The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-06-20

headed no doubt for the great oil tanks
at Iwllei to be refilled and again sent
to the Industrial centers along the
railroad. These oil trains accentuate
one important change of economic con-
ditions In Hawaii. They seem to have
almost entirely taken the place of the
coal cars that no longer ago than year
were plentifully in evidence. The great
sugar estates along the railroad-Ho-
nolulu, Oahu. Eva, waianae, waialua,
Kahuku,-and the railroad itself, for
all the road engines are now burning
oil instead of coal as formerly, for
which the travelling public ought to re-
joice, as engine cinders no longer ir-
ritate the eyes and bedeck the cloth
ing-now use the new and cheaper
fuel. And so the story of changed
ways of doing the. worlds work-more
production at less expense-goes on.
Solomon's old saw, There is nothing
new under the SUM-" is as untrue In
this day as some other things to be
found in the chronicles. Figures? I
haven't attempted to get any, hut I'll
wager the difference In the cost of fuel
In favor of oil, Is making a merry
Jingle in the pockets of the railroad
and plantation people. And this cues
ton of oil also brings to notice the fact
that some of the newly graded streets
of Honolulu are being given a surface
coat of crude petroleum. Those of us
who are come from the oil districts of
California, where an oiled surface Is
saving many dollars that formerly
went for repairs of roads, believe the
| innovation q wise one for our island
metropolis. The roads are better for
oil-are freer from dust and mud, and
last longer.
POPULAR BEAUTIFUL HOUSE,"
Haleiwa is losing none of its popu-
larity under Manager Bidgoods care.
Last Saturday night the hotel was I'M
questionably full. the canvas annex"
| accommodating the throng of towns
people and tourists who had gone down
for the week's-end hollday-which had
the added attractions on this occasion
of Kamehameha Day and-politics
! Luckily for the writer, he was bound
for the mountain charms of Opaeula,
, and so had no need of accommodation
/ at the sea shore. Some dsappoint-
ment might be avoided II people bound
for Haleiwa secured rooms In advance
of going.
BY A BLAZING FIRE IN JUNE.
Opaeula has charms of its own. It's
first Importance of course, lies in the
fact that 1t is part of the great water
system of the Waialua plantation. but
1t is unique In its climate, so unlike
that of the sea coast. A moonlight
buggy ride of an hour and a half from
Haleiwa-only about six miles but up
hill all the way-with my friend, ID. w.
Shelhamer, brought us to his home at
the dam, from which headquarters he
looks after the excellent ditch and tun-
mel system of that part of the big
plantation. 1t may sound like fairy
| tale, from the tropics in mid June. but
we found 1t very comfortable sitting
near a big wood fire while waiting for
an hour or so before retiring for the
night. And thus it was every evening
of my too-brief stay in the mountains.
SOCIAL LIFE ON PLANTATION
The large number of people in man
agerial positions on the plantation
under Mr.. Goodale evidently appreciate
| the fact that "all work and no play
makes Jack dull boy" for they re-
lax from duty sometimes--as l dis
covered. Early last Sunday-Kameha
meha Day-quite a procession of bug
gies carrying jolly men and women
and children, made it's appearance at
| Opaeula and took possession of the
ditch mans home. But besides light
! HtdrtS lnty Drought luncn baskets
galore, and if the long table didn't
groan 1t was not for lack of tempting
home made dainty edibles. under
stand such outings of the plantation
people are not uncommon. / obtained
the following list of names of the pic
nickers, most of. whom live on the
plantation, although the list falls far
short of including all the plantation
people: Mr.. and Mrs. Novel;, Mr.. and
Mrs. Todd. Mr.. and Mrs. Weiss, Mrs
Steele, Mrs. DIR. Wood, Mrs. Churchill
Mrs. Carver, Miss TapIin, Miss QUEEN
4 tin, Miss Churchill, and Messrs. De
Cew, Croll and Evans.
A BUG STORY.
They have bug mystery at Opaeula.
AT the upper camp, some time ago, the
people sometimes heard what they al
first thought was a distant steam
whistle. Then they located the noise
on tha roof of tho hnuca Thav co,