Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-24

they could safely ship their sugar and
land freight, since when time all the
bulk of heavy freight is handled at
Kaanapali wharf
Were a seaport and a good harbor
the first essentials of a county seat, La
haina would have as good claim as
Wailuku, but no slurs Of Mr.. White at
"suulless" corporations will have the
effect of directing attention from the
fact that hree-fourths of the popula-
tion of Maui, as well as four.iifths of
the sugar plantations of Maui are eth
er on central Maui contiguous to Wal
luku. or in an opposite direction from
Waikiki to Lahaina. True, Lahaina
is the geographical center Of the pro-
posed county of Maui but Mr.. White
carefully avoids to state that Waikiki
is the center Of the wealth, population
and business interests of the Island
And in the name of fair play. shall
| three-fourths of the people of the
island disCommodate themselves for
the benefit of the remaining One-fOurth
This aspect of the matter should ne
conclusive 40 II hpubNltSS WIZ w.
with an ingenuity quite worthy OF
the writer, Mr.. White figures up all
the funds asked for at recent meet
ing of the citizens of Wailuku, for the
purpose of building necessary roads
in the different parts of the island.
and adds them up as necessary eX-
penses to be incurred only In case Wal
L.
White intimates that a road from Hama
to Kailua would not be needed in case
the county seat goes to Lahaina. The
people of east Maui should particularly
note that fact and instruct their rep
resentative to beware of Mr.. White,
Lahaina and no roads.
Mr. White also puts forward the pit.
iful plea that the county seat should
be at Lahaina in order TO permit poor
Hawaiians to bum on the taro patches
Of Lahaina, while as matter Of fact
Hawaiians are just as particular as
: haoles, in the matter of paying theil
; way where they go. As usual, how
ever. in this matter too, Mr.. White il
away off, because II Is a well known
fact that poi is comparatively scare,
r in Lahaina and in sight of Waikiki
= there Is five times as many taro patches
and FIVE times as much poi made as a
, Lahaina.
5 This letter might well stop here, he
S cause affair minded men have alread!
0 made up their minds that Wailuku Il
: for all reasons the proper place for th'
Y county seat. but Mr.. White, In the con
e clusion of his letter innocently asks
Y What has Wailuku to offer for tn
r honor? What tangible Inducements
= The selfish interests of a certain cor
4 pOratiOn Is at the bottom Of her am
e bition." Rest assured. Mr.. White, tina
Wailuku is not going to offer any on
{ any tangible inducements" to wOrI
A for her interests, and the Hawaiian
: Commercial & Sugar Co. is too bus,
8 attending to its own business to bottle
= itself about the county seat or abOu
] COwardly and unwurranted filings a
n itself Even IL the wishes and con
/ vcnienCe OF three-fOuIths Of the pcopl
i Of Maui are nothing che fact tina
Waikiki has as good supply of fres
i mountain water as Lahaina. that II ha
i the most delightful and healthfu
It climate Of any town in the Islands. FIRE
@ alike from the sultry heat Of Lahain
d and the rains Of Hilo with hospita
: at which there are now three of tn
r l0i unfortunate Lahaina dengue vic
r Tins reported in February, who, by tn
n way. are rapidly convalescing in on
3 balmy climate, that has as good school
p and as many churches as Lahaina, an
5, that 1t has one thing which Lahain
0 lacks, and that is Il town full of liv
people who are proud to stand by Wa
II luku for her just rights in the matte
:. of a county seat. should surely /
l. counted for something"
G. b. ROBERTSON.
j, Waikiki, Maui, March %. 1903.