The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-04

, The Island of Hawaii is the largest of
the group and is entitled to much con-
| sideration, as it contains more posi-
bilities of development than 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 be
able to lie at their wharves at all
| times.
| This can be accomplished by suita-
| Bile, though expensive, Breakwater
| Congress could not be expected to al
one session, make an appropriation
sufficient to cover the entire cost, hence
we believe, should you be able to in
duce an appropriation of Eight Hun
dred Thousand Dollars for the COM
mencement of the work, you would be
deserving of great commentator.
| There is a pressing need of a Federal
Building in Honolulu. The city of Chi
cago has but one Federal Building, Bos-
| ton but two. Philadelphia two (exclu-
| sive of the Mint, so it would appear
most presumptuous for Honolulu to
ask for more than one building. The
cost of building in Honolulu exceeds
that of the mainland, and the prospec-
tive increase of Federal business, both
| justify you in asking an appropriation
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 finan-
cial relations of the Federal govern
ment with the Territory of Hawaii
from June 14th, 1900, to June Goth, 1908,
the period of annexation.
1t shows the United States in that
time secured a Net Profit of So $685.
SO from the Hawaiian Islands of which
$1,000,000 was returned by the Fire
Claims appropriation, leaving S2,254,-
$3.50 as an offset against the $4,000
900 paid by the United States on the
public debt of Hawaii, although it is
of doubtful consistency for the United
States to make such an offset.
The appropriations asked for could
not be expended within one year, and
possibly not in two years, so the Dele
gate from Hawaii has a consistent ar
gument justifying great persistence in
asking that a generous proportion of
the Profits from the Territory of Ha-
waii be expended for it's own benefit
and the benefit of the Mainland in
Trans-Pacific commerce.
While the Territory has great inter-
est in the Naval Station at Pearl Har-
Dor and Notifications, these have be-
come absolutely imperative to Nation
al defence, and the Delegate should re-
sist any tendency of Congress to let
appropriations for these objects over
shadow the just requirements of the
Territory of Hawaii
In order to get these objects proper
ly before Congress we herewith hand
you Petition in the usual form, which
we request you to have properly pre-
scented to the House of Representatives
and by them referred to the proper
Committees where we trust Won will
most judiciously and persistentlv fol-
low them up that the objects NAV
neither be overlooked or neglected.
The Builders and Traders Exchange
thanks you for the opportunity afford
may return at the end of the session
with much accomplished for the Terri
tory of Hawaii.
Respectfully submitted,
THE BUILDERS AND TRADERS
EXCHANGE.
By its President, A. GARTLEY,
By its Secretary, J. D. AVERY.