The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-12-26
GARDEN
ISLAND
News Notes From
Across the
Channel.

value mere, owing 10 the fact that our
pastures are decreasing as the rapid
growing OF this shrub covers large
acres OF land.
Mr.. II. A. Jaeger's horse. Racine
Murphy Is making name for himself
on the track in Honolulu. and as he
is Kauai horse his future record will
be watched with interest by number
OF people here.
We are glad to note that the Nc
Bryde Sugar Co. Is planting trees on
their lands, partly on the windward
side of their fields as a protection
from wind and partly in rich hollows
with a view to future fuel. We
commend the wisdom of this course.
A. P. Musser and A. ,Smedley, the
Mormon missionaries are making the
tour of the island, holding the services
at different places. They claim that
the number of new converts during the
past month reached 35. The total
number of the Mormons in this island
Is now above 600. si:
Mr.. H. A. Jaeger has moved his
store from the Government road ma
uka at Wahiawa down to his new Ku-
kuila landing. Also part Of his quar-
tiers for his laborers. These buildings
together with the McBryde Sugar Co.
camp near there make nice little
village there, and good deal Of ac-
tivity
The miserable rain which poured
down over the locality of Lihue has
destroyed the roads which were in a
better shape by the efforts Of Mr..
Palmer of the Road Board. 1t was
only within twenty-four hours after he
completed the grading that the roads
were in their old shape. Isn't there a
better economy?
Mr.. Sedgwick of the Federal expert
mental station of Honolulu has been
visiting points Of interest on Kauai.
During the last week he made visit
to Hon. Rice'S starch factory at HUI
laia. He intends to start farmers
institute here. The bulletin on the
disease of water Talo and chicken pre-
pared by him will shortly be out.
There have been a large number of
alterations in Eleele lately; number
OF the old landmarks having been
moved out to the new mill, which is a
more central location. There has been
an abundance of rain here this fail,
and the plantation is in very ,ros-
porous condition. The mill common
ced grinding on the 9Th inst, and a
busy season is anticipated. ---..----.
Hans Schmidt former timekeeper
at Makaweli Plantation has returned.
He left in July, 1900 for China to enlist
in the German army then stationed
there. He has held the rank of Lieu
tenant before coming to this country
and when the trouble broke out in
China his war spirit arose and he left
l.; ~ NHalr
friends all hail him welcome and
hopes his stay will be long.
Maxim Pondeck, a Gallician working
at Hanamaulu was drowned in Kapaia
river below the Catholic Church on Sth
inst. when the bridge on the govern
ment road was also destroyed by the
food. 1t is reported that he was swept
away with his horse by swift current
that came down so suddenly. His body
was found in Chinese rice patch on
the following morning. He leaves
wife with two children. The youngest
one is only 8 months old.
Mr.. l.. C. Mann, Civil Engineer at
Eleele, has invented a very simple and
efficient electric irrigation meter which
is now at work on the McBryde plan
tation. 1t is placed in the main ditch
water supplied to the fields. One OF
its principal advantages is it's mex
pensiveness. 1t is being adopted by
the McBryde plantation for all their
main bitches and will doubtless COM
mend itself to other plantations.
A vast deal OF work is being done
by the McBryde Sugar Co. at Laval in
the extension of their railway across
4 the Laval valley and to Kukuiula.
This involves two large tunnels and
several bridges. The work is well I'M
der way and will be finished in about
months. This section Of the railway
will not be needed until June /, 1904.
In conjunction with this work spur
is being built to the pump in the bot
tom of the valley to serve the double
purpose OF conveying coal to the pump
and protecting the pump by means OF
the dyke from heavy freshets.
"The Garden Island" is formulating
meeting OF all prominent Japanese
In this island To meet shortly at Lihue
or Koloa to discuss many important
questions, among which that OF odr la
Dor problem will be also brought up
Seeing that our interest is always iden-
teal with that OF the sugar industry,
We feel II as our duty to work for the
welfare OF what IL the msiastay OF the
island, We hope the result OF the pro-
posed meeting will be the establish
ment Of a Japanese league whose opin-
ion gives greater weight upon home
government than that Of merely per-
sonal
The attention ~ the public Is called
"a very unique specimen of tree
that Ia rare IN these Islands ID may