Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-13

Among the business men IRON the
other Islands who are sojourning In
the city at the present time is f.
Buchholtz, of Kona, who for the past
six years has made his home In that
most delightful district. He Is here
for a short business trip and is a guest
at the Arlington. Like all people who
have lived in Kona for a time, Mr.
BuchholtZ is very enthusiastic ovef
the districts prospects and believes
the recent incorporation of the Kona
Railway Company TO be the starting
point of unbounded prosperity for the
garden spot OF the Big Island. The
gentleman was seen by a Bulletin re.
porter Saturday afternoon, and this is
what he had to say:
Good outlook for Railway.
THE Kona Railway has as good
prospects as any other IN the country,
not excepting your own here on this
Island. OF course, II is not expected
that the railway will pay very largely
during the first few years, for there
are not enough people in the district
yet, and, besides that, the railway will
have to open up large amount of land
to settlers before It can WORK on a
paying basis. However, all this is
bound TO come, and | consider the
Kona Railway one of the very safest
and one of the very pest investments
that has been put before the people In
a long time.
Trade Will Increase,
THE moment the road is built. trade
will increase and this increase will be
without limit. Why do | say this?
Simply because from personal expert
ence in the district ! know Just what
can be done there. Any man can
make living in Kona by farming. |
can do II and have done II under un.
favorable circumstances and with
hired labor II stands to reason, then,
that man working for himself and
under favorable circumstances has a
very rosy outlook.
You ask me what classes OF people
will emigrate to Kona and answer
that there will be two classes. The
first will be the laboring class or farm.
ers and the second will be ,ne million.
aires. | have already dealt with the
former. Let us turn our attention to
the latter for brief space.
lTdNcl "duc Easy.
with the railway completed, the
beauties OF Kona will be made avail.
able, state of affairs which exists
only to very limited extent at the
present time. Kona will be turned
into veritable winter resort. to which
rich people from all over the Mainland
will flock in great numbers. There Is
certainly no better place in creation
than Kona when Il is case of some.
one suffering from nervousness. weak
lungs, weak heart and the like. All
Kona has needed are the facilities OF
easy transportation, first from Homo
lulu to Kona, and then through the
district mentioned. The railway will
solve one part OF the problem. As to
transportation. that will come later.
In connection with this, might
give you a still broader view of the
possibilities that have been opened up
In Kona by the building of the railway,
by pointing out that at some time not
lar in the future, the Hilo and Kona
Railways will come together. making
1t possible to take trip between Hilo
and kailua without stopping.
Hilo TO kaiiua.
ANu van N'lg Ntll 0Gt MIdl lUls
means. Hilo people wishing to reach
Honolulu may ride across the Island
on the railway and take d steamer at
kailua, thus avoiding the dlsagreeable
trip that is invariably experienced
along the Hamakua coast. Then. too,
II will make II possible for Kona to
send tons Of fresh fruit and vegetables
TO Hilo daily. II Is well.known fact
that that place has been suffering for
years from the lack of these products,
You see, then, that the people who cast
In their lot with Kona will have the
Honolulu and Hilo markets open for
their products which, with the quick
transportation by water and rail. will
insure a steady and ever increasing
demand.
IL want you to understand before
proceed further that what am saying
To you know will come about. have
been close student of the soils and
climatic conditions of Kona for the
past six years and | know from three
years experience In the planting of all
manner of useful plants and trees, Just
what there is in 1t for the settler.
Anything viii Grow.
Without exaggeratlon, you can