The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-05-10
WOULD SELL
BANANAS
Maui Planters to
Put in More
Fruit.

MAUI, May Z, 19O4.-Apropos of the
Banana Trust it is a question whether
a company with considerable capital
would not do profitable business in
bananas on Maui alike for themselves
and for the small farmers of East and
West Maui. At the present time the
steamships do not run regularly be-
tween Kahuui and San Francisco but
often go to Hilo for sugar or return
to Honolulu. OF course this Irregular
ity would be ruinous to the cultiva-
ton and export of bananas on an ex-
tensive scale. A corporation with a
large capital could command the
steamships and their rates and furnish
transportation from the plantations
to the seaport at minimum rates. Then
too they could establish agencies at
the Coast which would handle the
bananas for smaller commissions.
At the present time the planters de-
liver bananas to Kahului at the rate
of 80 cents per bunch, and the steamer
rates are probably 40 cents per bunch
similar to the Hilo-San Francisco
rates; add to this the commission of
San Francisco agents and there will
be a possible profit of so to rs cents
per bunch which is not large consid-
,ering the perishable nature Of the ex-
ported article.
MRS. HOOKING DEAD.
Monday night, the End, Mrs. Hooking.
the wife of Simon Hooking, the head
luna of the Haiku Sugar Co.. died sud-
denly of heart disease at their home
in Hamakuapoko Mrs. Hooking came
with her husband from England some
fourteen years ago and during all that
time has resided on Maui. She leaves
three young daughters, the oldest be-
ing but thirteen years Of age.
The funeral took place Wednesday
morning, Rev. DR.. E. G.. Beckwith per-
forming the ceremonies both at the
house and at the cemetery in Makawao.
The pall-bearers were Messrs. H. A.
Baldwin, D. c. Lindsay, W. E. Nicoll,
c. E. Haynes, c. c. Krumbhaar. s. E.
Taylor, F A. Alexander and E. A.
Wilson.
VISITED HALEAKALA.
Saturday afternoon, April Goth, a
crater party consisting of Mrs. Gassin,
Mrs. Peck Misses Sheffield, Lindsay,
and Engle, Messrs. Jas. Lindsay, s. r.
Dowdle, Foss and DR.. G. s. Aiken
visited Haleakala spending Saturday
night at the summit, and returning the
next afternoon. Fine views of the
magnificent scene both by sunset and
sunrise We're obtained.
NOTES.
"Paamakani," the new scourge of
the high pasture lands of kula, Ka-
: hikinui, Waiopai, etc., are now In
bloom, it presenting the appearance OF
vast belts of white chrysanthemums.
A new government school is soon to
be established at Kihei. Desks and
other furniture have arrived from Ho-
nolulu and have been placed in a
building kindly loaned for the pur-
pose of a school by Manager Scott of
the plantation.
1t is stated that Hamakuapoko plan
tation mill will do no more grinding
after the present season. All such
work of the Maui Agricultural Co. will
be performed at Paia. Next year Ha-
makuapoko will diminish much in
population though a large camp will
always he maintained there.
Saturday, April 30th, Mrs. w. S.
Nicoll of Hamakuapoko gave an after
noon tea at which the engagement of
her sister, Miss Agnes Fleming, to Mr..
ii. w. Baldwin, was announced to the
guests Of the occasion.
The baseball game at Wells Park,
Waikiki, on May Day, was a disap-
pointment. Everybody looked for a
closer contest. The Kahuluis We're
most unfortunate and will doubtless
make a much better showing under
more favorable auspices. Their crack
pitcher Jackson had to be retired early
in the game owing to a sore shoulder
due to an accident of week or more
ago. Their substitute pitcher, Geo.
Cummings, injured his ankle badly in
running to first and so had to be re-
placed by Hudson, who did fairly we'll
for two innings. This series of casu-
alites explains in a great measure the
score of IS to in favor of the cham
pions of last year, the Morning Stars,
ON Wednesday, the 4th, Albert
Hooking of Honolulu came 10 Maui
10 attend the funeral of his slster-in-
law.
Mrs, C. H. plokey OF Honolulu and
Mrs ; T. Alexander OF Oakland are
guests of Mrs II, u, Baldwin of Pun
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