Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-29
TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS AND PROFILE
TERRITORY OF HAWAII

The very cheapest possible transportation by and the
very cheapest possible transportation by land j. necessary for
the very existence Of the present and possible indus r Of the
Territory of Hawaii that they may live aud prosper compc
on with the more favored and less dsany situated cou-
tries markets which competition PROMISE to become
keen and
The cheapest and quickest transportation by
be obtained until steamers both load and discarg" cargoes
alongside wharvcs at railway terminals
The interest cgmatcly issued Railway Bonds and Cap
ia Stock paid for in cash. is Legitimate charge the people
and industries patronizing such railway.
Neither Section SOS H. L. of Hawaii Chapter Ga Il. l
affords protection the people from issues of Bonds and
Capital Stock, which careless legislation is invariably taken
advantage of to exploit the people and their industries:
The Islands of Hawaii and Kauai particularly suffering
and bcng retarded in development from the lack of railway
accommodations, terminals and hNrbors.
The districts of Iamakua and Iio Island of Hawaii, and
the districts Of Kauai ls the South and Ind, the East
and North, lack railway facilities.
The Hawaii Railway serving the district of North kohaa,
needs quiet harbo and terminals which might be properly
located Kawahac Hawaii in connection with other lines
of railway
railway needed from Kawahae through the Waimea and
upper lanakua, Hawaii districts junction with below
described branch line and thence the city of Io Hawaii.
There exists at the present time less connecting lines
OF plantation railways reaching directly the sugar mills of the
amakua district and from which the heavy freight traffic
must present originate which lines capable of being very
cheapy transformed into line of railway serving the lower
portions of said district and then connecting with the main
line aforementioned form a line which would continue the
city of IIilo, and which would serve the IIo district
The Kona district of Hawaii is about be served by the
extension of the existing railway and the Kau district
depend extensions of line existing projected
There are excellent lines of plantation railways the south
of the Island of Kauai that could be connected into adequate
line of railway for that district serving both the plantations
and public and the and north of Kauai nearly similar
conditions exist.
Ii necessary and desirable ascertain whether Kauai
be best served by two railway systems.
The Island of Maui is well served by the Kahuui Railway
which holds the control of the situation, and be
tended required.
The Island of Oahu is well provided with railways and
tensions are being made rapidly equired.
In the districts of Iamakua and lIo Hawaii, from Waipo
Guch to lo Hawaii covering railway mileage of appoxi
atey seventy miles, there existing freight tonnage out
ward bound of approximately 10000 tons of and other
articles and inward tonnage of less than 100000
and population that should furnish not less than 900 sim
Gle trip fares each all of which annual traffic should
lower than prevail in the Territory produce gross
of 100000 90 year. and operating and main
enance should exceed $500 900 90 per annu leaving
net margin of $3l00O000, against which interest and div
dend charges should exceed $40 10000 annually leaving
a surplus of $lO,OOOO
great expansion of traffic and earnings must when
the lands of Ililo Iamakua and South Koaa districts
fully utilised
In the south district of the Island of Kauai there is pos
sbe traffic OF 10000 TONS and in the north district of $4,000
tons Lhue plantation being cxcuded and population that
should yield 100000 fares the from which traffic
be estimated until terminals and harbors determined
but which be cared for with financial by plantation
agreements the utilization of existing plantation railways
Much power for electric operation of railways be secured
from water heads Government lands not aenated and it is