The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-06
THE GREAT kauai
ELECTRICAL PLANT

II
) shot out against the cups of the Pelton
, wheel. There was a, whir of ma
chinery, the dynamo revo1ved, mean
descents on the switchboard blazed and
within a short time the whole current
! was developed and, with the opening
of a switch, was turned into the wires
which carried it over the mountains
to Eleele. There was not hitch. That
ceremony was simple, but keenly
watched.
Time flew by and some of those who
had gone to the intake returned Many
had left the power-house and returned
to the landing to board the steamer
again. The sun burst through the
clouds and under it's influence someone
suggested that there be speech-nak-
ing. The machinery was shut down,
and, box being placed before the
entrance, Rev. j. NJ. Lydgate mounted
it at the request of several and, on
behalf of the Kauai Electric Company
and all those interested in the install
Ilation of the plant, welcomed the guests
land extended to them the freedom of
| the valley. He said they might take
| away anything they wished but the
rain or anything fastened down. 1t
was a great occasion and great occa-
sions demanded great men, and there
/ fore he took pleasure in introducing
/ Governor Carter.
AN IRRIGATION SURVEY.
| The Governor, after few pleas
antries, spoke in serious vein of the
completed project in their midst They
We're gathered there, not because of
great men, but because of a great en-
terprise having been completed. 1t
was an epoch in the history of the
Hawaiian Islands It was one of the
, stepping-stones in an industry which
had ever been handled by captains of
industry and carried on as long as they |
could see an opportunity for returns. |
The whole history of the sugar indus |
try had been marked by incidents |
similar in nature. The power of water, |
harnessed in the mountains and car /
ried for miles to machinery which de-
veloped electricity which was projected
for 35 miles, was apparent to all. He
said that at times he thought man al 4
most divine, when water can be har-
messed and put to such uses by him
1t is wonderful what science can do
when backed by capital. This is but /
the beginning OF similar enterprises
in the islands. 1.-THE amount of water
power is almost unknown in the is
lands" said the Governor. In the
separation of duties by the introduce
ton of county government the Terri
tory is left free to take up the imports
ant matter of an Irrigation survey, 50
that water, which is the life OF the
islands, may be measured and put TO
economic use. l am in accord with this
policy, There is no barometer that
measures Hawaiis success in sugar
and agricultural devlopulent Sc well as
water This island is almost ideal in
this respect. There are vast areas I'M
touched by the pillow that, with inte1li-
gent watering, could be turned from
desert places into blooming cases."
The Governor then paid a tribute to 3
the men who had cut and slashed I
their way through the Wainiha jun ]
gle, the men who surveyed the routes
and carried the wires over the noun
tains and developed the electrical
power. This work was carried through,
he understood, for about 100000. and
there had not been a hitch or serious
accident to mar the progress Of the
work 1t spoke we'll for the brains of :
the enterprsing men OF the islands and
they deserve all the good that should
come to them. The country is rich
which is filled with enterprises of this !
kind, and he wished them Godspeed !
for the future. The Governors ring !
ing words were greeted with applause. !
GARTLEY'S FORESIGHT. II
A call was made for w. A. Kinney, 8
who responded while three cheers were
given for him. He said he was there {
only to introduce Mr. Gartley. A
great many men, he said, contributed I
to this work and the man who made
the whole proposition a go was Mr..
Gartley. When he went down to Ho- I
aclulu to get money. for money talks.
Mr.. Gartley saw through this PROPOSE
ton and saw it would be a paying c
thing and he put his shoulder behind
t all and made it a go. McBryde plan -.
-ation owes this plant to his foresight.
Lots of men mistake hindsight for
foresight, but it was all foresight in q
his case This was wilderness then, l
when he first brought Mr.. Gartley !
through it. Now look at the result.
Mr.. Gartley was then introduced. He y
said the whole plant had involved a =
great amount of work for more than :,
a year. 1t was undoubtedly a hard :,
for the region was a will :
lerness. In the beginning of things he q
laid he had visited McBryde p1anta- =
ion and found it in al condition. The :
plantation owned most of its area in :,
ZEE simple and it should be one of the =.
eading plantations in the islands. =
This power plant is going to work .
wonders for McBryde," said Mr.. Cart r.
ey in conclusion, land I have no doubt =
hat in a few years similar plants will
,e established all over the islands ,
every bit of water in these islands -
hould be harnessed. This will work O.
or the benefit of the whole. 1t will n
ave more far-reaching benefit than v
ust what McBryde plantation will save ir
n money. My earnest wish it that in a
reased crops will result d.
w. E. Rowen introduced as the pio- "
leer in the power plant movement for II
Kauai, responded briefly and gave some pl
ata concerning the starting of the ii
proposition. "All is due to Mr.. kinney's
nrasieht >, he said. HE never faItered ..