The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-19
ASKS The REASON
Continued from First Page)

The learned Attorney General remem-
bers probably how our people, though
the Legislature, ratified the London
Loan negotiated by the agents of the
Gibson Ministry, though the terms of
that loan were in direct violation of
the law authorizing the loan. The peo-
pie did this rather than have the
smlrch or tinge of reputation touch
their Government. And if the people
believe, upon consideration of the
whole case, that the Government and
LeglS AZURE OF the people have entered
into obligations with this Railroad Co.
which in the view of both parties con-
template ownership of wharf on Ho-
nolulu harbor by the Railroad. the
money that can be made by confiscat-
ing that wharf and shutting the Rail-
road out from owning any frontage
on that Harbor, will be considered as
sorry recompense for the loss of credit
involved, TO the Government both here
and abroad. But Mr. Attorney General
what Will the people think in whose
interests you profess to be acting when
they come to consider that on your
own confession and statement you are
nu -lifying the chartered rights of this
company ostensibly to get wharf room
when you have wharf room to burn
when you are filing up what,-to use
your own language again-can be
easily made into wharves? Seeing that
the Government has so often and so
solemnly conferred this specific right
upon the Railroad to own wharves.
roJr1I -
little more reassuring to capital to
at least use the unused and available
wharf room (which you can easily
make into wharves" before you come
to the confiscation of this railroad
wharf? Can you not consume us last?
Or must we be bolted now and at once
whatever else happens? Is the new
wharf headed straight across the har-
Dor towards the Railroad wharf war
measure-a road way to reach and
behead us? Is it a case of Pixies Peak
or bust before the Legislature meets
You kindly tell the Railroad Co. that
it may have the use of the Govern
ment wharveS in common with others,
and though you have not expressly
said so, we assume that the Govern
uuSul 10 WlllluS d-SO 10 nave Tue au-
vantage of the thousands of tons of
freight poured yearly by that Railroad
upon the west side wharf and that such
freight will not be excluded or handed
over to an officer; and upon this as
sumption we thank you in advance for
these courtesies that we hope to enjoy.
But we do desire, in the meanwhile
to hear the comments Of the learned
Attorney General upon the charter and
contract in question above referred
to and to have him show to the Rail-
road Co., as he undoubtedly can, how
entirely consistent it is for the Gov
eminent to take all the wharf room OF
Honolulu harbOr and at the same time
to confer upon this railroad, the right
are necessary for it's purposes. We de-
sire also to hear from the Attorney
General why the charter and contract
with the Government should not avail
to incline the Government to choose
to make new wharves (the kind tha
are easily" made) before taking ava!
a wharf already put to good use
| and finally, why the Government wants
| to bury and fill in and cover up an(
prevent itself and others from usin:
| good wharf room anyhow.
Yours truly,
| B. F. DILLINGHAM;