The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-09
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BIDDING

w. NJ GIFFARD is ONE OF THE
PURCHASERS OF A HOME NEAR
THE VOLCANO.
HILO, Dec. 5.-While there were not
fifty people present at the sale of the
Volcano lots on Tuesday morning, the
representation was one showing that
there are fresh air seekers in all walks
of life. More than half the buyers
were women, indicating, as Auctioneer
Williams said, That mothers can al
ways be relied upon when fresh air for
the children is in sight.
Only one Honolulu man was sue
cessful in getting a mountain summet
site on Hawaii and he was W. NJ. Gift
fard, though bids were made for other
citizens at the Capital who underes-
timated the value of the Big Island s
pure mountain atmosphere.
John Scott was there but Mrs. NJ. n.
Shipman overbid him II. Wears and
Doc Bowman went halves in a lot.
Tom Cook, who surveyed the plot,
knew their value and got one. Sena-
tor Browns wife and Mrs. E. A. Ma
wahi prepared the way for mountain
homes. The names of Alfonso, Vierra,
Cabrinha and SerTao snow that the
Portuguese children are to get a
chance near the Hawaiian Alps. An
old mountaineer like Peter Lee obey
ed his wife's orders and her name is
of record. Mrs Grace Lyman sent
her husband to do her bidding Mrs. A.
G. Curtis went herself. And the best
of it all was that, after the sale, ev-
cry purchaser was pleased at his or
her bunch of ozone. Details of the
sale follows:
Lot Block C Sold at Upset.
Mrs. Jeanne King. sos $50 Az
2-Thos E. Cook. ....... l25 60 .4O
Block A.
Mrs. NJ E. Shipman.. 300 1.5O
2-H. Wears ............ POS u. 10
Mrs E. A. Nawahi ...., 205, 1913
Mrs. Emaline Lyman. 20 A. Al
9-W NJ. Giffard. ..... 1870 56.4
1O-Mrs. ]. T. Brown. 1872 90. III
Block B.
Mrs. Lizzie Lee. ...... 60 4l.SC
Mrs. Grace Lyman. 1863 46.2C
3-Mrs. ouisa U. Swain. 1O5 $40
al. Helbush .......... 60 "a. At
5-Mrs. Carrie c. Alfonso 81 SO 81
6-Ezel5iel Vierra. ....... 81 So. .,
IA. NJ. Cabrinha ...... 81 81 81
8-Cbas. Williams ...... SO 52.2l
13-Mrs. A. G. Curtis..... As 44,6i
1A-Jose A. Serrao. ...... As A II
| I'D. K. kama. ......... SO DO. a
There are four lots, Nos. 8 to IL IL
Block B that were not sold They av
erage a little over acres each ant
their upset price is from S45 to s46.5O
the upset prise averaged $54.21 witt
a total value of $1,000 for the 10 lot
sold. The sale price averaged $1OS.7
of a total value of $1,000
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SoOo00I
in the clay formation at cost o
about 100000.
Figured as a private proposition, II
comparison with the dock at Hunters
! Point, a dock here would have a grea
advantage But a fraction of the toll
would have to be charged in order t
return an income on the money in
vested.
The local dock, and its harbor ap
proach, will also be more free from
the disturbances of storms than Hunt
ers' Point, and there is no more shell
tered harbor in the world than thi
one.
E. c. Sessions, Jr., is now on hi
way east with the delegation to tn
National Rivers and Harbors Con
gress. Congressman Knowland is alst
a member of his party, and the scheme
will be laid fully before him en- route
Congressman Knowland and Senate
Perkins have committed themselves t
the Mare Island project, but that wa
before any other federal drydock il
their district was projected, or evel
thought of. 1t is not thought tina
either of them will voice any Opposi
ton to the establishment of anothe
dock here, Alameda being Congress
man Knowland's home town.
The city of Alameda owns a piec
of waterfront land in this clay bed
This may be taken by the government
if it is decided to establish a drydocB