Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-03
MERCIAL NOTES


The expected suit by Fred Maxine
against the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association for $4,000. an aftermath
Of the 800 strike, was filed this week.
Work on residences in the Royal
Grove will be begun in the next few
weeks. PermitS already have been
taken out by some Of the purchasefSN
Ten thousand tons of Waiapae coral
sand IS being shipped to Hilo\for use
aa fertilizer en- the plantations ON the,
Big Island. The sand is going, by the
Inter-Island.
Eva has harvested f2,309 tons of
its crop and Waialua II, 469 tons by
the end of last week, Castle & Cooke
announce This is approximately 40
per cent of the crop'in'botE cases.
Sugar is pilirg up on all the islands
In order to hasten it's shipment the
Inter-Island company. has commits
stoned the Mauna Lea to make special
trips to gather up the waiting car
goes.
NJ. Gotta this week purchased a lot
at Aloha lane and King streets from
Ida Lamb. The price paid was $3250
The deal was carried through by Ell
mer l.. Schwarzberg of the, James F.
Morgan Co.
~ a. '- : 4
~ TOutspoken backing for the. Irwin
site for the Federal building was
voiced this week by the women Of the
Outdoor Circle. A committee was 'ap-
pointed to, see e. c, Ruebsam, federal
agent here, on the proposition. - 4,
= The Kohala mill will be closed down
for at least another week beca1se of
the accident to machinery last week.
The delay is a serious handicape 10 the
plantation. as the weather now is ess
pecially favorable for grinding !
The provision of am auto line
through Kaimuki from the end of the
car line will start big building boom
in that suburb, according to Ed Towse.
Ten residences are going up now and
more are to start soon, he says.
Frank F. Baldwin, manager of the
H. G.. & S. plantation. is On his way to
the Coast to attend the annual stock
holders meeting in San Francisco.
He will tell the stockholders that one
third OF the crop already is marketed.
Increases Of dividend by Honomu,
have made it a cheerful week for
stockholders. The first Of the month
the regular dividends were declafpd'
by Haiku. .Paia, kekaha, Pioneer and
Waimea.
News from Porto RIGA is mat the
plantation strikes are ended and that
the men are all back at WORK. The
strike has been disastrous, as there
have been riots, killings, AND fires. The
crop this year will beE q per cent
less than last year.
The Trent Trust Company has sold
one and OnP-half lots in Kaimuki to
Mrs. Mary Kamahu for $500. The
property was owned by Mrs. Howard
Chandler, formerly of this city but
row Of St. Louis. The same company
has sold ii let on Beach Walk to Ar
thur Hudson OF Levers 4 Cooke for
I$1100.
Negotiations for the sale of prop
erty in NCuanu valley owned by Z.
A. MOtt-Smith have bacn held 10 on
the failure CT the Chinese hui ne2o-
tiating for it to meet their second
payment. One payment Of S300 had
already been made. Willard Brown
of the 3jshoD Trust Company is hand
ling the deal
The insurance question is Stin be-
ing talked over in the legislature \
bill introduced this weak provides that
all insurance companies must deposit
$5N,100 security with the TERRITORY to
safeguard the interests Of policyhold-
ers. A public hearing on the rate reg
ulat;Cn question is set for next Tues
day night in the house
The fears Of numerous investors
We're settled. temporarily at least, b.
the HID railroads announcement that
interest councHs due last October
would he paidHhofoio ANril l. Failure
to do this WcNId have empowered the
hCndhCldere to tcroCloen on their
nc rtgogcs IS By Anvil two interest