Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-22

Senator Wetmore. Then those line.
ought to be stricken out OF the bill.
Mr.. Loebenstein. should like Il
make an explanation.
Mr.. @. w. Smith. Two hundred thou
harbor. The bill at the last session
called for 100000 and only $780, 0I
was appropriated for the improvement
OF Honolulu harbor. 1t was expected
that this would probably be taken out
OF the $4,000 ut once. But we do not
feel that we are competent nor that we
would be called upon to undertake
purely Federal work.
The Chairman. The Federal Gov
eminent would not want to turn Il over
TO you. am sure, especially the mil
itary and naval defenses or the harbor
improvements.
Help for Local Works
That was the object Of my question.
We are addressing ourselves to that
subject. and anything in the way Of
harbor improvements and military AMI.
naval defenses will be done by the Fed
eral Government. IL takes good
while to make the preliminary surveys
and arrive at an intelligent plan. es-
lpecially when there does not seem to
be any great emergency about II, not
so much emergency perhaps as in other
places. So | think. after all. what you
need TO get help from us for is perhaps
only for your domestic necessities
for your school buildings and your
local public buildings.
Mr.. G. w. Smith. Yes, sir; and roads
and bridges.
Senator Piles. should like to ask II
committee mas at any time looked
into the necessity for these public
buildings and public improvements?
Mr.. G. w. Smith. Federal public
buildings or Territorial?
Senator Piles. A Congressional com.
mittee.
Mr.. G. w. Smith. No. sir; no Con-
gressional committee has examined in
10 this subject.
Senator Piles did not know but
that some committee might have gone
there and looked into the matter.
Mr.. Case. We would be very glad to
have a committee come there.
Mr.. G. W. Smith. Secretary Taft on
his way to the Philippines stopped In
Honolulu and was entertained by the
commercial organizations. Mr.. Gait
was on the committee to point out tho
necessity for public buildings. Some
members OF the party were taken
around the city In automobiles and
shown sites that would be good for
that purpose and the necessity for II,
p Senator Piles. But there has never
been any committee that has made
report on the subject?
Mr.. q. w. Smith. No, sir.
Permanent Harbors.
Mr.. w. o. Smith. In regard to tho
matter OF harbor improvements. the
harbor OF Honolulu is the main harbor.
and there is one at Hilo, on Hawaii,
and at Kahului, Maui. that would prob.
ably receive attention in the course OF
time from the Government.
The Honolulu harbor is being at
tended to, but the smaller harbors,
which are so important for the deyel-
opment of the industries OF the Islands
and facilitating getting the produce to
markets, would probably never get at
tention from Congress, or II would be
many, many years. II there was fund
OF this sort, purely IA Hawaiian fund
for such improvements, not reaching
beyond our current expenses at all, we
would be great deal more likely TO get
those smaller harbors. and they would
be OF great Importance In the develop
ment OF the Islands. The great diff q.
Guilty In getting Americans or Anglo
SaXons of Europe to come from the In.
dustrial class to settle is because they
can not make living. With these in
accessible place, the cost and difficulty
OF getting their products to market are
so great that these harbors would ne
very useful for inter-island trade.
Mr.. G. w. Smith. Yes. sir; and 1t
would be almost Idle to expect Con-
gress to make an appropriation fo-
those smaller places.
What Massaeh usetts Does.
Senator Wetmore. That would be
rather analogous to what | understand
the State OF Massachusetts does.
understand that State appropriates for
some OF the minor haroors money out
OF its own treasury, irrespective Of APP
preparations by the National Govern
meat
Mr.. w. o. Smith, II is a matter OF
great importance to our development.
We have great difficulty In attracting
the right kind of population to the
islands.
The Chairman. Now, we understand
that II Is only for those minor harbors
that you want help. What can you tell
US would probably be required on that
account?
Mr.. c. W. Smith. On this account,
Senator?
The Chairman. Yes; you spoke OF
building a dixie or breakwater a while
ago-I believe you called It break
water-at a cost OF perhaps 100000
Mr.. G.. W. Smith. At Hilo
The Chairman. The Government
will undertake that work II II is nee
essary, | have no doubt.
Mr.. w. o. Smith. At the harbor OF
Kahului the Kahului Sugar Company
and the Kahului Railroad Company. d
private corporation, have made dredg'
ing contracts that will cost from $780,
Al.