The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-07
A $15O,OOO LAND DEAL
BEING NEGOTIATED BY
SUPT. HENRY E COOPER
Other Big Transactions in Prospect---Cooper
Wants to Conclude Them Before Leaving
Office-Statement by Mr. Irwin.

heavy being negotiated by Superintendent
of Public Works Henry Cooper and Commissioner of Public
Lands Boyd Mr. Cooper that he trying conclude
them before he goes out of Office which will probably be the
of the week days.
One of these deals the proposed granting by the Govern
ment Waakea Mill Company Hilo, Hawaii, of
Government lands held under lease by the Waiakea Mill Com
pany exchange for which the Waiakea Mill Company is
proposing purchase certain lands in Honolulu which the
Government needs for street other improvement Having
acquired these lands the Mill Company will convey them the
Government in exchange for the plantation land desired by
Another deal with the Paauha Sugar Company under which
the Paauau Company expects get tract of eleven hundred
of Government land under lease by the Government The
Company to exchange for this land certain lands
owned by Wm G. Irwin in Honolulu is proposed that the
Company acquire
and then it the Government In part the land
proposed be acquired Honolulu the block Of land adjoining
house. upon Opera
Another deal is with the Hutchinson Plantation Company of
Kau Hawaii 1t proposed that this Company should be granted
arrangement Irwin by which will acquire
interest his land in Honolulu, which it will thereupon
Aransfer to the Government
Another deal which the will grant certain
lands in exchange for lands and buildings along the waterfront
harbor will be obtained extending the S. c. Allen build
ing Queen street to River street 1t understood that the plan
ing occupied by the California Feed Company and O. Brewer
Company's Office building
Other deals of similar magnitude character
The of the lands involved amounts several
MR. IRwINs STATEMENT
representative of the Advertiser asked Mr. VIM G. Irwin
yesterday if he willing give the Advertiser for publication
of the details the proposed land exchange between the
Government and the plantations represented by himself.
$50 concerned said Mr. Irwin, 81 perfectly
willing that the fullest publicity should be given the When
Mr.. Eusis down here connection with the securing
for the federal building written regard whether
would part with the block adjoining Union
Eva of the house. At that time willing
the proposition Some months again approached by the
asking whether would with the block in
question finally stated that would exchange for plantation
lands of equal value The whole proposition has been the instance
of the Government and of seeking In accordance with
@ request of the Government have submitted of
which willing take exchange for the in Homo
Mu include land of Kaopa Hamaka under
ITO the Paauhau Plantation This land contains 100 The
list also includes the Government lands occupied by the Hutchinson
Plantation don't remember just what the is but
does include lands that already the occupation of
the plantation told Mr. Cooper wanted 100000 for the Homo
lands in exchange
value Mr. Cooper told he considered 100000 high but
that he willing give lands to the value of $15000O have
not whether would let the Honolulu
lot go that figures but want early decision arrived the
go back to the Coast within the next week