The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-21
SURVEY IS
COMMENCED
First Steps Taken to
Better Harbor at
HiIO.

gun Friday by A. n. kearns Of that
department, assisted by D. a. Loeben-
stein of this city. Borings are now be-
ing made in various parts of the bay
to determine the character of the bot
tom and a floating frame structure
with crossbeam seen on the bay is
employed in this work White flags at
various points on shore, on Cocoanut
Island. and anchored in the water are
also placed by the engineers for sur
veying purposes. The work it is ex-
pected viii require about three weeks.
GOOD PINE OUTLOOK.
Will P. Thomas. manager of the Ha-
waiian Fruit and Plantation Co, Ltd,
whose cannery is located at Wahiawa,
Oahu, was a member of the party Of
the Volcano last week. Mr.. Thomas
hunted up the officers of the Hilo Fruit
Co. and spent the two hours the party
had in which, to see the city, looking
at the pineapple fields in company with
F. S. Lyman and discussing the situa-
| ton with reference to the industry. Mr..
Thomas stated that last year the out
put of the Wahiawa cannery was not
sold until put on the market; this year.
on the contrary, the quality of the
product being known. the output is
all contracted for in advance. The
Wahiawa cannery is now paying $26 a
ton for pines.
MATTERS POLITICAL.
The delegates to the county conven-
tion expect to arrange for a special run
of the Claudine and to leave for Ko7
hala by that steamer Monday. The
convention will be held on the 25ths
Tuesday. and the delegates will return
by the Kinau. The party will take the
county band along to whoop-em-up
and give the people of Kohala the idea
something is doing. Music hath
charms" too. The territorial delegates
go by the Kinau to Honolulu, where
the convention will be held on Sept.
"a. Only about four, out of twenty or
more delegates elected from Hilo, will
go to Honolulu.
LIMIT OF FREIGHT.
The INSTRUMENTATION freighter
Nebraskan, Capt. H. F. Weeden, arriv-
ed Tuesday morning from Kahului at
s a. m. She took from this port 353
tons of sugar for Crockett refinery and
II koa logs for shipment to San Fran
cisco. also six cabin passengers from
Kahului for San Francisco. The Neb-
raskan on the last trip had more
freight offered from San Francisco and
the Sound tkan she could handle, and
on account Of the amount of business
offered the local boats at these two
cities, the company will not include
other ports on the Coast in its schedule.
SAWMILL STARTED.
The sawmill at the Hilo Railroad
shops has started running again on
koa logs, and the expectation is that
it will run continuously until the mill
ordered shall have been received and
got into operation Orders are received
from San Francisco for all the COM
pany can turn out, the result of the
sample shipment sent in july in charge
of J. G.. Rothwen.
ENTERPRISES TRIP.
The steamer Enterprise arrived after
a pleasant trip from San Francisco
Sunday morning. She left San Fran
cisco at $50 p. m. on Friday the 7th
and sighted Hilo at $3.50 Sunday morn
ing She brought the following passen-
gers: Rev. C. E. Shields, wife and two
children, Miss Caroline Potter. Miss
Pomeroy, Miss Searles, Miss Weeks,
Miss Stollman, Master Pierce, Mrs.
Lewis. The Enterprise will sail for
Honolulu on Wednesday.
SHIPPING CHANGE.
The Matson office here is advised that
the steamer Hiionian will return this
trip direct from San Francisco to Ho-
nolulu and will not go north to Port
land.
Miss Esther Pomeroy arrived home
by the Enterprise Sunday
Miss Caroline Potter returned from
her California trip by the Enterprise
Sunday
Master John Pierce. son of Capt and
Mrs G. II. Pierce arrived by the
steamer Enterprise.
Mrs Chas. n. Lewis. OF Oakland,
Cal, arrived by the Enterprise Sunday
to visit her sister, Miss DR.. Wetmore.
Gov. J. T Baker left for his Waimea
ranch Friday morning to remain for
some time, after two or three months
residence IN Hilo,
j. D. Easton went to Mahukona by
the Kinau Friday. He goes on the reg
ular business trip for the Hilo Mercan-
tile Co. and returns overland.
H. Wears started Friday on a trip up
the Coast travelling with horse and
carriage. He goes as far as Honokaa
and returns the middle of the week.
D. A. Loebenstein returned from the
Midway Island via Honolulu by the
Kinau Wednesday. accompanied from
the latter place by Mrs. Loebenstein-
The brigantine Geneva. with $4,000
feet of lumber for the Hakalau planta-
ton. arrived in the bay Sunday after
noon. % days from Port Ludlow. Puget
Sound.
Miss Jakins and Master Sidney Jak-