The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-08

then the bonds issued by this Govern
ment are not, it appears 10 me, worth
the paper they are written upon
Speaking OF charging the. harbor,
what do you think of the plan outlined
the other day in the paper-of running
wharf from Lime Kiln Point to the
Summers house?"
If there were no obstacles in the
way, and the Government really pro-
posed to do such a thing, which l can
not for one moment believe, l should
say they were seeking a contracted not
an enlarged harbOr There are now
about 1000 lineal feet Of wharf room
| in the harbor The plan of using one
wharf to Summers house would add
about 1900 feet. The plan which
have in mind would add $500 feet, in
Guiding the wharves which the o. R.
L. Co. propose to build on their OWL
property, simply to meet the demands
| of the business it has created and viii
! further develop. As a matter of sound
political or business policy, it would,
| think, strike the average man interest
ed today in the development of this
country; that if the Government has
any money with which to build whar-
yes, it would be wise to build them as
| fast as possible upon its own property
which will call for a very large sum OF
money, and when completed upon q
proper plan will double the present
wharf facilities.
''The Government should cease tic
place obstacles in the way Of the o. R.
& L. Co. and encourage that company
in it's continuous effort to build whar-
yes, needful for the requirements of its
own creation.
1--WE would if the Government had
answered our January letter promptly
have contracted with parties in San
Francisco in the dredging line and
would have had one wharf built within
five months from the day such reply
had been received. The correspondence
and delay waiting for replies has cost
us the loss of our time, and now they
want to increase their wharves by TAX
ing away ours. Perhaps that's bust
ness but not from my standpoint.
Several of the largest shipping and
commission houses in Honolulu, such
as H. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd, Castle &
Cooke, G. Brewer & Co. and others, petit
toned to the Government to have the
necessary wharf accommodation sup
piled, either by the O. r. & L. Co. or
by the Government, that shipping in
terest must not be allowed to suffer, in
consequence of the dispute between the
parties named. Instead they have at
tempted to take away the only wharf on
that side, and got out an injunction to
prevent the o. R. g. L. Co from build
ing any wharves.
he company got out an injunction
tostop the Government from taking the
wharf, and have built two scows with
a carrying capacity Of 200 tons each,
they are launched and in the water, and
will be used for loading and discharg
ing vessels having business connection
with the railway
''Will you be able to handle all the
freight this season with scows?"
Eyes, but it may be necessary for us
to build more
Those scoWs are eXpenSive?'
"Oh yes, and we have several thou
sand dollars invested in wharf material
which has been lying idle for several
months. in consequence of the attitude
of a wide awake progressive Govern
men, who are looking after the inter-
ests of those tax payers who have put
their money in railway investments to
build up the country, whose capital and
business energy has increased the in
come from permanent property i'm
provements about 100000 If the bust
ness push and energy of this Govern
ment as now directed does not succeed
in killing the goose that lays the gold
egg. the taxable income will within
few years be increased by twice
$50 900. Perhaps after another years
reflection it will be thought best to
kill the goose. Who can tell?'