The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-05
GERMANY TO
BUY BONDS
KohaIa-HiIo Road
Sure to Be
Built.
German Bankers Take
Three Million in
Bonds.
Company VIII Be Reorsanized
With Peck as President.
fiiIo News Notes.

HILO, July 3.-The breaking of sod
tomorrow for the Kohala-Hilo Railroad
will be no empty ceremony. 1t will be
| followed up by actual construction of
the road
/ P. Peck came home from the Coast
with financial arrangements complete
I for the building of the road to Haka-
lau. He also closed deal with bank
ers in Germany to take the entire bond
issue of 100000 upon completion of
the line to Hakalau. This means the
funds are in sight for building the road
to Kawaihae or Mahukona.
| One of the first steps to be taken
will be the complete reorganization Of
the railroad company with the election
of an entirely new set of officers and
directors. The management will be in
the hands of Hilo and Hamakua men.
The present officers and directors who,
have struggled with the road through
its early vicissitudes retire with the
feeling that they have made the fight
of their lives for Hilo and that their
| successors will carry the work on to
| complete victory. The new interests
which have come into the road are
united in the demand that Mr. Peck
| shall be President and that the man
| agement shall be in the hands of Hilo
| people.
AS soon as reorganization is effected
the directors will call for bids for con-
struction work. The meeting Cor the
reorganization will be held il Homo
lulu soon after July 4th.
Mr.. Peck is pleased with the ar
rangements that have been made by
the Fourth of July Committee Ter
breaking sod for the road, and is con-
fident that the people will see the cere-
monies followed up with the solid road.
Tribune
DEATH OF MRS. VANNATTA.
Mrs. William Vannatta, after an ILL
ness of three weeks, died at the Hilo
Hospital last Friday morning Every
thing that skill and attention could dob
was done for the deceased without
avail. al
The funeral took place Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock from the Catho-
lie Church. The attendance was very
large, showing to some extent the es-
teen in which deceased was held by
her friends and neighbors.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. Father Oliver. NJ. ]. de !
Gouvea played the organ. J. E. Rocha
rendered a solo, and there was further |
music by the Catholic choir.-Tribune.
THE KOHALA DITCH.
A. c. Gehr, representing the Hawai- !
ian Ditch Company, arrived in Hilo by |
the Kinau. Mr.. Gehr came from Wash |
ington a few days ago to press the in
terests of his company before the Ter
ritorial Government. Mr. Gehr and his
associates are rivals with Sam Parker
and others for certain Kohala water
rights which they propose to develop.
The matter was fought out in Congress
last winter, resulting in no action, tire
fight serving only to convince all par
ties that the Territorial authorities are
the ones to dispose of the question.
Governor Dole has promised to take
the matter up as soon as the Legisla-
ture adjourns. The rights will be put
up at auction. Mr.. Gehr says he is
ready to bid for the concessions and
pay what they are worth.
NEWS NOTES.
The Hawaiian band played yesterday
afternoon at the luau at the HALL
church parsonage.
The Kamehameha Glee Club gave a
delightful concert at the HALL church
last Saturday night
Mr.. Lycan and Miss Lycan expect
soon to leave permanently for their
home on the Mainland.
The schools at Kapoho closed two
weeks before time for vacation on ac-
count of an epidemic of chicken pox.
Mrs ]. w. Jones and three children
were passengers to the Coast by the
Defender. Mr.. Jones expects to leave
in about a month and viii join his fam
lily in old Kentucky.
Geo. Davies and wife arrived by the