The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-04
|Gehrs Claim the Right to the
Franchise Without Public
J., Competition.
Gov. Dole is Disposed to Carry Out lnstruc.
tions From Washington---lnterchanges of
Prickly Bouquets in Executive Chamber.

Considerable developed between the coneng parties
hearing the Koha question held by Governor Dole
yesterday afternoon Probably only the moderatng the Governor
prevented the occurrence of highly scenic episodes.
three parties strongly represented viz the Koaa
Co., interest Hawaii Co, Parker
interest Bishop personnel A.
er H. Gehr Walter Jones' S Low, Samuel Parker Fred
Wmdenberg McCosson Captain John E B. McClananan,
Ballou W. Smith, Henry Holmes A. w. Carter and F. S.
Dodge
The general might be being resumption of
for irrigation privileges in Koala and Hamaua
which terminated when instructions from Washington
1o that privileges sought within the
be Territorial Government Some little time before such term
knowledge that the Gehr and Parker interests
had together apparently ending the competitive
leaving nothing but the settlement of details
the combined Misunderstanding applicants and the
Territory Near this of the proceedings intervening
complications developed Bishop began investigating its
irrigation the Wapo section Articles appearing in
papers raising questions the public the whole matter
Then Either about that A. c. Ger and
Samuel Parker left for Washington after their arrival there
intelligence that agreement between their
fallen pieces Next there in Washington over
great Hawaiian irrigation scheme schemes.
bill giving the Hawaii Ditch Co., being
corporate introduced in Congress- but
opposition conducted by A. c. Ger and aided by W. O.
Smith for the Bishop Estate defeated The bill introduced
March IL and the Senate March and
reading referred the Senate Committee Pacific
Senators Mitchell Foster and Burton of that
Territory where they known the Senator
Cursson and OF duty under the reference mentioned
gave hearings all interested the Kohala water
back Senate by Mr. Burton with amend
January this year. The amendment provided for
penon Territory veear periods at not less than $500
of forests by the etc
bill opinion of the Attorney General
Secretary the Interior which held that the matter
jurisdiction Territorial Government adjust and
brought conflict Honol and the occasion
OF the Governors call of hearing.
Governor correspondence between himself and Secre
whom he had of the renewed application
OF the kohala Co., franchise In the OF his comments
Governor gave recollection that before the trans
fered to Washington understood the original coneng
had arrived agreement
Wundenberg the in fact for Mr. Parker when the
latter departed for Washington ienied there
Mr. McCanahan he said before the Governor
former conferences for the OF license
parties might be regarded as combination
stating fact there until then combination
c. Gets contention this hearing that the question
footing did just before proceedings here
STOPPED Washington Providing that
situation then the Parker interest became
bound by alleged agreement combine
In presenting his argument Mr. Gehr read great
ni Mr. McCanahan fired back episoary pellets of
equally entertaining character.
Contnue Of