The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-05-28

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Wailuku and kahuIui will be supplied
with lights in the near future, and
that is that the circuit court NAV be
able to have current purchased fn :
the Hawaiian Commercial G. Sugar
Co., during the time that the property
Of the Island Electric Co., is within
the courts jurisdiction.
This status will result as soon as
the foreclosure suit is actually in
stituted. II is understood that the
trustee for the bondholders, Wade
Warren Thayer, will, at the time of
filing the action, ask that a receiver
be appointed by the court to admins
ter the property. Such receiver will
act under instructions of the court,
and it is reasonable to presume that
he will be instructed to protect the in
terests of the community and to see
that current is supplied over the wires
of the company If such current can
be purchased.
The Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar
Co., has declined to deal with the
Island Electric Co., in this connection,
but there is reason to believe that 1t
will be willing to help the community
out by furnishing current during the
period that the court receivership
continues. F. r. Baldwin, presiden mt
of the sugar company, has repeatedly
stated his personal wish to do what
ever is in his power for the Maui pub
lie, if he may do so without involving
himself or his company with the eiec-
trio corporation. This will be possi-
BILE with the court in control of the
property.
Delay In Foreclosure
Letters from Mr.. Thayer last week
indicated that he would be on Maui
last Saturday to file the papers in the
foreclosure suit, but for some reason
he failed to come, and so far as can
be learned no one has heard from him
on the matter since. It is known that
the papers had been drawn and were
ready for filing more than a week ago.
1t is possible that he will arrive to-
morrow morning.
Waikiki and Kahului have been
without lights since last Sunday morn
ing. Manager Blair says he may get
the plant started again but that it
| cannot be expected to operate fol-
more than a short time. Ed Deinert
expert diesel engine engineer OF the
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.,
expresses the belief that it will not
be possible to start the engine.
The Wailuku Sugar Co., is once
more carrying the day load of the
community, but is unequal to carrying
the lighting load from 6 p. m. till mid
night.
The outlook for anything better III
the near future is mighty poor. The
Hawaiian Electric Co., which is sup
posed to want to come into the field
has not yet made any definite PROPOSE
tion. 1t expects its manager, F. E
Blake, who is now on the coast, tc
negotiate with Robert Bond, president
of the Island Electric, for the purchase
of the business. Up to the present ne
has not done SO.
The partially organized Maui Elec
trio Co., Ltd, plans are held in abey
ance pending real proposition from
the Honolulu company. But neither
company, if called upon to install
new machinery to handle the business
would be able to offer any relief from
present conditions for months.
And while there is a possibility tha
temporary connection might bt
secured with the Hawaiian CONNER
cial G. Sugar Co.'S electric station tC
bridge the gap until a new plant could
be secured and installed, it is deaC
sure thing that no such relief may b'
even hoped for if it involves dealing
with the Island Electric Co.
If the proposed new company il
perfected, and it is decided to g
ahead under a permit from the boart
of supervisors, as has been proposed
it will be unable to deliver current
even provided it were possible to bu,
it from the Hawaiian Commercial o
some other source, until 1t could es