The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-03
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and by the high price OF articles like
grain and hay. which are needed to run
the sugar plantations. II these prod
ucts were home grown 1t would result
in an enormous saving of money. The
freight charges upon every bale OF hay
brought In are from IS cents to s1.25
and know OF one estate that pays out
$1,000 every month for feedstuffs. There
Is much good land on our island that
could be made to produce these crops,
but until we can construct a railroad
from the interior to the coast there is
no use trying to cultivate them. There
is now a proposition to build such a
line. but unless foreign capital can be
got TO take an interest the success Of
the project is doubtful
Mr.. Peck tarried here only briefly be-
fore going on to New York, where he
has important business of a financial
nature to attend to. He stated that his
stop here was largely for pleasure. AS
is well understood In Honolulu, Mr.
Peck Is interested in the construction
of a railroad around the Island of Ha-
wall.
PUBLIC BUILDING LEGISLATION.
Mr.. Young and Mr.. j. G. Pratt have
been busy looking the ground over with
reference 10 public building legislation,
and especially with reference to legis-
lation for the purchase of Mr.. Youngs
building Their efforts in this direc-
ton first took formal shape in Con-
gress Thursday (day before yesterday,
when a bill was introduced in Senate
and House, providing an appropriation
Of $1.400,000 and authorizing and direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury ito
acquire by purchase. condemnation, or
otherwise, suitable building with site,
or a site, and cause to be erected there
on suitable building. including fire.
proof vaults, heating and ventilating
apparatus and approaches" for the use
of the postoffice, land office, Federal
courts, custom house, surveyor general
and other Federal offices in Honolulu.
The interesting paragraph in the bill
is the one quoted, the language of
which, it will be noted. is so flexible
as to permit of the purchase of the
Young building, without specifically
stating so. The bill in other particu-
lars, save the total of the appropria-
ton, follows the lines of Delegate Kala-
nlanaoles bill, mentioned in my pre-
vious letter.
The bill was introduced in the House
by Representative Cushman of Wash
ington State, and in the Senate by Sem
ator Perkins of California. Delegate
Kalanianaole did not wish to intro
duce the bill for Mr.. Young, because
1t would seem to be in conflict with
the public building bill he had orevi-
ously offered. None the less me is
not opposed to It, Mr.. Young and Mr.
Pratt are by no means discouraged with
the progress made. They have talked
with Chairman Gillet of the House
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. 1t is growing more and more
apparent that there will be no public
building legislation at this session. but
that does not mean that the work Mr..
Young is now doing will be lost.
THE HOTEL MEASURE.
Following is a copy of the bill for
the appropriations:
A BILL to provide for the purchase
of site and the erection of a pub
lie building thereon, or for the pur-
chase of suitable building with site
at Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Terri
tory of Hawaii.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, that the Secretary of the Treas
tIr he nd ha ic tbnr
directed to acquire by purchase, con-
demnation, or otherwise, a suitable
building with site, or a site, and cause
to be erected thereon a suitable build
ing, including fireproof vaults, heating
and ventilating apparatus, and APP
proaches, for the use and occupation
of the United States Posto1fice, the
United States Land Office, the United
States Courts, the United States Gus
tom House, the United States Surveyor
General, and other Federal offices in
the city of Honolulu. Island of Oahu,
Territory of Hawaii, the cost of said
site with building, including said vaults
heating and ventilating apparatus and
approaches, not to exceed the sum of
one million four hundred thousand dol
idi - ioNiuti, tuhl SuCn DullulnR SIldll
be erected on any public site in said
city. providing there is in said city such
suitable public grounds for said pub
lie building. In the event of no such
public grounds being available. then
proposals for the sale of land for said
site, or a building with site. shall be
invited by public advertisement in one
or more of the newspapers of said city,
of largest circulation for at least twenty
days prior 10 the date specified in said
advertisement for the opening OF said
proposals.
Proposals made in response to said
advertisement shall be addressed and
mailed to the Secretary OF the Treas
ury. who shall then cause the said pro-
posed sites. or buildings with sites, and
such others as he may think proper to
designate, to be examined in person by
an agent of the Treasury Department,
who shall make written report to said
secretary of the results OF said exami-
nation and of his recommendation