The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-11
THE NEW ERA DAWNING.
HAwAIrs SPIRIT OF PROGRESS
AGAIN ALIVE.
Great Fertilizer Works Nearing Com.
pletion-Steam whistles for
waianae District.

While rapid strides are being made in
perfecting the political organism of the
Hawaiian Islands, and recent events
have thrown upon the canvas of this
country's future the light Of brighter
and more prosperous era, internal de-
velopment and genuine business pi og-
ress has not held at standstill.
People accustomed to linger within
the bounds of their own footprints can
hardly conceive of the immensely of an
enterprise in the very suburbs of this
city and now nearing completion.
There, great fertilizer mandatory,
capable of turning out sufficient manure
to enrich every acre of land in the
country, is nearly ready for work.
The great mills, warehouses and out
buildings on the premises of the Pacific
Guano and Fertilizer Company at
Kalihi are all sufficient to astonish the
most enteiprising business man in
Honolulu.
There has sprung from the desert waste
from the copse of lantana and algaroba,
veritable emblem of real prosperity;
and this. too, in the course of three +
four months. The mammoth buildings
are about finished, the machinery is in
place, railway connection has been
made and everything will be in full
blast within few days.
AT first it was thought work would
not begin until September, but such
wonderful progress has been
made in getting things ready
that month and half will now
be taken from the original limit. Soon
the wheels will turn, the watts will be
filed, the workmen will be rushing,
cars will move and the great fertilizer
industry will have been started.
The business may not pay its enter.
prising promoters at first. Indeed 1T
may take great while to realize upon
but to the working man and to the
country at large, the enterprise will be
of great benefit. Fifty tons of fertilizer
has already been sent down, but that is
nothing compared to what the next few
weeks will bring forth.
Another enterprise deserving special
mention in this connection is the prob
able early extension of the Oahu rail
road to Waianae.
For year and more the scheme to
extend the road to Waianae and even
on to Kahuku has received due consid-
Grafton by the company. Negotiations
to this end have been progressing for
some time, but nothing d, finite has as
yet appeared upon the surface.
1t seems that special privileges had
been offered certain American parties
to extend the road, but those parties
have remained in the bac sground and
have had little to say of their intentions.
In the meantime Mr. Dillingham; has
been at work, and has succe aded so well
that it may be possible to
construct the new track with
out foreign aid. 1t was said, too,
that the railway people had become
very impatient with their Eastern cor
respondents and would take prompt
steps to push the matter to completion.
Inquiry at the managers Office reveals
the truth of a part of the rumor.
Mr.. Dillingham; hopes TO hear from
his correspondent by, the Australia next
Saturday. If disappointed he will not
hesitate longer, but will at once
proceed to order ties and ma
terial for the branch line of road.
In that case the scheme will be carried
out with local capital.
The survey for the road through to
Waianae has already been made, and all
is ready for the construction of the
road-bed. This will doubtless commence
in the next few days, and the road
should be completed sometime during
autumn of this year.
The branch line will pierce to the
heart of the rich lands around Waianae
and will command a large part of the
shipments from the neighborhood OF
Kahuku.
With all of these fine improvements
under way one should understand that
the spirit of progress in this country has
not weakened, but is taking on new life
under the Republic.