The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-06-01
NUUANU STREAM
PARK POSSIBILITIES
HAWAII PROMOTION COMMITTEE
FAVORS THE IDEA OF HAVING
NUUANU STREAM PARKED.

The Promotion Committee met yes
terday and advocated the parking of
Nuuanu stream from Vineyard to Judd
street. A number of photographs were
shown to the committee by Mr.. Cart
ley of the committee
These photographs showed natural
beauty, and park possibilities that very
few people i'm Honolulu know of. The
property, as it exists today, is of small
value. It is hoped that property-own-
ers can be induced to give the property
for park purposes. The part of Nuu-
anu stream and it's banks which it is
suggested for this purpose, is from
Vineyard street to where Nuuanu
street crosses the stream.
Mr.. Gartley also pointed out that
further up the stream, from Nuuanu
street to up above Kapena falls, the
land on both sides of the stream is
largely owned by the government, and
where it does not own it, it owns a
right of way over the private property,
so as to give the public access from one
parcel of government land to another.
BY reason of this ownership, Mr..
| Gartley pointed out, that by the en-
plOyment of prison labor, as is now
done on the parks down town, where
the land lis not owned by the govern
ment, an actual park embracing some
of the prettiest stretches ofNuuanu
| stream was actually within possibility
without the expenditure of a dollar.
| Mr. Gartley said that in company
with Acting Governor Atkinson he had
gone all over this stretch of the stream,
and that it's possibilities were surpass-
ing.
| A committee consisting of the fol-
lowing was proposed: Secretary of the
/ Territory Atkinson, A. Gartley, E. I.
! Spalding, Surveyor Wall, and repre-
! sentative of the Central Improvement
Club.
The editors committee met with the
committee but nothing further was
done about entertaining the brethren of
the pen.
Following is a portion of Mr.. Woods
report:
We have arranged for the display of
the truly magnificent koa calabash
. '
man & Company, in the Office of the
Southern Pacific Company at Los An
geles, for a few days prior to the
yachts sailing, forwarding by the same
Alameda several pineapple plants in
bearing. Most of these will be placed
in the rooms of the Los Angeles Cham
Der of Commerce; two of the best pre-
served, however, will be exhibited i'm
the rooms of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, corner of 3rd and Spring streets;
one on each side of the koa calabash.
We have also covered this event by
special matter to every member of the
Southern California Editorial Associa-
ton and have sent complete data to
Mr.. Bennett at SAN Francisco, who will
see that the Associated Press is fur
nishedl with frequent and full dis
patches, This feature of our work is
being conducted most satisfactorily and
successfully.
! 1 wrote Mr.. Edgar Johnson, Secre-
| tary of the Southern California Edi-
/ torial Association, very fully this mail
and believe that with the additional
/ information we shall be able to send
him by next mail that we are going
to arouse general interest i'm the trir
among the members of the Association
The young ladies. who are now here
as the representatives of the San Ber-
nardino Times-IndeX, are already writ
ing glowing reports of beautiful Ho-
nOlulu and the good time they are hav.
ing which is in my opinion, going tc
have considerable influence on the pro
posed excursion. Mr.. Smith has kindly
offered to furnish them with transpOr-
tation to Haeiwa. Mr.. and Mrs. Bid
good could be depended upon to give
them a cordial reception and de-
Eghtful time.
I am pleased to report that at oul
request, Mr.. Jared G.. Smith is en-
deavoring to secure a complete and in
teresting coffee exhibit for our rooms
A little later I hope to secure a gooc
rubber exhibit having already taker
up the matter by correspondence.
It is mostly gratifying to know thai
our plans for securing a series of NOV
ing pictures of interesting Hawaiian
scenes is about to be realized and VIZ
are doubly fortunate in getting the
Edison people to take up the matter
for they are the recognized leaders il
this line of work, having agents thu
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