The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-06
The Speeches

j. NJ. Lydgate introduced Governor
Carter saying that on occasions Of
great Importance such as this was, it
was fitting that the greatest men of
the community should give testimony
by their presence and their words to
the Importance Of the occasion. Gov
ernor Carter paid a warm tribute to
the courage and constancy and the
foresight and sagacity OF the agents
and others of McBryde plantation who
had carried this great enterprise
through, and especially to w. A. Kin
ney whose courage had been indomit-
able and his efforts unceasing. But
while it was an important matter to
McBryde plantation the completion of
this work was a more important one
to the Territory. 1t disclosed in a
striking and convincing manner, a
hitherto unused resource of the ISL
ands, one that was bound in his judg-
ment to assume a now unthought of
Importance. He therefore thought that
now was a good time to propose a
complete and thorough survey of the
hydraulic possibilities of the Terri
tory. in order that tn, people might
know what they had and know how
to deal with it to bring it most quick
ly and most beneficially to all. into
service.
Governor Carter also spoke particu-
larly of the fact that this great enter
prise, involving as mucl as it did and
costing as much as it did had been
carried out entirely through and by
the technical skill of men in the ISL
ands Mr.. Gartley haG designed not
only the electrical co, struction and
equipment, but the hydraulic and
mechanical as well.
Governor Carter concluded by call
ing for three cheers for the Kauai
Electric Company and the men who
made it. The cheers were given with
a will.
W. A. Kinney was called for and re-
spending, paid tribute to w. e. Ro-
WELL from whom the first suggestion
of the scheme had come, to ]. NJ. Lyd-
gate who had made the first recon-
noissance and had formulated the plan
in its essentials as it had finally been
carried out, to H. A. Jaeger, the con-
tractor, who had carried out his con-
tract in its spirit and in the spirit of
helpfulness, to A. Gartley whose tech
nical skill and requirements. his sound
sense, his good judgment and his in
domitable courage and steadfastness
had created the paint both i'm the val
ley and on the plantation.
a. Gartley, responded to enthusiast
tic calls by pointing out what in his
judgment would be the material bene-
fit to McBryde. The first thing would
be the immediate reduction in the cost
of pumping water. Following this
would be an increased supply Of wa
ter, insuring larger and better crops,
and then there would be the gradual
application of this power to other oper-
atoms effecting many other economies,
and increasing efficiency He closed
with warm tribute to the resolute-
ness and courage of w. A. Kinney. w.
f. Rowell made a briet speech I'm re-
Spouse to the demand for one, giving
testimony especially to Mr.. Kinney's
part in the great work.
This concluded the ceremonies and
formalities in Wainiha valley and the
entire party was shortly aboard the
Mauna Loa on the way to McBryde
plantation. Arriving here, a train of
cars fitted up as observation cars was
in readiness and took the party first to
the pumping plant being operated by
the power from Wainiha valley. This
plant is in the valley of the Hanapepe
Valley. The source of the water being
pumped, is tunnels and drifts empty
ing into a stump at a depth of twenty
feet below sea level Some Of these
tunnels run under the bed of the Ha-
napepe River and others under the
bluffs that here form the sides of its
valley. Heretofore Worthington
pump has been operated here at large
expense of coal and maintenance, and
pumping a million gallons day less
than the new centrifugal pump oper-
ated by electricity is now actually
pumping to the same height and under
the same conditions.
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