The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-16
|AUKEA IS
VERY BUSY
Now Organizing
Democrats in
HiIo.
Ex-iiOme Rule Leader is.
Making Many
Converts.
A New Fruit Factory for Hilo.
Territory viii Build Pc
peekeo Road.

HILO, May 13.--Col. Curtis P. Iaukea
is touring the Island of Hawaii in the
| interests of the Democratic party, and
his smooth, persuasive tongue is evil
| IDENTIFY bringing many Home Rulers into
| the ranks of the Democracy. At meet
| ing held on Saturday evening In the
| Arrnory Mr.. Iaukea spoke III English
and Hawaiian to an audience of over
one hundred people, natives ana whites.
many of whom seemed greatly impress
ed by the style and vigor of his argu-
ments.
He deprecated the feeling of race
prejudice which exists among Hawai-
ians. and warned them that the foster
ing of a spirit of antagonism against
American methods and forms of gov
erilment would react upon themselves.
also believed that the Republican party
was responsible for the fact that coun-
ty government was not in existence in
this Territory today, and gave that as
LID AliDSl WCA5AAlS tcctSOA 1Oi 4CdN11lS bAAC
Republican party, and his desire to af-
fliate with the Democrats.
Charles NJ. LIE Blond presided over the
meeting, and, as usual, captured his
audience by his sallies of pungent wit
and humor, and an exposition of the
doctrines of Democracy that argues an
exceedingly warm time for his oppo-l
nents during the next campaign.
When fifty signatures had been OBJ
tanned the club proceeded to organize,
and elected as President, Edward Ke-
koa; Viee-P President, John D. eEaston;
Secretary, David Ewaliko. and Treas
urer, J. K. epiki.-Tribune.
DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE IN THE
FIFTH.
Curtis p Iaukea gathered a few Home !
Rulers under his wing at Waiakea last
Friday evening, and with but little per-
suasion induced them to forswear that I
party and pledge fealty to the doctrines
of equality forever and for evermore. /
over twenty voters signed the roll and /
the following were elected as officers OF
the club: President. Henry West; Vice
President, p. Lee; Secretary, Napehi; /
Treasurer, Heulu.-Tribune.
A HILo FRUIT FACTORY.
The Tropical Fruit Packing Company
has just completed its factory, which
has capacity of $50 to 400 cases per
day. The erection of the building and
installation of the plant has been under
the direct supervision of Mr. Maynard,
an experienced mechanic, whose inven-
tive genius means dollars and cents to
the stockholders. The whole system of
pressing fruit, boiling and straining OF
Juice, are from designs furnished by Mr..
Maynard, and promise large results
from the least possible expenditure of +.
labor.
Mrs. G. N, Arnold of Kona, famous
Jelly maker. is now in charge, and the
company expects to ship a consignment
Of jellies in bulk to its agents in San
francisco within the near future.-Trib-
me.
BALL GAMES.
A fairly good game of bali was played
1t Brughelh Park last Sunday between !
he Waiakea Social Club and Onomea.
rhe game between Pepeekeo and the I
Unions, however, was disappointing {
Ind very onesided. The score is as fol-
ows: Pepeekeo, IL; Unions. 81. Ono {
nea, IA: Waiakea S. c.. 15. Hilo r. r. !,
md Beamer's Specials are scheduled to :
play next Sunday. !
PAHOA ORCHESTRA.
Father Ulrick complains that the "A
yoz Publica" has been guilty of undue
criticisms against his band boys, and e
heir ability to produce harmonious !.
trains of music The Reverend gentle
nan claims that the Pahoa musicians
ire so far superior to the Hilo Band
hat they have been specially engaged to :
LAY at Paauilo, Hamakua, during the e
Feast of Pentecost.-Tribune. Il
BUILDING IT'S OWN ROAD. e
The bids for the construction of one :
nd one-half miles of Inacadamized e
oadway from Kawaianue guIch to Pc :
,eekeo, were opened one day last week
" the Hilo Road Board, but of the two
ids received both We're regarded as in
'olving the expenditure of too large an
mount of money and which, owing 10
he stringency in territorial funds, the {
Board decided not advisable to accept e
Benton & Ariole bid S1.02 3-4 per Hneal
DOT, with $3.50 per cubic foot for box
Irain culyerts, making a total OF 3d.
S25. Nunez Fernandez bid was tor
.99 per. lineal foot 1927 1-2 per cubic Z
DOT for box drain calyerts. or -total Z
ost of s14.73O. The Road Board under :
is advertisement reserved the right to
eject any or all bids and to do the work
tself. While both bids received We're
extremely low considering the amount :
f work to be done under the specifica- :
IONS the local Board believe that by :
he exercise of discretion and economy
n road construction. the work can be
lone for much smaller amount AS
-, e1ra,,,,la n 10 claimed that the spec