The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-04
KOHALA WATER
CONTROVERSY
Continued from Page L.

There were allegations that high
government off1cials-the Boyds being
denoted-were interested in the Gehr
scheme. Referring to some dubious
compliments on certain of his friends
one correspondent referred to their au-
thor as being well know in Honolu-
lu as a monumental liar"
After the close of his argument, Mr..
Gehr, answering statements on the
other side, said he desired to call ]. F.
Brown to prove that Mr.. Parker before
departure agreed to sign the agree
ment.
Mr. Parker said he was there to
speak for himself.
Governor Dole asked if Mr.. Parker
might not have said so and yet have
right to withdraw afterward.
Mr.. Gehr replied that the agreement
made by Parker, Mechanism and Bal
lou, representing the majority of that
interest, bound McCrosson.
Mr.. Parker stated that as he was
going away he wanted to see the agree
ment before signing it. AS he had
not time to do so he left it with Mr.
Wundenberg, who advised him against
signing it. He left it with Mr.. Wun-
denberg to act as he saw fit
''That is absolutely correct" Mr.
Wundenberg commented
Mr.. Jones here denied having ma lie
statement at former conference at
tributed to him by Mr.. Gehr. The
statement in question was made by
Mr.. Ballou in answer to interrogations
of the Governor.
Mr.. Carter asked what was the use
of all the throwing of bouquets they
hao witnessed throughout the after
noon. Was it not obligatory on the
Governor, under the instructions of the
Secretary of the Interior, to put the
franchise UP at public auction.
Mr.. Gehr replied that if a license
were issued to his company he would
go to Washington and argue the equi-
ties of the case before the Secretary Of
the Interior and was convinced the
Secretary would approve the license
without public auction.
w. o. Smith said the water was now
going to waste.
He did not see how the Governor was
bound by any former agreements. Lack
of good faith on the part of one fac
ton or another was something the Gov
ernor had nothing to do with. He
hoped very much that some action
would be taken whereby license
might be issued for rights of way a.
cross government land. Taking one
scheme no rights of way were required
The other way, such rights would
Z have tn he ha
/ Government and the Bishop Estate
! Governor Dole said: Mr.. Gehr con-
tends that the Government is tied up
by promise. I have listened very
carefully to his argument and I can
not see that he has shown that I have
made a promise. I am not in the hab-
it of making promises. An official may
express himself favorably to a propo-
sftfon without making any promise"
Mr.. Gehr referred back to a warm
time in that room when it locked as
if the $1,000 the scheme had cost him
and asked would he have gone to
Washington and spent more money
without having had some assurance
from the Government.
Governor Dole asked if the other
side had not done the same thing.
Mr.. Gehr in reply said something
about the comparative expenses and
Mr.. Parker caused a laugh by quoting
differences in rates of Washington no,
tells
Mr.. McClanahan. stated that the Ha.
waii Ditch Co. or Mr.. Parker had some
promise from Acting Governor Cooper
that he would issue them a license il
not stopped from Washington.
Governor Dole said the Acting Gov.