The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-15
ARE AGREED
Upon A SITE
VIII. Eustis Arrives
In Town of
Hi!o.
PHILIP PECK IS
STILL HOPEFUL
Banker Returns From Coast With
News of Kohala Railroad.
New Rice Mill.

HILO, December 12.-W. H. Eustis
of Minneapolis has arrived here on a
mission from Secretary Shaw to rec
ommend a site for a Hilo Federal
building AS planned now there will
liens of this city have already agreed
upon site for the building.
The people of Hilo are unit for the
selection of the large tract between
Bridge and Pitman streets and Waia-
nuenue street and the river. This, it
is believed, will not only allow suf
ficient room for building sufficient for
the accommodation of all the Federal
offices, but will permit also of laying
out beautiful park. Mr. Eustis has
spent his time interviewing the citi-
zens, and, because of the unanimity of
their opinion, does not believe a pub
lie meeting is necessary.
Mr.. Eustis expects to return to Ho-
nolulu on the Mauna Loa Tuesday
PECK IS HOPEFUL.
<Pbilip Peck returned on the Enter
prise from San Francisco, where he
has been seeking to interest capital in
the Kohala-Hilo Railroad.
Mr. Peck says: The people with
whom I talked in San Francisco re-
tgarding the railway look with favor
upon the scheme, but before taking
action or decided steps in subscribing
company they wish to know what the
people here will do toward it. If, as
we think, it will be a good thing for
this side of Hawaii to have a railway
the capitalists think we should dc
something to encourage it. ;,
ct is the custom on the mainland
for communities to encourage railway
lines by offers of subsidies, and these
are usually raised by individuals, eithel
in public meetings or upon persona
solicitation. The question of subsidy
was not specially dwelt upon, 'Wha
will the people of Hilo do?' cover!
everything. AS soon as possible / vii
confer with the citizens and tina
question: will be answered"
Mr.. Peck did not appear to be dis
couraged over the results of his con
ferences. During the past year plan
tation agents and managers hav,
| frequently expressed themselves favor
ably to the project and there is reason
able assurance that at least portion
of the capital invested will be raise'
| here.-Herald
RICE MILL FOR HILO.
Mr.. Hamada, the Japanese merchan
| in Puueo, is building a rice mill o
FurneauX and Front streets, and wi
soon have it in operation. The mi
will cost in the neighborhood OF $500
; and Mr.. Hamada has orders in III
Orient now for importations of 100 bag
a month,-Trihune.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
: Hilo Lodge, No. 759, B. P O.JE., hel
memorial services at the First Foreig
Church last Sunday evening. An e.
cellent musical program, arranged b
] Mrs. J. T. Lewis, was rendered undt
her direction. The solos and chorust
won immediate favor for those takir
part. Mrs. r. T. Moses played Raft
"Cavatina, with a delicacy of touC
seldom noticed except in profession
violinists Mrs Paul Bartels, Mr.. En-
lish and Mr.. Prouty were in usual e
| q RI
pleasure of the congregation. The a
dress was by Rev. F. L. Nash.
NEWS NOTES.
A Jury term of the United Stat
District Court will be held in Hilo b
= ginning Wednesday, January 2S at
lo'clock, Judge Morris NJ. Estea presf
ing. with a full complement of Ualt
States officers in attendance. In a
cordance with a request from Jud!
Estee. Judge Little has granted L
use of his court Rom.
Peter Lee expects to send over D
lunches of bananas TO San Francis
i bv this Enterprise Mr. Lee Isl st
enthusiastic over the~outlook for t
% Hilo banana trade and wishes [
growers could offer him six times t
: present shipment.
N. C. Willfong returned Tuesd
from a twelve day trip in the Koha
and Kona districts. He went over
Il business connected with the tax Off
: He states that the tangle in the affai
4 of the Kona Sugar Company has n
teriauy affected the prosperity of t
district.
r. NJ. Amweg is here on business &c
Injected with the construction OF
~ Hilo dock.
y Mrs. Henry Deacon will leave for
Coast tomorrow to visit her son, W
The dance given by Company D
Spreckels' Hall last Friday eyenl
s was a grand success, and reflects ere
on the members of Hilo's crack ~
tary organization.
A meeting of she Planters Assoc
ton of the Island of Hawaii was Il
D in this city yesterday.