Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-04
Builders and Traders Letter

United states government. AS their at
! tention has been called to the matter
! 1t is TO be expected the transfer viii
soon be made by the Territorial author
tiles.
The existing lighthouses are not of
character corresponding 20 the Trans
Pacific commerce they are expected to
guard We trust you may be able to
confer with the Lighthouse Beard and
secure a recommendation for suit
able appropriation for the Improvement
and maintenance Of Hawaiian light
houses.
Hilo Harbor.
The Island of Hawaii is the largest
of the group and is entitled to much
consideration, as 1t contains more pos
sibilities of development that the rest
of the Islands.
! A large safe harbor is the first es-
sential. There is but one harbor. that
of Hilo. To make that harbor safe and
commercially desirable, vessels must he
able to lie at their wharyes at all
times.
This can be accomplished by suit
able. though expensive. breakwater
Congress could not be expected to at
one session. make an appropriation
sufficient to cover the entire cost,
hence, we believe, should you be able
TO induce an appropriation of Eight
Hundred Thousand Dollars for the
commencement Of the work, you would
be deserving Of great commentator
Federal Buildings.
There is pressing need of Fed
eral building in Honolulu. The city
Of Chicago has but one Federal Build
ing, Boston has two, Philadelphia two
exclusive Of the Mint, so 1t would ap-
pear most presumptuous for Honolulu
to ask for more than one building. The
cost of building in Honolulu exceeds
that of the mainland, and the pros
pective increase of Federal business,
both justify you In asking an appro-
priatlon of One Million Dollars for a
Federal building, exclusive of the site.
You are in the soundest financial
position to urge each and every one Of
the Five expenditures asked for. We
furnish you with an accurate and care
fully prepared statement OF the fnan-
cial relations of the Federal govern
ment with the Territory of Hawaii
from June 18th, 1900. TO June 3Oth.
1903, the period Of annexation.
II shows the United States In that
; time secured net profit of 50 2ji, 6GS 60
from the Hawaiian Islands. OF which
81 .000,0 900 vas returned by the Fire
Claims appropriation. leaving s2.25i,.
GGS.69 as an Offset against the 81. 900, O0O
paid by the United States on the pub.
/ lie debt of Hawaii, although 1t is OF
doubtful consistency for the United
States to make such an onset.
, The appropriations asked for could
not be expended within one year. and
possibly not in two years, so the Dele
I gate from Hawaii has a consistent AZ
gument justifying great persistence IL
asking that generous proportion o.
the profits from the Territory OF FIa
0 wall be expended for its own benef
1 and the benefit of the Mainland II
, Trans Pacific commerce.
" Nll' NiilAOls iao bl'N' ihN'i'
/ est In the Naval Station at Pearl Har
? Dor and fortiiications, these have be
, come absolutely imperative to Nationa
defence, and the Delegate should re
= slst any tendency of Congress to le
! appropriations for these objects over
shadow the just requirements OF thu
Territory of Hawaii.
In order to get these objects prop
[ erly before Congress We herewith han,
. you petition in the usual form, whicl
= We request you to have properly pre-
= scented to the House Of Representatives
e and by them referred to the prope
/ committees, where we trust you will
most judiciously and perslstently fol
o low them up that the objects ma
. neither be overlooked or neglected.
s The Builders and Traders EXchang
: thanks you for the opportunity afford
: ed to express its views, and trusts 20
S may return at the end of the sessio
y with much accomplished for the Terri
tory of Hawaii.
Respectfully submitted,
3 THE BUILDERS AND TRADERS EN-
It CHANGE.
r BY its President, A. GARTLEY,
e By its Secretary, ]. d. AVERY.