The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-07-05
CONNECTING
DITCH DONE
Portion of Great
Irrigation
Plan.

MAUI. July 2.-On Friday the 18th,
just one year after its inception the
ditch connecting the new Koolau ditch
with the old Hamakua ditch was COM
pleted. If the Koolau waterway was
finished the mountain water of Nahiku
and Keanae could now be used to irri-
gate the cane-fields of Paia and Ha-
makuapoko. Because of unforeseen OBJ
stacles the Koolau ditch will probably
not be fully constructed until Septem-
her.
This connecting ditch built by the
Hamakua Ditch Extension Co. under
the direction of Engineer George II.
Baldwin, is five and one-half miles in
Iength,-there being four miles of tun-
nels and one and one-half miles of open
ditch. The four miles of tunnels which
are mostly through solid rock of the
hardest kind, cut out and save ten and
one-half miles of ditch in the open.
The Hamakua Ditch Extension Co.
have been building two sections of
waterway. The upper section being the
connecting ditch already mentioned
and the lower section which will be
y
read the water upon some new lands.
Four thousand feet of the upper Sec
tion (of ditch and tunnel will be
0emented during the summer.
Seven hundred men, $50 mules and
so bullocks have been engaged upon
these two enterprises. The engineer in
charge has begun already dischargine
laborers and will continue to do so as
the work pf construction
Engineer Geo. Baldwin who by the
way is a graduate of Stanford Un!ver-
sity, should be complimented upon the
energy and resource displayed by him
in completing so great and difficult an
undertaking as the construction of
the connecting ditch within the speci-
fed time, which was one year from
July list, 1908.
W. e. BECKWITHS FUNERAL.
At noon, June 9th, the funeral OF
William +. Beckwith of Kaluanui, who
died at Puunene hospital during the
afternoon of June Goth, took place at
the Makawao cemetery, Rev. o. p.
Emerson officiating. The services were
largely attended and the display of
flowers at the grave was most beau
tiful. The pall-bearers We're: H. A.
Baldwin w. o. Aiken, F. f. Baldwin,
James Lindsay, w. s. Nicoll and ID. r.
Fleming.
''Will Beckwith," as he was known
among his friends, was a man of re-
finement, intelligence and character,
possessing all the attributes of a good
citizen. Springing from a New Eng
land family of farmers he naturally
took n keen interest in sisal pineap-
pies and other agricultural experiments.
Being man of sterling honesty he
always took a decided position in favor
Of the right and against che wrong on
all questions. He did right because it
was right, not because 1t was polite.
He will he a great loss to the COM
munty in which he lived.
POLITICAL.
The election of officers by the differ
ent Republican precinct clubs of the
island held during Saturday, June 25th
went off amicably as far as heard
from.
AT Ulupalakua no meeting was con-
vened owing to a misunderstanding,
but one will be held later on.
In the Keanae precinct no meeting
was held and no reason given Cor the
neglect to do so, though it is stated
the Nahiku section of the precinct viii
soon form a Republican club. 1t is
stated that the Democrats have ac-
CURED considerable influence at Eea-
nae.
AT Lahaina, precinct 8, the largest
number Of Republicans within the his
tory of the town turned out to vote
for club officers, 1874 members being
present and voting. EX-Judge j. W.
Kalua was beaten by Rev. S. Kapu by
large majority.
The following officers We're elected:
Presidents. Kapu. 80 votes.
First Vice-Presdent-H. b. wilkins,
IS votes
Second Vice-President-W. Henning,
Sc votes.
Secretary-G. w. Keawehaku. 90
votes.
Assistant Secretary-Wm. Kaluakni,
&c votes.
Treasurer-C. NJ. Scrimgeour, 1O4
votes.
Judges Of Election-H. Dickinson, 1Ol
votes; Il. Waiaholo, 100 votes and a.
Blake, 96 votes.
Executive Committee-A. y. Haysel-
den, go votes; Philip Pail, lOl votes, l.
Ihihi, lOl votes; George Dunn, 90 votes;
and G. r. Lindsay ~ votes.
At Wailuku, precinct G. the following
officers We're elected for the next two
years;
Presidential, n, KepoikaI
First Nice-P resident-Geo Weight
Second Vice President-W r, Croc-
lett,
seoretaw-J. y. *, Eeola,