The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-08-17

placed in commission. The engine VIII
be used in hauling freight. The Har
riman lines last December placed an
order for 200 locomotives with the
American Locomotive works, and the
engines are said to have been entirely
The engines purchased
by the o. X. & l.. Co. are the first of
this make ever brought to this Terri.
tory.
Hilo Elks Seek Home.
Hilo Elks may lease the top floor of
the Peacock block in that city. The
matter is being given serious consid-
Grafton by the lodge, and according to
a member of the order, who arrived on
the Mauna Kea yesterday morning,
there is every indication that the trans
action will go through.
Hilo Masonic Temple.
The handsome new home of the Hilo
Masons is rapidly nearing completion.
This building, which is of steel and re-
inforced concrete, has cost in the neigh
borhood of $1,000. The corner store
room, at Bridge and Waianuenue
streets, has already been leased by the
Turner Il Co., for their dry goods store.
Hilo Hotel Growing.
Work on the Hilo hotel is progressing
in fine shape, and win probably be
completed within the next two months.
Extensive work is also planned for the
Volcano House, and the building will
be considerably enlarged.
Hilo Real Estate Active.
Hilo real estate is in great demand
according to Honolulu people who have
just returned from the big island, and
sales are being recorded daily. Con-
siderable building is either under way
or projected, and the Hawaii city APP
pears to be entering upon an era of
rapid and substantial growth.
Armory Plan Approved.
The Merchants Association at its
meeting last Friday, approved the re-
port of the special armory committee.
recommending that systematic cam.
paign be started to raise $4,000 for the
erection of an armory for the National
Guard of Hawaii.
Inter Island Stock High.
Inter-Island Steam Navigation stock,
last week reached Ill, the highest
figure recorded since the stock dividend
was declared some time ago.
New Methodist Church.
The congregation of the First Meth
odist church has decided to erect
100000 church building at Victoria
and Beretania avenue.
Governors Report.
The report of the Governor Of Ha-
wall to the Secretary of the Interior,
shows the present wealth of the Terri.
tory to be $l3S,910,S20, an increase
of $5,000,000 since 1910. The report
also shows that the income of the Ter.
ritory during the past twelve months
was $3,05l ,526,Sl, an increase of $751;
77S.49 over the preceding year.
Phone Poles Arrive.
Four hundred telephone poles ar
rived on the Matson Navigation Com
pany's ship Hyades Friday morning,
for use in the reconstruction of the dis.
| tributing system of the Mutual Tele-
phone Company.
| Immigration Funds Available.
There is now available $4,000 Of
the special immigration and conserva-
ton fund provided for by the last Leg
islature. OF this amount three quarters
is for the immigration and the other
quarter for conservation work.
Change of Editors.
With the July issue of the Planters
Monthly, the editorship of that excel
lent publication passes into the hands
of Lorrin A. Thurston, r. d. Mead re.
firing. Mr.. Thurston was editor of the
paper from 1885 to 1887.
Stock Transactions.
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar-90,
200, 200, 800 at $33; at 33; 40, so at
1925; 80, 10 at 1926.
Oahu.-250, so at 80; 72, 60 at 80;
30 at 80; 80 at 80; 100 at 80; 25 at
80; %, 5, 40 80, 80 at 32; 80 at -;
8, 80 at -; 200 at 81; 20, 5, 3 at 80. 1919.
Pioneer.-25 at 1880; IA at 1850;
20, 80 at $50; Is, Is at $50; 80 at 1880;
10, Is at 1880; 10 at 1856; 200 at
1855; 80 at 1856; 10 at 1s6.
Ewa.-5O, 10, 80 at 1850; 100 at
3O.75; so, 20 at 3O75; 5 at 81; 10 at
81; 10 at 1915; 80, 100 at 3O75.
Olaa.-20O, 100, 1O0 100, 10 at 4.75;
so, so so, 80 at AIS; 100 at 4.75; 20 at
4.75; 25 at 1925.
Hawaiian Agricultural.-20 at 1856;
10 at $50.
Wailuku.-25 at 265.
Waialua.-5 at 1OS.5O; 8, 8, at los;
10 at 1880; at 107; 25, 10 at 10Y so;
%, 5, 5, 10, 10 at 1909; 10 at 100; %,
%, 25 at 100; 100 at l09; 10 at 1880; 5
at 1880; 5, 8, 8, at $l09.25.
Honokaa.-250 at 1925; so at
1898; 100 at 10; 10, 10, at 1875.
Kahuku.-100 at 81.
McBryde.-100 at 1875.
Onomea.-5 at so; 8 at so; 10 at
49s7h.
Honomu.-12 at 175.
Paia.-5 at 250.
Hutc hinson.-20 at IS.
o. r. & l.. Coco at 1876.
Mutual Telephone Colo at $50.
Understandable at Ill.
Bonds.
Hilo R. r, 6s.-$1OOO at 81; $4,000,
$4,000 at 97.25.
Dividends.