Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-20
MANY PROBLEMS
LOOKED into
BY FREAR

Especial Bulletin Correspondence
HILO, Sept. 19.-The recent visit
of Governor Frear to this city has
been one of the most interesting since
he has been In the executive position
and apparently will bring results
which should be of great benefit to
this section. The luncheon given last
Friday, under the auspices of the IIilo
Board of Trade, was great success
and a number of matters were brought |
up for action on the part of the Ter
ritory. Governor Frcar expressed him |
the frank way In which the various
subjects were brought to his notice. |
The Governor left this city by the
Z o'clock train on Monday morning. |
planning to spend considerable time
visiting the homcsteads in the vic
Unity of Hakalau,. concerning which
there has been good deal of trou-
bic, and then continue through to Ko-
hala, taking the Mauna Hea from Ma
hukona on Friday ard returning di-
rect to Honolulu.
Looks Into Armory Site.
The Governor, accompanied by At
torncy-General Lindsay and Land
Commissioner Charles Judd, arrived
Thursday evening and early Friday
morning started to look into the ques-
ton of the Armory removal The
present site and the two proposed
sites were all visited, Governor Frear
that of the two last mentioned that
opposite Mooheau Park was the one
to be preferred. He did not, how
ever, give an indication in regard TO-
the position which he would take as
regards the move to keep the armory
In its present place.
Friday afternoon was taken up
mainly with the Board of Trade lunch
! and talks with various HilO citizens.
On Saturday morning. Governor Frear
accompanied by Acknowledgement
| Lindsay and Land Commissioner Judd
Federal Expert Pierce and L. S. Con-
ness, visited the upper falls on the
Waikiki River, taking up the matter
Of Il license for water power to be
used the proposed Hilo electric rail-
way. On the way back the party stop
| ped to look at o number of lots asked
for by Hawaiians under the prefer
ence right clause of the land laws.
Saturday afternoon was taken up
with work on the Waiakea land pro-
position, Governor Frear going thor
oughly over the situation with Sem
ator John Brown and also with Man
ager Kennedy of the plantation. In
addition to this a number of prefer
ence rights asked for In the vicinity
of Reeds Bay were taken up. Among
these were the claims of r. 7. Guard
John Bohnenberg, Otto Rose, Miss
Ivy Richardson, John Scott. Otto
Rheinhardt and Luther Severance, the
last named claim being beyond the
| breakwater.
i Another matter which was taken up
early In the visit of Governor Frcar
was the matter of the acquisition of
the Scott and Mason lots for the site
of the new Hilo Union school Chair
man Horner of the Loan Commission
accompanied the Governor on this
visit and II was definitely decided that
the lots must lie obtained before the
building Is erected. Whether this VIII
he by purchase, condemnation or eX-
change Is a matter which has not been
decided
Luncheon to Frear.
The luncheon given under the aus
pices of the IIiio Board of Trade was
very successful. the following being
the guests of the organization; Gov,
ernOr Frear. Attorney-General Lind
say, Land Commissioner Judd, Chair.
man Lewis of the Board of Supervi'
sors, Auditor Mcguire. County ClcrR
Kai, County Attorney Beers, Shcriil
Pua, Treasurer Swain, Senator JOIN
Brown and Governor John Baker. A
the personal guests of members o
the Board, including Messrs Pular
Harry Irwin. Fred Irwin, Webster
Stone, Cloves, Levi Lyman, Ernest
Moses, Kluegel, Wise, Horne and Vi
cars. The Introductory remarks wer,
made by President Elliott, who pre-
sided and In a few short witty sen
fences, called attention to the fact
that often Governor I'rcar slipping
into Hilo and out again without al
opportunity of seeing the people OF