The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-25
LUMBERMEN On
HAWAII ARE BUSY
Mahogany Company Getting In
to Shape to Handle Grow
ing Business.

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bundance of ohia ties ready for ship
ment early in July. Directors J. B. Cas-
tie, I. A Tnurston and A. F. Judd, OF
the company, arrived here yesterday
| by the Mauna Kea to look over the
/ field.
As far as the freighting end is con-
cerned, this is being handled by James
B. Castle, president of the company,
and he has been in consultation with
Captain Goodman of the Emily c. Whit
ney, on the all important topics of bot
| toms. freights, speed, cargo capacity,
ETC.. for the past three weeks. Captain
Goodman made two trips to Honolulu
at Mr.. Castles request, upon the last
| occasion leaving his vessel in charge
| of his chief officer who is taking her
up to the Coast, while Captain Good
man hurried along on the Hilonian.
Here. Manager Harris has been put
| ting all pressure on the Puma forests
which supply the ties, and the Volcano
end work has been temporarily sus-
pended. An order for twenty log
cars has been placed with the Hilo
Railroad Company. These log" cars
are somewhat different from the or
binary car, being % feet long and each
wheels. They can be extended, as de-
sired, to suit the length of logs being
hauled. and at the ends of the cars are
hunks" on which the logs rest The
fact that these are being made here
means some extra work for the Hilo
Railroads machine shops, which may
also soon be called upon to turn out
some ordinary fiat cars for hauling
rock to the Breakwater.
j. S. Carton, of the Santa Fe COM
pany, will leave for Honolulu next
week, on his way back to the Coast.
Mr.. Carton has been in Hilo for sew
eral months watching the Ohia tie
business for the railroad he represents
and now feels that he can leave here
as the ties are being turned out in good
shape and there is supply enough ON
hand for early shipments. When the
big mill is running at Puma, Mr.. Car
ton says they can easily turn out
cargo every three weeks to meet re-
quirements. OF the work that has been
turned out with the small mill in Puma
he is well pleased. and further says
that there is nothing to be desired in
the quality of the ties.
In less than two months time the
first cargo of ties should move out of
Hilo harbor and then there must be
regular communication between here
and the southern ports of California.
San Pedro and Redondo.
L. t. Garnsey, who is president of
the Redondo & Los Angeles railroad,
which is a feeder of the Santa Fe, and
which must haul some of the ties at
the other end, is looking over the field
here to gain an idea of the possibility
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ated in connection with his land line.
AS soon as the tie end of the bust
ness is moving with regularity and
precision, work will be resumed at the
mahogany camp near the Volcano.
This is by far the most important part
of the company's business financially,
and it is intended to sell the wood to
the large manufacturers of furniture,
and not to undertake it's manufacture.
The company are producers, not re-
tailers. and as such they want TO have
good supply of material available
that can be shipped in quantities to
suit buyers when they have seen and
tried the wood and are in a position
to appreciate its merits. For this
branch of the business the markets of
the world are open.
A. n. Keegan. mate of the Gerald
c. TObey. is an inmate of the Hilo
hospital suffering from a serious injury
to his left arm. While experimenting
the unloading of freight he was knock
ed over by a sling and thrown against
the side of the ship. His left arm was
dislocated and a fracture was caused
on the immediate tip of the bone whers
.
jury. which was extremely painful,
was attended to by Dr. Colville and
the patient was removed to the Hilo
hospital
MATSON AGENT RESIGNS.
The resignation of Captain G.. H.
Pierce as Hilo agent of the Matson Ma
vigation Company has been followed
by the appointment of Ralph Balding
to the vacancy, the transfer going into
effect on Wednesday last, the goth inst.
Balding has been assistant to Captain
Pierce and to his predecessor for a
long time past and is thoroughly quail
flied to assume the position. The ap-
pointment is most popular one and
gave pleasure to host of good friends.
GENERAL ITEMS.
Later reports from those who often
see the Volcano indicate a greater
degree of activity in the pit upon the
occasion of each visit.
w. c. Peacock, the Honolulu liquor
merchant, arrived here on Wednesday
last to consult with his representatives.
E II. Austin of Hilo, and w r.
Lowrey of Honokaa, on the subject of
licenses.
The dog catchers were out on Fri
day and saturday last and made a
fine collection of vagrant mongrels.
Probably every known canine disease
could have been found among the
bunch of dogs gathered in. Several
were claimed by owners who paid the
penalty, but most of the brutes were
doomed to destruction.
Mr.. r. W. Filler may be the sue
cessor to d. f. Metzger as superin- |
tendent of the Hilo railroad. Mr.. Fill
Ter was formerly in charge of the Ka-
hului railroad and of the Kahului
store. A few months ago he went to
Salina Cruz under engagement with
the American Hawaiian company. and
il Is believed that the Hilo position has
been offered to him.
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