The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28
P|NEAPPLES ON
THE BIC ISLAND
g.
prospects for Cannery Season
Increase Along the
Line.

HILO, June 24.-Last year, according
to Adam Lindsay, the Hilo cannery
handled some 800 tons of fruit with an
output of more than 1000 eases.
Some of the fruit came from Sam
Woods, in Kohala, in 1908, but for the
coming season he has about $50 tons
OF his own fruit, nearly as much as
was handled altogether last year. The
average price paid for pines in 1905
was $25 cash. But since then the slump
in the market has occurred which re-
suited in the big advertising campaign
by the packers, thus reviving the de-
mand and slightly stimulating the
price.
But this year there are 500 tons of
fruit in sight, meaning an output of
$4,000 cases for the local cannery and
testing It's capacity for day and night
work. This is the summer crop alone,
now in sight and ripening rapidly with
the recent warm weather that has been
experienced. Last year the Hilo Fruit
Company, the packers, were financed by
the First Bank of Hilo. This year there
has been an offer to buy controlling
interest in the local cannery, but hold
ers of stock ask par.
General News Items.
The question of the appointment of
trustees or directors for the Hilo Hospi-
tails likely to be considered at the next
meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
Heretofore they have been appointed by
the Governor and inquiry will be made
as to whether that power continues
after June 80.
Jack Guard is home for the holidays.
1t is rumored that Jack has an oppor-
tunity to become Honolulu banker.
Miss Scott, the Misses Shipman and
Miss Edna Curtis are back from Puma
hon.
Miss Edith Smith, daughter of Editor
Walter G. Smith, arrived yesterday to
visit with the Misses Moir at Onomea
during vacation.
Mr.. Frank Richmond, principal of the
High School, will spend part of his
vacation on Kauai with DR.. Osmers.
Isaac Erickson, the Hilo contractor,
has gone to Kukuihaele to construct
fume 1000 feet long, feet wide and 5
feet deep for the Hamakua Ditch Com
pany. This work will occupy a period
of six months.
A japanese, who was enjoying the
luxury of shave at one of the Hama
kua ditch camps, few days ago, was
suddenly slashed with cane knife
right down the center of his face by
a fellow countryman.
Julian Monsarrat arrived in Hilo on
Tuesday evening from Kapapala ranch,
and intends to leave for home this
morning He complains of drouth on
the other side of the island and says
that pasturage conditions are as bad as
they have ever been within the past
two years,
Governor Frear is, in the opinion of
Julian Monsarrat, pretty good travel
er after doing fifteen hours on the
slopes of Mauna Loa on his first day
in the saddle, and eleven hours On the
second day. The Governor explained
that anybody who had occupied the
executive Office as long as he had, would
be the possessor of pretty tough skin.
Sheriff Sam Pua has reappointed all
the jailers who have applied to him for
reappointment under the Session Laws
of 1909, and their commissions have
been sent out dating from July / next.
There is only one jailer on this island
who, up to date, has not applied for re-
appointment.
James Sisson. on behalf of the Hilo
railroad, has been taking record of the
assessed valuation cf the property
through which the Hakalau extension
will run, beginning with the properties
of Luther Severance and E. E. Richards
and on to Honolii gulch.
Manager Austin, of Peacock & Co.,
has handed to the County Clerk letter
from the firm s attorney c. w. Ashford,
in which the latter gives notice that
full rent will be expected for the of
fees occupied by the county until the
expiration of the current biennial
speriod on December 81, 1910, in ac-
ssordance with the terms of the lease
with Peacock & Co. as interpreted by
Rheir attorney.
y Assistant Superintendent of Public
Works, C. H. Kluegel, informs the Board
of Supervisors that it has been reported
to him that some of the electric lights
in Hilo interfere with navigation, and
he asks that the necessary changes be
made, stating that Pilot T. Mosher will
give the board his views. This prob
ably refers to the Gaiety theater light
which was recently changed at the sug-
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