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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Announcement that the lawsuits
growing out of water disputes be.
tween the Oahu railway and l.. l.. Nc.
Candless and James Armstrong, have
been compromised out OF court. winds
up what promised to be long and
hard.iought litigation. The most i'm.
pcrtant item is the release by the rail.
way Of certain claims to the rights of
way near Raymond grove. He gets
from the road some nine acres of rice
land near his present holdings.
The telephone and telcgriph com
panies have been very much in the
foreground this week It Is finally
decided that, Honolulu sball have the
automatic telephone system. the d..
rectors of the local company having
reached that conclusion Thursday.
Mr.. Plat. the visiting representative
of the automatic, offers $50 900 for the
present old equipment and the new in
stallation will cost over $50 900. The
fact Of the matter is that the outside
equipment of the present system Is
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21
IN BUSINESS CIRCLES

The man who predicts that any
thing n Honolulu has reached the top
notch tails TO understand the future
a lhis city and those islands,
rhcldcnrs IN point may be found in
the SlarE exchange record for the
past week particularly in the sale OF
rriy shuos OF Waialul at lis yeste..
day afternoon the last previous sale
being 10. This Is not ~ exception
Ii is an instance that epitomi2es the
Whole situation.
AlCng the same line Is the taking
up Of the final bond issue of the
Paia and Haiku plantations. The
call is advertised today for taking
up $4,000 of bonds on October |.
This clears up the bonded indebted
ness Of these two plantations, and
makes record thus far for the
Alexander & Baldwin plantations
of haTing paid of more than a mil
lion dollars of bonded Indebtedness
this year. This Is merely one of
the samples of the prosperity that
Is general in Hawaii
In the real estate market there
are not such marked instances of adj
vances, but Honolulu real estate is
steadily strengthening and the peo-
pie are gradually beginning to real
ize what they have before them in
the way of assurance for continued
prosperity. The Charles Brewer
Estate on Friday approached c6uclu.
sion with the Bishop Estate for Il
long lease of the property on which
the Blu letin building now
stands. Next year, after the present
lease runs out. an Office building
will be nut up on King street and a
large warehouse building will be
erected In the rear of May & Co.
And all these transactions In
stocks and bonds and real estate are
but the edge of the beginning Of
Honolulu's growth. Money Is al
ready plentiful In the city. and no
good loans 90 begging. On top OF
this comes the letting loose of over
half million of bond money the
first of October.
II is good for Honolulu, and tho
principal danger TO be guarded
against is the possibility that this
surplus money may seek investment
outside Of Hawaii. It has been made
here and should be rcinvested fol
the further development Of our islands
The stock market has been mark
ed by advancing prices, but not yer!
much dealing. Everyone Is holdin,
on, and there Is every reason VIII,
they should. According TO the ap
proXimate figures given out by Mr.
Anterior of the Sugar Factors Con
many, fully one-third of our islam
sugar crop has yet to reach the mar
Eet.
The price of sugar that starte
In the week, with centrifugals at o
Hnd beots II 3D. finished on Fri
day with centrifugHls at Al an
beets lis led, the latter havin
gone as high as is 10 lad. dror
ping back to lis Cd, and then re
covering, This means short Gro
in European beets and continue
high prices. There Is. therefore
ample justification for the advanc
Of stocks. There is good reason 70
the owners of stocks To hold then
as the returns must improve If pres
ent prospects count for anything
Al least 1i5,o00 tens Of the presen
sugar crop viii he sold at the pres
ent high prices or better.
The advances in the price o
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Governor Frear received cable.
gram this week announcing that the
President has given the necessary ap-
prevail for the latest issue of Terri.
torial Improvement bonds to provide
Tor the construction of the Kula pipe
line These bonds, like all others
that have been issued, will be accept.
cd rs security for Federal deposits.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Considerable excitement was caused
this week by the report that the
staunch inter.island steamer Niihau
had been sunk OF Molokai. She came
into port next day leaking slightly.
She had been on the reef for a short
time.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

The annual meeting or the Chamber
of Commerce was rather tame affair,
the old officers being reelected and
presumably the policies of the past
year will be continued. Whether 1t
Is intentional or not. Il Is interesting
TO note that In the slate for the trus.
tees of the Chamber to serve for the
coming year there Is no representa-.
tive of any mercantile firm. trust I'm.
pany, the .Banl: of Hawaii or Bishop
& Co. This may or may not be zig.
nificant of the organization II an in.
ner circle to run things. but usually
with the Chamber of Commerce any
one who will get In and do something
has been hailed'with delight. The Of
fcers and trustees are: President.
James + Morgan: vice president, j, p.
Cooke; secretary-treasurer, II. p.
Wood; trurtees, L. FaXon Bishop
James d. Dole j. d. Kennedy A..
GGrtley, C. Hedemann, +. w. Elamp,
+. L. Paxton, NJ. p Robinson, +. N.
swanay Il. |. spalding, L. d. Tenncy
and Richard Iyers.
The committees are:
Finance-E. ID. Tenney, L. r. Biah
OPP Richard lvers.
Membership-J. A. Kennedy. J y.
Dole, NJ. p. RObnsonA
Arbitration-E. |. Spalding, J. 4.
Kennedy A. Gartley, Richard iyors,
J. ID. Dole,
Commerce, Manufacture and hgrl,
tulture-F. M, Swanzy. J. p. Cooke,
T. ID. Tenney.
Harbor Shipping 0rd Trnnonnrto,
''"n- y. L. Pastor J. A. Kennedy +
Klamp
Legislature and Public Improve
ments-E. !. Spalding, j. =. Cooke, 4
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Mr.. Arundel, owner of Ocean and
Pleasant Islands, who Is making his
headquarters in the city. contem.
plates erecting wireless telegraph sta.
lions to bring the islands of the
South Seas into regular communica.
ton.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

W. r. Castle, acting for Castle &
Cooke, sent contribution OF $1,000 to
the sufferers in the Osaka disaster
This was forwarded through the Jap.
ancse Consul and the act was very
much appreciated by the reputable
Japanese of Honolulu, AS It will also
be by the thousands in distress.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

stocks have been confined principal
~ 10 Waialua. Honokaa and Iiawa-
iian Pineapple. although II new
MAJ i was set for Hawaiian CONNER
ciil on Tuesday, when $50 shares
sold at $3.50. HunOkaa has adj
vancel from 1880 to 1925. 1t viii
probably 80 up slowly, though Ii
will jump above par quickly II there
is fair promise of dividend. Wal
alua is still stock to conjure with.
Its $1,000 ton crop will be OFF in
three or four weeks and much Of II
old at high prices. Eva has adj
yanced 10 cents a share during the
week. Pioneer is steady at 1860.
oahu is strong at SO.
The sudden demand for Hawaiian
Pineapple attracted considerable no.
lice, orders coming In from the coast
to buy at market. and It was not
possible to fll them. What few
shares were picked up sold at $3.50,
an advance of about s. a share.
1t can be matter of compare
lively short time before the crowd
will go after the less expensive
stocks, The reports from olaa are
very satisfactory, 'and McBryde is
in the most promising condition II
has ever known. having obtained
water from unexpected sources and
being fully equipped to take care OF
! It's area in time of drouth. This
property will pay off $125,O00 of Its
Indebtedness this year and bids fair
TO pay more next, with a splendid
crop for 1911.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

that the business during the coming
year will exceed that of the year
just passed by fully as large a per
cont az that year in turn exceeded
the preceding twclyemonth.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Marston Campbell has telegraphcd
the authorities at Washington asking
that a gcographer be sent to assist
Messrs. Leighton and Mendcnhall in
connection with the photographic sur
vey.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

One OF the most important incl
dents of The week was the convic-
ton of the Japanese strike leaders
for conspiracy. Following close on
this victory for law and order came
a letter to Editor Sheba signed by
500 Eva Japenese in which they
thank him for his timely advice that
prevented them from going out on
second strike. There are about
1900 strike breakers still at work
on Honolulu and Oahu plantations.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

The National Guard Is to get new
rifle range in Palolo alley. 1t will
have to put up with this Improvement
for a while and be satisfied. The
trmory has been postponed till the
meeting Of the next Legislature.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

The Mayor this week succeeded In
getting signatures to the papers that
will give the County the necessary
right of way on the Ka.uanui beach
ON the other side of the island.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Manager Schwerin Of the Pacific
Mail took trip this week to the new
Makapuu light that Is to prevent any
such disasters ms the Manchuria met
with in going ashore at Waimanalo.
The lighthouse system Of the islands
is being developed rapidly and with
proper regard for the deep sea ships.
Mr.. Schwerin's visit TO the city has
been attended by more or less con-
lecture. In his address before the
Chamber OF Commerce Mr.. Schwerin
urged our people to increase the
water area of the harbor rather than
the wharfage, and let tall line of
comment that indicated that although
the Pacific Mail is losing heavily in
its battle with competing lines in the
foreign trade. II Is waking up to the
possibilities of trade between Hawaii
and the mainland.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Clerks of the Circuit Court have be.
gun work on their review OF the re-
ports on the great Bishop Estate val
ued at s25O0,OOO and the Dreier Els.
tate valued at 100000.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

The Board of License Commission.
ers at their meeting this week refused
the petition of Jack Roberts for n
saloon license on lower Alakea street
whore the Kentucky saloon was for.
mefly This Indicates that no more
licenses will be granted in the city
limits. The petition of Mr.. ] ycurgus
tor an afterhour Union Grill priv.
lisse was taken under advisement
suggesting that the Commission may
possibly modify It's previous regula,
ton regarding after hours and. per.
haps Sunday privileges in restaurants
and hotels.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

impOrtan. decisions on Friday, one up
holding the new law providing for
commitments to the insane asylum by
l.unacy Commission, aud the other
unfolding the inheritance tax law.
The latter holds that shares Of stock
in domestic corporations and owned
by n person dying abroad are property
within the Territory of Hawaii and
subject to the inheritance tax.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

The Honolulu Stock and bond EN-
change held its annual meeting Fri
day afternoon and elected Zeno X.
Meyers as president, william Will
hanson vice president and Albert
Along secretary. There was very
lively controversy over the sale of an
additional seat resulting from the
desire of w. p. Roth to purchase a
seat. 1t was finally decided to offer
the seat ut an upset price OF $4,000,
This is the highest ngure yet, and
places the value Of those already held
at $1,000.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Superintendent Campbell has visited
the famous Kapan lands this week
That section of the Territory has re-
ceived more visits from more different
officials than any other SO far as
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

a. A. Wilson, Theodore Dauman.
William Thomas. Henry Ginaca. G. G.
owcl, +, 3. Lyman Jr., AMI AleXand.
er Angus have applied for "A charter
under the name of the Maunawai
Mercantile Company. The capital
stock is $1,000 with a $lOb 600 limit.
II Is believed this corporation is to OPP,
crate In connection with lnri nrop.
critics in the Pupukea homestead sec.
ton.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

The advances in the price of
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Attorney General Hemenway is pre-
pairing series of ejectment suits
against people who have been occupy
ing public land. II is possible that
some interesting cases will develop.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

Gartley.
Reception and Entertainment-A.
Gnrtley, G. Hedemann, M. =. Robin.
son.
Building-W. II. Castle, j. VI. Dow
sott II. Z. Wood.
Promotion--W. A. Bowen, w. II.
Hogs.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

The Honolulu Iron WORKS put In the
lowest bid nor Tie pipe If N" ~
water system. Tie total was $780,
t9I.2S and It includes 10000 feet of
siy.inch. $4,000 feet of five.inch, 10000
feet of four inch. 10000 feet of three.
inch and $1,000 feet of one.and.orc
half-inCh pine
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21

known and the Kapaa problem is yet
unsolved. The sale Of lease of the
Kapaa cane lands means under ordin.
airy circumstances that the Makce
Sugar Company will get the land at
its own terms as the area il not sui.
ficient for an independent plantation.
and the Mnkee Sugar Company hos
the only mill in the vicinity. II the
Kapaa land matter is finally settled
without the charge OF favoritism the
unexpected will happen.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-26
MONTANA MAN ENJOYS
OGDEN AND SURROUNDINGS

John j GARNER. n pioneer resident
Of Helena and the northwest, is in
the city for q few days on tour OF
observation and is enthusiastic over
what he has seen in Ogden. Although
he Is 13 years OF age and has covered
the west and northwest pretty thor
oughly during recent years, MIR Car
Dier pronounces Ogden the handsom-
est city he has ever visited. He is
closely inspecting the business cen
ters, the residence districts and var
lou resorts adjacent to Ogden and
may prolong his visit indefinitely He
spent several hours at the Union depot
this morning watching the arrival and
departure OF passenger trains and the
moving multitude around about rail-
road headquarters and turning 10
Standard reporter. said.
This Is the most important rail-
road center in the west and with
splendid agricultural and fruit erow-
ing district behind it 1t is destined to
become enc of the largest cities In the
prosperous west II has been several
since | visited Ogden and the trans
formation since that time has been
onderful-simply wonderful, | like
1t here and will remain some time
longer than | expected The wealth
of foliage. the flowers. vegetation
and fruit here are welcome sights TO
Montana people"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-26
NEW YORK HEARS
STARTLING NEWS

New York. Aug 25.-New York was
startled shortly after midnight tonight
by a report, which originated from
some unknown source and was COM
municated TO the coroners Office, that
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt had been
shot at the Grand Union hotel in this
city
The coroners clerk. who received
the mysterious information. notified
Coroner Shrady, who Immediately
started for Bellevue hospital, where
II was understood Mr. Vanderbilt had
been taken. The coroner tolephoned
and learned that Mr. Vanderbilt was
not there Subsequent inquiry at the
Grand Union hotel showed that there
had been no shooting there this even.
Ing
The clerk at the hotel said the first
intimatlon he had OF any shooting
came through an inquiry from a New
York newspaper. This was followed
quickly by inquiries from nearly ov-
ery other newspaper In the city, which
iu the meantime had received the re-
port.
Tho coroner quickly found that he
had been duped and as the Grand
Union hotel appeared quiet and nor
NAL when The reporters arrived 1t was
seen there had been mistake
Clinching this fact came a laconic
message from MIR. Vanderbilt himself,
or at least one who said he was Mr..
Vanderbilt, who called up the coro-
ner's office and casually remarked;
81 understand ] have been shot"
He WIS told such a report was in
circulation and that the coroner was
trying TO learn whore It originated.
Mr.. Vanderbilt treated the whole mat
ter as Il joke.
About the only mystery remaining
is why the rumor was started and BY
whom.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-26
COACH SHOP
ILL BE
BUILT
ALSO AN OFFICE BUILDING FOR
THE YAROMASTER.
Extensive Improvements in the Rail-
road Yards Authorized by Julius
krutt9chnitt While in ogden.

As soon as the grading and laying
OF steel on the five new passenger
tracks west OF the Union Depot are
well under way-and the force OF men
on this job Is being increased as fast
as laborers can be secured-the work
OF tearing down old buildings on the
site OF the new freight depot Will be
begun and the foundation for the big
structure laid
Those in charge of construction
work estimate that thirty days Will he
required to clear the depot site OF the
several old buildings located thereon.
and It Is confidently expected that
work on the freight foundation Will be
we'll under way by the first OF October.
BY this time the stope and other ma
tcrIal needed for the building VIII he
on the ground and the general con-
structIon Will proceed as fast as n
large force Of mon can run up the
walls
Probably the next building started
VIII he the large coach shop to be
erected on The north side OF the via
duct This building is badly needed
and will be one story high and several
hundred feet in length Fans Tor this
building have already been approved
and Mr.. Kruttschnitt. during his visit
in Ogden last Tuesday, ordered those
I'm authority to proceed with the erec-
ton OF the freight depot and coach
shop as soon rs possible and without
unnecessary delay.
The new yardmaster's office, TO he
erected Immediately west of the new
passenger train tracks and a little
south OF the viaduct. Will be one
story brick building with high OF
half basement. with a large storage
capacity for records. II will be a sub
stantial structure, with offices for the
yardmuster and his staff, clerks and
telegraph operators and Will cost ap
proXimately $4,000.
with these buildings nicely under
way and In progress of construction
work Will be inaugurated on the new
storeroom Offices. supply depot and oil
room, In the center of the yards and
directly south of the big viaduct
These buildings are to he erected of
stone and brick and will be permanent
and substantial structures with mod
ern equipment throughout.
The plans for this group Of new
buildings have all been approved and
the authority for their early construc-
tIon has been given by Vice-President
Kruttschnltt. This insures the en-
ployment of large force OF artisans,
mechanics and laborers throughout
the fall, winter and spring months and
the payroll for Improvements Of this
character VIII be an important factor
In the business circles of ogden.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-26
NAVY TRIUMPHANT
IN NATIONAL SHOOT

Camp Perry. o.. Aug. 25.-The ma.
uonal rifle team match was won today
by the United States navy winner in
1907. by the score of 3,S01, which Is
5S4 ahead OF the United States infan-
try's winning score last year. The
navy gets the national trophy and
$3.50
The United States infantry took sec
ond prize of $3.50, with 3.752. The
skirmish scores follow:
United States navy. 11S1, United
States infantry, 1885; Massachusetts,
l101; United States cavalry. 1852;
Ohio. 1107; Wisconsin. ITO: New
York, 1888; Pennsylvania, 1lO3;
United States marines. l103 Iowa.
1913.
The winners in classes B and C will
receive the following prizes: Class B
New York, the the threothousand-
dolla rHiller trophy and $3.50; aMry-
land. $3.50; Connecticut, $225; Califor-
MIA, 5000
The Utah and North Dakota teams
left tonight
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-26
T RIAL I RIP
OF MOTOR
CAR
RAILROAD OFFICIALS ARE PLEAS
ED WITH TIE JEST.
Beginning Monday Next, the Car Is to
Make Regular Runs Between
Ogden and Malad.

The trial trip Of the new motor
car 10 Malad yesterday was satisfac-
tory nj General Superintendent j.
system pronouDces the car a success
In every particular.
The car returned from Malad and
Brigham City last evening and. after
a thorough inspection by local me-
chanical experts. was found in excel
lent condition and sent on down 10
Salt Lake with General Superintend-
ent J. NJ. Davis, Division Superin~
tendent A. b Stevenson, Superintend
ent OF Motive Power J r Dunn. Mas
ter Mechanic George Ross and other
railroad and operating officials on
board
Referring TO tho experimental tip
TO Brigham and over the Malad
branch, General Superintendent Davis
said:
The car is pronounced success
and runs as smooth as perfect ma
chi0ery and equipment can mako 1t
Our average speed yesterday was per-
haps thirty-6ve miles an hour. but,
If necessary. the car can be crowded
TO the fifty or sixty mile limit with
out trouble The car Is under per-
feet control by the engineer at all
times, is delightful vehicle TO ride
in and can be stopped at any time
within three or four lengths of itself
Beginning next Monday morning.
the new motor car will run regularly
between Ogden and AIalad. going up
in the morning and returning during
the afternoon. 1t is just what is
needed on short runs OF that nature.
and doubtless other cars will he put
in service on the Short Line system
In the near future"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-26
AUTOMOBILE PARTY
ON A LONG JOURNEY

A company of automobile tourists,
going from Chicago TO San Francisco,
arc spending The day In Ogden, re-
pairing their big 60-horso power ma.
chine, They left Chicago August Ia.
and have no Idea as TO when they will
reach the Pacific coast, These trav-
elers are somewhat different from
others that have passed. through the
ely this year. They do not claim TO
be attempting the trip on wager or
to advertise any particular machine.
The owner of the machine, George c.
Rev. stated TO the Standard repre-
sentative that. "We are just ont for
fun"
Those in the party are George c..
Rev, r. A. Lacley, w. H. Aldrich, Jr..
and II. G Pomey, all residents of the
Windy City" The journey Will be
continued early tomorrow morning.