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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1909 THE MAUI NEWS- THE MAUI NEWS ntered at the l'ost Office at Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, as second-class matter. A Republican Paper Published in the Interest of the People Issued Every Saturday. Maul Rutalishlng Company, Limited. Proprietors n d Publlshara rtunsnrTioN Rates, in Advance 12.50 per Year, 1.50 Six MonthB Hu(h iy. Coke, Editor and Manager SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1909 Peary Roasted Cook For Starting To Pole. Looking to In the smith western corner of Oregon is a section of Hawaii. country nearly two hundred miles long and fifty miles wide that is shut of! from the rest of the state l.y the coast range moun tains and to and from which steamer communication hy way of Coos Ray and Coiiuille is practically the only means of travel in the wet season This is one of the richest sections of the state and is destined to have a great future as it is the greatest timU-r section of the I'nited States to day and hoasts of having fifty hillion feet of timlier tributary to the waters of Ci mis Ray. This section is as rich a dairy country as there is in the Union. Ten years ago San Francisco looked uixin Coos Ray as a natural feeder ami her traveling men were constantly there for trade. Now that is all changed and instead of many steamers to and from San Francisco there are many from Portland as the merchants found they could do hetter 'there than in San Francisco. ' The Portland Telegram says: "That the people living along the hanks of the classic (loos Ray are doing the hulk of their wholesale shopping with Portland merchants is shown hy the manifests of the coasters that go down to Marshliel.l and North Rend from this city. There was a time only a few years ago when the Coos Rayite purchased the hulk of his goods from San Francisco, the Portland cargoes lieing very meager. When the Rreak water sails for the Southern Oregon seajxirts she will carry, among other things, candy, liooks, stationery, dry goods, drugs, patent medicines, Hour, lioots, shoes, groceries, furniture, oil, hardware, cigars, tohaeco, machinery, haled hay, meat, fruit, vegetables, I kit and whisky." While this section of country has as yet no rail communication with the outside world they are alive to their interests ami have built up a very profitable trade with the north where they get lictter prices for their farm and dairy and fruit products and where they in turn get U tter prices for such goods as they require. That they are alive to their interests will be shown from the following press dispatch from Marshfield, the largest town in that section. Marshlield, Or., September 4. Mcmliers of the Coos County Fruit tS rowers' Association met this morning to discuss the matter of market ing apples. It was decided to furnish 1000 Ihixcs of (iravenstein apples to the Pacific Hawaiian Fruit Company. Judge John S. Coke addressed the meeting and saiil that Coos County in a few years would surpass Hood river district in fruit production. We In-live that the day will soon come when the merchants of the islands will find it to their interests to make their purchases more and more in the northern towns of the coast than in San Francisco ami thus cut out the commission of one more set of middle men. Found During the last session of the legislature Senator Fair- ImprtlCt ical. child of Kauai introduced and got through that body a measure known as "Act 2" An act to regulate the expenditure of public money. It was thought that it would lie better to comjM'l the expenditure of money through contracting that to trust to the old way of having work done by the counties by the day. While this was and is the case the law is found to Ik- impractical on this island and means a great loss to the county and of little benefit in any case. The ollicers of the Umrd of supervisors were in the habit in times past of letting out small contracts to the lalmrers. To llawaiians especially is piece work or what they call uku pail work popular. Under the system in vogue here la-fore the present law went into effect there were many pieces of work let to Hawaiians who were unable to give a Umd or to send in a certified check as the law now requires. Con sequently this class of bidders is excluded. For years the most approved manner of doing contract work on the mainland has Im-cii to pay the contractor a certain fixed sum over and almve his actual expenses or actual cash outlay. This is impossible in cases were the supervision would amount to a considerable amount. As a whole the law is not satisfactory and should lie rcieated at the next session of the legislature. Editor Smith In the retirement of Walter (1. Smith from the Resigns. editorial chair of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser the Territory loses its most able editorial writer. .Mr. Smith is a man of great ability and exercised very great influence in the affairs of the community. His retirement from the territory is a decided loss. The News extends its best wishes to Mr. Smith ami we hope that he may enjoy better health in his new field of taUir. The Famous 0R0 COMPANY of Fun Makers Who delighted the many patrons of the Orpheum, Honolulu, and won the admiration of II Ho will endeav or to please the Maul people on Saturday eve., September 25th, AT K. P. HALL Secure your seats early from the manager of the Maul Dry Goods Store New York, September 9 In May, 1908, befofe he sailed on his success ful expedition in search of the North Pole, Commander Peary left with the editor of the New York Times a letter expressing his views on the secrecy with which Dr. Cook had prepared his expedition. Commander Peary pointed out in this letter the evident intention of Dr. Cook to forestall him in obtain ing the services of Eskimos and dogs assembled to await Peary at Etah, these Eskimos having ln-en trained by Peary for protracted arctic sledgt work. Commander Peary concluded his letter with this paragraph: "In conclusion, and in order that there may lie no misunderstanding ns to my position in the matter, I wish to say that I regard Dr. Cook's action in going north 'sub rosa' (while ostensibly engaged in efforts to promote antarctic work) for the admitted purpose of forestalling me, as one of which no man possessing a sense of honor would be guilty. Commander Peary's letter is pre sented by the Times in full as fol lows: Grand Union Hotel, New York City, May 190S. To the Editor of the New York Times: As a matter of record I beg to n resent for your information the following: First Extract from the Roston Herald of Octolier 2, 1907: "In speaking to your correspon dent tonight, Mr. Rradley said: You see this expedition of ours was gotten up without any hurrah almut it. Had We made known our in tention of making a dash for the pole, there would have Im-cu great activity in the Peary camp and per haps the chance of securing dogs at Etah would have In-en slim. For this reason, therefore, we prepared our plans quietly and thoroughly, and are in on the ground floor. Second Extract from an inter view in the New York Herald of Octolier 15, 1!K)7: "Regarding the manner in which this arctic expedition took place, I took up the matter last winter of an arctic trip with Dr. Cook, and we began to formulate plans, Finally we reached Etah. Dr. Cook has now abnit fifty Eskimo men, women anil children ami some 150 dogs in his winter quarters. During the winter Dr. Cook will get everything in readiness, nnd alout February 1 he will cross the ice of Smith sound and take a north westerly course through Ellesmere Land, and try to reach the Polar sea at rto degrees north latitude." Third Extract from letter sent home from Etah by Dr. Conk to a gentlemen in New York: I have hit upon a new route to the north olc, and will set out to try it by way of Ruehanan's bay and Ellesmere Land. Northward, through Nansen's strait over tin Polar sea seems to me to In- a very good route. Si here's to the pole." Fourth Extract from a letter sent home from Etah by Dr. Cook to the Explorer's Club; , "Etah, August 20, 1907 "I find I have a good opjxntunity to try for the pole, and and then fore I will stay here for a year. hope to get to the Explorer's Club in September 1908, with the reeori of the pole. I plan t ) cross Elles mere Land, ami reach the Polar sea by Nansen strait.'' 1- inii Kxtract I rom editorial in the New York Sun of Octolier 1 1907. "Only a few weeks In-fore Dr. F A. Cook sailed fur the arctic, heap pearcd to In- most energetic pro moting the interest of his propose! antarctic enterprise, "Dr. Cook's plan for the nrctie enterprise, on which he ha really embarked, must have U-en far ad vanced at the time he was ostensibly hustling on behalf of polar research While still talking almut the south pole, he started toward the other extremity of the axis; and the latest announcement of his plans wears i alao un air of mystery. I SEVtl-ANNUALSTATEmENT at the close of business, June 30, 1909 RESOVRCES I LIABILITIES oatis nnd Discounts $140,045. 53 i Capital Stock $ 35,000.00 Bonds 34.730.00 I Surplus and Profits 26,403.63 United States Bonds 25,1100.00 Circulation 3.997-5o 'remiuui on I'. S. Itonds.. 400.00 Dividends I'upaid 1,400.00 Cash and Due Irom Hanks 72,049.78 Depositors 193,124.18 Hanking House, Furniture, etc 6,450.001 i Redemption I-unil 1,250.00 $279.925 3' ' ' 279.95.3 "The vessel that took him north reports that he has made his winter quarters at Smith Sounil, tinny miles farther north than Peary s winter utiarters two years ago. The fact is that he is almut 250 miles south of Peary's camp. The vessel also reports that next spring Dr. Cook will cross Ellesmere Iaiid and try to make his way to the pole on the sea ice west of Grinncll and (irant Lands. The most frenzied pole hunter would never dream of choosing this highway to the North Pole." Sixth -Extract from an editorial in the New York Tribune of Octolier :5, 1907: "Dr. Cook's failure to take the public into his confidence in regard to his latest enterprise reveals tin same secretive disposition which he manifested last year in his Alaskan campaign. When, after his second unsuccessful endeavor to reach tin summit of Mount McKinley, sunn of his companions found it neces sary to start for home, it was sup nosed that the explorer remaindetl merely to make fresh surveys, llenci the announcement a few weeks later that he had planted the Stars and St ri nes on the ton of the highest peak in North America naturally provoked much astonishment. "Friends of the naval oll'u-er who has spent so many years in effort to reach the pole will probably no' claim that he has a first niortgagi on the goal itself, nor on any port of the channel which stretches along the west coast of (ireenland. Still it will be remembered that a few years ago, when venirup proposed to push up Smith sound, after Com mander Peary had fully outlined his intentions, the Norwegian was the object of vigorous criticism. It was forsccn that Sverdrup might turn to account the friendly relations that Commander Peary had estab lished with the Eskimos in (ireen land. If any special facility which Commander Peary has created for his own benefit should be utilized by Dr. Cook a manifest wrong would be committed." I could present numbers of similar editorials, but the ones above from two of the great New York dailies are typical and seem suflicient. Referring to the last sentence of the Tribune editorial, 'If any special facility which Commander Peary has created for his own benefit should be Utilized by Dr. Cook a manifest wrong would be commit ted." I beg 'to note that Dr. Cook has located himself at Etah, which has Im-cii my .rendezvous and depot for years; that he has about him my Eskimos and dogs, assembled at Etah with the expectation of meet ing me there last summer; that he is appropriating to his own use the services of the Eskimos whom f have trained in methods of protracted serious arctic sledge work and is utilizing their intimate knowledge of the routes and game resources of the lands to the north, which they have gained under my lead and guidance. I will make no comment upon the pro! labilities of Dr. Cook Ix-ing able to reach the pole from a base as far south at Etah, nor will J make any comment Umhi the promised route which he indicates in his letters, or venture any prophecy as to the re sults likely to lie achieved by him. One thing I will note, namely, that one definite result of Dr. Cook's presence in that region, will be to make a drain upon the strength and resources of the Eskimos, esH-cially in regard to the number of their dogs, which they, had assembled at Etah last summer, in expectation of my coming and uimn the game re sources of the region, all of which I need, and which under the most favorable conditions are never too great. In conclusion and in order that there may lie no misunderstanding as to my jmsition in the matter, I wish to say that I regard Dr. Cook's action in going north "sub rosa" (while ostensibly engaged in efforts to promote antarctic work,) for the admitted purjiosc of forestalling me, as one of which no man- possessing a sense of honor would U- guilty. Wry respectfully, ROBERT E. PEARY. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WAILUKU Chas. M. Cooke, President 1). H. Case, 2nd V.ice-l'resident C. D. Lufkiu, Cashier V. T. Roliinson, 1st Vice-President R. A. Wadsworth, Director A. Aalberg, Auditor SS E. it. O. E. C. D. LIFKI, Cashier. TERRITORY OF HAWAII, ( COCNTV 1 IF MAI'I, i I, C. D. Lufkiu, Cashier of the aliove named hank, do solemnly swear that the aliove statement is true to tin- liest of my knowledge and lielief. C. D. LUFKIN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to In-fore me this 2nd dav of Julv, 1909. H. M. COKE, Notary Public Sec. Jud. Circuit. The Lahaina National Bank Chas. M. Cooke, President Win. Helming, Vice-President W. I.. Depot o, 2nd Viec-l'rt-sidcnt A. N. ll.iyselden, Director C. D. Lufkiu, Cashier V. C. Sclioenberg, Asst. Cashier A. Aalhcrg, Auditor SEMI-ANINUAL STATEMENT at close of nusiness, June 30, 1909. RESOl'RCES LIABILITIES lAaiis and Discount Sll.924.77 Capital Stock $25,000. 00 Cash anil Due from Hanks. ... 29,745.40 Surplus and I'nilivided Profits.. 1,022.98 Bonds 16,059.03 1 Circulation 5,650.00 I'nited States Bonds 6,250.00 ; Dividends I 'tipaid 875.00 Premium on lT. S. Bonds 200.00 ; line to Banks.... 7,327.02 Furniture and Fixtures..'. 1 ,450.00 . Depositors 56,066.76 5;, Redemption Fund 312.00 95.q41.76 S95.94 L 76 TERRITORY OF HAWAII, COCNTV OH MAI'I , I, C. D. Lufkiu, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. 1). Ll'FKIN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to liefore me this 2nd day of Julv, 1909. H. M. COKE, Notary I'ublic See. Jud. Circuit. MOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Mr. W. F. Pogue will act for ine during my absence from the Territory under full power of attorney. Wailuku, September 2, 1909. ROSINA A. DINEGAR, Honolulu Scrap Iron Co. C. II. BROWN - - - MANAGER II A L E K A I' W I L A STREET Highest price paid for Old Brass, Scrap Iron and all metals. Dealer in Second-hand Machinery. Tel. 642. P. O. Box 547. DR. J. J. CAREY DKNTIST Ollice, S c h r a d e r Rlock Wailuku, Mani, T. II. LOST. A Chinese Gold Signet Ring, with three Chinese characters engraved on same, has been lost on trip to Haleakala. Finder will please return to this office and receive suitable reward. LOST. A gentleman's gold watch and fob has been lost on the Camp 5 road between Kahului and Camp t. Finder will please return to this office and receive suitable reward. tf. KAHULUI HARNESS SHOP Maker of Saddles and HighClass Harness Satisfaction Guaranteed on all work. KAHULUI, MAUI D. E. NEWMAN, Prop. Uime KJab'leDCaliulni Siailroad Co. The following schedule will go into effect July 1st, 15)01). CLASS l'ass. STATIONS No. 1 Kahului Puunt lie Pmillelie Kahului Kahului Wailuku Wailuku Kahului Kahului Spreckelsville Paia Paia Spreckelsville Kahului Kahului Wailuku Wailuku Kahului Kahului Spreckelsville Paia Paia Spreckelsville Kahului Lv Ar Lv Lv.l Ar.i Lv. Ar.i Lv. Lv. : Lv. Ar. Lv. Ar. Lv. Ar. Lv.. Lv ArJ . Lv.!. Lv.'. Ar.'. A. M. 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