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appropriation to continue It. 1 think
something of the kind should be re-
sumed. A man with a hoe could often
save thousands Of dollars by simply
turning aside a stream. The island OF
Hawaii has outgrown the road board
system.
II do not know how many thousands
of dollars have been put on the roads
of Hawaii but there is a constant
waste now. Each district has its own
road board and each board has to have
a complete set of machinery, which it
doesn't use two per cent of the time.
If there were a more centralized sys-
TEN, with paid road supervisors to
look after the districts, less sets of ex-
pensive machinery would be needed.
LAS another example of "A public Off
cial who showed lack of appreciation
of his true position was a government
physician who refused to give medicine
to a man who had ridden fifteen miles
in thedark to get medicine for his
wife. The Board Of Health has a
sort of policy of not hearing COM
plants against it's employees, regard
ploye to take up such matters. I think
the employees take advantage of this
The man who was refused medicine
had had one supply for his wife, and it
had relieved her. She had another
attack and he mounted his horse,
leaving her alone in the mountains and
rode fifteen miles in the night He
arrived at daylight at the doctors
place and was refused any more medi-
cine till he had paid for the last Even
if the doctor had not been a govern
ment physician such conduct would
have been most heartless and unpro-
fessional. The man was only receiv-
ing 500 a month and hadn't the cash.
He finally hunted up some one who
went good for him, and rode back to
his wife.
Regarding the police, Governor Car
ter said that while Sheriff Andrews had
done a great deal to improve the force
he thought there should be a better
standard of efficiency. when we con-
slider that a few years ago a tourist
visiting Hilo and asking for a police
man was directed to a barefooted Off
Ger almost in rags" said the gov
ernOr, 1T must be admitted that An
drews has done wonders for the po-
lice, and he has had to do it all
alone. The officers were barefooted
and in torn and patched clothing Now
| they are all in kahki uniform, with
shoes and a good organization. There
should be, however, a better standard
of efficiency, I think, and there has
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properly distinguish between public
and private work"
The governor said that the political
situation on Hawaii was very much
| confused. There is more of dissatis-
faction with those in office and in
charge of the Republican organization
in many cases." he said, than of real
Home Ruleism. Many of those CALL
ed Home Rulers are really mugwumps
or Independent. To those Republicans
who came to me with such complaints
about the party committees l stated
that it was their own fault if they al
lowed the party to fail into the hands
Of the men they didn't want. They
staid away from the primaries and
are complaining now. It is a fact thai
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tees are not properly representa- tive OF
the party.
The people of Hilo must realiz,
that they will have to get together and
work for what they want, and no
divide into cliques. They should form
an organization of a public spirited
character and unite in their efforts"
The governor spoke very highly o,
some of Hawairs advantages. H,
remarked that he didn't understand
why Honolulu should tOlera te it's tele.
phone system, contrasting it with thai
of Hawaii. THE system on Hawai-
is marvel" said the governor. IAN.
other matter in which Hilo has an ad.
vantage over us is the water system
This morning in Honolulu l had tC
battle in muddy water. In Hilo there
is splendid pure supply all the time
The governor devoted today to his
mail. Tomorrow he will have mum
erous conferences with officials ant
others and will proceed as soon as
possible to carry out some of the con
illusions Of his Hawaii trip. The re-
suits, will show largely in the COM
mencement of work under the loan bill
Other results will be changes amonl
government employees, where the gov.
ernor had found that such changes are
| advisable.
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