The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-16
Governor CARTER is
HAVING A BUSY Time
(Staff Correspondence

busy day for Governor carter. ne ielt
Hiln at 1890 o'clock in the morning and
inspected the Kaumana homesteads
and roads. then returned to dinner at
j. w. Mason's: reviewed the National
Guard troops at eight o'clock and at
nine addressed a public meeting In
Spreckels' hall.
A THROUGH ROAD.
The Governors party left Hilo lit
tie after ten o'clock yesterday morn
ing and reached the Olaa watershed
about two o'clock, the Governor In
specting the roads en- route. There Is
an appropriation of $4,000 for building
a bridge and improvement of this road,
and the Hilo citizens are anxious to
have the money expended. The road
Is in fairly good condition, although
there is. one bad stretch near the top
-. ....a..a hill which is uneven and
rocky The road touches a good many
homesteads en- route and the residents
of that section are anxious also for the
improvement of the side roads. The
road ends at the Olaa watershed and
unless it can be built through eventual
ly, Governor Carter is doubtful of the
wisdom of spending great amount OF
money upon 1t. For a homestead road
1t is very good. Governor Carter has
talked of building road entirely across
the island from Hilo to Kona, between
Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, and this
Kaumana road would make good
starting point.
OLAA WATERSHED.
Dlaa plantation gets an immense
amount of water from the Kaumana
watershed. Manager McStocker has
built fume from this point which is
capable of delivering to the plantation
fifteen million gallons of water every
twenty-four hours. The water is piped
for a distance of about eighteen miles
and is then used for fuming Olaa cane.
Some of it is sold to the plantations Ell
route and the volume of water is again
added to when Waiakea is reached. An
,imn!ense volume of water flows through
,the flume, which is several feet VIDE
and just as deep. 1t Is faVore
pastime to utilize the water in the
flume for fluming parties, and the trip
from Kaumana to Olaa is made in
little over four hours. Manager Nc
Stocker promises to get up a fiuming
party for the benefit of Forester Hos.
mer if he wanted to see the virgin for
ests through which the waterway mas
been built. After lunch at the water
shed, Governor Carter inspected some
of the homesteads which were fouhd 10
be in a prosperous condition. Coffee
is under cultivation on many of the
farms and the homesteaders are anN-
ious for bounty or tariff from the
hands of Congress.
VIEWING THE TROOPS.
After dinner at j. w. Masons, Gov.
Carter and Secretary Atkinson inspect
ed Co. ID" and afterwards the troops
Dassed in review before the Governor
ait the postofiice. The Hilo band played
for the review The boys made fine
appearance, Captain Fetter putting
them through marches and bayonet and
gun drill Governor Carter comph-
r mented the men highly on their soldier
ly appearance and the excellence OF
their drill. He made a short address to
the men saying that they would soon
get a new armory and also said that
he expected to see them attain the
standard set by Captain Johnson's men
in Honolulu. The Governor also said
he was pleased to see so many boys
in attendance at the review, and did
not doubt but that they would be ready
in good time to take the place of the
guardsmen then in line.
There is talk of forming a new Ma
tional Guard company in Hilo in ad-
,dition to Co. d." and both Governor
Carter and Secretary Atkinson favor
the proposition. Steps are now being
taken looking to the immediate organ
iZation of a second company.
THE PUBLIC MEETING.
Following the review the Governor
and Secretary Atkinson participated in
a public meeting at Spreckels' Hall
where four or five hundred people were
gathered. j. A. Scott presided at the
meeting and introduced the Governor
TT seems to me that Hilo is on the
threshold of the most decided change
in her history said Governor Carter
at seems that you are just beginning
on new era of advancement and prog
ress which has been equaled at no
period in the past. There is more life,
more activity and your people are TAX
u ing a greater interest in public affairs
Z than in the past This BODIES well for
the future of Hilo If your residents
will pull and work together and bury
their differences in the interests of this
beautiful village l see no reason why
you should not have model city.
1T seems to me that pursuant to this
change one of the most important
! movements in Hilo is the removal of
the buildings from the waterfront and
the proposal to establish a public park
in their place. This will do more for
Hilo than any one thing, 1t will give an
inviting and pleasing impression to the
stranger as he is coming into town.
Then the Strengthening, and widening
and the improvement of the streets of
Hilo is going to add very much to the
appearance of your city.
1.-The needs of Hilo are not 30 great
(, az ] had anticipated from the express
sion of the press. had got the impress
sion from reading the newspapers that
Hilo had asked for the whole earth
with the expectation Of getting small
portion of 1t. But l find that the needs