The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-11

Everything being in readiness, Gov
ernment inspection of the latest eX-
tension of the line of the Oahu Rail
on Monday and the necessary official
trip made yesterday. The party leav-
ing yesterday morning included: Hen
ry E. Cooper, Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs, and Surveyor General w. D.
Alexander for the Government. Mr.. f.
S. Dodge, chief engineer for the Homo
lulu Rapid Transit Company was also
of this delegation, with Mr.. w. e.
RoweIl, superintendent of Public
Works. For the Railway there were
in the party Mr.. b. f. Dillingham;,
General Manager, Mr. Mark p. Robin
son, of the Board of Directors, Mr.. c.
H. Kluegel, chief engineer in the con-
struction department of the company.
Mr. Russell, an electrical expert who
is doing work for some of the big plan
tations, was a guest. The trip from
town to the terminus at Kahuku and
return was made in the beautiful spe-
cial or private car Pearl. Luncheon
was carried along and served at the
proper time.
The purpose of this inspection by
the Government representatives, with
railway men present is to pass upon
the claim for subsidy. The subsidy,
per mile, has been voted by the legis-
lature. 1t was provided early in the
history of the railway as encourag ge-
ment to the enterprise. Payment OF
the amount earned is conditioned up
on provision of satisfactory transit ia
cilities over a properly equipped line
with good modern road bed. 1t may
ment of all concerned that the subsidy
provided under the act has been earned
in the making of the extension from
Waialua to Kahuku, a distance of hi
teen and half miles Up to date there
has not been a dispute In this field.
The railway people have always build
ed we'll doing even better in each in
stance than the specifications require.
A. trip in a private car over any
railway line is bound to be delight
to a greater or less degree. The ride
of yesterday was a treat in its way.
Particular interest attached to the run
from Waialua to the terminus. This
was made fast one way and slow the
other for the purpose of inspection IN
the latter instance and test Of track
and rolling stock in the second.
Everything was entirely satisfactory.
Easily the chief feature of the line
on the extension is the splendid bridge
that spans the treacherous Waimea
gulch. 1t is a fact in engineering
creditable to the men who desired II
and is a strong showing of Willingness
money when safety is in question. The
road at this place makes a curve in
| land or mauka that amounts practl-
cally to a detour. At the beach there
are quicksands that forbid the use o.
piles, so the foundations are placed
above and are solid seemingly for al
time The lower works Of the bridge
are so built that it would appear they
must withstand the most violent attacl
| of flood. 1t is about half a year age
that floods carried away the wagoI
bridge that spanned the gulch ant
stream a considerable distance from
the quicksands. That bridge had beer
planned 10 resist a stream but TIT
heavy debris coming down carried tn
structure out to sea and little if an,
of it was recovered. Some Of III
pieces fioated over to the Island o
Kauai.
The scenic beauties of the Oah
railway to Waianaa and even to Wala
lua, are we'll known. 1t was only dur
ing last year that the extension wa
Imade from Waianae to Waialua. Dur