The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-01-13
HoM WAlAluA TO MIUku
Gtns IN Every Way Satisfactory.
Brioss at wsires-sona IT'S
toricsl Notes
orrom Wednesday, DailyJ

Everything being In readiness. Gov
eminent inspection Of the latest en-
tension OF the line OF the Oahu Rail-
way and Land Company was invited
On Monday and the necessary Official
trip made yesterday. The party lesy-
ing yesterday morning Included: Hen
ny n. Cooper. Minister of Foreign AZ
Gairs, and Surveyor General w. ID.
Alexander for the Government. Mr.. y.
: Dodge, chief engineer for the Homo
lulu Rapid Transit Company was also
II this delegation. with Mr. w. 4.
Rowell, Superintendent Of Public
Works. For the Railway there were
IN the party Mr.. u. y. Dillingham;,
General Manager, Mr.. Mark r. 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
Ialions, was a guest. The trip from
town 70 the terminus at Kabuku and
return was made In the beautiful spe-
eial or private car Pearl Luncheon
was carried along and served at the
proper time.
The purpose of this inspection by
ahs Government representatives, with
railway men present Is 20 pass upon
the claim for subsidy. The subsidy,
per mile, has been voted by the legis-
lature. II was provided early In the
history OF the railway as encourage
ment 10 the enterprise. Payment OF
the amount earned Is conditioned up
on provision Of satisfactory transi. ia
cilities over a properly equipped line
with good, modern road bed. IL may
be stated at this stage that the judg-
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 NJ
teen and a half miles. Up TO date there
mas not been a dispute in this field.
The railway people have always build
ed well, 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 a delight
10 a greater or less degree. The ride
Of yesterday was treat In its way.
Particular interest attached tc the run
from Waialua 20 the terminus. This
q. "A
ether for the purpose OF inspection in
she 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
yulch. II IL a fact In engineering
creditable TO the men who desired II
and Ia q strong showing Of willingness
ON the part Of the Company to expend
money when safety Is In question. The
road at this place makes a curve In.
land or mauka that amounts practi-
cally to a detour. At the beach there
are quicksands that forbid the use OF
piles, 80 the foundations are placed
above and are solid seemingly for all
time. The lower works OF the bridge
are 30 built that It would appear they
must withstand the most violent attacl
Of food. II is about half a year age
that floods carried away the Wagon
bridge that spanned the glilch ant
stream a considerable distance from
the quicksands. That bridge had beef
planned to resist a stream but tn,
heavy debris coming down carried tn
structure out to sea and little II an!
Of 1t was recovered. Some OF thu
pieces fioated over to the Island o
Kauai.
The scenic beauties OF the Oah,
railway to Waianae and even to Waia
iua, are well known. 1t was only dur
ing last year that the extension wa
made from Waianae to Waialua. Dur
ing the final quarter OF 1898 and a few
days OF the new year the road was com
pleted TO the present ending. From
Waialua to Kahuku plantation the lin
skirts quite closely TO the sea unit
well into the Kahuku cane lands. Tn
view all the time Is most inviting AM
the breeze from the sea pleasant AM
invigorating, The sweep for the ey'
on the lee side OF the Island Is a CRANE
one, There is local interest along tn.
extension. For instance It was a
Waimea, In 1892 that Lieut.. Herges
and Mr.. Gooch, an astronomer, wer,
killed by natives In 1878 James Hun
newell. who came to Honolulu from
Boston In 1918 as master OF the bril-
'B0rgeaux Packet, made two or thre,