The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-26

ny way OI iDun TTanClSCO anu pay
toll all the way. The Volcano road
was as much, il not more, for the
benefit of Honolulu as for that of
Hilo, so they could not say that the
appropriation for that work was
altogether q benefit to Hilo.
Minister Brown said it was an adj
mitted fact that steamship lines
we're a general benefit. But there
was such a thing as paying too
much they had TO go slow, to cut
their coat according to the cloilf
With the subsidy for the Tahiti line,
the steam line subsidies granted and
proposed would amount to $4,000,
or q twentieth of our entire income.
The appropriation bill was so swell
ed up that we could not afford il.
He was at San Diego several years
ago but would hardk recognize it
by the glowing descriptions just
heard.
Noble j. NJ. Horner--When we're
you last at San Diego?
Minister Brown--About six years
ago.
Noble Horner--1 thought so.
Noble Widemann--When was the
hon. Noble there?
Minister Brown-Last century.
Some members objected strenuously
to the moderate subsidy granted to
the Oahu Railway, and how they
could strain at that gnat and swal
low this camel passed his compre-
tension. He was in q position,
moreover, TO say that the treasury
could not afford this subsidy.
Noble Baldwin was thankful to
the hon. Noble from Hamakua for
having explained the map on the
cover of the Guide, as he could not
understand it before. If all those
lines on the map represented ocean
steamer lines, they should all run
out and buy corner lots. He lived
on an island betwixt Hawaii and
Oahu, and had listened with interest
TO the splitting of fire between the
representatives of Honolulu and
Hio. The proposed line, he saw by
the prospectus, was intended to
benefit his island, but the view the
Legislature should take was that of
the general good of the whole group.
He did not think two steamer lines
to California would pay. The
Oceanic steamers once made fort
nightly trips but they did not pay.
While he believed a line to Hilo
would pay better than an additional
line to Honolulu, yet there was not
enough business to make another
line profitable. The greater part of
our outward friend was slow and
did not require steam transport.
Maui could as we'll come to Homo
lulu as go to Hilo with its freight.
1t would take time to work up the
fruit trade, bananas requiring about
two years and pineapples some time.
1t took long time before the
banana business on Oahu grew to
be anything. Time would be re-
quired to develop the market at
San Diego. No doubt there would
be large market there in time,
when the steamers would be de-
manded. Merchandise was always
cheaper in large centres, and he had
his doubts if produce could be
bought cheaper at San Diego than
at San Francisco. In regard to
tourists, all wanted to see San Fran
cisco and that region, which was
very attractive and beautiful. The
country could not afford to subsi-
die two lines, and, if they could,
the additional benefits would not be
in proportion to the increased ex.
penditure.
Rep. Brown believed as a rule in
subsidizing steamship lines. He
could not support this bill in its eX'
listing shape. He moved an amend
ment adding, after Minister of the
Interior is hereby authorized" the
words, Sin his discretion by anC
with the consent of majority o.
the Cabinet" 1t was too much
latitude as it stood to give one Min
lister in such an important matter.
Rep. Nawahi replied to the argu
ments of the opponents of the bill
expressing differing conclusions from
theirs as to the results to be expect
ed from the line. He would not ash
the House TO pass the bill if he die
not know that 1t would benefit Hilo
and believe that it would benefit thu
: whole country. If the Minister O.
Finance was so afraid of the camel
he ought to tighten the poor crea
ture's load, on the third reading O
the Appropriation Bill, by removing
, the Oceanic steamers subsidy
make the total burden $4,000, 900
or the amount of our revenue, in
, stead of 81 900, 900, and even shaw,
, ! little slice off the Ministers sala
, ries.
| Noble Widemann did not see HOY
J line To Hilo would benefit banan,
{ raisers in other districts. The,
i would have to subsidize lines Z,
3 Kau, Kona, Kohala, Hamakua, Ma
r hukona, Kawaihae, God knew how
| many places on Maui, Koolaupoko
[ and, lastly, to Niihau, and then TIT
, scheme would be complete. Thi
3 line would shortly bring San Dieg,
oranges here instead of taking GU
J oranges there.