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Newspaper
Hilo Tribune
Location
Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1905
Page
2
Local oddities report from Hilo dated January 17 1905 describes a humorous or mysterious post office event. Mentions editor names J Castia Runaway and W Manan Basliere with unclear roles.
The Herald condemns Sheriff Andrews as inept and supports Governor Carter’s replacement choice. It lauds John C. Searle as a capable successor and argues for fair, open processes, noting Honolulu and Hilo posts should reflect mutual benefit and proper authority.
The Pinkham Commission report on Hawaii’s labor and small farming says individual farmers face bleak prospects. It argues relief for sugar interests may rely on allowing restricted Chinese labor into the Territory for agricultural work, a policy Congress must frame. E C Greenwell of Kealakekua cautions that newspaper letters mislead smallholders, noting their need to fund improvements over long waits.
John W. Mason of Hilo Mercantile Co denies any company backing of Contractor Kendall or J. D. Easton in protests over the Hilo Armory contract. He states Easton acted privately and not as an official of the firm, while sub-contractor Carter confirms Kendall and Easton pressed for changes leading to a temporary halt before Engineer Gere approved revisions. Easton is described as a salesman with no formal authority.
A list of travelers including C J Kemp and family, Miss M Little, Miss M Batley, Miss B Hadley, LC Long, Mrs J H McKenzie and two children, S Pleser, H S Gilbert, Rew, R A Buchanan, J S Low, R Hid, Gen Lycurgus, Miss M G Corral, Mrs M C Carroll, BE PB and wives, J W Thompson and wives, Senator Palmer P Woolf, Frank J Woots, WT Tenney, J C Zimmerman, AH Harding and wives, T B Kay and others.
Governor Carter received the Pinkham Commission report detailing two volumes of photographs and four books with statistics on irrigation lands forests and labor. It notes small farming struggles with 169 reports showing 23 barely surviving and 136 failing, highlights pineapple and banana notes, and discusses labor from Japanese Portuguese Chinese and other groups.
Owners and masters of the schooner VM. Slade are not responsible for any debts contracted by the crew of that vessel. P. Larsen serves as master of the vessel.
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