The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-23
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and shining lights of finance In Homo
lulu. came up on the Kinau yesterday
for The purpose ~ looking Into the koa
business inauguratcd by A. Richley
some time ago and which has been
hanging IRE for awhile. the Hawaii
Herald says. MIR. Thieien was seen at
the Hotel Demosthenes by represen-
tative " this paper and asked regard
ing the ruinor that he was here on this
special business.
n am here to look into the PROPOSE
ton" said MIR. Thielen, land II find
It all that has been reported II will
probably be put through II can make
satisfactory rates with the Hilo Rail-
road Co. for the transportation OF the
logs or the sawed lumber. Much will
depend upon the action OF the company
in the matter OF rates. 1t seems to me
that II should be n good thing and
money is waiting for good things.
There is no scarcity OF It II the prop
osition Is right. l am not lumber
man. SO l must make inquiry from
every reliable source.
while In the island propose To
look into the tobacco industry and for
that purpose viii go to Hamakua and
see what has been done. In that arm
also not an expert. but can tell II n
plant looks healthy. rather expect to
meet Mr.. Smith over there and we VIII
20 into the enterprise together as far
as the investigation goes and II 1 am
satisfied there is n profit In the Guilt
walton of tobacco / will finance
scheme to put II on commercial basis
and see that the plants are brought
/ ..tll h.
| In It, l have heard some good reports
about the tobacco grown In Hamakua,
and II they are true there will be mo-
| difficulty about starting a plantation"
Mr.. Thielen informed the Herald re-
porter that Jas. b, Castle had asked
| him to oversee the moving of the Molo-
kans to Kauai in the event of set
tlement between Col. Spalding and the
Government. He added that II the
Molokans should not go to Kauai they
would locate on the Hakalau lands.
uamsmana Hsus EsHsHsnsUsuAHa
| arily defeated the attempt of the strik-
ers to tie up the irrigation resources and
reduced fear of incendiarism to min
imum.
| The police had arranged shooting
match for yesterday, but at Manager
Bull s request the affair was called of,
| as he thought such an event might Gre
ate an unfavorable impression among
| the Japanese and retard negotiations
| tending TO settlement of the diff
Guilty.
WORK DONE YESTERDAY.
| The mill was closed down yesterday,
but the Chinese went out into the field
and enough cane is in sight to make
good start this morning. Wednesday
next is Chinese New Years Day and
| this will deprive the plantation of the
services of the loyal Cinnamon, who
will take three or four-day holiday in
honor of the event, as is their custom.
1t is hoped, however, that the Japanese
will be at work again by that time.
The strikers were to have come to the
Office at Q a. m. to receive Manager
Bulls decision regarding payment OF
contract men, but that hour passed
without any of their representatives
| putting in an appearance.
SToRE-KEEPERs ACT.
Soon after nine O'Clock delegation
of Japanese store-keepers waited upon
| the manager and offered to take hand
in settling matters. Waipahu is blessed
or otherwise with any number of small
stores, the proprietors Of which do not
want to see the men quit the plantation
as it would mean big financial loss to
them. The laborers owe them in the
| aggregate very large sum of money
and IL the strikers went away the
money would go with them and the
creditors would be left
EXTRA POLICE ARRIVE.
| County Sheriff Brown and twenty ex-
ira police arrived on the nine clock
train and the Sheriff Immediately pro-
ceeded to the mill. The men were left
at the depot until the Sheriff found out
| just how matters stood, as he did not
, want needlessly to alarm the Japanese,
who might be on the point of giving in.
When the new police were brought to
the office and went into camp, the place
had distinctly military appearance,
| totally foreign to a peaceful sugar plan
tation. Deputy Sheriff Jack Kalakiela
accompanied by his superior officer and
the visitors to the place, were shortly
increased by the presence of c.. +. Chill
| lingworth, who, together with his assist
ant Maruyama, had been sent for by
| the strikers to counsel them in certain
matters
POI FAMINE THREATENED.
Soon after the arrival of the extra
police there was a great hustling for
poi on the part of the plantation peo-
pie. Several of the biggest poi-eaters
on the entire police force were included
in the second expedition and extraordi-
nary measures had to be taken to pre-
vent their going hungry.
Pending the arrival of message
from the strikers, some cavalry evolu-
tions and infantry maneuvers were con-
Quoted by Captain Sam Leslie, the
Sheriff reviewing the troops.
STRIKERS GATHER.
At last the contract men to the num-
Der of several hundreds, asked to speak
! to Mr.. Bull and gathered on the lawn
in front of the office. Some tall talk
ing by both sides was INDUCED in, the
japanese appearing dictatory and the
manager remaining firm in the stand he
had taken. 1t is thought that the men
want to gain some points and by so do
ing "save face" and not have to adj
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