The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-03
DREDGE. DREDGE, DREDGE.

We have long been accustomed to work for ourselves and o
eNpcnd money local improvements not realize the
United Government should charge portion
work Thus have looked after and paid for lighting OF
the islands, till finally has dawncd upon the Federal
the duty belongs general government not to the local gov
and of these days the lights will be taken SO also
with regard habors They should be looked after and improved by
the general government But who interested Honolulu
harbo sit down with folded hands, waiting Congress to
do the work OF deepening the habor might wait long time before
the work undertaken.
thing accustomed to do
things perhaps continue to do so
1t been argued spend money
the habor Honolulu because the duty Congress expend
money upon it. This would be shoged policy for energetic
community.
Honolulu depends upon habor It is the harbor which has
made the city Had Pearl Harbor had bar Honolulu
grown up around its shores had only recently
modern science and skill has through o
Dor and Pearl
oadstead When has its million dollar breakwaer will have
an inner haor but takes time to build such breakwaer and Con
gress has appropriated the Kauu open road
stead Lahana Maizena, Kaiua, Honopu Honoapu Wal
ea and all our many landings We have then to do the ve best we
for Honolulu harbor
The advantage OF Honolulu harbo perfect safety No
the habor that sits up and that requires be
deepned This disadvantage be and overcoming
should bend the best OF energies Dredge the harbor
should be wachword
The increasing rapidly and will
nue to increase Ihrtfve there nsPacfc
lines Only one little steamer put forth from San Francisco into the
wide and after eleven twelve days reached Homo
lulu mat was the Idaho commanded by captain FIoyd What
change in third Of Looking the list of foreign
than will call
month of December And trade advances arthmetca
erosion We readily realize that there has been this
advance the of this the third century, there will
be still advance the third Indeed in from
there will be food OF traffic sweeping and out of
harbor
There nothing like being forenanded An foresight
worth tons hndsght We wait until the big vessels
rolling outside the harbo mouth and then rush off the habor
ready them We know that they coming and ready
for them When the large they will they
be able right in and take their places alongside
venent wave which they land their freight easily and
from which their crowds OF passengers easily reach the city
For deepening and dredging Honolulu harbor there appro
$4,000 under the loan fund Every dollar of this should be
expended The doubt small but great
can be done for this if it is neligeny expended will be
For the reorganization of Warv there 100000 appropriation
This would of the construction of slips This APP
preparation should certainly be drawn and work extended
scale commenced Money cannot be better than for this
Upon depends Our
position unique We placed that vessels the North
Pacific direction call here But however great
advantages always make them better Had worked
harbor already would have been quite useless But have
worked and expended large What has been
done the only lesson the future To catch opportunity
flies the key The opportunity here the big
trade is coming When does the Territory Hawaii should be
able to say, am ready!