The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-20
.fAvORS the
HILL TOPS
s. 7. Alexander
Talks OF MANY
Advantages.

from VT =. II, AleNana'f lut
( before bic departure yesterday Tor snf
Z Francisco some observations upon th'
neglected opportunities - the Tanta'
ius region. and the benefits Uhicl
might be gained by universal use oi
the residence sites there by the pco'
pie Of the city. Mr. Alexander saic
I that upon his return he would spend
/ perhaps couple of months here and
would then occdpy his new home on
sugar Loaf
Il am an earnest advocate OF IN,
people Of a tropical city spending their
suinmer upon the hills. There is suc.
a change OF air, such a vast deal OF
difference In the surroundings as no;ei
even here, where the mountain Is not
above 1900 feet high, In the health
and general benefits to be gained by
residence above the sea level during
the extreme heat OF the tropical sum
ners. that IL should appear at frs,
glance that the people viii be- greatly
benefited by any opportunity 20 secure
freer use Of the upper levels through
the provision of ways Of communica-
tion. / am very glad TO see that MIR.
Desky proposes to carry through mis-
railroad line, and / have lent e. X my
moral support upon every occasion.
The greatest example of the people
of tropical city taking advantage OF
the surroundings to meet the climate
is at Rio de Janeiro. There many OF
the people live upon the hills, which
are something like 400 feet above the
general level But across the bay there
IL an elevated table land, something
like 1000 feet up, where are located all
the really fine residences of the city.
There are dwellings which cost 800. 600.
the embassies and all the very best
structures, in fact. The officials OF
Brazil live there and altogether II Is
the fashionable and aristocratic suburb
of the capital.
Similar conditions will be found In
Java, where the people Of Batavia
iiock TO the high lands during the sum
mer. and IL Is history that in India
every European that can get away goes
into the hills when the dog davs come
around With these examples / think
the advantage OF having such "a noun
tain as Tantalus close to the city
should be fully improved and there
should be more people live high above
the city, either the year through or AT
least during the summer months.
las to the Pacific Heights road, / be-
/ lieye IL should be extended higher up
/ the mountain side. Just above it's pres
/ ent terminus are the forests, the great
/ kukui trees and ferns. vegetation OF
| every kind, in fact, and sites for cot
tases which would give free air to the
/ occupants, all of which would go to
make the most enjoyable suburb of the
/ city, II there was any opportunity 10
get up and down without driving ol
/ walking. Then, too, there would be
more building II only there might be
cheap transportation for supplies.
/ Il hope 70 see the plan go through
/ for J believe il must come ana certain
ly there has been made such start
/ that II should not be neglected. There
/ would be opened by such line of road
many more building sites, and while
/ there are few good places for houses a,
the present time, which have not been
/ taken. there would be afforded abund-
ant sites once the proposed line of road
is completed. | would be very pleased
10 see the success of the plans of Mr.
Deshy for the completion of his line
of road. and when l return the first OF
August ! hope to see progress made
in the matter OF securing support for
it,"
The proposed line Of extension of the
, Pacific Heights road never will be
| above per cent grade, according to
the present lines that have been run
| These Will be elaborated soon, as en-.
| gineering parties are to get into the
helGs at once to make complete pro-
files of the routes covering the man,
ways to get about the mountain sides
The electric line which is proposed tC
be built will have absolutely no con,
nection with any other line, as Mr.
Desky has all along intended TO builC
1t himself and will not forego tha
! i'.easure now that success seems IL
sight There will never be anythinl
more than a mere connection with tn,
lines Of the Honolulu Rapid Transi
Company, and IL may be possible in tn.
future that the mountain line will b,
extended to the bayside.
Much OF the expected traffic which
should be done by the proposed lin
will be freightinG. as there have beer
| recently many purchases of building
lots along the Tantalus ridge, and tn
outlook is for much construction dur
ing the coming year. 1t is said tina
the average cost OF the delivery upol
Tan.alus has been SO a thousand feet
while the rate by electric car shoul,
b" not more than half that sum.
II may be- necessary to put down
heavier rail, and this will be done
the engineers think advisable. The in
tention seems To be to make all esti
mates uVoa the broadest lines posi-
bile.
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scholar. When the money rises To
certain amount IL becomes interes
bearing, and this is also an incentiv
10 further savings.
The president of the Union as we
as the chairman OF the Flower Missio
desire TO appeal to those who have
profusion OF flowers at this time of tn
year 10 part with some of them o
Tuesdays when they can be sent no
later than a. III. TO the Y. w. g. A
where the Flower Mission meets. I
: make them up into bouquets to be dis
: tributed amongst the sick and poo
The president feels that while Homo
: lulu is at present a Veritable howe