The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-17
MAU|'S GOOD
GOVERNMENT
Supervisors Are
Taking Right
Track.
SpineIess Cactus Grew
Before Burbank's
Discovery.
Musical Evening Why Automobile
Schemes Failed.-fersonal
and Social.

MAUI, July 1.-THE Maui Board OF
Supervisors adjourned on Monday night
till next month, having been in con-
tinuous session at Wailuku since We'd
nesday the 5th
Judging by their recent action and
plans for the future the affairs of Ma
III county are to be conducted in a
most conservative and economical man.
within the income.
|, Not only that but they as a board
believe in appointing clean" men to
office. They refused to re-appoint as
captain of police a certain person
whose conduct in Office had been adj
versely reported upon by a grand jury.
The Board appointed John Kinney,
road supervisor for Wailuku; David
Morton. for Makawao; c.. Buchanan,
and T. T. Meyer, without pay, for Mo-
lokai.
They appropriated s22,s75 for county
expenses for the next six months, al
lowing about $500 per month. This
does not include roads, but expense
of police, county officials and inciden-
tails. -One-half of the taxes received
for the same period C months) in 1904
amounted to $4,000, and as valuations
have been recently increased owing to
the rise in sugar prices, the tax asses
sor estimates $4,000 as tax receipts
available for county use for latter half
of 1905. From this it is evident that
the finances of Maui are in safe hands
and that not only will all county
liabilities be met, but there will be a
nice balance for improvements and
emergencies.
BURBANK ANTICIPATED.
Much has been printed of late in
newspapers and magazines of the
variety of spineless cactus which Bur-
bank, the wizard of California, has
given to the world. Perhaps it will be
of interest to know that nature itself,
without the aid of scientific interview
ton, has already provided such a vari
ety-that thornless cactus has been
growing on Maui for many years past.
To be sure it does not flourish greatly,
but a tree here and there can be found
throughout the Kula panini country
and specimens can be seen even in
Waikiki town. 1t is most difficult to
obtain any of the fruit, for Hawaiians
are most fond of it and gather it as
soon as it appears on the plant and
animals devour the leaves at every ops
portunity.
1t is a mistake to believe that the
thorns of the ordinary panini are in
furious to cattle or that stock must
be nearly starved before they will at
tempt to eat the leaves and fruit of
the prickly pear. On the contrary
many Kula cattle live and thrive upon
it year after year, and not only that
but prefer the fruit and leaves of it,
spines and all. to the best variety of
grasses.
The spineless cactus of Maui resem-
bles closely the thorny kind in every way
except as to spines and none of these
are found on leaf, fruit or seed. The
fruit is of reddish color. Years ago in
Waikiki, Father Bailey planted a.
hedge of thornless paninis on the Wal
kapu side of his residence.
LITERARY MEETING.
The July meeting of the Makawao
Literary Society took place at the Paia
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Nc
Conkey, last evening. Owing to incle-
ment weather the attendance was
somewhat smaller than is customary.
The following original and pleasing
program consisting of music by differ
ent nationaIities was rendered:
Piano Solo-A Medley of American
Airs. ............ ...........'''
Miss Sheffield.
Trio GnstrumentaD by three Japa-
nese using their national instru-
ments.
Song by two Koreans in their own
language
Song by two Porto Ricans in their
own tongue.
Piano Solo-Star Spangled Banner,
etc...-...-. -.'....'''''''
Miss Sheffield.
The Hawaiian and negro musicians
were kept away by the rain Ihe even
ing was a most enjoyable one.
TENNIS CLUB AFFAIRS.
Saturday evening the Makawao Ten
mis- Club held a meeting at Mr.. and
and Mrs. D B. Murdoch's residence,
Paia, and elected the following officers
for '95 and 90: Mrs. Dora Won Temp
sky, president; Mrs. H. A. Baldwin,
vice president; D. B. Murdoch, secre-
tary and treasurer and D. c. Lindsay,
manager of the grounds.
1t was decided to accept the offer Of
Rev. Mr. Bazata to continue using the
courts at Sunnyside. Paia. which have
recently been much improved. After
the formalities of business, dancing