The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-05-27
THE DELAY
EXPLAINED
Why immigration
Station Is Not
Going Up.
Mail Special to the Advertiser.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., May a.
There is still considerable friction here
between the Treasury Department and
the Department of Commerce over the
erection of the new immigrant station
at Honolulu. 1t does not extend to the
heads of the Departments, but rather to
the subordinates, who have different
ideas about how the immigrant station
should be constructed.
After Mr. ]. w. Roberts, superintend-
.ent of construction on the new court
house and postoffice at San Francisco,
made his visit to Honolulu some weeks
ago, he prepared report, which was
forwarded to the Treasury Department.
He stated that the inspector in charge
of the immigrant station at Honolulu
had gone to unwarranted lengths in di-
recting Architect Traphagen how he
wanted the new station built. 1t has
even been said here that the inspector
in charge at Honolulu assured Mr.. Ira
phagen that if the plans for station,
such as the inspector in charge wanted,
could not be drawn then there need be
10 plans at all.
HONOLULU INSPECTOR BLAMED.
Mr.. Roberts took the view that the
inspector had overstepped his authority
and that Mr.. Traphagen, unfamiliar with
the method of procedure in such govern
mental matters, had allowed himself to
be influenced too much by what the in
spector had said. Most of this was set
forth in Mr. Roberts rport, which went
to the Supervising Architects Office of
the Treasury Department. 1t was for
warded by that Office to Secretary Cor
telyou of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, with the expectation that MIR.
rCortelyou would give the inspector in
charge at Honolulu gentle hint as to
what his functions were with reference
to the new station.
SMALL APPROPRIATION.
The arrangements with Mr.. Trapha
gen specifically stipulates that his plans
must be subject to the officials of the
Treasury Department. The Treasury De-
-partment will strive to erect the new build
ing along lines that meet the approval of
Secretary Cortelyou and Immigration
Commissioner Sergeant 1t is expected
that Mr.. Traphagen's plans will be here
before long and that the Treasury De-
partment will be able to make rapid
progress towards the authorization of
the construction. There is considerable
regret that the appropriation for the
work is only 100000. AS there
are small prospects of getting the ap-
preparation increased, the hope is, after
the building is completed, to erect addi-
tons thereto from the general immigra-
ton fund. That will be easy as the law
authorizes such action, the money COM
ing from the fund created by the head
tax OF 81 on each immigrant.
IRWINS IN WASHINGTON.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Irwin, of Homo
lulu, and their daughter have been here
for the last two days, at the New Will
lard Hotel, and departed for New York
this morning. OF late they have been
in Philadelphia visiting with Mr.. r.
wins btother-in-law and from New
York are going to the Pacific Coast by
way of St. Louis. They expect to sail |
on the Ventura. Mr.. Irwin stated yes
terday that he had enjoyed his visit on
the mainland very much and that he had
come over to Washington chiefly for
the purpose of showing their little
daughter some of the sights here. One
of their pigrimages out of here was to
Mount Vernon, the home of Washing !
ton.
During their brief stay Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin were the recipients of many at
tentons from friends who would have
been pleased if the visitors could have
tarried longer. Last evening they were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Haywood at dinner. The Washington
Post this morning, had the following
paragraphs in its hotel column:
w. c. IRWIN INTERVIEWED.
AT the New Willard is Mr.. w. G.
Irwin, millionaire banker and owner of
vast sugar estates i'll the Hawaiian Is
lands, where he has been for years in
partnership with Claus Spreckels, the
sugar king Mr.. Irwin spends part of
each year in San Francisco and is here
on pleasure trip, accompanied by his
wife and daughter. He employs some
thing like 5000 laborers OH his Hawaiian
plantations and controls fully one-sixth
OF the sugar production OF the islands.
I'VE are experiencing in Hawaii he
said, rather dull times as a result OF the
hoom OF lew years ago, OF Talnci llc
reaction following that flush period.
have lived in Hawaii Tor fifty years and
know something OF the country Ere
quenlly have been asked II Il offers
good inducements for people who would
Ike Ia migrate there with q view OF
making permanent homes. II IS not easy
90 give q direct answer The agricultural
labor Will IN my opinion always be done
by Asialirs, lor tbs reason that the cll'
mats u lna warm and eneNallnp i0r
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