The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-04
HILO CUT OFF
FROM WORLD

Re town % Hiio was abruptly cut
60 ern-n communication with the out
side Era-id yesterday owing 10 the &C
ttoa 81 me Eil0 Telephone company in
refusing 70 allow wireless messages TO
= ovs- is line without an extra
charge % twenty-five cents Per mes
szre. The trouble al came about IN
Shis way
E1- some weeks past the Hilo Tele-
phone company has insisted on an eN-
,7-ai-azt charge for maintaining the
r-fva-s wire owned by The Wireless
Teleg-zqh company. which Is strung
along the Elo Telephone company's
r7le< tarorsAou, the Eilo district Pre-
xlous,y the telephone company receiv-
81 -he sun % $50 Per month Tor al
tending 70 al business Of The Wireless
originating in the town and district
g Elc. as vel IS maintaining Its
r-7va-e wire This was considered
-e-v taE- c5npenSaIion. and i was not
slrtH e Few weeks ago thai the tele-
---na COMPANY arbitrarily raised this
r--ce rs SIS. informing the Wireless
rer-Ie that unless The. sum was paid
n messages would be permitted - 90
s1Eg- -hs5- lines
-15u mis- inttmalion the Wireless es-
-abEshs6 lis own Office in the heart OF
rhe r1E-n O. Hilo ana became regular
subscriber q the telephone company, a
H. sane time informing the telephone
s,7-us-v that they would be willing 10
-r rlla-eve- vas q reasonable COM
r-=-ss-55- .o- the maintenance OF its
zrf-= on -heir poles throughout the dis
z-l-c ~ El0 basing i on The charges
r-aEs hy the thras other telephone
.-5-psuses q Hawaii AZ The same
--s II was requested that the wire Be
devoted exclusively 70 wireless mes
sizes s. tha- The greatest secrecy
might y obtained for them
Matters have been running along IN
rRis manner until yesterday when me
ops-ar5r a, Puzko sent double rush
message 20 the wireless office stating
tAar = Z Richards. manager OF the
Eu5 Telephone company, refused %
suex s-y rnessag es 70 leave Hilo OF
- fled there without an extra te-e-
r,h,ze charge Of = cents for each This
rs=--es- The Wireless company refused
"a ac-edz 70, believing that i was not
r- "a pur the public % this extra
.x-=-se. Consequently yesterday all
r-=sSzrss 1led in the lilo Office for
z11olulr. ~e-e rejected until the mat
L. coal6 be Strengthened out
Ra-ch. manager o. the Wireless
c1--any. sstt to- HID OF the hinau
1-ss-s-5av 70 take The matter Up per
soaaIy Eilh TIE Elo company. ny
Ral-A left for Eilo before the AoVeT-
User learned q the trouble ana no
.-z-e--sn- could Be secured from him
E=susve-. 4 was stated By Robert W
S-s-r5s y The Wztsrhouse Trust COM
ra-y. local agents for the Wireless,
80 " Ralch went % Eilo prepared
q, -sks every reasonable effort 10
s--A5Ehtsa the matter on, but UNI
Nd rad been received from Ny
Rz-ch ever The wireless that the mat
t. had been adjusted, 10 messages
xrzuld - accepted in Honolulu Tor HI
IL II S1iuzle further stated -nal the
-e--=s- from TIE lilo Telephone 60
Sras. IN his opinion unjust. and tA21
aae -ol asked by the telephone COM
Any u = Qsr cent message Would
-s,-z a hardship OF the pubic; thai
rha are-sze number Of messages sem
- z-E from Eflo averaged about 40
md u-wau5s ps- month which Would
-sza a -e- revenue 10 the Eilo Iele-
-he-e company q over 500 which the
--h-fc aoul5 have - pay.
L zzs further stated that letter
rs5 been sent 70 The telephone people
rv NzzzEs- BaIch. under date Of sep
zz-5z- ,. n which that company vas
.ors-s5 -hs sane compensation Tor the
--z5--e-s-ce q this wire through the
district O aIlo q-oPo-uoaate with the
ra-s rzss % The other three companies
On -he Island for maintaining t1e
-z-=,ess business ~ Hawaii
asa -aszlc q The decision o. the hi-o
Telephone company. the Daily Herald
q -za- cE-y wss obliged yesterday 10
s-srs-6 publication TOT being IN
v-z.au1 % receive the morning news
~ E1aa-ulu- Several very impo--
-z-- messages were also unable 70 De
s--
--less II. Bach can make some set
xls-=-- v11h the Elo Telephone COM
-a-y L = 5usc possible that The Wire
less MI apply . The court for an IL
sz-e-i1- restraining chem from placing
y embargo On wireless messages