The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-16
SOF 7 ANSWER
WINS AGAIN
Prospects of a Bully Row in Hilo
Plighted When Hilo Railroad
Company Agrees to Stop Work
ing for a Postoffice at Waiakea
Board Of Trade Had SEES
sion Over II.

mo. December l2.-,hc of the
most interesting and withal most sat.
isiacsory meetings ever held by the
Hilo Board of Trar5 200; Pace last
week. when what had in it the max
irgs Of gigantic scrap was, Ivy tine,
soft word which turncth away wrath,
made to make for unity OF the com.
munitv.
The efforts for the establishment Of
a post Office at Waiakea, which had been
headed Ey Superintendent Filler of the
llilo Railroad Company, furnished the
leitmotif Of the meeting. 1t was
charged that hv getting established a
postcnicc ut Waiukea the lIilo Rail
road Company would cause the reduc-
ton &c the II 10 Fostoicc to the third
gradn. which would involve the loss of
the federal building and various other
troubles.
The hombshell was exploded by Carl
5. Clrlsmith i'm the form Of rcsolu
lion ing the railroad company to
get ont of the way and let IIilo grow.
lie moved that this be adopted, and
Postmaster Coihett seconded the mo.
ton.
Carsmirh acFcd up the r-solatiou
with q well.deivcred argument. He
was snrprisCd to see that the com
munitv did not seem TO realize the i'm
portancc Of the matter. He had point.
ed or' to some people the possible pill.
kias resulting from the establishment
of the Waiakea postolliee. and at this
time another pOstoilire official had told
him that its establishment would mean
the loss for Hlo Of it's federal build.
-
that it wOuld mean that the distrihu.
ticn Of mails at the llilo Office would
discontinue, as the Waiakea office, be-
inc nearer the whavcs, would be the
Office of first receipt, and as conse.
ouence the mails would be distributed
there
The federal building phase OF the
question was also taken MP in consid.
crahle detail nv Carlsmith The pres.
cnt administration had made economy
its motto, and the temptation TO save
100000 or 100000 by rejoicing the
lIilo appropriation or cutting it cut
altogether, wonld vory likely prove very
strong. As matter of fact, instead
Of the builling being within reach. rs
most pco"lc seemed to regard it. Carl
smith w"s Of The opinion that it was
= very doubtful issrn at bcst.
-ookcd Selfish.
"1hat entire postnilice matter con.
tiEued Car!Smith, "is in the control Of
q corporation which is a member of the
lilo Board of Trade am inclined
TO think that they have gone too far
already, hut it is possible that some
thing may be done by the Hilo Rail
road Company. We must request them
that, rather than stick the knife into
lilo 5 back, they withdraw from their
action. Mr. Thurston ANA the lIilo
Railroad company cm place an end to
the Wankca rostoIiice matter. ] urge
that we request them to do that. "
Carlsmith drew a picture of the con
dtiOus which would face the IIlo bust.
ness men when they would have to
wait for their mail at the pleasure and
convenience of the Waiakca office. lie
had been given to understand that n
lIilo Railroad Company officer had said
that all it wished was the early receipt
of the mail. If ills was true. he hoped
that some way corld Re found by which
this could be brought about
or that is true he ended. "sclfsh
ness is kind worl to attach TO an
action which will cause such disaster
TO lIilo. If there are other reasons
the" will pay no attention to this reso.
luton. which we should present to them
rs sugplicants if need be- ! trust that
tho resolution will lie adopted by
: unanimous vote.
Certainly Said Filler.
Il was evident that Carlsmith's adj
dress had made n strong impression
and that he had carried his hearers
with him. For a moment there was Il
tense silence, though every mind was
very plainly bent on what would be
the reuiv "-rintcndent Flllor. 1t
d was cvide"' 'T' every one was pre-,
pning TO h-nr flung back a singing
r"tort-anl then FILLER, quietly, pleas
antlv said tl9t the interests Of IIilo
were identical with those of the Hlo
Railroad Company, and that, as il
''om'd i was feared that its action in
5 the Wuiakol postolce matter was
likclv TO hurt Hilo, it would put an
, end thereto
. "lho llilo Railroad Company has
i. been dragged into conspicuous posi-
o lion I'M this matter, and for this reason
! feel that ! nm justified in soaking, -
% WE the way Ne began. lie then point
20 ol out that il seemed iucorsistent to
snr that the 'Waiukea population was
80 ircousjdorahl" that IT. did not need
q o crarnte postonicc, and then to charge
7 thut the business of this population
Z would be large enough Ia rauso So.
e. ''"ns r"fnriion In the business Of the
% llllo office.
}, A. matter of fact, said Filler. the
3 'llln Railroad Cpmuany had mo- siuistor
q motives, nud De- l'd not know N Thurs.
{ ION hgd done ANYTHING Zoo Washington
"a rnaurl Co the matter The Hilo Rail
ruaI company had moi been a. artiyc
ny many r'orlo hul leon irl 10 iele,o.
Ti" NHluhua rnstonl.c rrnlt was an
; nli one. mod SIMON uirmlput Carr had
4 u'n"rl Oboe us-lilir 1f occurring II u
suDh % rusF 'IHhi 'hlt when rrrrrtly
'hr IlIl' rusiuiurn hnrama rather slnw
No. Boz N0r. tNH petition asAiug Tor tho
n Nn'H.r" nU-inn.rr bad boon placed bal
circulation
liUrr.r. u"ua Of thr petitioners
l'HHi irT H moment tIHt tho Iuior