The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-17
WATER FOR
HAMkKUA
Franchise Will Be
Given to Col.
e. Jones.
FINAL ACTION TO
BE TAKEN TODAY
viii Mean an Expenditure Of Over
100000 in KohaIa
Mountains.

4 G'TER an all days conference be-
IA tween Governor Dole, executive
"A heads OF the government and the
parties Interested in the question Of
the water supplytof the Kohala noun
tains 1t was practically decided to
grant the franchise as asked for by Col
]. w. JONES' Tho decision will prob
ably be given after further meeting
this morning, though from develop
.'ments at yesterday & meeting 1t is as
serted tina, the, chicago and Eastern
I, capitalists represented by Col. Jones
win he given the water rights on Ha-
- wall, which it Is said ,w,il call for an
expenditure of over two million dol
tars, '.''+
The members of the executive council
attending the conference refused TO
give out any statement as to exactly
what had been done at the meeting.
Land Commissioner Boyd stated that
The question would undoubtedly be set
tied at a final meeting this morning
and from the differences drawn from
remarks OF other government officials
it may be stated that the syndicate
headed by Col. Jones will be given the
valuable franchise, Col Sam Parker
and his associates having withdrawn
their petition for u similar concession.
The subject was given a thorough
discussion yesterday at the meeting
called for that special purpose by Gov
ernor Dole, and to which All parties in
terested were invited. Representatives
were present from the various sugar
plantations which were likely to h. af
fected by the water project including
II. Hackfeld & Co, Castle Il Cooke. w.
q. Irwin & Co, and other large sugar
Factors who were represented in person
or by attorneys. j. u. Atherton. W. h.
Castle. Attorneys Robertson, BaIlou and
others also attended in the interest of
various clients. Col Jones went over
the details of the plans thoroughly and
to the evident satisfaction of those
present.
After the meeting 1t Was announced
6y Secretary Hawss that nothing. had
been accomplished, bhtttiiat the aues-
ton might be settled today. perhaps
not until after the return of Supt. Boyd
from Hawaii. FROM other sources ii is
learned however that the matter has
been practically settled and that unless
some unforeseen contingency arises to-
day the franchise will be granted to the
parties represented by Coz. Jones.
This morning il looked pretty blue"
said Land Commissioner Boyd yestcr-
day, but this afternoons meeting
"leare! away many difficulties and the
matter will be settled In the morning
unless something ROW unforeseen arises
to prevent the contamination of the
plans The matter was thoroughly pre-
scented at the meeting to-day. and every
part OF the proposed contract fully dis
cuSsed. / believe the matter will GER
tainIy be settled In the morning"
The plan of the promoters of the wa
3. ter company is to conserve the water
shed of the dense forests of the Kohala
range from HonOkane gulch To Muliwai
gulch in Hamakua and by means of
bitches and pipes to utilize the vast
quantities of water now going to waste
for the'irrigati0n OF the sugar-planta-
lions or kohaIa to the west, and Ha-
makua to the east. The proposed plan
would make valuable. large tracts of
land on Hawaii now of little use for
the cultivation OF sugar, because of lack
of irrigation.
WI. SphSo "oQu tue lnett-
ing of yesterday, stating that all infor-
nation, must come from the executive
council. Questioned as to what would
he done in the event that a franchise
should b. granted to the parties repre-
scented by him he said,
I'VE will begin work Immediately.
There would not be a days delay in
starting to work. after the franchise is
granted. The mountains have all been
surveyed. and We would be ready to go
ahead, immediately. The Kohala noun
tains are particularly wild and mac
cessible and have never been surveyed
by the government. The water is there
and our plan is to take 1t by fumes,
bitches, tunnels and pipes to the plan |
tations in need Of IL. We expect to do !
this with the use of very little mechani- |
cal power, If any. The parties / rep |
resent are we'll known men of means,
Eastern capitalists Yes some of them |
are from Chicago. AS soon as the exec
utive council takes final action I will |
be able 10 give you the names of the |
Interested parties but until then pre-
fer that they should not be known"