The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-26
CONcRE5SMEN STUDY AC-
RICULTURAL CONDITIONS
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men and the facts presented by Mr..
Lousson will go a long way towards
bringing some relief to the coffee in
terests of the Territory.
The question of tobacco-groWing up
on these islands was also taken up by
the Congressman, a visit being paid
by several of them to Jared Smiths
experimental patches. Here was ex-
planned the conditions surrounding
this industry in Hawaii and the ne
cessity of having an adequate appro-
priation to assist the growers here in
their experimental work. It was ex-
planned that there were assurances
that the quality of leaf produced in
Hawaii would ensure for it a good
market but that with the present ap-
preparations the Experiment Station
could not go into and properly develop
the industry. AS proof of the pudding
a bundle of fifty cigars were made up
for the party, which will be consumed
aboard the transport.
It is safe to say that if the assis-
lance for these two diversified agricul-
tural industries depended upon the
members of Congress now upon this
island it would be Forthcoming. And
a any rate when the requests of Ha-
Waii are up for consideration in the
House each of the visitors will be a
champion for Hawaii ready to speak
whereof he knows.
HILO'S BREAKWATER.
A number of careful examinations of
the Hilo harbor and the two proposed
during the stay of the congressman in
that hospitable town. Captain Orwell
was a member of the party and ac-
companied the visiting members of the
Rivers and Harbors committee in their
inspection tours about the harbor, at
the same time making an exhaustive
examination for himself 1t was found
that the bottom of the harbor along
the reef, upon which the breakwater
will be built, is of a nature to allow
quick work and which needs very lit
tie preliminary work
A magnificent quality of rock, es-
pecially we'll suited for the work, was
also discovered during the stay of the
party on the island. This is a natural
quarry some twenty-five miles down
the railroad from Hilo, presenting a
clear face twenty feet high of material
OF density greater than granite.
Coupled with the fact that this quarry
is within quarter of a mile of the
existing railroad line and enough for
the whole work can be secured at a
very nominal cost, the Importance of
this discovery can hardly be overesti-
mated. Up until Thursday last there
mad been no rock of a suitable nature
round for the work and this was one
or the gravest questions confrontine
those who wished to push ahead with
the matter. Captain Orwell brought
with him to Honolulu a sample of the
stone from the discovered quarry and
VIII submit the same to analysis From
us extreme density it contains. in his
opinion, some proportion of iron.
A survey of the harbor bottom is
now being done preliminary to finally
deciding as to the location of the
oreakWater, the question at isue being
whether the last leg of the defending
wall should turn in at right angles in
the direction of Cocoanut island or be
continued straight out across the har-
bor's mouth. The last, if practicable.
would increase to considerable
amount the protected area of the har-
Dor and make it, as described by Con-
gresham Davidson, the best harbor of
all America. -
Many interesting side trips were
made by different members of he par
| " during their stay on the island.
number drove through the beautiful
country between Hilo and Laupahoe-
noe the Riviera of Hawaii and
many were the delighted accounts of
| the drive given by those who made if
otners continued their drives stin
Iurther' leaving Hilo on Thursday and
ieJolnlhg the party when the Kinau
Iaiied IN at kawaihae on her trip
back to Honolulu
| throughout the whole journeys of
| the party through Kauai, Maui and
Hawaii the arrangements made nv the
various committees dovetailed with
scarcely a hitch and were carried