The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-29
A NEW HOME:
At WAH|AWA
Y. N. c. A. and Y.
W. c. A. Max
ing Plans.
LAND IS DONATED
BY EDGAR WOOD
Talk of an Electric Railway
With Water Power at
Wahiawa.

3 II the present expectations of the di-
srectors of the Y NJ. G. A. are realized,
the members of that association may
soon enjoy the pleasures of country
house at Wahiawa This is made pos
sible through the liberality of Mr.
Edgar Wood, member of the board
of directors, who has offered to give to
the Y. M. c. A. and Y. w. C. A. tract
of land in the Wahaiawa district, on
condition that the two associations
build suitable houses upon it.
The current number of the Associa-
ton Review, speaking of the proposed
country home, says:
This is one of the Injuries that
seems almost necessity in connection
with the Honolulu Association if we
are to attend to the needs of our young
men in the summer time. We have
before harped upon the fact that vaca-
ton places are extremely hard for the
young man of moderate means to fin1.
The colony at Wahiawa, twenty
miles away, is more and more attract
ing Honolulu people, and the young
man who returns from an outing there
with bad report of the place is not
yet heard from. Transportation facil-
tiles show room for Improvement, but
a growing demand will doubtless be
met ere long. Many a man drives
back and forth from Honolulu. and
some wheel; but the secretary enjoys
putting his wheel on the train and
wheeling from Pearl City, especially
s3if he can put his luggage in the stage
Optimists out there are talking an
electric line, at some date unknown, to
bring passengers and freight, the pow
er to be had from the abundant water
there. That is ''in the air." but anoth-
er scheme which will add to it's charms
is all laid out and will soon be on the
ground. 1t is a S250,000 dam, which
will not only furnish water for a plan
tation some miles away, but ought to
furnish as fine boating place as there
is on the Island. To the front is a
wonderful mountain scene. the Wal
amaze near by. Back up gentle slope
is range after range of the Koolau
mountains; to the left Pearl Harbor,
and seven miles to the right Waialua.
If trees are still young there in the
level fields, they abound in the gulches
among the marvellous fern growths,
and new beauties are discovered each
day. The air, even 900 feet higher
than Honolulu, is several degrees cold
er and more exhilarating, swimming
pools are near at hand, and higher ele
yations are within easy walking dis
lance No finer pineapples are to be
found anywhere than Wahiawa pro-
duces in great abundance. The same
of watermelons.
Mr.. Edgar Wood, a member of our
board of directors, owns or controls
two five acre lots in a most desirable
section for vacation purposes. These
lots are crossed by an irrigating ditch
and are bounded in the rear by wood
ed gulch more than hundred feet
deep. Mr.. Wood most generously or
fers to give the land lying between
the ditch and the gulch to the Young
Mems and Young Women's Christian
"A ssociations if they will build suitable
houses on the lots before next summer.
The secretaries recently spent day
looking over the ground to get the Jay
of the land and study into the posslpll-
tiles of the scheme for locating theFe
two plain but substantial houses LOT
vacation purposes. They have also
drawn plans for houses which puliuers
say would cost seven or eight hundre1
dollars each. The young men would
ask the women TO have dining room
and kitchen, probably separate from
their dormitory, large enough to accom-
modate them as table boarders during
the busy summer season. The mea
would have in reserve the camping out
fit of dishes with which our men could
shift for themselves at other seasons
of the year. A simple stable would
shelter teams driving out for Few
DAYS and saddle horses which may De
hired nearby at reasonable rates. There
is plenty of room to plant horse feed,
and fruit and shade trees might well
he started as soon as the land is taken.
AS the scheme develops, the lot may
grow a variety of fruit and vegetables
for Association consumption. 1t would
seem as though a thousand dollars IN
the hands of each Association, together
with what help the colonists there may
give, would put these two homes in
good running order, after which they
should pay expenses and accumulate
small fund for Improvements, and at
the same time furnish delightful vaca-
tion accommodations at small expense.
The directors of the Y. w. c. a. have
already set their seal of approval on
the plan. provided that the Y. NJ. c. A.
will do its part. 1t now remains for
the members to prove its desirabihty,
tbe directors to see its feasibility, and
members. directors, and general pub
lie to make it possibility. We be-
lieve that the members will start a