The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-14

complied with by the building of the
Kohala Railroad. They had surveys
of the utmost detail and information
covering every particular, which had
cost them $4,000. Any committee
might have the benefit of all this for
nothing. He questioned whether the
road would pay, because it would
have to compete every few miles with
water landing.
Noble Young had favored referring
the blu to a commission; was still of
the same opinion, and would be if the
debate lasted year. Unless the
planters would make contracts to give
their freight to the road, he would no
more build it than he would throw
himself into the sea. There were
landings all along the coast, where
freight could be taken off without
much trouble. Water freights are
cheaper every time. Before the road
was built by anyone, this matter
should be investigated and contracts
made. The late S. q. Wilder had
planned this road with the idea of
| shipping from Hilo to San Francisco,
which was good idea, but we must
90 about the accomplishment of it in
| a sensible way. He had the honor
of representing the island of
| Hawaii and was interested in Pepee-
keo, but if he owned the whole plan
tation he would not give his freight
to the railroad without considerable
concessions. A wharf in Hilo would
be an excellent thing, and he believed
one could be built where vessels could
discharge in ordinary weather, but
even then he questioned whether they
4 IL IL Toll hslf~ for
was high. 1t would be proper to pay
something for the surveys, ETC., in the
hands of the Wilder estate. 1t was
piece of CANNON to try to build this
road now, and to pass the $4,000 was
preposterOus.
Noble Horner said Rep. Wilder had
answered all the arguments of the
gentlemen. They wanted committee
appointed to collect information and
make surveys. Now here all the in
formation was in existence, down to
the most trifiing detail, and could be
purchased as the bill provided. The
minds of the gentlemen were mar
rowed down to the little strip of land
on which the plantations were situa-
ted, forgetting the great belt back. AS
they were so anxious to have infor-
nation he would give them little.
The member proceeded to question
Noble Young about the distances from
Kukuihaele along the coast, and the
quality of the land up to Mana. The
result was that he estimated that there
was 600 square miles, or 400, 600 acres,
of good land, of which only about
$4,000 acres had been taken up.
Acknowledgement Browns any
thing growing there? Is there any
freight?
Noble Horner-No; because there
is no way of getting to market. Even
if it didn't pay private parties to build
the railroad, it would the Government
because it would bring the land into
cultivation and raise its value from a
dollar to forty or fifty dollars an acre.
Estimates from Guatemala showed
that good grove of coffee was worth
thousand dollars an acre. This gave
hint of what could be done in that
district if people could get in and out,
without death staring them in the
face every time they got in and off the
boat. At his landing a boat was upset
by little wave, year or two since,
and two natives were drowned. Not
long ago whole boat load, including
a woman and child, were drowned at
Honokaa. AS for the landings he
might state that he had paid $3.50 9
ton to get his sugar put down at the
foot of the bluff. A great deal
had been said about tourist travel. i
this road were built there would be
more to be seen there than anywhere
else, not of the volcanic nature. Al
extensively travelled gentleman haC
said, q year or two ago, that he had
never seen anything like the WaipiC
Valley.
Noble Young doubted whether TIL,
| tourists would pay for the coal.
Noble Hind said the road woul(
not reach the upper country at all.
Noble Horner-That is justup above
1t is easy to roll down hill. 1t looket
} to him that there were so many ole
, fogies among the white people in thi:
/ House that it would be very difficult
to build this road. When an individ
: ual got to point where he refused t
? advance he is an old fogy. If thes
e Ministers haven't capacity enough t
t carry out this business, we can fin
g the Ministers who will. Calls of kO
{ kua.)
S Rep. Smith said all agreed that a
d Investigation should be made, an,
: such an investigation could be mad
: much better by the Government wit
: its corps of engineers. There wer
y none so blind as those who would no
IS see. The objection was made tina
s the Ministers should not be trusted
8 He was willing to trust them.
d Noble Young asked whether he ha
II not seen Ministers there whom h
|. would not trust?
% Rep. Smith-Certainly
p. Noble Young-And you may agail
70 Rep. Smith continuing said the
s. was nothing in the bill to justify NJ
y BILE Baldwins remarks about a lars
1T wharf and warehouse. The bill sal
SO nothing at all about it.
rs At noon the House took rece
e. until 1:30 PM.
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Id AFTERNOON SESSION.