The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-20
Honolulu, H. l., May 13, 1898.
SIDNEY Nj. BALLOU, ESQ,

SIDNEY NJ. BALLOU, Esq,
Secretary John Ii Estate, Ltd, Ho-
nOIulu.
Dear Sir:-Your esteemed favor or
even date is at hand contents noted.
Won saw. In the official report Of Pearl
Harbor the statment has been made
that the price at which the peninsula
| is held if the entire peninsula is tax
| en-. to wit: $237.5O per acre, is hctl-
| tious. and that the true value IS ABOUT
| $50 per acre In view Of the puohclty
which has been given to this state
ment and the Importance OF It's cor
| rection would you kindly answer Uhe
| following questions:
I will quote the questions and an
swer them in the order submitted.
1. Ibid you buy the Peninsula OF
Pearl City in Pearl HarbOr?'
Ans 1 purchased 229.91 acres IN
! 1889 and 1890.
2. What price did you pay per
| acre?" $50
Ans. I purchased February Z, 1890
| from S. B. Dole, attorney in fact Tor
| Lois c. Ford and Porter d. Ford, FI.62
! acres of land on the east side of the
Peninsula of Pearl City for 1886,
as per deed recorded 18th day of Feb
! ruary, 1890, Liber 122, pages 1873, 139,
14O. On the 22d day of April, 1889, as
per deed recorded Liber III, pages 421
! and 422. And as per deed dated April
| IA, 1890 and recorded Liber 125, pages
| 63, 81, 65. l purchased 1929 acres
| from Paul P. KanOa and wife for the
sum of S22, 100000. The price paid for
the first lot was $500 per acre. Nearly
one-th1rd of the second purchase was
a mile above the Peninsula.
| g.. "At what date was the purchase
made?"
Ans AS stated above.
Has real estate in that vicinity
increased or decreased in price since
the date of that purchaser"
Ans At a public auction here II
Honolulu, October 21st, 1890, sale o
lots at the Peninsula OF Pearl CltA
amounted to over $4,000. The price
realized was over $l,5OO per acre
5. do you consider Pearl CITY zen
insula, more or less valuable tnan tn
adjoining Peninsula OF Walplo:
Ans. Only so far as improvement
have made it more valuable IL III
u. S. Government do not want III
Waipio Peninsula, l believe purchaser
can be found who will pay SzaO pc
acre for the whole. There are 1'OO
acres of sugar land in Walplo Fehln
sula.
6. How far is Honolulu from Pear
Harbor?"
Ans. Ten miles.
Z. What is wharf frontage In nc
= nolulu WORTH
Ans. 1 am unable to say.
8. IF the channel to Pearl Harbo
= nrf
there be more or less valuable tina
wharf frontage in Honolulu"
Ans. The comparative value
wharf frontage would depend upo
future developments.
\ If you should make any public us
of these answers [ wish it made clea
to the public that l have no lntere:
whatever in this matter, except gel
eral interest in the welfare OF tI
whole country. Possibly no one
these Islands is more DESTROYS for al
nexation- to the U. S. A. than 1, yet
am not so selfish as to wish to see tt
nroDertv of Hawaiians sacrificed
the least degree for my benefit. q
the other hand 1 doubt II any OF
= would be more jealous for the int
- ests of Uncle Sam than 1. want tt
United States to secure all the land
needs in the HarbOr Pearl River"
the least possible price consistent wit
o Justice to those from whom it is take
[ feel justified fully in making tn
statement for the reason that ga7
the United States on behalf of tt
o. r. & L. Co. and this country, 6
option for half mile of frontage
deep water in Pearl HarbOr for Il
whole term Of our lease $50 years. f
= the consideration of one dollar.
1 stand ready to repeat the san
offer today if it is desired.
Your very truly,
/ (Signed) B. F. DILLINGHAM;,
General Manager Oahu Railway
N Land Co.