The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-23

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were 100000. leaving cash on hand.
December 81, amounting to $l76,7gS 50.
The manager reports everything to
be in first.class condition.
The engineer of the lower Hamakua
ditch has the lines laid out through the
Paauhau cane fields. There has been
no leaf hopper or drought to speak Of
The crop of 1909 is estimated nj 5000
tons but will probably considerably ex.
coed that amount.
The annual meeting of the McBIydc
Sugar Company was held on Wednes.
day. no new features being presented.
The report was read showing a steady
progress but there were no reports of
extensions or permanent improvements
contemplated.
Graziers Corporation About Complete.
Yesterday number of the graziers
of Hawaii reached Honolulu for the
purpose Of effecting their new corpor.
alton to take over the business of the
Metropolitan Meat Company 1t has
not been decided ms yet whether this
new corporation will continue in the
retail business or not. although G. u.
Waller will retain his position as man.
ager of the concern, as he has always
been. The present company will con.
tinue until the end of the month.
New Pineapple Corporation.
On Tuesday last n new pineapple
corporation was formed, under the
name of the Honolulu Pineapple Com
pany, Limited, the principal office of
which is to be at Maunawai, Oahu.
The corporation is starting with II
small capital stock of $4,000, with an.
thority to increase this amount to
100000, there being 800 shares of a
par value, of $50.
The officers of the new corporation
named in the articles of incorporation
are II. G. Ginaca, president; +. Il.
Haley, vice president; l.. A. Ginaca,
secretary and treasurer; and G. A. j.
Ginaca and A. +. Ewart, directors.
The company purpose establishing
mainland agency for the sale of its
products and those of other growers
desiring TO use the agency.
Legislative Doings.
The Legislature seems determined on
adopting n policy of extending the
powers of the counties most radically,
and are trimming the appropriation
bills to that end. The idea seems TO
be TO turn over to the various Boards
of Supervisors n great deal of the pub.
lie work now conducted by the Terri.
torial officials, allowing the counties
the greater part of the public revenues
to work on.
Theoretically. it is best TO allow the
taxpayers directly concerned to carry
out the public improvements desired
with their own money. on the suppose.
ton that when spending their own
money under their own supervision
there will be less waste and extrava.
gance. How theory will conform with
practise, in view of the incompetence
Of the majority of the Supervisors in
the majority of the boards, remains to
be seen. From past performances of
the county politicians, the extension
of the county power seems to be an
invitation for the indulgence of riot.
Gus profilgacy, appointments of politi.
cal pets IN many cases incompetent,
and general squanderng of the pub.
lies money. The fact that the county
officials will have greatly.increased
spending powers may induce the more
responsible portion Of the electorate to
take an interest in county politics, but
IL is certain, also, to induce the poll
ticians to fight still harder for the
reins of power.