Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-20
BUSINESS AND
PRIVATE INTERESTS.

PkINAIb TN ENEo o.
Manager Pains success in securing
the introduction Of his electrical equip
ment bill in the United States Senate
leads the special Rapid Transit organ
to wildly cavort and call upon the
business community to maintain a
political delegation in Washington.
This is the last thing the business men
of Hawaii are likely to do. The Plant
ers' Association already maintains a
special representative at the national
capital and any other private interests
are free to do the same II they see At.
Common sense business men know too
well what an interminable mess would
result II anything like a political lobby
we're established in Washington for the
purpose of influencing private legisla-
ton.
II. as the Advertiser charges, Dele
gate Wilcox is using his official position
to promote private interests, this fur
nishes no competent reason for those
who ought to know better to do tho
same thing.
As regards the Tramways bill, any
one who will take the trouble to find
out will learn that there is no more
extensive objection, among the people
at large to Delegate WilcoX's fathering
of the Pain bill than there is to the alb
solutely free swing the Governor is
giving the Rapid Transit Company
throughout the main avenues of the
city. There is not the slightest ques-
ton that the Rapid Transit people are
giving the city splendid service. EX'
tensions of its lines are highly desir.
able but when II comes to a complete
paralleling OF lines maintained by {
corporation holding a franchise from
the government and certainly entitled
to some consideration, and when thi
paralleling and extension means
practical monopoly of main streets b.
street car fines, with mules, steam )
electricity as motive power, conserva
tive citizens are inclined to hesitat
and raise the question OF where tn
thing will end. They have no particu
lar favoritism for Pain or WILCOX
Rapid Transit or Dole. They do no
approve OF an apparent use of officia
position either in Washington or Homo
lulu for the advancement or destruC
ton OF corporations engaged in wha
has taken on phases OF war to tn
death.
Let the corporations fight. That |
their privilege. But for the sake G
public comfort, safety and the beaut
of the city, let other consideration
than the desires of these warning col
porations have the stage for a Will,
There are times when the people begi
to feel that they are getting too muc
OF a good thing. Many merchants an
men of means believe the local govern
ment can better afford to spend its tim
devising ways and means for improy
| inc Of raata In tho huSinaos ,1iotri,t tbo
taking time and money to adapt tn
= streets to either the Tramways or III
Rapid Transit When they hear of Ii
Delegates vagaries in Washingtol
: they also wonder why the GovernC
does not take a personal interest in Il
plan OF the Merchants Association
put Fort street in a more presentab
y condition. Admitting that the TraT
. ways is gaining too much attention
= Washington at the expense Of matte
, of more moment to the Territory, the
i Is a widespread sentiment that &
& Rapid Transit promoters are mOnop
lizing more time and official deliber
ton than is warranted when there a
n so many pressing demands from &
:, mercantile district that are put of {
. want OF attention or money. WilcoI
IL approval or dsapproval of measur
N before Congress can do the Territory
is Hawaii or its corporations less haI
te than can be done by lack of bro
scope in looking after local affairs.