The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-08

We are compelled to do it, Mr. At
hnson also spoke about the needs of
the country and the bad condition of
the roads.
| GLAD TO SEE BOYD GO.
]. NATION, native leader, then made
| brief address, saying that he was
pleased with what he had heard the
| Governor say, and also glad to learn
that his first act in taking Office was TO
| remove Commissioner Boyd. He said
that for three years the people of the
! district had been sending petitions TO
| Honolulu to have lands opened for
| homesteads and although the lands
We're there nothing had been done in all
that time. Since Governor Carter had
taken Office he had written to him
about the same thing, and the next mail
brought reply. Since then the Gov
ernor had surveyed the lands and the
people would soon get the homesteads.
He had read the Governors letter to
the people and they We're much pleased.
He promised to uphold the Governor.
Governor Carter replied that the mat
ter of homesteads would be given at
tention, but that only one-third of the
lands We're left and great care should
De taken in giving them out. He said |
ne was opposed to opening lands in the |
forest belt-as it destroyed the trees |
and the homesteads We're hard to reach |
as no roads could be built because of /
the expense. I'VE want the people of /
Hawaii to own their homes said the |
Governor Such country is always |
prosperous and the people happy, but
we don't want to give lands to people
who viii speculate on them and cut off |
the trees. sell them to the plantations
n 1
steads."
Mr.. NATION said the petitioners were
all sons of the soil and would be bona
hde settlers. He knew none of them
were spectators and they did not wish
to damage the forests.
Mr.. Swain also made few remarks.
stating that there We're about sixty
homesteads at Maalua and no road con
Meeting with them. The homesteaders
We're compelled to use the plantation | :.
trails for roads. Governor Carter re- :
piled that there was an appropriation !.
IN the Loan Bill for the construction of
the desired road and he intended to s
spend half of that amount, and the !,
Work would be commenced immediate ;
From Laupahoehoe the Governors
party drove on to OokaIa. where lunch | :
vas served at. the home of Mr. McLen-
IAN, manager of Laupahoehoe Sugar
o. At noon the party was again on :
he way, the next stop being made at =
he home of Manager Ross of Haka- n
au. The next meeting was held at :
Nailea, mile and half beyond. :,
A HOME RULE REPUBLICAN. h
AT wai1ea several hundred natives a
lad gathered on short notice of the y
Governors coming. The meeting was v
eld in a school house and Governor Il
'arter spoke through Rev S. L. Desha II
s interpreter. He told the natives Y
hat he was very glad to meet them all
nd hoped to see them every year. He
poke of the necessity of securing their D
ssistance in running a successful gov
rnment, and Manuloa, the Republi- n
an leader OF the district made reply.
lie said that they We're all Republicans
nd wanted to help him. There We're a
ew Home Rulers in the district but he
aid jokingly that if the Governor :,
Tould give them a homestead apiece, =
e knew everyone of them would be a q
epublican. Unea, the Home Rule lead AZ
r, stated that he. had been a Home .
aler and had always worked for VIII o.
ok, but he heard what the Governor ce
ad to say and he was willing to follow ~
i'm in the future. He spoke of the ne q!
assity of opening the homesteads in n
lie district and the Governor promised u
, look into the matter. =
AT Hakalau the Governor was met by A
Castle Ridgway, DR.. Rice and other Us
lilo citizens in carria ges and escorted tn
ito Hilo. Five miles out they were 81
let by the regular Hilo reception COM u
ittee-J. w. Mason. j. T. Moir, c. c.
ennedy. ]. A. Scott and others.
THE PAPAIKOU MEETING. I'll
At Papaikou the third reception was al
ven the Governor. The meeting was 7
ED in the school house and about a Dc
1ndred natives attended. The Gov We
nor and Mr.. Atkinson both made brief "
ldresses. the stay being shortened be II
Luse of the lateness of the hour. Then &c
ter a brief stop at Mr.. Moir's resi- 81
.nce the party continued on into town. ca
All along the way Governor Carter ar
as greeted by natives and he was pa
,mpelled to stop several times and
lake hands with the Hawaiians, wom-
as well as men turning out to greet ~.
e Executive along the route. Almost a
to Hilo the Governor was met by ".
veral hundred japanese, who cheered o.
he rode by. els
ARRIVAL AT HIEO. II
The party arrived at HiIo at $50 WI
clock and Governor Carter and For mi
ter Hosrner were TIA ken Immediately ms
the. residence of Rev. s. L. Desha. III
no will be their host during the visit ne
cretary Atkinson and the remaining on
embers of the party We're received at rot
e Bachelors Club and will enjoy their ]
spitality during the weeks stay. on
A MONSTER MEETING. Ia
The fourth and last meeting of the -,
" was held at 7:3o o'clock in HALL
urch, where six or seven hundred "a -,
ople assembled to greet the Gov -
nor Rev. S. L. Desha, pastor of the -
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