The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-17
RAIL EXTENSION
On BIC ISLAND
Credible Report That Mahogany
Company Has Given
Contract.

H1LO, August 13.-Hilo should soon
be able to add one more mark to its
progress by the competition of the first
step toward the construction of a rail-
road from Glenwood to the Hawaiian
Mahogany Lumber Company's camp at
Thirty-one miles, within one mile of
railroad communica ton with the Vol
cano House.
On Friday last the preliminary pa
pers were prepared for a contract be-
tween the Hawaiian Mahogany Lum-
Der Company and a well known local
contractor, Ishizu, to construct a road
bed for distance of eleven miles from
Glenwood, the contract price, it is STAT
ed, being $1,000 a mile, which does not
include laying the ties or rails. That
would be another contract.
This is the story that was told on
Monday, also that the contract had
been taken by Mr.. Cant and would
later be submitted to the directors of
the company, in Honolulu, for final
revision.
1t is believed that the specifications
We're prepared under the direction Of
A. N Campbell, of the Waterhouse
Trust Co, who was in Hilo and at the
Mahogany Company's camp last week.
Another interesting feature in this
connection is the flying visit made to
the camp, last week, by George Mum
don of Kauai. He came and left by the
Kinau and is said to be negotiating
with the Hawaiian Mahogany Lumber
Company to undertake the logging of
the timber and cutting of the ohia
ties, and that he has gone back to
Honolulu to see the directors, and will
return here for another inspection of
the forest before bringing experienced
lumberInen from the Garden Island to
work with him.
At the offices of the Henry Water
house Trust Company and of the Ha-
waiian Mahogany Lumber Company, in
Hilo, no information could be obtained.
Mr. Mccain looked surprised when
asked if the roadbed contract had been
| signed and declared positively that he
knew nothing whatever about it. Mr..
| Wears, when asked, declined to talk
upon the subject.
Tt is known in town, however, that
contractor Ishizu has been making in
| quiries, at several places, for certain
tools and implements necessary in do
! ing the work, and that while he has
not actually purchased any he has Sc
| cured the refusal of them, and knows
where he can place his hands upon
/ them. to begin work Immediately the
contract has been signed and approved
/ in Honolulu.
| When seen yesterday morning Mr..
Ishizu told the Herald that he had
| submitted a proposition to make eleven
miles of roadbed at $1,000 a mile, the
whole work to be finished within six
months. If he got the job, he said, ne
| would employ $50 men and finish il
as quickly as possible. within siS
months.
The new railroad will be of standard
| gauge and it is understood that the
| Hawaiian Mahogany Lumber Company
does not intend to engage in the bust
ness of transportation of passengers
IF It did so the business of the Vol
cano Stables Company would, of course
| suffer somewhat, on its Volcano route
though it is very probable that tour
lists, strangers in Hawaii. would pre-
fer to drive from Glenwood to the Vol
eano. rather than to ride by tram
for the sake Of seeing the marvellous
| scenery that the road affords. ShoulC
the Mahogany people decide later e
cater for passengers. then the Volcano
Stables people could offer a counter
attraction by an automobile service II
Mace of it's present comfortable TOUR
in-hands.
Tn any event, it seems evident tina
/ active work, on the part af the Ha
waiian Mahogany Lumber Company
will verv soon be undertaken.