The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-01-29
1T. COM. POND
IS AT WORK FOR
PEARL HARBOR
Consratuates the Advertiser on Its Special
Edition and Tells What he Has Been
Doing--How to Reach Washington I'M
an Effective Way.

1 For heavier work there are well equip
ped forndries and machine shops In
| Honolulu one of which, the Honolulu
Iron Works. called into being, or, rath-
| er built up from a smaller establish
ment, because of the marvellous de-
yelopment of the machinery and pump
! ing plants of the large sugar planta-
tions, Va capable OF undertaking any
work likely to be furnished by the
Naval Service.
Honolulu, it should be remembered.
is only fifteen minutes by rail from the
Pearl Harbor Station, the Government
owning about mile of the road-bed
and equipment by virtue of the com
promise effected with the Oahu Rail-
way and Land Co. during the con-
demnation proceedings.
"The Government should not how
ever, be dependent, either in peace or
war, upon private monopoly, and. for
that reason alone, If for none other,
should have it's own plant.
There should also be erected suitable
store houses for such supplies as it is
deemed essential that such station
should always have on hand, having
in mind it's isolated position and inn
mense strategic Importance as mid
Pacific Station.
There should certainly be erected on
Kuahua Island suitable magazines well
stored with all kinds of ammunition.
This is a point of first Importance ana
should receive early attention. With
these magazines should go houses for
gunners and watchmen.
'''rbp water system SlOull be de-
veloped, either by artesian wells on the
station or by acquiring such rights on
adjacent lands. There is no question
about the quantity of artesian water
that can be obtained on the station and
there is little doubt that water of suit
able quality can be obtained either on
Kuahua Island or on Ford's Island and
piped across, even if it can not be OBJ
tanned on the main land. This artesian
water flows to a height of about twen-
ty-five feet above the sea.
"A coaling station to hold at least
fifty thousand tons should be establish
ed, well equipped with modern appli-
ances for the rapid handling of coal.
Rifle ranges should be laid out and
butts, etc, erected. This should be one
of the features of the station. Ranges
can be easily laid out up to the full
length of one thousand yards, fulfilling
all the requirements laid down in the
Firing Regulations, and there are few
places under the control of the Navy
Department where better facilities exist
for the establishment IF such an i'm
portant feature of naval work. Pearl
Harbor could well be made the rendeZ-
vous for vessels of the Pacific fleet for
small-arm target practice.
"Wharves should be constructed.
MoorinGs should be placed. a railroad
system should be installed connecting
with the main line of the Oahu Rail-
way. Officers quarters should be built.
Roads and streets should be laid out.
"All the above work should be plan
ned Immediately and undertaken and
pushed to completion upon the settle
ment of the pending suit and as rapidly
as appropriations can be obtained
therefor"
l hope and expect to live to see the
day when Pearl Harbor will be one of
the half-dozen first-class naval stations
of the United States. the others being
New York, Norfolk, San Francisco Bay,
Puget Sound and Subig Bay.
] am, sir, very respectfully,
CHAS. l.. POND,
Lieutenant Commander, L. S. Navy.