The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-06

~ ESTERDAT was nearly as quiet
on the front a. vas the day pre-
oeding IL But two island steam
eTe were dispatched and they
took but feW passengers. The steam
81 Msuna Loa sailed al one O'Clock
Tor her regular kona run after a thor
sGgh Overhzuiipg. and the Keanhou
which had expected 70 iay up vas
sent out 10 make another trip 10 Kauai.
The British ship Republic from New
castle arrived In the morning and the
Hillston. another British vessel, sailed
for the Sound These we're the only
arrivals and departures Of deep water
ships
AZ the present time the harbor Is
quite fun % sailing craft and Il has
been crowded so for quite a long time.
Not since the plague time when ships
we're greatly delayed by the quaran-
tine restrictions have there been so
many vessels IN port as have been here
for the last three or four weeks. Dur
ing this time there have been on an
average about thirty-three or thirty
four vessels In the harbOr ali the time.
Even with the increased wharf faci-
lii.es al the Railroad there Is still
much room for improvement and at
the present time the wharfs are all
fun and the stream Is crowded with
vessels waiting their turn. Through
the use Of the navy wharfs the har-
bormaster has been enabled to do
deal better than he could have done
had these wharfs been kept for the
sole and entire use OF army transports
and the navy. Last evening there
we're twonty-six vessels at the wharfs
aud ten In the stream. The coal yes
sells which are arriving so thick and
fast are monopolizing most of the
room. but as they only take their reg
nlar turn there Is no help for it.
Whenever the harbor gets as crowd
ed as Il is at present people always be-
gin planning for the enlargement Of 1t.
When the harbOr is empty or not
crowded the plans for the enlargement
are forgotten. A man interested in
Honolulu said yesterday that where
the railroad was such a close compe-
titor OF the city In the matter Of
wharfage IL behooved the citizens Of
the Territory to take the matter seri-
ously under consideration and get a
move on and do something which
The Congressional party OF the. Rty-
ers and Harbors Committee had re-
Gently been IN San Francisco and no
one here seemed TO appreciate the
fact that they might have been
brought here Il the proper inducements
had been offered them. Their visit
u II had 20 be paid for by subscrip-
tions by the merchants OF Honolulu
would have been OF a great and last
ing benefit TO this city. especially at
this time when there Is so much ship
ping here and they could have seen
Tor themselves the needs. AS a source
OF revenue the wharfs will always be
biz thing for the city and help out
greatly In the collection of money for
the running OF the municipality II Ho-
nolulu ever rises to the dignity of a
charter and municipal government.
Seeing the success that has greeted
the building OF the railroad wharf the
Bishop Estate has started 10 build a
wharf IN the nelghborhood OF the boat
houses and close 10 the Honolulu Iron
Works. This viii be q slip and with
q large wharf on each side and cana
Die Of accommodating several vessels |
comfortably With this new wharf and l
ihe Railroad wharf the wharfage fact |
iitios owned by private parties will |
about equal the city wharfage and so /
this income win be lost TO the general
fund
Several schemes for the enlarge.
nen; Of the harbor have been advanc. /
"a all ~ which are feasible. The more
one is the cutting through
10 kaiihi harhor. This enlargement
Z L ever comes win Of necessity be a
private venture as all the land border
ng on the Kalihl harhor is owned by
lrirate parties. The continuation OF
he vharfs along Queen street win
aFe the quickest relief and may be
one with small expense compared to
he good il viii work. II