The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-09-23
The Hawaii Railway.
(Concluded.)

a.
of land and other property" The
Manitoba system of railways was
extended in 1887 through Dakota
and Montana, a distance of 545
miles, at an expense of SS,175,000,
and if the statistics be true over
eighty millions of dollars of wealth
were added to the taxableproperty
of that country by the building of
that road.
Is 1t any wonder that the United
States is the richest country on
earth, seeing it has more railroads
than exists elsewhere in the world?
Suppose we apply these statistics
to this region after it becomes de-
veloped by the building of this
road and see how it figures. Four
million dollars will be required to
build the roads necessary to fully
develop this district. This four
millions multiplied by ten figures
forty millions.
Lest these statistics be faulty,
and to be on the safe side, let us
drop one-haIf of this sum. Even
then when this district is fully de-
veloped there will be twenty mil
lion dollars of taxable property in
this district over and above what
exists there to-day.
Now, gentle readers, if this is
true forecast of the future if these
roads are built, let me ask what is
our duty and the duty of our law
makers. to our country, to our peo-
pie and to the coming generations?
Shall we go for this twenty mil
lion dollars or shall we forbear,
and appropriate the country into
debt, cease improving and provide
no way of payment?
Can we afford to neglect this i'm
portant district and turn q deaf ear
to these petitioners and slight this
largest of all the islands? We
must be just. This Improvement
has been long projected and until
now neglected.
A period has arrived in our coun-,
trys history when we can no longer
afford to neglect this Improvement.
The debts we are constantly in
creasing must be met by further
development of our resources.
Present development will never
pay them, and the running expenses
of the Government. Hence our
debts demand improvements for
their safety. These petitioners de-
mand the Improvement contemplat-
ed by this road Both political
platforms demand "publlc improve
ments," and as the improvement
contemplated is the most important
of any yet named, as we'll as being
the longest contemplated, it must
have its share of attention and as
sistance.
While other improvements will
yield only thousands, this will yield
scores of thousands for the Govern
ment. Yes, more than all other
improvements now projected for
improving the country.
Shall we turn a cold shoulder to
this, the most important improve
ment that ever will be projected
on these islands when it requires
so little assistance to start with.
This enterprise may prove an ele-
plant to It's projectors, but not so
to those who are made rich by the
enhanced value of their property,
or to the Government, that will
reap a rich reward yearly, if the
enterprise succeeds.
Although this is the largest and
most promising enterprise of public
Improvement now before the public,
1T is not the only one, but certainly
1t deserves assistance.
No more improving means that
the maximum of wealth and pro-
duction have already been reached.
In that case. there will never be
but little more wealth or business
than at present. Hence no more
mechanics, lawyers, merchants
clerks. judges, policemen, etc., than
We have now will ever be wanted.
Let me ask then, what are the
strangers that came to these shores
to live and our children agoing to
do when they grow up?
Shall we set them down as
''paupers' in the streets after hay-
ing spent large sums for their
education? Or shall we be enterpris.
ing and open avenues for employ
ment and business for them?
The natural advantages of these
Islands if fully developed would
no doubt sustain comfortably, half
million of people, but we must
move forward, We can't stand still
and prosper In business. activity