The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-06-06

lst.-It always seems a silly and
aggravating thing (to the party in
terested) to see independant men
express their unbiased opinions on
"silly' schemes which strangers try
to impose on confding and uneX-
pericnced community.
2nd.- i do not know whether Mr.
Levy is a friend of mine or not, in
fact | was not even aware of there
being any Levy in the scheme and l
pity him whoever he may be. But
even if my own brother was engaged
in u "silly" enterprise, l should
think it my duty to let him know all
the more my opinion about it
3rd.--Mr. Elmore's high sounding
phraseology has not brought out any
single fact, any business like figures
or proof about the practicability of
his scheme and of cheap gas; but
what is evident, is that he is not
able to deny, what l said, that all
through the world, the communities
who have "sillily'' allowed the mono
polies-the tyranny | still call it-of
gas companies to grow over them are
now striving to rid themselves of the
yoke. Is it not then the reverse of
"silly" to ask the Government here
not to commit ut the eleventh hour
the mistake so bitterly felt else
where?
4th.--As for Mr.. Elmore's sweep
ING accusation of untruth, it is too
we'll no, shall only say it is of
no avail whatsoever in the minds of
wise men swho know" and if
necessary | can apply to, several
| gentlemen here who can certify to
what | said, that in all we'll admins
tered communities, the gas franchises
are only granted on the express con-
dition that at the expiration of the
stipulated time the whole works
revert as property to the Govern
ment Mr.. Elmore had better &C
abroad q little to see what is done
outside of "the Pacific Coast
Further, in what relates to my
studying the gas business, ! must
gratefully decline the help he kindly
proffers, for it happens that 1 die
study that business and perhaps
knew all about gas companies long
before the promoter of the future
Honolulu Gas Works was able tC
distinguish gas light from rusl
light. But all this is really of M
account in the question.
All | wanted was to warn on,
Legislators against allowing a ga'
company to impose their monopoly
here at the enpense of the public
and / am glad to hear that Mr.
Elmore and his supporters are sud
denly growing so very modest that
1st.-They will not even think o
asking for subsidy from the Gov
ernment or the public. 2nd.-Tha
they aoiW not use their privilege, i
they do get it, for forcing Govern
ment and public to burn e:ccluSiUela
their gaseous compounds. 3rd.-
That they only "want to put up
few lights as. private experimen
for enabling the public to find on
the position of the present lanterl
post; !" how consideratc! 4th.-
That they deplore the error of poo
typos making may into sha1l;' W
know that printers have good shoul
ders
What / wanted, was also to pre-
vent the Government from commit
ting the folly of allowing a monopol.
to stand in our way, by binding tn
future of this community for year
to come in such way, that-as ga
companies have done wherever the,
have had the power-it would after
wards be impossible to adopt an
other method of Illuminating on
streets without having previously t.
buy out the gas company at thei
own valuation, and it would be
consolation for me to be able t
s,,fo,, f,n,D, NJ 4