The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-06-11
Hawaiian Electric
Willing To Come
Honolulu Concern Has Offer From
Bond Which 1t May Accept--COm-
mite Believed Impossible To Prop
erly Launch Local Company.

Especial by wireless to Maui NeWs)
HONOLULU, June 10.-The direct
ors of the Hawaiian Electric Com
pany this afternoon voted to take over
the Island Electric Co. franchise and
plant in Wailuku, Maui, subject to the
approval of Manager F. E. Blake, of
the Honolulu corporation, who is now
on the Coast Mr.. Blake has been
comforting for some days past with
Robert {. Bond, president Of the Maui
company, and is said to have an op-
ton on the plant.
If the Hawaiian Electric Co., of
honolulu, wants the job of furnishing
electricity to the people of Maui, il
has the privilege in so far as the
Wadsworth committee is able to
grant it. This attitude was expressed
at a meeting held on Monday after
noon, by an all but unanimous vote.
The chairman was instructed to so
advise the Honolulu company.
The matter was brought to head
by the receipt of a letter from James
F. Fenwick, secretary al Int
manager of the Hawaiian electric
Co., which advised that the company
had received an offer from Robert e.
Bond, head of the Island Electric Co.,
to sell the property and franchise of
the latter concern for approximately
$4,000. The Hawaiian Electric ten
tatively offered to turn the matter
over to Maui people or to exercise the
option themselves, according to the
desires of Maui.
AS previously reported, since the
Hawaiian Electric became factor in
the matter of securing an adequate
electric system for Maui, it has been
fairly evident that men representing
the large capital of the island were
not in favor of proceeding with the
organization of local company. For
this reason the Wadsworth committee,
after discussing Mr.. Fenwick's letter
at some length, decided that this was
the quickest and easiest means OF
getting Maui well served on reas-
onble basis, and took action accord
ingly.
Bonds Proposition.
The proposition which Mr.. Bond
made for selling his holdings, in the
Island Electric, as Interpreted from
cablegram sent by F. E. Blake, man
ager of the Hawaiian Electric Co.,
who is now on the coast and who has
been in touch with Bond, is that the
latter is willing to take $4,000 for
property and franchise, in addition to
Y $4,000 worth of outstanding
9nds. The new diesel engine, which
arrived last week, Bond apparently is
willing. to sell for another $4,000, or
1 to take care of it himself Il desired.
| The cablegram was rather brief and
left some little room for difference in
Interpretation, but apparently the
offer was substantially that just out
lined. There was a reference to an
item of $4,000 which was not clear to
most, DuI NulCH 10 uCISNSu W iCi'i
to a payment On the new engine.
No Cheaper rates Promised
Mr.. Fenwick stated definitely that
in case Maui is favorable to the Ha-
waiian Electric's coming in, and that
the company's directors act favorab
" on the matter that it must not be
aderstood that the company is max
ing any promises to reduce rates for
current from those now charged;
though he intimated that this would
be an endeavor for the future. He
urged a prompt reply in order that he
might properly reply to Blake's cable,
and that the matter might be brought
to the attention of the directors.
Proposed Maui Electric Co.
The status of the subscribers to the
between $4,000 an! $4,000 of stock
in the proposed Maui Electric Co.,
was discussed by the Wadsworth
committee at somt length, and it
seemed the opinion that this effort !
would simply die a-bFning. The sub
scriptions had been taken with pro-
MISC that they were only binding in
ease the company WIS actually form
ed.
Good Lights Now
In the meantime Wliluku and Ka-
hului are getting bettr service than
they ever had, throug the arrange |
ment made by the recover under the |
court with the HaWaiia Commercial '