The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-03
WHO PRODUCED
The PINEAPPLES
Various Happenings of Past
Week in and About
HiIo TeWn.


HILO. January s1--At the annual
meeting of the HiIo Fruit Co, Sec
rotary Wears gave report showing
the sales by pineapple growers TO the
company the past year. Five Hawai-
ians delivered 1875 pounds: eleven
Portuguese, 1859; ten other whites,
27,04s: one Chinese, $50: forty-seven
japanese. 1885; four corporations,
g. e62; total, 2sO,346 pounds. For the
current season the company offered 70
contract with growers at s27 ton
for summer. and s22 ton for winter
crop pines. sound fruit with tops on,
weighing three pounds and over. de-
Evered at factory.
MooNsHINING ABATED.
"Two things which I can safely say
we've busted in these islands are IL
Iicit distilling and counterfeiting,
District Attorney. Breckons says in a
Herald interview. We've practically
put all the illicit okolehao distilleries
out of business, and are still after the
few swipe joints that are left. A few
days ago. when was on the other side
of this island. met Portuguese man,
whom had arrested some time before
for illicit okolehao distilling. and ask
ed him If he was again in the husi-
ness. oh, no. he said, Too much
pilikia.' He is now supporting his
family by honest means and seems
happier for it. He was very glad to
see me-
THE TIE CONTRACT.
BY the Kfnau two more men of the
Atchison. Topeka and santa Fe Rail-
road arrived in Hilo on business in
connection with the ohia tie contract
made by their company with the Ha-
wall Mahogany Lumber Company.
They are J. s. Carton, head of the
Santa Fe's tie department. and w. II.
Jones, tie inspector of the road. In
accordance with the terms of the con-
tract between the two concerns, all
ties are to be examined and accepted
or rejected on Hawaii, before ship
ment This win involve inspection
and testing being done in the noun
tains, and the work viii fall upon Mr..
Jones, who wiz remain on this is
land for the purpose.
ITEMS.
John A. Hughes, car builder of the
Oahu Railway. arrived this week for
business with D. E. Metzger, superin-
tendent of the Hilo Railroad.
Mrs. J. B. Atherton and Miss Ath-
erton are visiting the volcano.
c. NJ. Cooke, when in Hilo last week,
gave $50 to the Hilo library fund It
was Immediately useful. as an order
was then being prepared for books.
Fifteen visitors to the volcano came
on the Kinau,
w. o. Smith is paying one of his
few and far between visits to Hilo.
Sheriff KeoIanui went to Kau on
Monday to inquire about the murder
reported to have been committed there
nearly three weeks ago. and also to
have a talk with the deputy sheriff
on the subject of neglect of duty.
County Attorney Williams is recov-
ering slowly but it will be some time
before he is able to devote all his
time to business again. The wound
caused by the operation is not healing
so promptly as was expected.
High winds have been reported from
Kohala way during the past ten days.
Tom birmingham drove over from Ho-
nokaa in a hack of Kafser's. which,
on the return trip. was blown com
pletely over on to its top, the top be-
ing smashed in.
Manager Moir of Onomea says that
none of the japanese planters have
asked him for a contract and he finds
that they are perfectly willing to con-
tinue as they have for years, without
single dispute ever having arisen
between the planters and the planta-
| ton.
The committee appointed By the
Board Of Health TO examine the in
sanitary condition of several buildings
belonging to the Territory. at the sug-
gestion Of President Pinkham Of the
Board of Health. has reported ad-
versely TO the Territory in most in
/ stances
There viii be an inspection Of Com
pany d. National Guard Of Hawaii. in
HID on February 10, by Major S. ".
Dunniug of the 10th Infantry, q. s a.
The forty-ninth birthday Of the EN-
peror Of Germany was celebrated on
Monday evening at the rooms OF the
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