The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-19
POTATOES
BLIGHTED

MAUI. Dec. ib-Friday evening. tho
Slh the annual sale Of fancy articles
by the Makawao Ladies' AID Society
was held at the residence of Mr. aud
Mrs. y. u. Carley paia, The Kahuiui
Il. n Co.'S train conveyed large
number NJ Waikiki. Kahulul and Pau
meme people forth and back
The evenings program was OF musical
nature. There were two trlos by Mes
DANES J. J. Hair and w. $. Nicoll and
Miss steele; piano solo. by Miss
Gladys Sabey; vocal solo. by Rev. Il.
V. Bazata, and a cornct solo, by c. ID.
Lufkin.
After the entertainment the table
containing many beautiful articles
fashioned by the ladies was quickly
resorted TO and every bit OF dainty
handlwork rapidly disposed Of
Mesdames ID. B. Murdoch. w. +.
McConkey and ID. G. Lindsay had
charge of the sale. The event being
not a bazaar but simply n sale OF
fancy work, the amount realized from
the single table. $500, was unexpected
| ly large The sale of refreshments.
ice cream, lemonade. coffee and sand
wiches netted $50 and more. The even
ing was n most successful one, finan-
cially, socially and from n musical
standpoint
POTATO BLIGHT.
The blight or sickness" as Il is
called by the local planters, has again
attacked the potatoes of the Kula sec
tion. The young plants six inches In
height. are now suffering from the dire
effects of II. Last year the yield was
unusually large owing to freedom from
this pest Potatoes sold on the fields
In Kula at 90 cents per bag. This
years price OF the staple will un-
doubtediy be much greater. The con-
ditions causing this trouble is undoubt-
edly In the SOIL for planters that use
seed imported from California suffer
equally with those who do not. The
blight is also showing to some degree
upon the corn.
PINEAPPLE BOOM.
Pineapple planters can not profitably
import young plants from Hawaii. Re-
Gently 1000 tops were brought to Haiku
from Kohala and the freight and car
tage alone amounted to about 1 "a
cents per plant. The Haiku Fruit and
Packing Co. have been selling young
plants at the rate of 1-2 to cents
each. but at the present time the de-
mand for them is greater than their
supply.
There are at present ten pineapple
plantations in the vicinity OF Haiku.
c. T. White has purchased a number
/ OF acres for a plantation from the
Haiku Sugar Co.. adjoining the d. ID.
Baldwin residence on the makai side.
SANITARY INSPECTOR WANTED.
Sometime ago the Maui supervisors
appointed sanitary inspectors for Wa
iluku and Lahaina which appoint
ments were good and necessary acts.
They should also appoint one for Ma
kawao district. In this district is the
town OF Paia, which is nearly as large
as Lahaina and, owing to the CONSOLE
dation of the Hamakuapoko and Paia
mills, is growing fast.
| Then there are settlements at Pau
wela, Kokomo, Kaupakalua, Makawao,
| Huelo, Kula and other places where
sanitary regulations are generally hon
ored In the breach rather than In the
observance. This being tropical
climate and the people for the most
part belonging to the lower and un-
educated class, such diseases as plague,
| typhoid fever, smallpox, cholera, etc,
can easily gain foothold and cause Sc
/ rious trouble. Under such circum-
stances, II seems proper. in such
large section of territory as Makawao
district, that the county should have
some one who is officially responsible
/ I'm rl IN
! The government physician, II he
would accept, would be a good man
for the position, not only because of
his professional knowledge but also
because he is often compelled to visit
all parts of the district.
NOTES.
At the election of officers held last
( Saturday evening at Castle Hail. Wal
luku, by the Maui Lodge OF Free
masons, Judge A. N. Kepoikai was
chosen as master, taking the place of
DIR. II. II. Dlnegar who retires after
year OF most arduous labor spent in
organizing the society.
On Tuesday party consisting of
Mr.. Abeg, Mr.. and Mrs. Rideout of
Puunene and Rev. Mr.. Dodge OF Wal
luku visited the crater Of Haleakala.
Government Surveyor 8. NJ. Ranaka-
nui is at Hon. s. E. Kalama's in Ma
kawao. Mr.. Kanakanui Is surveying
some school lands at Piiholo
| The Supervisors meet at Wailuku to-
day to make up their yearly budget.
Miss Hart OF Oahu College is spend
ing the holidays at Mrs. w. o. Atken's,
hakawao.
There is possibility of polo game
at Paia on Christmas Day.
A golf links is soon to be laid out at
Haleakala Ranch. Messrs. L. Won
Temsky. VIM. Cooke and C. S. Dole
are interested In the matter.