The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-03-24

ing a ten days tour ~ East Maui Gov
evnor w, r, Frcar and party arrived
lin wailpku Monday evening. The fol-
lowing report q the vlsi, IS condensed
from the Maui News;
The PARTY We're met in Kihei by a
delegation 81 the reception c&nmittee
OF the Wailuku district, \, kiheF the
party was served with luncheon at
the home Of manager Mcleod.
/ After luncheon Governor Frear and
superintendent ~ Public Works Mars
I ton Campbell and a few Of the COM
mistSe went 10 McGregor's landing in
hacks and returned late in the evening
% wailuku where they were hospit-
DIV received by local citizens. Gov
error Frear was entertained while in
Wailuku by Manager and Mrs. II. &.
/ peahallow. while Marston Camobsll
was the guest OF County Attorney and
Mrs. n. II. Case.
The other members 81 the party re-
turned in company 81 the other mem-
herS of the committee 70 Wailuku by
special train provided for the occa-
sion by the Kahului Railroad COM
pany.
Tuesday morning saw the party In
readiness for the business OF the day.
The first thing OF interest was the
wafluku school. where the usual morn
ing patriotic exercises were given. The
exercises consisted Of sglute to the
fiag. the singing Of Columbia. Ques-
tions and responses on matters per
tanning to the flag. the singing OF The
Schools Of Hawaii" This was follow
ed by QUESTIONS and responses on his
tory when the song "Aperica" was
sung as the flag was hois;ed.
The address OF welcome was deliver
ed by Miss Edith Naone. who won the
hearts OF ali including that OF the Gov
ernor.
The Governor addressed the school
and spoke in the highest terms OF the
work being done and the neat appear
ance OF the grounds and, the children.
He said the school building was one
OF the finest in the Territory but he
recognized the fact that the grounds
should be larger and promised his sup
rort in the effort 70 have the grounds
ENLARGED. He spoke OF the need OF
training the hands as we'll as the minds
and congratulated the school on the
carpentry being done. The school gov
eminent was another matter that met
with the approval Of the Governor.
Next the party went 20 the court
house that is in course Of construction
and made a thorough inspection Of it,
The work there proved 10 be entirely
satisfactory.
From the court house an inspection
was made of the Jail and fire station
Here again were conditions that met
the appreciation OF the party.
About eleven o'clock the party and
number Of Maui residents including
Judge Mckay. W. Q. Aiken. II. NJ.
Coke. D. H. Case. Hugu. Howell, W. E
Sanery and ]. y. keOla went up lao
Valley 10 the head OF the water sys-
TEN that was originally laid by Tay-
Ior. The reason for the trip was 10
call the attention Of the officials to
the fact that the intake OF the water
supply for the town and Kahului was
below the residences OF the valley and
Of insufficient volume % meet the re-
Cuirements OF the pe'0.e and bring for
ciblv 10 their attention the ease with
which the broken PIPE line mauka
could be repaired
The Superintendeu- Of Public Works
was favorabIy impressed with the
scheme and requested County Engineer
Howell to make the necessary survey
OF the line and send him an estimate
OF the cost Of repairing the broken line
In the evening crowds Of people
began pouring in from Waikiki. IA
huIui. Puunene, Paia, Makawao, kihei
and surrounding districts. and by the
time the Governor arrived there were
over a thousand people al the Armory
To meet the chief executive and hear
what he had TO say 10 the residents OF
the island.
The entrance to the Armory. the
grounds and the hall we're tastefully
decorated with ferns palms and pro-
fusion Of bunting, and set of with
japanese lanterns
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH.
On being introduced 10 the audience
Governor Frear said the object Of his
visit 10 the island was 10 become bet
ter acquainted with the people and
learn their wants and wishes from
first hand He and his party had been
50 royalty entertained and so cordially
received by all Of the people in every
locality that he must admit that the
motto, Maui No Ka Oh" was az
much a truism as ever.
He said We have the finest stretch
Of cane lands, the finest mill, the best
irrigation system in the world. and
one Of the best pineapple districts in
the Territory that is already the Sec.
ond industry in importance in the
county, while the rubber industry
gives forth every promise Of being
close rival Of the sugar industry in
the course Of a few years.
He had visited the Kula farmers,
where great stretches Of corn and po-
tatOes are grown, and everywhere he
had found the people progressive and