Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-11
PEARL HARbOR lands
Three THOUSAND DOLLARS
AN ACRE FOR RESIDENCES
Both Sides Rest and Condemnation
Suit Goes to the Jury This Morn
ing - Conclusion Of
Testimony.

the Bishop Estate rested It's
defense in the land condemnation suit.
Federal Attorney Dunno, after short
with Captains Merry and
White, U. s. N, announced that there
would be no rebuttal and that the Gov
eminent rested. Judge Estee asked
when they wanted to go to the jury
and Mr.. Dunno asked until tomorrow
morning as there were two large vol
umes Of testimony to consider. There
being special business for 10 o'clock,
the Court set 1880 this morning for
argument.
Cecil Brown. who was called before
noon, had been In charge Of the late
James Campbells property, compris-
ing 10000 acres, for many years. He
held the value of plowed land at $500
an acre. Kuahua island was worth
for residence purposes $4,000 an acre,
for cane 5000 an acre as on the main.
land. For warehouses, ETC., II the har-
Dor were improved, Pearl Harbor land
would be worth $4,000 an acre.
George J. Wagner, q civil engineer,
had found Kuahua island 22 feet in
height.
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J. r. Morgan, auctioneer and real
estate agent, estimated kuanua ut $s0O
10 *looo an acre and mainland watei
frontage for 800 feet deep $500 an acre
j. F. Brown, manager OF an abstract
and TITLE company. was Commissioner
OF Lands for Hawaii from 1895 until
1901. prior to holding that position
having been a member Of the Govern
ment Survey for many years. The
average value OF land IN fee simple on
kuahua island and the mainland wa
ter frontage he placed at $1,000 to $500
an acre. This was for waterside re-
sort purposes. On cross-examination
he said he had not considered values
Tor commercial purposes. He should
say there were possibilities In that
locality which might make the land
there worth much more than he had
stated. 1t contained special opportun.
lilies for boating. 1t was a site DIFF.
ferent from anything else In the eoun.
try.
BY the Court-There were no resi-.
dences on the land. Witness knew OF
no person at present Intending to
build there, nor OF anybody looking
for lots. Was not his judgment based
on speculation No. sir. Well. explain
yourself? Well, lots were sold at the
Peninsula ten years ago. l do not
think people took those lots on account
OF commercial value. Commercial pos
sibilities were very slight unless the
United States improved the harbor.
Mr.. ktnney-Have you known Of any
land that was available near the con-
demned lands In the past ten years?
The Conrt-Make 1t on the 9Th OF
July or since.
Mr.. Dunne-How can You say there
Is any market value for 1t, or that It
has any market valus2
Mr.. Brown have no positive
knowledge. ! do not know that the
land In the vicinity OF Pearl Harsor
has gone down any.
Mr. Dunne-ls there any actual value
Tor land that Is not on the market
that Is not going!
Mr.. Kinney put 1t IL witness knew
II there had been a demand for that
kind OF land. Mr.. Dunno objected and
the question was withdrawn. The wit
ness was then dismissed.
Frank 8. Dodge, superintendent Of
the Bishop Estate, was called. Before
he was questioned. Mr.. Kinney made
strenuous effort to introduce a lease
that was referred to In the option CIV
en- by the defendant to Captain Merry,
OF Honolulu Naval Sta
ton. He contended 1t was admissible
because the option had been admitted
as evidence. "oh, not the lease"
Judge Estee ruled. Nothing can be
admitted Indirectly which cannot be
admitted directly"
Mr.. Kinney wanted to show that the
Bishop Estate should not have benefits
awarded against 1t when there could
be no benefits to what was left after
until the year 1888 ow-
Ing to the lease.
The Court ruled that such would be
another case, when they came to the
Of leases.
Mr.. Dodge testified he had made tests