The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-08-15

to the first of the present month was
reported to the Maui Chamber of Com
merce at its last meeting:
To the President and Members
Of the Maui Chamber of Com.
merce, Wailuku, Maui,
Territory of Hawaii.
Gentlemen:
We beg to submit to you herewith
a full and complete report of the ac-
tivities of the Haleakala Rest House
Committee from the time of its ap.
pointment at the october meeting in
1914 of the Chamber of Commerce, up
to July 91st, of this year.
At the session OF the Civic Conven.
ton, held in the Waikiki Armory, on
October 9Th. 1915, MI. L. A. Thurston.
after a vigorous address on the sub
ject of promotion and the possibility
of opening up Haleakala, suggested
that the Civic Convention there as
sembled show it's appreciation of the
hospitality shown to it by them and
there starting a fund for the erection
Of a new rest house IN the summit of
Haleakala.
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the result that the sum of One Thou
sand Three Hundred Seventy-one Dol
lars and fifty cents (S1371.50) was sub
scribe that day by the members of
the convention there assembled, the
larger proportion of which was from
visitors. At the meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce held soon thereafter,
Mr.. F. F. Baldwin, as president ap-
pointed a committee to take charge of
this fund, to proceed with the raising
of the balance needed, and to have
charge of the erection of such rest
house. This committee appointed was
c. D.. Lufkin, chairman; Hugh Howell,
L. Won Tempsky, w. H. Field and w.
o. Aiken.
The first meeting of the committee
was held on October 18th, 1914, at
which meeting w. o. Aiken was elect
ed secretary of the committee.
Plans were then made for a canvass
for additional funds, with the result
that within the next few months an
additional amount of One thousand
Five Hundred Fifty-seven Dollars and
twenty-five cents ($1557.25) was rails
ed, making a total of Two Thousand
Nine Hundred Twenty-eight Dollars
and seventy-five cents ($292S.75) sub
scribed for the building of the rest
house.
On November End, 1914, the entire
committee made a trip to the sum-
init of Haleakala and selected a site
for the house, and looked into the mat
ter of available building material. 1t
was decided to build a house of con-
crete and stone, located as near the
edge Of the crater as possible, and
bids for the same were called for
soon after. 1t vas decided to wait
until the winter months were over and
the weather became settled before
starting the work, and it was therefore
not until the month of March follow
ing that anything was done towards
starting the work. Several bids were
received for the building of the house,
but as all seemed too high it was de-
cided by the committee to proceed
with the work under their own super
vision, and a contract for transporta-
ton and for labor vas entered into
with Mr.. j. c. Foss Jr., and the work
actually begun in the early part of
April, 1915.
The house was finally completed in
the latter part of June following, and
during the first part of July the COM
mittee again made the trip to the sum
NIT and accepted the house with a few
minor additions to be made.
Through various causes it was found
then that the cost of the house had
greatly over run the original estimates
made, and instead of SO, 1000, something
over $4,000 had been expended with a
balance yet needed for necessary fur
nishings. On July 9th, 1915, Mr.. F.
+. Baldwin, as president of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, was consulted re-
garding the deficiency, and he agreed
to put the matter up to the o larger
plantations on Maui and ask their CO.
operation in raising the amount need
ed. These four plantations, the Ha-
waiian Commercial & Sugar Company,
the Maui Agricultural Company, the
Waikiki Sugar Company and the
Pioneer Mill Company, all very gener-
ously consented to the plan proposed
by Mr.. Baldwin and donated the sum
of One Thousand Five Hundred Sew
enty-two Dollars and Twenty-Five cents
($1572.29), making a total of our
Thousand Five Hundred One Dollars
and four cents ($4, sol. 04) subscribed
for the rest house fund.
From the outset it was found that
the work lone on the walls n roof
of the house was very deficient, and
trouble was experienced from the first
with water leaking through into the
house.
In November, 1915, it was necessary
to repair the roof, and this was final
ly made water tight at an extra cost
of about One Hundred Thirty-fve Dol
lars ($135.00). A very ample and well
built circular concrete tank was erect
ed at the real of the house connected
with the roof, and this has been ample
at all times since to keep the place
supplied with necessary water. This
tank was apparently well built and
has never given any trouble whatso-
ever.
In January, 1917, at considerable
trouble a hole was cut through the
wall Of the house and a stone and
terra Gotta chimney built upon the
same, so that a stove could be placed
within the house, this having been
ommitted by the contractor. The cost
of this work amounted to about Fifty
Two Dollars ($52.OO). Soon there
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