The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-23
A CEMETERY SITE.
Trip Made for the Purpose Of
Viewing Lands.
M0ANAlUA AND KAHAUlKI
Haiawa is Not Majority
for Moanalua-kahaui De-
fects-President'sP Party.
M0ANAlUA AND KAHAUIKI

a personally conducted exploration
for a cemetery site was made yesterday
down the railroad. President Dole,
who is at the head OF the joint commit
tee OF the Board OF Health. the Execu
tive Council and the Oahu Cemetery
Association, was in charge OF the party.
Mr.. Dillingham;, general manager OF
the railway, placed a coach and engine
at the disposal of the committee and
invited guests. In the party were
twenty-four souls. allowing n soul for
each man. The prominent citizens. eX-
Guiding the newspaper representatives
were: Gov. Cleghorn, Geo. II. Carter.
DR.. y. b. Emerson, DR.. C.. B. Wood. Dr.
C. b. Cooper. DR.. F. r. Day. John Phil
lips, David Dayton, DIR. ]. S. McGrew.
Geo. w. Smith, John Z. Bush. ]. w.
Mcdonald. The only delegate from the
Hawaiian press was F. J. Testa. All
who were expected to make the trip
were at the depot promptly at the hour
indicated in the courteous summons
and a start was made without any de-
lay.
Inspections were made OF lands IN
Halawa, Moanalu and Kahauiki. There
was scarcely any consideration OF the
Halawa tract. 1t was not liked and
was considered unavailable for a va
riety OF reasons. Distance and the fact
that cane would grow all about the
place were amongst the objections.
Quite a stop was made about three
quarters of a mile beyond Mo7nalua.
The acreage that IL Is believed can be
secured here was carefully viewed. II
gently slopes upward from the railway
track, affords view of the harbor and
city and it was stated that there would
be no trouble in digging to desired
depth with ordinary tools. It was fig
ured that an artesian well could be pro-
vided and that perhaps \ windmill or
a modest pumping plant could supply
the land will be slight. That Is Is good
soil was guaranteed by several. both
Governor Cleghorn and David Dayton
remarking OF the growth OF kulu as a
sign that fertilizers would not be re-
quired in growing grass. trees and
flowers. The time from the city on
the railway would be but few min
utes and besides there is Government
wagon road through the tract. II IS
desired to secure from seventy to- two
hundred acres and there is ample land
there. II is owned by Mr.. Damon
Minister of Finance.
Nearly an hour was spent by the
party in viewing the Kahau.ki land
This task involved n walk OF a mile
and 4 half or more from the railway
TO the wagon road and back again. Mr.
\. T. Atkinson particularly distin'
guished himself as n pedestrian. Their,
were a number who said at once thai
the Kahauiki plot pointed out was :
choice piece OF land for the purpose IL
view. 1t is at n good elevation. has
fertile soil and can be watered chCaply
as the Moanalua piece. Then Kahauik
is but about a mile further from tow
than Nuuanu cemetery. But there 4
one thing adverse to Kahau!ki that i
believed by many 10 be serious. IL no
fatal. y member OF the party who l.
familiar with land matters. made IN,
assertion that the tract II At this tim'
sub-divided and put upon the marke
would sell readily TO people who woul'
build. The place would certainly max
a beautiful suburb. The landscape an,
marine views are unexcelled on tn
island. Another gentleman put Il thi
way: I'VE must look TO the future
Look ahead ten years. which stage &
not distant. The land will be wante,
for homesteads by that time. Their
can be no doubt OF 1t. II 1t is not, Ho