack says the schem
works splendiGgy, and he has a littl
more time now in which to attend {
: other matters.
Gambling in the streets is now pro
: hfbited but in the yards of the variou
buildings small crowds gather aroun
the tables and speculate. ADsolut
cleanliness is maintained on all side
, and perfect contentment is apparen
+, throughout the big camp.