The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14
MAY START
4 COMPANY
The HiIo Pineapple
Men Now Mean
Business.
Good Profit Realized on
Bananas Sent to
Coast.
Result of Home Rule Convention
Wireless Line is Completed.
Co. F. Arrives.

HILO, Sept. 11.-Some of the Hilo
Agricultural Society engaged in grow
ing fruits met at the office of G. Fur
neaux yesterday for the purpose of dis
cussing plans for establishing a pine
apple cannery in Hilo. The meeting
was not one of the agricultural society
but as many members of that organi-
zation grow pineapples the members
are more or less interested.
c. Furneaux was requested to pre-
side at the meeting and c. L. Clement
acted as secretary. During discus
sion it was brought out that 10000
pines are now growing in this vicinity
and the Japanese north of Hilo have
about 800 more. Messrs Patty, KEEL
sey and Lyman were asked to ascer-
tain how many PR eapples would be
marketable in 1904 and Messrs. Lille
and Clement were instructed to learn
all details necessary to the establish
ment a cannery, the information to
include cost of machinery, cans, labels,
boxes and the number of pines neces-
sary to keep a cannery in operation.
A gentleman present furnished Cali
fornia prices of two and three pound
cans of pineapples, coreless and eye
less, in juice or in syrup. He stated
| that they varied in price from $1,25 to
| 81. 90 per dozen which left a fair profit
| for grower and Gamer.
Y The last Legislature passed a law
eXempting from taxation all lands ac-
| tually planted in pineapples, sisal, ava
or taro and this being the case own
ers of land should quickly embark in
| the enterprise.
| Those present at the meeting yes
| terday were Judge Lyman, C. Fur
| neaux, H. E. Kelsey, R. I. Lille, R. A.
Lyman, L. D. Brown, A. C. McKenney,
Senator Brown, L. w. Haworth and
c. L. Clement.-Herald.
HOME RULE NOMINATIONS.
The Home Rule party held it's Coun-
| ty Convention yesterday at the Hawai-
ian church in Pueo. There were over
| fifty delegates and all precincts were
| represented Hon. F. W. Beckley was
| made chairman of the convention and
called it to work in a characteristic
| speech Joseph oliver was chosen as
secretary.
The first business of the convention
was the nomination of candidates for
Supervisors. The following five names
| were the choice of the convention: E.
| H. Lyman, ]. Palau, c. r. Blacow, R.
H Makekau, T. K. Lalakea.
For Sheriff: VIM. Keolanui won out
against Benz. H. Brown, with a vote
lof % to "a. The rest of the ticket was
as follows:
For Treasurer, Rufus A. Lyman Sr.
| For Auditor, N. C. Willfong.
/ For Clerk, N. K. Lyman.
For Assessor Edward Edmonds.
For County Attorney, ]. U. Smith.
For Surveyor, Thos. Cook
Tribune.
co. F AT HILO.
Captain Johnson, Lieutenant Costa
and forty men of Company F, N. G..
| H., arrived by the Kinau yesterday and
| will remain here ten days. These are
| the men who during the encampment
| in Honolulu two months ago scored
| SO 1-3 points in competitive drill, the
| judges being officers in the regular
army
While here the company will march
| in parade tomorrow night with Com
| pany D the principal streets being
| traversed. The procession will be
headed by platoon of police and the
Hilo band. Next Sunday there will be
an exhibition drill at Hoolulu Park
| followed by a league game of base
ball between Beamer Specials and the
H. r. r. team. Admission to the
| grounds and grand stand, including
both events, fifty cents. Captain
Fetter is making every effort TO MAKE
| the visits of this crack comp my Ell
| joyable end the admission charged at
the park is for the purpose of assisting
| in paying the expenses. Superintend-
ent Lambert of the Hilo Railroad Co,
| will run half-hour trains to the track
| during the drill.
| Company F will make their head
| quarters in the Armory and will cook
| and eat on the lot at the corner Of
Ponahawaf and Volcano streets. It Is
possible that Captain Johnson and his