Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-08

concentration that the excursion steam
er Cleveland, on her next tour around
the world, should include Hilo in her
itinerary.
Press cables from Washington init
mate that Hawaii is to be made a
divisional. 1t is also stated that Gen.
eral Funston will be the first COM
mander of the Hawaii unit
The department of Hawaii has TAX
en- the initial steps toward forming
an army reserve here, composed for
the most part of honorably discharg-
ed soldiers not over forty-five years
old. An armory will be provided and
regular drills held.
A. w. Eames of Honolulu made a
strong argument for justice to the
pineapple industry, in any tariff leg
islation, before the House ways and
means committee recently. He stat
ed that Hawaiian pineapple raisers
and packers had to pay from five to
ten times as much daily wages to
workers as their foreign competitors.
n is stated that the Pahoa lumber
mill, burned down last week, will be
rebuilt and the enterprise put on it's
feet again.
The department of building and
plumbing inspection of Honolulu last
year collected a revenue of $S138.65
in fees, and cost in salaries and 9TH
er expenses $616349, leaving a bal
ance of $1975.16 to the credit of the
office. Its record of permits issued
shows that the estimated cost of
buildings was $2,217, 1863, and the ap-
proximate cost of plumbing $202,-
216.26.
Recently the Philippine assembly
unanimously granted charter to
Maufo Prleto and associates fer a
mortgage bank to lie called "Credito
Territorial! de Filipinas" The bank
has a backing of French capital and
is capitalized at four million pesos d.
vided into 10000 shares of 100 pesos
each.
From reports of subcommittee re-
ceiTed by H. p. Wood, chairman Of
the Hawaiian commission for the Pa
mama exposition, several large prof.
ects are under way for showing the
resources of Hawaii effectively at the
great fair. Ralph S. Hosmer, super
intendent of forestry, is preparing ad-
h1 Of 10 iioy
woods made at the Seattle exposition.
E. V. Wilcox, director of the Hawaii
experiment station, REPORTS eagerness
on the part of the pineapple people to
have a good showing for that industry
made in the agricultural exhibit. H.
Hackfeld & Co., Ltd. and the Hawai-
ian Fiber Co., Ltd, are going to make
creditable appearances with tobacco
and sisal fiber respectively. Willis
T. Pope. superintendent Of public in
struCtion. reports activity on the part
of the board of education, through its
inspectors and supervising principals,
in preparing a worthy educational eX-
hibt
Local stockholders of Lakeview No.
= OII w., " uO ld(SlN pdlu q SCNOhO
assessment, have received the good
news that the company has brought
in a gushef Welding 5000 barrels a
day Of oil Of quality that commands
- cents a barrel from the Standard
Oil Company.
Mail adviccs from Washington indi-
cate that President Taft will likely
veto the immigration bill on account
of his disfavOr toward the hteraCy
test
Land Commissioner Tucker has re-
ported to the governor sales OF land
made on the island OF Hawaii, under
the act &C 1909, making the proceeds
available for the purchase of prop
erty anywhere in the Territory,
amounting in proceeds 10 $24,424, and
purchases made Herewith amounting