The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-06-14

Good wine needs no bush, but the
junketing trip Of newspaper men over
The latest and best extension of the
Oahu Railway and Land Company's
steam line is none the less a means
10 an end Mr. Smith, the General
Passenger and Ticket Agent OF the
Road is one of the best of good fellows
and it is no doubt a pleasure to him
10 entertain his friends of the press.
Mr. Dillingham;, manager of the cor
poraton likewise is a fine host and has
warm spot in his heart for the men
who write and conduct newspapers.
But these two observing gentlemen,
together with Mr.. Denison, the suprin-
tendent Mr.. Kleugel the civil engineer,
and Mr.. H. D. Roberts, the director of
motive power and machinery, realize
that the public viii want to know
about their big enterprise and its CON
dlr-on and progress through the pa
pers. The gentlemen named and some
who have not been named are entitled
10 the highest commentator for what
mas been accomplished and what is
beng done. In other countries a rail
way through rich territory is regarded
as a vast industrial concern. Oahu
railway is now being granted that well
earned dignity, reputation and import
ance. II has done more and is doing
more for the development of this Isl
and than any other single factor.
Much has been written, at various
Zines, for the railway divisions from
Honolulu 10 Eva mill and again from
Eva mill TO Waianae. The total length
Of these two stretches is thirty-three
miles. The length Of the extension
from Waianae to Waialua is twenty
TWO miles and the work Of grading for
the Kahuku branch is under way.
All along the line of the extension
from Waianae TO Waialua there is
much to attract and hold attention.
The searching interest is arrested by
The character Of the country that is
now opened up" This new land in
eludes thousands of acres of soil that
VIII respond readily to cultivation.
The splendid valley of Makaha and
dakUa are touched There is coffee
in both Of them. The striking land
feature is the Mokuleia plain It
stretches for miles and is of the same
soil as Waialua plantation. There are
already in this area seventeen arte-
sian wells, thirteen of them flowing
and a large sugar estate will be es-
tabiished within year. The value of
The rice now produced is heavy and
the dairy interest is not small
There was raving over the scenery.
IL IS especially impressive and grand
about Kaena Point, which had been
pronounced impracticable Of passage
by a railway. The engineering and
The building are dashing and bold. AT
several points the sea has been chal-
lenged with solid walls of masonary.
At one place nearly a ton of dynamite
was used in q single blast. The road
mas been carefully constructed and is
wei ballasted. There are a couple of
very sharp curves, several bridges that
almost Overhang the beach and some
scenery includes two natural bridges
at the edge of the water, a number of
caves, the cliffs. the surf plays and
freaks and the barking sands of Ma
kua. Mr.. Roberts was engineer for
the excursion train and Mr.. Gill con-
dUctor. The time down to Waianae,
Lhirty-three miles, was an hour and ten
minutes. II has been made in an hour.
The time back from Waialua to town,
hfty-five miles. two hours and fifteen
minutes.
The excursion party was furnished
most literally with refreshments on
the special train and there was a din
aer at Mokuleia ranch, with Walter
Dillingham;, the manager, as host. He
was assisted in entertaining by his
guest, G. P. Wilder. The ranch is q
delightful place and the dinner worthy
the name. The features of the menu
were the fruits of the place. These in
Guided peaches, figs, grapes, water
melons, lines, mangoes, etc. The
peach orchard has quite an area anC
The fruit has been sent TO market with
profit. Milk is sent in every day. Mr.
Wilder displayed a bottle of japanese
beetles as the outcome of a morning.
labor in the vineyard. Manager Walter
Dillingham; keeps the ranch in frs
class order in all departments. Mo
kuleia IS the old Casper Silva posses
sion.
There We're no less than clever
speakers at The end Of the neal Mr.