Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-20
LOCAL and GENERAL
Read Wants" on page 8.

ctt ohoV otoiN wi
ladies' shoes.
Geo. Harrison; money to loan. POS
School street.
When other dentists fail try the New
York Dental Parlors.
The place to get pure Kona coffee is
at c. ]. Days grocery.
Rainier and Primo beers on draught
at Criterion. 10c glass.
There will be band concert on Pa
cific Heights Sunday, evening.
Nicely furnished rooms. Popular
House. 1249 Fort St.. $3.50 per week up.
The Concordia band will give a con.
cert on Pacific Heights tomorrow even.
ing.
Blank books Of all sorts, ledgers, etc.
manufactured by the Bulletin Publish.
ing Co.
An excellent dinner will be served
Sunday at the Waikiki Inn. Read their
bill of fare.
The postoffice was closed today eN
cepting to handle incoming and out
going mails.
For baby carriages and sewing ma.
chimes and stoves and safes call on
Hoffschlaeger Co.. Ltd.
The best the market affords at the
most reasonable prices. The Palace
Grill meals and service can't be beat
Family dinners in private rooms a spe-
cialty. Palace Grill. Bethel street
The Senatorial Commission will de.
vote Monday forenoon to investigating
Fire Claims Commission matSrs at
the Capitol. and begin its public SEES.
sion at the Hawaiian Hotel at 2 p. m.
Manager Ballentyne and other off,
Gals Of the Rapid Transit Company
met Governor Dole In council yester-
day, when preliminary plans regarding
the extension of the Rapid Transit
lines to Waikiki we're discussed. The
discussion wa on general matters con-
corning the widening Of the Waikiki
road. but no definite arrangements were
formulated.
c. J. Hutchins of the Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Company returned In
the Alameda from a business trip to
the Coast Mr.. Hutchins says that Ha-
waiian securities in California are as
strong II not stronger today than they
were in the days of our boom. Finan.
clal men have confidence In the Islands
and the opportunity to obtain securi.
ties at bed rock value gives rise to a
desire to invest without fear of loss
through further shrinkage.
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There are number OF desirable
sites suitable for a Government build.
Ing within the limits OF the city of Hi.
10. all of which are owned by rhe local
Territorial Government and available
for Federal purposes, as shown on a
plat OF the business portion of Hilo
herewith presented. The leases under
which these lands are held by private
parties will shortly expire, the dates
Of expiration being fully set forth on
the plat referred to.
Hilo Is the terminal for two rail.
roads running into the interior. one OF
which. forty.two miles in length. Is In
active operation. and the other, Of l20
miles, is a projected enterprise having
a very promising outlook for Its early
completion. These two lines of road
will tap nearly every sugar plantation
on the Zig Island" whose inward and
outward freight must necessarily be
landed at Hilo. The assessed value Of
real estate and personal property fol
the district OF Hilo In 1897 amounted
to $5,460931. and for the year 1901
amounted to Sl0,2S1 ,IS0. showing ar
increase IN Ave years of $4,420.Si9.
For the entire Island of Hawaii tn,
assessed value of real estate and per
sonal property for 1897 amounted L
Sl3 .504,S3i. and 1901 to s25,377,l5l.
Quarantine Station.
In view OF the exposure OF the Ha
waiian Islands to infectious and con
tagious diseases from Asiatlc ports
the necessity for strict quarantine
when the occasion demands II, is az
/, parent. Owing to the peculiarly heal
thy condition and climate OF Hilo an
the Island OF Hawaii, we are particu
larly free from epidemics. But occa
, sions arise, as in the case Of the ~
bonic plague In Honolulu, when II |
imperative and important for the eT
4, forcement Of strict quarantine meas
ures at the port OF Hilo. Should sue
, an exigency occur. Hilo Is who'll
:, without quarantine station or equiI
/ ment to adequately deal with the CT
= sis. and the establishment OF a Unite
!, States Quarantine station is a necei
:, sary precautionary measure,
!, Revision Of the Land Laws.
. There should be thorough invest
= cation and revision Of the Land Law
4 OF Hawaii suitable to our needs an
conditions. which would result in tn
greatest benefit to the small farme
!, and homesteader.
In the remodeling OF the laws
;, Hawaii along American lines. the pu
= pose should be to encourage the sc
A tlement and cultivation OF publ
lands by small holders in a diversit
- OF pursuits.
. Protection to Coffee.
a. AS has previously been called to ii
attention OF your committee, the rui
a OF prosperity of Hawaii Is dependeI
:, upon the rise and fall OF sugar, an
under present conditions the CONNIE