The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-26

PROGRESS

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ing isu nov but curfcctinF siiehi e.
rufs w the papers and the deeds VIII
be signed hy which fss0l. viii be paid
20 ". d. castle Tor 81 actcs Of the
finest Of Kaiihl land A. soon ne the
papers are completed. =. G. Jones win
give the necessary permission FOR the
construction of a road along that part
~ his land adjoining makai Of Catho-
! iic reservation. This viii enable the
Catholics 90 have their road on the
same side ~ the stream az their land
and viii therefore save crossing the
stream and reaching Kallhi road by
the present route In use.
The tract Is large one but the
Bishop believes In being prepared for
the future. The land Is very fertile
and well-provided at the lower end.
some $1,000 having been spent by the
present owners In setting out all sorts
of fruit trees and otherwise improving
the property. There are on the place
coffee trees, bananas, peach trees,
plums, pineapples and "haole MALE"
tree bearing MALE. 1t is said that
the property will produce anything
that win grow in the Hawaiian Islands
on a small farm and the orphans will
be given an opportunity TO learn prac-
teal agriculture as well as to acquire
book knowledge. A dairy farm viii be
run as well as a vegetable farm, fruit
orchards and plantations, the soil be-
ing very deep,
On the upper side Is an excellent
quarry from which stone can be OBJ
tanned for all the buildings wanted as
well as for roads. The property runs
from the center of the Kalihi stream
clear to the top of the mountain on the
WAIKIKI side of the valley. The tract
Is on the opposite side of the stream
from Dr. Huddy's place and Just ma
uka and Waikiki of the Allen Herbert
property.
place but q couele of cottages occu-
pied by Portuguese caretakers. There
are no leases now in force on the prop-
erty, SO that 1t will be possible to en-
ter into full possession as soon as
deeds are signed
The plan will be to go slowly, but as
the funds come in and the situa ton
warrants there will be built O system
of houses for the various uses to which
the land will be put. Just what will
be done first is not yet determined.
The federation of the Catholic soci-
cites, however, have had a meeting
and agreed to contribute to the fund
for the purpose of erecting the build
ings and building the road and making
the other improvements. Fifty thou
sand dollars will not cover the ulti-
mate plan which is being laid out so
that what is done will be along a care
fully prepared schedule, so that when
all the buildings are up the whole will
| be symmetrical.
CATHOLIC BOARDING HOUSE.
The Catholics are not to stop with
the building of an orphan asylum.
Plans are under way, in fact were
nearly perfected before the Bishop
made his pilgrimage to Rome, by
which the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts
will proceed to the erection of a la
dies boarding school mauka of the
fertilizer works and fronting on King
| street. They bought some months ago
tract comprising some seven or
eight acres, formerly belonging to
Max Schlemmer, the king of Laysan
Island
| The Bishop and the Sisters have very
carefully made plans, on the details OF
which the Bishop is even now very
busily engaged, which will add to Ho-
nolulu's school facilities in Q very
marked degree and give the sisters a
school as well-situated almost as the
great Kamehameha schools.
The Sisters have long wanted to re-
move their school from the city to the
suburbs. 1t is a much better place for
boarding pupils and in every way SUI
perior for school and living purposes
to city location. They are, therefore
more than delighted that the hope of
their hearts is about to be realized.