The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-27
LANDS
ARE MADE POINT
Secretary Fisher Hears About
Holding of Government
Acreage.
CBy Kahuku wireless)

continuing MS tour OF Inspection along
the east coast of the Big Island, Secre-
tary Fisher held another hearing this
morning in Hiio. Interesting state.
ments were made by d, L. Metzger,
superintendent for the Philadelphia
Breakwater Company, which is build
ing the big breakwa-er here; h. w.
Filler, superintendent for the Halo Raii-
way Company, and Governor Frear, re
garding the proposed station on the
Wankea plantation lots.
All around where the railway station
now stands the land belongs to the gov
eminent, but is under lease AS part of
the $4,000 acre tract to the Waiakea
Mill Company. The land in this section
Us mostly of lava rock and practically
valueless to the plantation, yet it re-
fuses to give up any part of its leased
lands for the public benefit, to extt nd
roads, open up residence lots and ex-
tend the limits of the city.
Secretary Fisher seemed greatly inn
pressed by the complaints made against
the company in this respect and Tor re-
fusing to help in the progress of the
city, especially regarding the site Tor
the proposed new station.
| Following the hearing the Secretary
and his party took special tram TO
| Papaaloa, where the members of the
party were the guests of Colin McLen-
nan, manager for the Laupahoehoe Su
gar Company. Later the party took
automobiles 10 Honokaa, where a short
session was held. The hearings will be
proceeded with tomorrow, beginning at
| Waipio.
All members of the Secretary's party
are in the best of health and enjoying
their trip immensely.
Frear's Stand Commended.
(By Staff Correspondent
| VOLCANO HOUSE, Hawaii, Septem.
Der Ex-Governor Frear has met the
enemy in what has been generally sup
posed was the particular stronghold of
the Kuhi o-Ashford combine and has
emerged with flying colors. At Waiohi-
nu, the home of the members of the
whose feud with the Hutchinson planta-
ton has ragged for years and has been
exploited all the way to Washington
where Attorney Ashford might have
been expected to score heavily, the
very settlers gave the Governor an al.
ter and fairness.
"We believe that Governor Frear is
an absolutely honest and fair man.
said DR.. d. s. Thompson, "and we be
lieve that he has been sincere in whai
he has done. Only, the Governor ha.
been deceived by the Hutchinson plan
tation in this matter of the Thompson
Settlement Association. The one thing
we have against Governor Frear is tina
he has never asked us for an explana
ton of our side of the case.''
Which few remarks, coming from tn,
ones whom the Governor is described a
having particularly discriminate,
against in favor of the corporations
certainly did not improve Kuhio s cas-
against the Governor
Thompson Settlement Case.
AT Waiohinu, which the Fisher part,
reached on the early afternoon of Sat
urday, the whole matter of the Thomp
son Settlement Association pilillia wa
gone into in detail, the main witnesse
examined being DIR. Thompson, Judg
Hayselden, r. q. Eaton, the association
secretary, and the one Hawaiian mem
Der of the hui an ancient man, who's
testimony was both amusing and ii
Eliminating. The particulars of tn
guerilla warfare which the homestead
ers have been carrying on for year
with Carl Wolters, manager of Hutchi
son, were gone into and Mr.. Wolter
was grilled by witness after witness.
Governor Frear Is attorneys, Messrs
Hemenway and Olson, called the atten
ton of Mr.. Fisher to copy of me
mOrandum sent by Senator Hewitt
! who was i'll and unable to attend-t,
Judge Cooper, when the latter was at
3 torney for the plantation, the mem
outlining what purported to be tn
terms the settlers were willing to aC
cept in the way of a cane contract
which was virtually an agreement h
turn the land over to the plantation OIL
the lines recognized as "fake home
stealing. - None of the witnesses coul
, remember agreeing to any such con
, tract or of authorizing Senator Hewitt
I to send any such a letter and call i
1 "eNtracts from the minutes Tn
original minutes were burned up in
q fire two years ago, and could not b
e produced to compare with the Hewitt
: letter.
f When the whole matter had beer
gone into by the dim light of on
smoky lamp and lantern with a kappa
kahi wick, luau going on in the bacl
l yard of the courthouse and the in
habitants of Waiohinu fringed abou
1 the windows, Secretary Fisher asked /
0 the whole matter, after all, had no
I resolved itself into one of mutual mis-
J, understanding, so far as the homestead
8 ers and the administration were con
q cernedi 1t was then that Doctor Thomp
= son absolyed the Governor from an.
}, Intentional wrongdoing and includes
7 him with the members as joint victim
Of corporation duplicity.
The matter Of the Wniohinu waite
4 rights, another subject of the Dele
y gates complaint, was speedily settled
] the Secretary stating that he hnl
: grave doubts whether the Territ0r.
: could bring suit such ns Ashford con
, tended n should DO "Tho Terrltor
K cannot sue Itself % said Olson, q state
mont in which the Secretary ronrufrfd
stating, however that possibly th
, r0uuiy VI Hawaii might Grug an nr
ton Inst would lie. The Delegate rei
iaInly failed entirely 20 gain an ad
vantage 90 bio Waiohiuu water rhafg,
Manager WoltcTB Knocked