The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-24
GOOD WORK
FOR HAWAII
Speaker Cannon Aids
Efforts for Our
Harbors.
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)

WASHINGTON. D. c., January A.
This is very important period in
Congress with reference to appropria-
tions for Hawaii Upon the decision
of the Rivers and Harbors Committee,
to be made within couple of weeks.
depend very large improvements for
the ports of Honolulu and Hilo and
also the expenditure therefor of very
large sums of money.
Up to the present time matters re-
garding these projects have been pro-
crossing favorably. A recommendation
for the Hilo breakwafer has been Sc
cured. 1t remains to be seen how much
of an appropriation. if any. Congress
can be persuaded to vote. Speaker
Cannon, who has visited Hawaii and
knows something Of the commercial
needs of the islands, is committed to
both the Hilo and Honolulu projects.
He told delegation coraposed of Judge
f. NJ. Hatch. Mr.. L. A. Thurston and
Mr. g. B. Mcclellan yesterday that he
would go to Chairman Burton and tell
him that both those harbors ought to
have large appropriations. The Speak
er said during the interview that he re-
CARDS it more important to develop
Hawaii than all the rest of the insular
territory belonging to this government.
The delegations from the Pacific
Hawaiiana improvements. They are
alert to the Importance commercially
of these expenditures, which would
benefit commerce on the Pacific and
likewise the commerce that goes to and
from the Pacific ports. Hence the Ha-
waiians have the active and aggressive
of the Senators and MEM
bers from Washington state, Oregon
and California Representative Nc
of Los Angeles and Chairman
Burton constitute the subcommittee
that is considering the two Hawaiian
projects. AS Pacific Coast and Hawai-
ian items are the last in the big bill
which Is now being framed, the COM
mittee has been considerable time in
getting around to them The subcom-
mittee is to give a. hearing to the Ha-
gaiians soon. All hearings are execu-
tive and will be concluded January IL.
THE HILO BREAKwATER.
The work for the Hilo breakwater
las been of a very earnest character
and covers a period of several weeks.
Lieut.. Slattery first recommended
concrete breakwater at a cost OF W.
00, 900. The Board Of Engineers
which considers projects before they
ire passed on to the Chief of Engineers
or final recommendation, thought this
vas too expensive and asked Lieut.
slattery to investigate and ascertain
whether suitable rock could not be
lad for a breakwater and the cost OF
! rpbble mound breakwater. At one
,oint il was feared that rock OF sufff-
..ent specific gravity for such a struc-
ure could not be found in the Islands.
t seems that men were dispatched 10
,arious points, blasting rocks and Sc
.uring specimens, from which it ap-
,eared that there was plenty of rock OF
he necessary specific gravity Lieut.. !
;lattery then reported that ruooie
mound hreakwater could be built at an
.stimated cost of s1,750,000. The board
hen recommended to the Chief OF En-
sineers that a breakwater be con-
tructed on that basis; Gen. Mckenzie
approved the recommendation to the
2iyer and Harbor Committee OF the
5ouse. and Mr. Burton referred the
TO the subcommittee
hat is now considering it.
HONOLULU HARBOR.
There are some hopes Of securing an
although it is recognized
hat the Honolulu project has the nrse
all. There is some question, also, as
o what the committee viii be willing
o do for Honolulu. An appropriation
or a continuing contract to cover the
ntire project, which is in three sec
ions, is. of course, desired. but IL
Congress appropriates something like
100000 for work on two sections-one
L the west, where 1t is proposed 10
redge out five acres adjacent 10 the
)ahu railroad and to the Dowsett es-
ate. and one for improvements where
he lighthouse is-fhe commercial IN
erests viii probably be satisfied for
he time being. It is the usual policy
# the House Committee to appropriate
or but one project at time.
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