The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-09
LACK OF CIVIC PRIDE.

AND OWNERS about Pearl Harbor, in putting up
the price OF their lands, are taking stand that
does not speak wen for the civic pride of the
,eopie OF hawaii. The United States Govern
inent desires to make Pearl Harbor the greatest
station in the Pacihc ocean, and to this end
The people OF Hawaii ought 70 lend every energy,
to the extent OF furnishing all the necessary
land to the government free of charge. The build
ing Of great naval station in this Territory would
mean the expenditure OF hundreds OF thousands Of
collars by the government in Honolulu every year
and the people of this city could well afford to
present all the necessary land to the government
Tor such naval station account OF the subse-
Quent returns.
Mainland cities are anxious to secure the loca-
lion OF military posts that land for the purpose Is
donated TO the government by the hundreds of
acres. The City Of Denver. Colorado, was anxious
10 have military post located near that city and
the headquarters of the army division for that
part OF the country located in Denver. With this
object in view they presented the government a
tract Of land Of over six hundred acres within five
Iliies Of the city and the result was the establish
nent OF the army post known as Fort Logan on
this land and the abolition Of the Department OF
.riEona with headquarters at Los Angeles, and the
establishment of the Department of the Colorado
that they have been well repaid for their nberality
in the matter
Helena, Montana, wanted TO be headquarters
lor the upper Missouri. and donated tract Of
nearly twelve hundred of land for the building
Of military post San Diego. California wanted
regimentaf post established at that city, and to
that end donated nearly three hundred acres on
what is known as North Island being part OF the
famous Coronado beach, for the purpose The gov.
ornment then added to this by the purchase of land
on Point Iona for the erection of coast fortifca-
tons and now San Diego is to have a naval coaling
station located on Point Iona
Fort Whipple located at Prescott Arizona, ia
known as one of the pretest military posts in the
country few years ago General Miles recon-
mended the abandonment OF the post Secretary
Alger vas about to issue the necessary orders for
its abandonment when the people OF Prescott got
together and asked the Secretary to withhold the
orders until they could be heard. They pointed
out that with the completion OF new railroad lines
across the Territory the post was most accessible
to all portions OF the Southwest that the climate
was superb. and that IL the post was retained and
improved the city OF Prescott would bond itself At
once for the purpose of building sewers and extend
ing the works. and that the city would further
bind itself to furnish free water and sewage to Fort
Whipple in perpetuisy- The offer was accepted and
Fort whippe is being rehabiltated.
1t wocid be little enough for the people OF 10
nonln TO get together and arrange to give the gov
eminent all the land it needs about Pearl Hsrbol
for naval station. Such an act would do the PEG
pie Of Honolulu great credit and purely as an In
vestment the money would be returned many fold.