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How Bridge
MalikolIaiku Gulches Were Spanned
By Men Who Know Their
Work Thoroughly.
Now that the Haiku extension of
the Knhului Railroad is completed,
vnnd the two high bridges arc already
ban-vine the trains across the Maliko
Were
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sS6a&- "and Haiku gulches, some mention
l-C'?anif'St!K "... . it ii i i ii i
of the men who inci tilings" aim
the manner in which they worked,
is in order.
The rapid fashion in which the
Maliko bridge highest in the terri
tory was erected, is the wonder of
the community. The huge struc
ture was finished and had trains
running over it, just sixty days
after the work was started 1 The
, steel used in this bridgo weighed
934 tons, and skilled men from New
York did the work in record time.
The "job" ran along without the
slightest hitch, and the greatest
credit is due to the constructors,
Messrs. Hamilton & Chambers, the
man who laid out and supervised
the foundations, James C. Foss, Jr.,
and to, Superintendent P..V. Shotts
with his skilled artisans.
The concrete foundations wcro
laid out and constructed by James
C. Foss, Jr , chief engineer of tho
Knhnlni Railroad Comnanv. Tho
bridges were erected under the
superintendence of Mr. P. V.
Shotts, assisted by the following
ironworkers who, at ono time or
Continued on page 2.
Freitas Did
Crude Work
Louis Frestas, the youth who
passed a check that had been raised
from 65 to $10, in a very crude
fashion, was sentenced to one
year's jail on Thursday at the La
haina Police Court. The lad, who
was arrested by wireless, upon ar
rival' in Honolulu and brought
back, will serve his time at the
Wailuku jail.
The whole affair was. silly, and
the lad who passed the check was
not the one who raised the vouch
er by five dollars. It was brought
out during the hearing at the police
court that the youth who has been
sentenced, was paid for some work
done for Wireless operator Ralston.
A check for five dollars was given
him, and with that in his possess
ion he went down town. Meeting
a lad named Silva, Freitas asked
the latter to change the word
"five" to "ten" in the body of the
check. This Silva did and then,
in lead pencil, the figure five was
crossed out and ten substituted.
The pair tried in a dozen Chi
nese stores to cash the check but
without success. Then, eventually,
a trusting Japanese was found, who
handed over ten dollars for the
piece of paper.
Freitas at once boarded the
steamer 4or Honolulu as he wanted
to see the Floral Parade. He, how
ever, will be in ample time for next
year's parade if, he gets any al
lowance for good behavior while in
jail.
Silva, who is described by Dep
uty County Attorney Vincent, to
be rather simple, will be proceeded
against also, and his case will come
up later on. Freitas was lucky in
being tried for obtaining money
under false pretenses, instead o
being charged with a more serious
offense.
Will Erect
New Plant
Within a short time from now
the Haiku Fruit and Packing plant
at Haiku will be; doubled in capacity.
A new cannery, twice as largo as
the . ;t one, will bo erected and
modern machinery from new models
will be installed. Tho new cannery
will bcsa little mauka of the present
big "factory," and tho building
will a two story ono. When in full
blast the now cannery will bo cap
able of turning out 600,000 cases of
canned pines, per annum, and it
will also handle all the "by pro
ducts'' of the concern.
The extension of the lands put
under pines has made tho enlarge
ment of the packing plant a neces
sity. The Haiku homesteaders will
will all soon have pines to sell, and
every day a larger area is coming
under cultivations.
The new cannery will be located
a little highcr-toward the mountains
than tho present plant. It will
be up-to-date in ecry respect, and
tho railroad tracks will run right
into the warehouses and then back
along a loop" to tho main track.
Incoming goods, such as wood for
cases, tin for cans, and the many
other needed articles, will bo hand
led from the freight cars in tho best
possible manner. The cases of fruit
will be also shipped direct from tho
cannery by freight trains. The old
scheme was to cart tho pine3 from
Haiku to Paia, a distance of seven
miles by road.
Tho Haiku cannery is running
two days a week now, and is finish
ing up the last season's crop
When pines are not being canned
the workmen and women are busy
making cans fqr the coming crop,
which is expected to be the largest
on record.
The pineapple fields around the
Haiku district are looking fine, and
the prospects of a heavy crop next
season are bright. Tho homcstead-
ors are putting in good work, and
the homes that they are erecting
are a credit to Maui.
Hilo Team
Can't Come
It will be heard with regret that
the tennis team from. Hilo cannot
come to Maui next month. D. C.
Lindsay has received word to that
effect, and the match is all off for
the present. Hdwover, thero is
every prospect of the team coming
over for the regular August tourna
ment at Puuneno.
Should the Hawaii team come
along in August, thero will be an
added interest in tho annual tour
nament. Tho Honolulu players
will bo here, as usual, and the
matches will assitmo a three-cornered
aspect.
Maui will havo another good ten
nis player after March 15. T. D.
Collins, one-time of Kwa, Oahu, is
coining to bo assistant, bookkeeper
for the Wailuku Sugar Company.
Ho plays a good gamo of tennis and
is keen on tho sport. Ho learned
the gamo at Kwa, and ho and tho
O'Dowda lads have had many a
hard tussle on he plantation courts.
Collins also did well on tho Hono
lulu courts when competing in sonio
of tho open tournaments.
The addition to the Wailuku bank is
being rapidly proceeded with, and the
work will soon be fiuishee. Another
bookkeeper is being sought, as the busi
ness at the bank is increasing so rapidly.
WAILUKU, MAUI, T. H.,
LEGISLATURE GETTING
DOWN SLOWLY TO WORK
Bigoted Laws Proposed by
Tourist" Causes Controversy Sunday Barbers
May be Allowed Hotels Not Crowded
(Special Correspondence.)
HONOLULU, Feb. 27. That
which the people in Honolulu,
whether str.mgers or cits., have
been looking for, has flitted by and
remains only a memory. But it
was a great treat to all, from the
landing of Kamehaineha to the
breaking up of Roaring Camp. It
is settled, practically, that the land
ing stunt shall be an annual be
cause it interested more of the tour
ists than did the parade of Deuni
son bedecked autos. John Wise
seems to have gone into an old
picture gallery and selected subjects
to take part in the affair, and the
native women were as we read of
them in old days when weight was
no bar but rather an attribute of
beauty. But that was before the
days of tight dresses. In fact there
were women taking part in the
landing who would have filled any
skirt so it would have appeared
tight to the onlooker. You will
ock Found
Farther Out
It has been discovered fliat the
reef, or rather rock, that the
Claudiue scraped against a couple
of weeks ago, is not properly chart
ered on the old maps. The survey
now being conducted by the offi
cers of the U. S. Survey ship Pat
terson, has developed that fact.
The Patterson has been working
around the coast of Maui for some
time past and, among other duties,
the charting of the "Cameron
Rock," as the projecting reef is
called, was proceeded with. It was
found that the rock is farther off
shore than was supposed.
The Patterson has gone to Hono
lulu, but three officers and five
men were left behind at Hana to
go ahead with the sounding and
charting of the bay. This work is
being proceeded with by a launch
party, and by the time the Patter
son returns from Oahu, most of
the inside harbor work will be
completed.
"LlWrClub
s Started
Next Wednesday evening a long
felt want will be filled by the start
ing up of the first contest of the
Wailuku business-mens' club. The
tired business man can go down to
the gymnasium and take hold right
away of a proposition that will
soon make him feel as fit as a two
year old colt. Bowling will be the
dope and, after some of the "T.
B. M." have rolled 'em along for
an hour or so, there will be some
reduction in weight to be recorded.
A ten pin tournament will be the
first stunt pulled off by the "T. B.
M." and that should provide some
fun and good sport.
The membership of the club is
going ahead in leaps and bounds,
and all those who are thinking of
joiuing had better turn up at the
Wailuku gymnasium on Wednes
day evening next.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1913.
Makekau and Baker "The I
see their uictures in the Gazette
this week.
PINH PARADE.
The floral parade was as good as
the best, it is said, and better than
some that have been given. The
military section was larger and the
stunts that were pulled off at Ka
piolani Park rather better than
were ever seen here. Some of them
were really dangerous in the eyes
of those who are not familiar with
such things. Crowds almost filled
the park, and it was long after
dark before the cars could relieve
the section of its numbers. But
the railway service was as good as
would be found anywhere and
much credit is due the company
for the management of it.
ABOUT PORD.
The first gun in the program of
attractions was the presentation of
the Tourist by K. P. Irwin and
Will Sabin. Milther wrote the
(Continued on page 3.)
Extension Of
Breakwater
Work on tho extension of tho
Kahului breakwater began last Mon
day. The job will bo rushed to a
conclusion, and the benefit derived
from the addition of 75 feet to the
structure will soon bo noticed. Tho
contract, which was awarded to the
Kahului Railroad, by tho War De
partment, will call for the expendi
ture of no less a sum than $15,000.
The present breakwater will end
when tho seventy-five feet arc added
to its length, and then it is hoped
that the other wing from tho Wai
luku side will be constructed. The
matter is now beforo Congress, and
tho engineers have surveyed and
charted the proposed line.
It will bo remembered that when
Secretary- Fisher was here, the
breakwater was brought to his at
tention. Although he will soon be
out of ollico it is felt that whatever
influence ho can wield will be used
to tho advantago of the Kahului
harbor improvements.
Paia Tennis
Tennis is on the boom every
where, and at Paia the regular
tournament for the Richardson
cup is now under way. Ten men
are battling it out for the honors
and, as each man has to play the
other, the matches stretch out for
some weeks.
The Richardson cup is a handi
cap affair, and the players are rated
anew before each tournament. A
W. Collins is the present holder of
the trophy and, as the cup has to
be won twice by the same' man, he
has one leg in" for the prize.
The Paia courts are in great de
mand uow-a-days, and the players
are getting into good form. That
is good, as Maui wonts the beet
possible players to be in form for
the Inter-Island tournament of
August next.
Cup
Play
uty Does
Good Work
Deputy Sheriff Ferriora mado n
clever capture last Monday, when
10 took into custody a Japanese
who confessed to robbing a house in
ono of the Wailuku Sugar Com
pany's camps. Tho robbery was
committed on January 31, and the
sum of money taken amounted to
8105.
A watch was also stolen at the
same tune, llns article lias not
been recovered, and tho Japanese
declares that he threw it away into
a cane field. The money was, how
ever, reeovered-twentv dollars on
the man's person, and the balance
buried in a hole at the graveyard.
Deputy Sheriff Ferriera had a
hunch that the Japanese was the
man who committed tho robbery in
January. He knew that the man
only worked a couple of days in the
month, and yet had plenty of
money to spend. That fact was
suspicious enough and, late on
Monday last, the officer dropped in
to see tho Japanese. In answer to
a question as to whether he had any
money in his possession or not, the
man replied that he had, and dug
up twenty dollars in gold.
Tho deputy then got busy, and
closely questioned the man with the
result that, alter a little pressure
was brought to bear, a confession
as to the robbery was obtained, and
the Japanese led the way to the
place where the balance of tho
money was hidden.
The man was arrested and will
appear in court in due time. The
fact that tho money was recovered,
is a feather in tho cap of the deputy
sheriff, and he is receiving congra
tulations on his smart bit of detec
tive work.
ains
Run Tomorrow
Tomorrow the first Sunday train
will be run over tho tracks of the
Kahului Railroad Company, and
tho journey will be from Wailuku
to Haiku, Tho company is starting
in light away to cater for the tra
veiling public, and the scenery on
the new extension of its road is such
Unit thero is no doubt that there
will be a big traffic over tho line be
foro long.
The Haiku extension runs right
up to tho Haiku pineapple cannery,
and the people who take the country
trip will be able to visit tho pack
ing plant. The officials are always
ready to allow visitors to view tho
canning process, and tho sight is a
very interesting one.
The different operations that aro
performed by machinery arc won
dorful and the pines, from tho lime
they aro cut in the field, till they
aro packed away in assorted sizes of
cans, aro treated in the most econo
mical way possible.
Tho country people will now have
a chance of coming to Wailuku more
frequently than in the days of rigs
and surreys-or even automobiles. It
is felt that the country people and
tho town folk will become- better
acquainted and that the result will
bo all for the improvement of Maui
in gcnoral.
The schedulo of Sunday trains is
advertised, and it is expected that
tomorrow a largo party will make
the journey out to seo tho two big
bridges and tho pineapple cannory
Tho latter, of course, shuts down on
Sundays, but tho bridges aro well
worth seeing and tho rest of tho
ino is also very picturcsquo.
Dep
unday Tr
NUMBER 3
Excursionists
Visit Haiku
Dig Maliko Gulch Is Inspected and
Bridge Is Admired Fine Road
Completed.
On Monday last there was a fine
excursion made over the Haiku c"x-
tension of the Kahului Railroad.j
About twenty people, who happened-
to be near Kahului, were invited to
step aboard the inspection train
that was ready to steam out on a
special trip. The party was a jolly
one and included both local peoplo
and visitors to Maui.
A start was made from Kahului
at two o'clock, ahd. the train ran
out through the cane fields of tho
II. C. & S. Co. and the Maui Agri
cultural Company, to the big Mali
ko gulch where the highest bridgo
111 the territory spans tho huge
ravine. The train traveled slowly
over the bridge, and the passengers
had a good opportunity to view
tho structure. From tho bridgo
deck to the bed of tho gulch, the
height is 231 feet and, looking
down between the iron work, tho
distance seems even more. Tho
bridge is constructed Of the best
steel, and the sides arc so guarded
that even should a train become
derailed, thero would bo no toppling
over into tho kuIcIi so manv feet
below.
A few hundred feet farther on
than tho Maliko bridgo, another
bridge is found. This spans tho
Haiku gulch and is 125 feet high.
The engineers could havo avoided
the second bridge by crossing Mali
ko lower down but that would
have meant a long detour after
wards to attain the grade that would
lead to Haiku. It was, therefore,
thought better to cross Maliko high
er up, and to then span the Haiku
gulch by another bridge.
The deepest cut on the road is
located near the Haiku bridge. A
Continued on Page 2.
Harrow Escape
From Death
On Sunday last there was a nar
row escape from a fatal accident on
tlu lao Valley road. An automo
bile was overturned and three men
wcro thrown under it. Only tho
fact that tho radiator was resting on
a big rock, prevented one, or per
haps two men, from being killed.
It appeals that at five o'clock on
Sunday afternoon last, E. Bruno,
the well known engineer, was pro
ceeding up the lao road to his homo
at Kapaniwai. Ho is said to havo
just reached the sharp turn in tho
road above tho pipeline, when an
other car driven by II. Smytho, of
Paia, caino down tho road and
mado tho turn. Although thero
was no head-on collision, tho down
coming car scraped along tho run
ning board of tho Bruno car, and
tho result was that Smythe's car
toppled over the bank and turned
turtle.
In tho Smytho car wero tho
driver, and two othors. All three
men were pinned down undor the
overturned car and, for a while, it
looked as if they woro killed. How
ever, help was soon ronderod, and
tho men wero removed from thoir
dangorous position. Ono passenger,
Adlor, was badly bruised but an
other, Robinson, escaped injury.
Tho Smytho car was pretty well
wrecked, and had to be towed to a
garago. Tho Bruno car was unitir
jured oxcopt for a littlo paint being
scraped off.
