Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-20
VIM. WHITE SPEAKS
FOR LAHA|NA'S CLAIM

10 place before inc numerous readers
of your valuable paper a few words in
favor Of the claim of my home town
to the county seat of Maui
Situated Of the cross roads OF the
growing inter-island commerce be.
tween Honolulu, Maui and Hawaii,
sheltered by the island of Lanai and
MolOkai having the best and safest
and most advantageous port of call for
the growing fleet of inter-island steam.
ers. which call there almost every day
for supplies or orders. the advantages
OF l.ahaina az a county seat and its
facilities Of inter-isIand cummunica.
ton and traffic promising to it fu.
ture of commercial prosperity and
greatness are prominently greater
than those o. Dor inland rival. the town
Of Wailuku
The port OF l.ahaina as the safest
anchorage known outside OF Honolulu
ana Hilo. Il in itself most promising
commercial asset of this Territory.
This port and wharf is the property OF
the people and Is for the free use OF
wv l'A'l' hltllh' wv l'l' vi w d'lNh'l
at kahului, which. aside from the reefs
ana shadows where the bones Of many
wrecks may still be seen. which make
II most dangerous port. its wharf and
landing and approaches are the private
property Of wealthy millionaire cor
ccre regret that | am constrained to
say that not parcel of freight. from
a bale OF hay Ia a tin OF limu and Opihi.
can he landed there except that II pay
n tribute Of dollars and hapahas for tho
benefit Of this wealthy and soullcss cor.
poration, whose mininns are at tho
gates OF Wailuku. This wealthy cor.
porutiDn II is who Is today making a
great cry in the name of the innocent
folks Of Wailuku for the county seat
in order that It's traffic may grow more
and its wealth pile up higher from a
tribute to be- wrung from all Maui.
A. the most centrally located town
in the proposed county. easily access
ihic from all parts by land or hy sea.
having for the accommodation Of ray
oilers two fin" hotels. two saloons, "A
national bank about TO be established,
five neutrality-suspicious. livery stables.
-four large general merchandise houses
and smaller stores In general Lahaina
promises 10 develop into commercial
center of no mean importance. Her
public water work system drawing u
supply Of the purest mountain water
is without an equal. one of the best
public schools Of the Territory, La.
halrdiuna. and four churches of tn"
four different denominations has kept
up her uuoqualIcd reputation d. seat
OF learning, and as it were, the Athens
of Hawaii mel.
Only week ago ago II Appeared in
the public prints that the residents OF
Wailuku were making manly efforts to
elevate Wd!lUliU above the level Of its
humdrum vil.ag" existence to the dig
nifty OF a town by having rev suro"rs
Cut through miles Of sugar plantation
CanctieIds for out outlet to Klhcl prob
nbIy an cfOIt to break away from tho
too friendly clutches of the wealthy
corporation in control OF Kahulul.
This week the same public prints
state that the citizens of Wailuku alc
requesting an appropriation Of sI33, 500
for roads In order to make that am
bilious town accessible TO the rest OF
the people of Maui and $4,000 for a
court and county building for county
officers Thus We have undisputcd
proofs that right at the start the pub
lir-spirlted politicians of Waimku have
boldly come forward with proposal
to saddle the new baby county with Il
bonded Indebtedness OF $lS3. 500 in
order to fl Wailuku for the honor, all
Of which are now at the disposal of the
people Of Maui in the town OF La
halna without an extra expense of one
cent
In Lahaina there is already a large
twO-stOry court house building built
OF stone where county officers may be
safely housed without an extra outlay
of one cent Of county funds or county
credit.
Now, | contend to put the County Of
Maui to the unnecessary expense
asked for by Wailuku is wrong. For
II means heavy taxes to the poor people
OF all Maui to pay interest on the
bonds, and to provide a sinking fund
for redemption of tho bonds when due;
II means complaints and general dis
all OF which can be avoid
ed by voting the county seat to La