The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-26
CARTER ON
HOME AFFAIRS
Extracts From a Talk
About haWaii's
Needs.

Carriers interview as given TO FRANK
G. Carpenter:
But what are the Sandwich Islands
crying about, Mr.. Carter? Do they not
get all they need in the way of Gov
eminent funds?
NO" replied the young Governor.
I'VE need new harbors and other pub
lie improvements. The United States
is now spending something like s66,0O0,-
600 on its harbors and II is alleged that
millions of that money go into dry riv-
ers and creeks in the back counties.
However that may be, none of 1t comes
to Hawaii, one of the places where 1t
is most needed. We ought to have bet
ter shipping facilities at Honolulu. We
have overtaxed ourselves to supply
them, and from now on the money
should come from the National Gov
eminent. We have deepened the har-,
Dor from year to year, endeavoring to
keep up with the great steamers which
wish to enter it. 1t now needs addi
tional dredging to depth of about 80
feet. for the great ships which have
been recently built for the TRANSATLANTIC
trade draw 80 feet of water. They
would come to our islands, but they
have to anchor outside. We need also
a breakwater at the port of Hilo, on
the island of Hawaii, and there are
other places that should be improved.
II doubt if the people here appreciate
the commercial Importance of the Ha-
waiian Islands," continued Governor
Carter I'VE already stand eleventh
among Our ports as to the tonnage of
our American shipping, and we are in
creasing every year. We are at the
crossroads of the Pacific; at the great
station between Australia and New
Zealand, and this continent, and be-
tween the United States and Asia.
When the Panama canal is completed
our islands will be more important
than ever, and we. must have good har
bors to accommodate the trade
Just how far are you from Panama,
Governor Carter" l asked.
I'VE are 1910 miles from the western
end of the big canal and a, little more
than half way on the route between
that canal and Yokohama, Japan. We
are $500 miles from Auckland New
Zealand, 5000 miles from Hong Kong
and little more than 1000 miles from
San Francisco We are the key to the
of 1t now call at our ports.
1.-The steamers of the Pacific are
steadily growing in number and size.
The new boats of Jim Hills line are
among the largest of the world, and
the Korea and Siberia of the Pacific
Mail Company, which now call at Ho-
nolulu on their way from San Francis
co, have each 1900 tons, and are as
cta
Atlantic. That company will soon add
two other steamers equally large. The
Korea and the Siberia have speed of
% knots and the Korea has gone from
Honolulu to San Francisco in less than
five days. Those ships bring the Sand
witch Islands almost as close to the
United States in point of time as Porto
Rico"
CONSUMPTION AND NATIVE HA-
WAIIANS.
DO you have consumption in the
Hawaiian islands,"
ITO some extent, but chiefly among
the native Hawaiians, who are decreas-
ing very rapidly. In 1898 there We're
more than 100000 native on the islands;
sixty years later there We're less than
10000, and today We have only about
10000. The Hawaiian Islands general
ly are very healthy. Our temperature
is about as cquable as that of any part
of the world. We call our country the
Paradise of the Pacific and every one
who visits us says the islands are right
ly named"
rs your tourist travel increasingly"
Very rapidly. The Pacific Ocean Is
becoming one of the pleasure resorts
of the nations, and with the big steam
ers which have been recently added to
the Pacific fleets the travel will be
greater than ever. There are good ho-
tells i'm all parts of the Far East, and
Honolulu has one of the finest hotels
of the Pacific. 1t cost Sl,S00,Q00. 1t is a
modern, siX-story fire-proof structure,
with great roof garden of one third
of an acre, capable of seating $500 peo-
pie. We have other good hotels in Ho-
nolulu and at Waikiki. our seaside re-
sort close by, and also i'm other parts of
the island. There are now good facili- |
ties of travel from island to island. and |
there is no place where one can see so |
much grand scenery under such pleas
ant conditions"
HONOLULU IN 1904.
rs Honolulu growing?'
Yes: we have many new buildings, |
and altogether about AZ, 900 inhabitants. |
The city has 90 miles of electrician |
tracks, 1000 telephones, four public |
parks, two opera houses. three boat |
and yacht clubs and social clubs of |
various kinds, In business way we |
have chamber of commerce, a mer- |
chants association, seven banks and |
stores OF all kinds, The assessed valu-
alton OF our property Is $4,000 600, and |
the rate of taxation Is per cent, We J
have morning aud afternoon newspa- !
pers, and since the cable has been
completed We have Geographic dis
patches from all parts ut the world"
now THE NEW CABLE WORKS
Nov h the new cable WORKING,
Governor
ia ID doing very We'll indeed. aud |