The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-26

| IOWn- All ApO1L Tie SKIN, scalp, ana Efalr,
Sole Props, CUTICTRA RTNrnrrs. boston. II.
week when there was reaction in tn,
sugar stock market call attention L
the fact that there are other things
! besides sugar. Hawaiian Pineappl,
Company stock continued steady or
the market. with considerable bushes:
in it, showing that it was sugar con.
ditions and not local conditions that
brought dizziness into the sugar STOCK
market. Hawaiian Pineapple Company
stock is the only stock listed on the
l Stock Exchange. But the organization
| OF the Koolau Fruit Company to go
! into the pineapple business in Koolau
| doubtless had its effect in calling at
/ tentiOn TO the industry. This company
was organized with a capital stock of
! s200, 600, with the privilege OF increas-
| ing il. Two hundred acres are to be
planted this year and 500 next, and
! the company has an option on 1000
acres additional. A prospectus of the
company is in preparation, and a part
OF the stock will be offered for public
subscription.
EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES OF
SISAL.
The Hawaiian Sisal Fibre Company
begins this week on the harvesting of
eight hundred acres of sisal OF this
amount 500 acres are actually ready 10
be harvested and the remainder will
be before this is all harvested. The
mill has been thoroughly overhauled
at the Honolulu Iron Works and is be-
lieved to be in better shape than ever.
NJ. S. GRINBAUM & co.
The disincorporation of NJ. S. Grin
baum & Co. goes on apace. A deed
from the corporation 10 NJ. S. Grin
baum was filed for record during the
week, conveying several pieces of real
estate. The consideration expressed is
something over $4,000. Legal notice
of the proposed disincorporation is be-
ing published.
THE SAKE CASE.
The cable brought the information
during the week that Judge Morrow
had decided the sake case adversely to
the importers and favorably to the
United States. Thomas Fitch, repre-
senting the importers, at once cabled
notice of appeal and has himself gone
10 the Coast. He insists that this de-
cision now makes an appeal TO the
United States Supreme Court possible
TO the importers and brings final de-
cision yisibly nearer. The sake i'm
porters of this Territory are interested
in the decision to the extent Of more
than a million dollars.
DEATH OF AUGUST DREIER.
The death of August Dreier, news
Of which reached here Tuesday morn
ing. removes a man who had an en-
tirely creditable and a not inconsider-
able part in the development of the
sugar industry. From small begin
nings he developed a plantation that
he sold for half million dollars.
DEMOCRATS ON LAND AND
LABOR.
The Democratic party of the Terri
tory, in its convention called to select
delegates TO the National Democratic
Convention at Denver, instructed for
Bryan and adopted a platform touch
ing on the land and labor systems Of
the Territory.
TRANSPORTATION FOR oHIA
TIES.
Captain Goodman of the bark Emily
Whitney left on the Hilonian the past
week for the coast TO charter or buy
suitable steam and other vessels to
transport ohia ties to California in
fulfilment Of the Hawaiian Mahogany
Company's contract with the Santa Fe
Company. A number Of visitors to the
Territory of late, men with practical
experience in numbering, express
establishment at the extent of the tim
Der resources of Hawaii.
LEASES OF PUBLIC LANDS.
Leases Of about 10000 acres Of pub
lie lands in Hamakua, Hilo. and Kau
were sold at public auction by the Land |
Commissioner on Monday The pur- |
chasers were the Kukaiau Plantation |
Company, the Hakalau Plantation |
Company. the Hutchinson Sugar Plan /
tatiOn Company. and the WaiOhinu Ag-
ricultural and Grazing Company. The
land was formerly under lease to these
several companies. The total rental l
for the various tracts IS S14.4O050.
ESTIMATES \ 10000 TON CROP.
P. c. Jones returned from a visit to
Hawaii during the week. a visit which
took him 10 all Of G. Brewer & Cos
He predicts a $4,000 ton
srop OF sugar for the Islands this year.
FIGS AND NANGOEs.
Through the efforts OF BIr. s. u.
Damon and the Territorial Board Of
agriculture and Forestry. an effort is