The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-10-15
SUBSCRIPTION
so GENTS PER MONT
WHY PEARL CITY MUST BECOME
THE BUSINESS CENTER OF
PEARL HARB0R.

EDITOR BCLLETiN -
The extract from The article in
Review of Reviews, which appeared
in last evenings issue, tends to show
very briefly that Pearl Harbor is
likely to be speedily opened and oc-
cupied by the United States. A pre-
ceding paragraph of the same article
pointed out that the pending opening
of the Nicaragua Canal would preci-
pitate upon Honolulu such feet of
steamers crossing the Pacific as would
prove beyond the capacity OF this
uarbor to accommodate for the neces-
sry coaling and supply, and that
tnis would at once call Pearl Harbor
into active use as the great coaling
station.
beg leave to supplement the
views there presented by some other
considerations of immediate interest
to the Honolulu public, as seeming
to indicate very definitely to what
point in Pearl Harbor this large busi-
ness will naturally gravltate. Where
is TO be the business center of that
one great central haven OF the North
Pacific, lying at the cross roads of all
its commerce. There will be only
one such center. Business concen-
trates at one point, as q rule. L
think it can be made clear that such
central point can be no other than
the Pearl City Peninsula. L write
with the advantage of lifelong
familiarity with the district of Eva,
which surrounds the Pearl Lochs.
All will probably agree that the
business town will naturally be To-
Gated wherever are best combined the
following advantages, VIZ: |. Good
deep water frontage, which Is found
at many points in Pearl Harbor. 2.
A fairly central location, easily reach
ed from all parts of the district, as
well as from Honolulu. 3. A thor
oughly good supply of fresh water.
4. An agreeable climate. 5. Com
modious business spaces, also to be
founG at many points. 6. A thor
oughIy pleasant and convenient site
for residences of the inhabitants.
These favorable conditions are all
combined in a high degree at Pearl
City and some of the most important
Of them are not to be found at all
elsewhere on Pearl Harbor
Persons familiar with the climate
of Eva know that the district is
somewhat sharply divided between
the cool shores along the foot slopes
of the eastern mountain range and
the more hot, arid, and dusty Sec
tion which begins where the shore
leaves the foothills at Waiawa stream
and turns westward. Pearl City is
the last point in the cooler and
moister section, and perhaps the
coolest and greenest part of that. A
third division may also be made, that
of the quite hot and arid section in
Halawa east of the lower part of
Pearl River above Puuloa. The cool
eastern section owes its mild and
comparatively moist climate to the
vicinity of the mountain from which
it receives frequent trade wind
showers, as well as having the
breeze directly across the green foot
bills. Both the western and south
ern sections receive the breeze after
it has become weIl-heated by cross
ing dry plains for several miles.
Along the whole of this cool east
ern section, the only point making
out to deep water is the Manana
peninsula, upon which the lower
town of Pearl City is located. At a
few hundred feet from the foot OF
this peninsula lies noble frontage
of deep water, to which wharves and
made-land can readily be extended
at moderate cost. Here the fresh
breezes strike directly across the
east Ioch from the cool mountains
without .raversing any arid ground,
which cannot be said of any other
accessible deep water frontage in the
harbor. When so cool a location for
business is attainable, it can scarcely
be supposed that either those doing
business on shore, sDr those coming
from :he sea, will be content with
any warmer location.
As to fresh water supply, Pear
City being at the innermost point o.
the lochs, on the slope of the noun
tain, is at the heart of the water dis
trict, of which it possesses the most
copous natural springs. AT about
one mile on each side are breast
wheels of rice mills driven by sucl
springs. From reservoir, 100 fee
up, fed from a mountain stream
water is already spouting near th'
deep water front mile and a hal
below. Below the reservoir, for thu
purpose of supplying it by pumping
in times of drought, a ten inch arte
sian well pours floods of the sweetes
and purest water. On theotherhand
all artesan wells near any other deeI
water frontage are perceptibly brack
ish, owing to their distance seaward
from the mountain. Nor can swee
water be led to those points withou
pumping and piping at great cost
Such abundance of pure water mus
he matter of prime Importance {
both citizens and the shipping.