The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-21
IMPRESSES
WANDERING
SOLONS
lrrom wcndnc.dny AdverlL.crl

exception every member Of tile senate l
and house Of representatives Of the |
Territory Is conscientious, loyal |
booster Of all that pertains to llilo and |
the biz island of Hawaii.
Tired, happy and trimming over with |
words of praise for the people and \
expressions of wonder at the resources |
Of the progressive county, the lawmak. |
ers returned home yesterday morning. |
Three rights End two days were spent
in the trip and nearly every minute of
this time was occupied either in dis
cussing or viewing the resources of lla
wall and getting in touch with its
needs.
Good will result from the trip, in
the opinion of President nnudsen of
the senate and Speaker Holstein of the
house. Perhaps the solons will find it
| impossible to grant all the requests of
the people of Hilo and surrounding
country, but n community feeling has
been established between the represen-
tatives of all the islands and in the
future when questions relating TO Ha-
waii come up they can be intclligently
discussed.
Honolulu could well profit by the eN
ample set by Hilo, according to those
!
was not "A hitch in the program from
the time the travellers embarked on the
Mauna Kea last Saturday afternoon to
the time they stepped aboard the good
ship again late Monday afternoon
bound for home.
Get Hearty Welcome.
An immense crowd was at the Hilo
wharf early Sunday morning to greet
the visitors. A special train was in
readiness to take the party on the first
part of the interesting excursion, which
covered every point of interest within
a radius of thirty miles or more.
Through miles upon miles of canetelds
ripe for the harvest, into prosperous,
clean looking villages, the legislators
were carried. Citizens of Hilo, versed
with the country, kept the sightseers
informed on the different points of in
terest.
What contrast was the trip to XII
laueai
From the heart of one of the most
highly developed agricultural sections
in tie world, peaceful and prosperous
and pleasing, out aud up three thousand
feet or more to the very brink of a
blazing abyss, belching forth its flame
and fumes.
Lava-charred Kilauea itself furnish
ed a spectacle well worthy the journey
which carried one first over the railroad
from Hilo to Glenwood, then over we'll
built roads by auto to the Volcano
House and down to the volcano. But
, to those who had never witnessed the
spectacle before the awe-inspiring view
: of Halemaumau was n climax which
even they had not been able to picture
in their minds.
ION Brink of He'll
81 have been down to the brink OF
hell tonight" said Senator Writ, who
> had never before gazed upon the weird
: sight, "and | am going home tomor'
row determined to take life more seri'
: ously."
. 81, also, have gazed down into that
vortex which seems to lead from
: Hades, said another lawmaker, "and
/. / m going home determined to get out
of politics.
This was the general feeling of every
r one of the half hundred or more mem
4 bers of the territorial government who
gazed over the lava brink as PelC
stormed and boiled in her efforts tC
r break from her fastenings last Sunday
n night. Several times they started tt
!. return, only to be drawn back again
as the flames lit up the heavens with
J. their lurid light.
r Finally Pele seemed to tire of the
J. attention being given and with SWEEP
|. of her sulphur charged breath she sem
the gazers back and out of sight Of
f her angry work. For n hundred fee
}. or more above the mouth of the cratel
bank of sulphur.laden smoke hung
J. like pail, the reflection from tn,
G "This is the real reason for invit
J. ing the legislature here. The knowledg,
,. the members have acquired at frs
g hand, through personal observation, will
n be of benefit both to us on this ISLAND
Il and to you.
Supervisor Henry J. Lyman of Punt
q spoke for the supervisors, concluding
i. with: "Unless the different Countie
f pull together, we cannot prosper
y Belt Road Work.
l. Chairman John NJ. Ross of the Ha
l. waii loan fund commission, gave con
z. else statement of the belt road worl
5, and Claudius McBryde asked Mr.. Ros
o how much of the loan fund had BEEF
10 spent in North and South Kona
l. livery little" said the speaker.
u Former Supervisor H. p. Beckle,
U. ASKED tue same question an 10 NOTIl
n and South Kohala. "Nothing and NJ
n prospect of anything, either" was tn
=. reply to him and laugh went aroun
the tables.
Mr. Ross stated that about twenty
# seven miles of new road had been com
h pleted and at least $50 miles remaine
TO be attended to.
J. Engineer Southworth volunteered tn
information that the road around the Is
land, touching the postoflices, was As
miles long. OF this, PAS miles prope
d belonged TO the sO.called belt road, j
r. the northern arm of Kohala and tn
vast stretches of Puma were left on
% of consideration. Thirteen per cent. o
the appropriation was now going for en
cheering and survey expenses, o
Il $4,000 a month expenses and 5000
10 running expenses,
The Two Konas
e. l.. August, speaking for the tw
Kouas referred 20 the need Of sui
x able wharf for West Hawaii no Kni'u'
70 which would bring about tho deyeloI
m iHcut of those Districts aH much d
II good r1lds would. Tho Inter lslan
Company bad maintained ten.da
q .