Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-14
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the archives Of Congressional tours,
Il started SO smoothly and wound up
An such blaze of glory and bub-
bling good nature.
One thing should not be forgot
ten at the outset. The people who
had ridden over the perfect roads OF
Kauai and the almost perfect roads
of Oahu were quite convinced that
the people of the County of Hawaii
should get wise, as II. ]. Lord would
put It, or gain wisdom to put II
mildly.
The members Of ibis party were
as follows: Congressman Reeder,
Barchheld. Thomas, Rodenberg and
Barthold. Clerk Threll of the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs. Delegate Ka-
lanianaole, Secretary Mcclellan, Ma
yor Fern OF Honolulu, Chief Clerk
Mathewson of the Secretary's office,
Editor W. r. Harrington OF the Even
ing Bulletin. Editor Henshall of the
Hawaiian Star, Frank T.. Thompson
and T.. J. Lord. The two latter
brought automobiles In which the
trip was taken. and Frank Woods
and Henry Beckley of Kohala, car
ried part of the party in their ma
chimes.
Bare hfeld on Roads.
II have done automobiling in all
parts OF our country and some parts
OF the world In general but never
struck anything like this" was the
way Mr.. Barchfeld, fiom Pennsylva-
MIA, expressed II In burst of con-
fidence. This beats anything / ever
struck. Sometimes your roads are
like fields and at other times when
the path doesn't look attractive, you
go across lots. This is automobiling
for your life."
The run from the Kohala Club
Wednesday afternoon to the head
quarters of the Irrigation ditch at
Kukuihaele was most interesting
and remarkable. The country is pro-
spectively the great farming land OF
the Territory, and the roads for the
latter part OF the way are of char
acte to make It the most perfect
course for an endurance run that
could be imagined. There are some
places between the Woods ranch and
Waimea that have the Coney Island
Bumps done to a standstill
and going at fair rate of speed
there are turns and drops that make
the uninitiated feel convinced that
the whole outfit is bound on a run
ming jump for eternity.
When Lords Car Led.
Congressman Bartholdt with
Prince Cupid, Congressman Roden-
berg, Congressman Thomas,--but It
too long story to line up the men
in the car-suffice II to say that Lords
car led. The weather was perfect
and the running was rapid. The
first stop was Akona's In Waimea,
and that Is saying a good deal. For
five autos loaded to their capacity to
go over that country without a pune
ture or stop OF any kind was what
brought forth the congratulations of
praise from Congressman Barchfeld.
Out through the Perker ranch and
down through the Hamakua home
steals the trip furnished a variety OF
scene and after leaving the ranch a;
goodly pumber of people. As one
rides through to the vast acres OF
that ranch he Is impressed with what
wonderful country that would be
If 1t were populated. The eleva-
ton is such as to make 1t like home
for the man from the temperate zone.
but mighty little can ever be done
with that land or any other SO far
as the small holder is concerned un-
til better roads make transportation
less of a problem.
Breokons and the Mule.
Down through the Hamakua
homesteads the United States Dis
trict Attorney ran across An educat-
ed mule. One member OF the party
spent n dollar and twenty five cent?
OF another mans money and exhaust
ed the stock of the only Thirst Par
Tor and Life Saving Station along
the way.
The attractive grounds of Manag.
err. Ahrens were reached during the
late part of the afternoon and after
a short rest portion OF the party
went on to the headquarters of the
ditch workers, The hospitality Of
the people at Kukuihaele was ideal.
Until It was time to get up, those
who wanted to rest were allowed to
do so, and the wayfarers who wish
cd to talk 1t over ere accommodate
ed. In the evening an impromptu
party was held and the Honolulu
men discovered old friends in Hey
Wodehouse, Roth, Laird and num-
Der of others who are engaged in
the work of helping the ditch grow.
What interested Reeder.
After breakfast Mr.. Ahrens and
Mr. McCrossen furnished horses for