The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-10-22
MAUI WINE
IS D0PED UP
Local Product Is Adulterated to
Add to the Retailers
Profits.

complains that some of the product put
on the Honolulu market and sold as
| theirs is n substitute, their wine being
taken as base from which to make
something that win give greater prof.
its. The Maui winners object very
seriously to anything being put on the
market as Maui wine which has been
doctored up with dago red, logwood
and other adulterants.
There has been complaint that the
Kapakalua wine is as potent and as
fiery as the cheapest imported fire wa
ter, the blame being heretofore put on
| the manufacturers. who were said to
be marketing their wine before it had
aged enough to creep. The Maui peo-
pie believe that this blame results from
mixtures credited to them and is wholly
undeserved.
Analysis Gives Proof.
| r! A. Duncan has finished making
an analysis of the alleged imitation
whisky and the result will be given
to the Oahu Board of Liquor Com
missioners at its next meeting. The
whisky has been found to be the most
| genuine kind of imitation and it now
rests with the board as to whether the
seller will be prosecuted or Just scared
enough to refrain from selling it again
as the pure article
| In case prosecution is decided upon,
| the matter will probably have to be
| thrashed out thoroughly in the attor-
ney-general's Office for there are two
| distinct charges under which the man
might be arraigned. One is Ennis
branding" penalty for which is pro-
vided by the Federal laws and the
other is "adulteration, definition of
and penalty for which, is on the statute
books of the Territory.
The whisky was secured on trip
| of inspection made by Duncan and
Liquor Inspector Fennell, who origin
ally intended to investigate wines only.
In the store of the man who furnished
the samples analysed, was found a
large demijohn of whisky which the
man stated he sold as such, and that
admission made out a clear case against
him, for it wasn't labeled as the imita-
ton it has turned out to be. The
wholesaler has complied with the laws
for the barrel in which it was shipped
had the proper label
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city, for the use only of its police and
fire alarm telegraph systems, Zone g.
inch fiber duct or conduit in the un-
derground system of the company now
about to be constructed according TO
the plans hereto annexed, for dis
tance of not to exceed $4,000 linear
feet"
! Supervisor Aylett contends that this
is not fair The length specified
should read N'not less than IS 900 linear
feet The neglects in the Bulletin to
state whether $4,000 linear feet is 100
miles or only ten miles.
Got What They Wanted.
| Attorney A. Lewis states that the
clause as it stands in the agreement
is entirely in accordance with the re.
quest of Deputy County Attorney Mil.
verton, who based it on figures sub.
mitted by Electrician Frazee. "We ask.
ed them how much they wanted,'' said
Mr.. Lewis yesterday afternoon, "and
Mr.. Milverton said he thought they
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feet, probably about 1880 feet.
asked him if it would be sufficient to
make it $4,000 feet in the agreement
and he said it would. They could have
had any number of feet they wanted
They can have duet through the en-
tire system tomorrow if they want it
So there is nothing in that objection
We gave them just what they asked fol
and would have given them as muct
more as they wanted.'
Another clause in the agreement
which is underlined by Supervisor Ay
lett 90 as being particularly objection
able is the following:
"And the city and county furthel
covenants and agrees with the company
that in the event that the city ani
county shall fail or neglect to observe
or perform or shall violate any of tn,
terms, conditions or stipulations of thii
agreement on its part to be observed
or performed, the city and county shall
forfeit its right to the use of said con
duit, and the company shall pay to the
city and county the amount paid by
the city and county to the company fol
installing said duct, and the company
may thereupon remove the wires anC
cables of the city and county placed
in said duet and take full and complet,
possession of said duct free from any
and all rights of the city and county
to the same.'
Referring to this, A. Lewis stated
that the clause was somewhat objected
to by one of the directors of the tele
phone company as being decided,
against the company and in favor O.
the city and county. 1t means, he said
that if the city and county should us'
the duet for, say, eight years and thei
want to get ont, the company woult
have TO pay il back the $500 receive,
for installing the police and fire wires
You would never find an agreemen
with any other corporation so fayorabl,
TO the municipality.
cone thing some Of the supervisor
objected 10 is the $500 cost for wires
But what il that in comparison will
what II will cost the city aud count,
10 maintain an overhead system wheI
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