The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-08-27

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summated In order that the United
Dor for a naval base. He said that
even then it was looked forward to
as commercial base as well as be-
ing the best place in the islands for
a naval station.
]. A. McCandless made one of the
strongest, though briefest, talks Of the
afternoon. He said:
From the three plantations In the
neighborhood of Pearl Harbor $4,000
tons Of sugar will be sent out this
year. There will be taken in to these
imately $4,000 tons of freight, consist
ing of heavy articles, coal, lumber,
machinery and general supplies. On
this there would be saving OF at
least Is cents per ton in case the Pearl
Harbor could be used, instead of this
enormous amount Of freight being
transferred through Honolulu. That
means saving of SIPS, 900 per year. the
interest on s2,5OOO0O at the rate Of five
per cent. Is not this an item to be
considered as most valuable CONNER
cial recommendation for the improve
ments which have been planned, and
which is totally outside of the naval
| improvements to be made?
when the Panama Canal is opened
| it will mean that the port of Homo
lulu, through which now practically
every steamship line in the Pacific
runs, will be unable to take care OF
| the traffic. If the work on Pearl Har-
Dor is started Immediately it will mean
| that it will not be finished till the
| Panama Canal is ready for the trem-
endous commerce which it will bring
here. 1t will take that time to erect
the needed docks.
so far as this city goes there need
be no fear in regard to loss of busi-
ness through the opening of Pear
Harbor and the erection of a town a.
| that point. 1t will merely be another
big feeder for Honolulu and will hell
this city more than anything elst
could.
81 am glad to hear my friend B. F
Dillingham; speak as he has in regard
to the Pearl Harbor. He speaks lik'
the broad-minded citizen that he Il
and not from a narrow standpoint a
a railroad man, desiring to get freight
The increase in population will do thi
city more good than can be imagined.
Judge Frank NJ. Hatch stated tina
there was no question in regard to tn
good which would be done Honolulu
by the opening of Pearl Harbor. H
said that he hoped to see the channe
So enlarged that any type of shi
might enter easily. He said that !
was really part Of Honolulu being $
close. The matter OF eight or tel
miles away would be considered moth
ing in San Francisco bay or in an.
other large port. and that with on
pocket here and another at Pearl Har
Dor, both on the south coast of Oahu
the two would be practically joine'
together so that they were one an
the same.
Other short speeches were made b,
Cecil Brown. E. H. Paris, ]. P. Cooke
F. A. Schaefer, John Lane, c. l. Wigh
and others.
At the close of the meeting vot
of thanks to Admiral Very for hi
courtesy and the interest which h
had taken in subject of such grea
importance to Honolulu was passe
unanimously and the gentlemen presen
pressed forward to thank him person
ally.
Almost every large business house Il
the city was represented at the meet
J ing and there was not voice raise
against the proposed plans Of improve
} ment. President G. W. Smith of tn
Merchants Association stated that h
expected that the matter would be I'm
mediately taken up at the meeting o
!. the commercial bodies of the city an
|. resolutions passed in favor of an i'm
: mediate start on the work of survey
! Among those present at the meet
| ing, which was held in the marin
barracks which were prettily drape
| with flags. were Cecil Brown, ex-Goy
ernor Carter, Governor Frear, Secrt
, tary Mott-Smith. w. A. Kinney, w.
/ Irwin, E. A. McInerny. c. H. Cook
l B. F. Dillingham;, W. F. Dillingham;
I J.. NJ. Dowsett. F. NJ. Hatch, L.
l Kellogg, F. L. Waldron. Willar
t Brown, Chas. Dole. R H. Trent, F.
Schaefer, ]. G. Pratt, J. A Kennel
!, E. H. Paris, G. w. Smith, c. s. Desk
s r. ]. Buchly, W. Pfotenhauer and