The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-13

ripped and the flesh pinehed. causing
blood to flow, but, fortunately, he was
not seriously hurt. Had the car brakes
been set the ear might have been over
turned onto a row of people standing
alongside the track.
Where the Stone is Quarried.
The train carried the party into the
Puma country, where the rock for the
breakwater is being quarried. There
the party found men at work with the
drills making holes for blasting, and as
the train moved away a blast was set
off which caused whole cliff to fall
with great roar.
Into the Lumber Country.
One of the prettiest features of the
day was at Pahoa, where the lumber
mill of the Pahoa Lumber Mill Com
pany is located almost in the heart Of
the ohia forests. AS the train pulled
into the new station where Col. Samuel
company has his headquarters and
home, the visitors were greeted with
many signs of welcome. The house
was decorated, an American flag float
ed high above from Flagstaff, and on
the front lawn a luau arbor had been
erected, which was prettily decorated
The tables were set, however, with a
luncheon of haole foods, consisting of
alligator pear salad, sandwiches, cold
meats, punches, lager and fruits in
abundance. Tt was a spread well relish
ed, for the party was hungry.
Col. Johnson was complimented upon
his welcome and the luncheon. Mrs.
Thompson acted as hostess in the alb
sence of Mrs. Johnson, and a corps of
prettily kimonoed japanese women
served at the tables.
For Mainland Roadbeds.
Then came a visit to the mill where
big trees were being sawed. The plant
was found to be as complete as even
Congressman Ellis of Oregon, who has
been much in the lumber camps of the
Northwest. has seen in his part of the
country The company has invested
approximately 100000 in the business
and is carrying it on, on a large scale.
The company has completed about
eight miles of railroad in the Puma and
Hi1o districts, and has nine miles add.
tional roadbed graded, ready for track
laying. and plans at an early date to
construct some seven or eight miles
more.
Congressman Ellis made an address,
after brief introduction by John c.
Lane. He spoke to the few Hawaiians
in a patriotic vein, but just as he was
getting into full swing the train con-
ductor cut him short by yelling for
everybody to go aboard.
Around Harbor in Launch.
On the return homeward, the Rivers
and Harbors Committee, left the train
at Waiakea and accompanied by Major
Winslow made tour of inspection of
the harbor in launch, viewing the
breakwater at close range from the
water side.
The Tour of the bitches.
Where a flood of golden dollars is
being poured out in the extension of
the irrigation systems of Hawaii;
where the hills are being pierced with
water tunnels, the gulches scanned with
open waterways and the high lands
forced to store the rains for the fields
below the storm belt; where engineers,
arboriculturists. photographers and
expert miners, assisted by hundreds of
laborers, are planning and delving to
make two tons of sugar grow where
only one grows now, the visiting Con-
gressmen interested in irrigation and
| agricultural development spent two
busy days. This was the Kohala and
| Hamakua section of the Big Island
where two great water systems are be-
ing developed and perfected, the Kohala
ditch and the upper and lower Ha-
makua ditch, after inspecting which
Congressman Reeder chairman of the
| Committee on Irrigation, was forced 70
admit that these Islands have nothing
to learn from the people of the main.
| land in the way of irrigation and in
| tensive agriculture
| The visit of the six Congressman to
| the Kohala, Waimea and Hamakua Sec
lions of Hawaii, was an eye-opener to
| them as well as being the source of a
great deal of pleasure to the hospitable
| people of those regions
| The details of the entertainment had
been worked out in perfect manner by
the local committees. headed by Speak
] err Holstein and Senator Palmer P
! Woods. From the minute the visitors
| landed on the little Mahukona landing
until the last of the party had limped
into Hilo, two days later. there was
not an idle moment, not pause in the
hospitality, not time when the Con
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