The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-04
FREAR FAVORS
SHOW ROADS
Will Try to Get Prison Labor
for Tourist Roads on
Maui.

| IF the Promotion Committee ant
| Governor Frear can have their way
Maui will soon have good roads fol
her tourist travellers to ride over Il
the two main show places of that IS
land, lao valley and the crater of Ha-
| leakala. The interest of the Governor
in the matter was shown by a letter
read at the meeting of the committee
yesterday, in answer to eommunica-
ton from Secretary Wood regarding
the necessity of the roads and asking
that prison labor be employed in build
ing them. The Governor wrote:
H. P. Wood, Esq, Secretary, The Ha-
wall Promotion Committee.
Dear Sir: In reply to your COM
munication of the Both inst, / have to
say, that I am thoroughly in sympathy
with your suggestions for the improve
ment of the roads to the lao Valley
and the crater of Haleakala on Maui.
Whether we can spare the prisoners to
work on those roads after their return
crater of Kilauea, can best be deter
much needed here for work in the
way will be found by which they can
be spared for a time.
Very truly yours,
wv. T. FREAR,
Governor"
The Promotion Committee had little
else to do yesterday but routine bust
ness, their discussion being the spe-
cial one of good roads. It was stated
by some of the members and was APP
parently the sentiment of all that
the road work now going on through
out the island was along the proper
lines, the policy of the Supervisors in
putting on extensive repair gangs be-
ing especially noted. On motion, the
Secretary was asked to learn from
the Board what were the prospects for
the completion of the nd-the-island
road, especially that section at Puma
luu.
An interesting report from Super
visor Sam johnson, showing the amount
of road work now going on in the
city, was read, general commendation
of the extent of the improvements
under way being expressed.
SECRETARY REPORT.
4
The regular weekly report of the
Secretary was:
Each mail continues to bring salts
factory reports as to the result of the
pineapple shipment to Chicago so sue
eessfully carried out under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Jared G. Smith of the
local Agricultural Experiment Station.
The part played by the Promotion
Committee in arranging for the intro
duction of the fruit into Chicago and
securing publicity for the undertaking
was most successful. Every prominent
paper throughout the country publish
ed Associated Press dispatches refer
ring to the matter and many of the
papers made editorial mention.
.'Wm. A. Gibson, acting executive
secretary of the Chicago Association of
Commerce, writes about the matter,
under date of September 18th, as fol-
lows:
:" Chicago, Sept. 18th, 1907.
" Mr.. n. p. Wood. Secretary Hawaii
Promotion Committee, Honolulu,
Hawaii
MY Dear Sir: I want to add my
testimonial to the pleasure that Mr..
Higgins visit gave to the members of
our association, to say nothing of the
great satisfaction derived from test
ing the luscious fruit which he brought
with him from our island possessions.
1t certainly had the effect of making
US feel much nearer to Honolulu than
in the past.
az was personally favored with
samples of the pineapples, and the day
before yesterday, more than a week
after the arrival of the fruit, two of
them were taken out of the refrigera-
tor of the Great Northern Hotel and
served in our office, much to the de-
light of all the office force. The flavor
was very fine and unusual, far sur
passing anything of the kind which we
have been accustomed to.
When Mr.. Higgins returns from
the East he will be given a photograph
as a souvenir of the Ways and Means
Committee dinner, where the fruit was
served to our members, and where we
were much pleased with the address
given by Mr.. Higgins.
. 1t will, no doubt. interest you to
read a clipping from the Chicago Even
ing Post of September 9Th containing
a statement by Secretary Stratus, who
stopped over here a few hours on his
way from Honolulu while en- route to
visit President Roosevelt.
/" With best wishes I remain, re-
spectfully,
"ISigned) VIM. A. GIBSON.
Acting Executive Secretary
GAS you have noted in the local pa
pers, Mr.. BONNIE has finally completed
his work in the East and is now on his
way to Honolulu, being due to arrive
here by the Siberia the 10Th inst.
''By the last steamer from the ORR
ent, we received letters from the Of
fcials in charge of the American CON
| sulates at Newchwang, China; Singa-
pore. Straits Settlements, and Bombay
India, acknowledging receipt of our
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