The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-04


own expense, and what was accomplish
ed has amply justified, in the opinion
of the organization and of the shipping
interests, the expense of sending him
again.
Among the things that were secured
through Captain Tullett's representa-
tions for the first order light now be,
| ing built on Molokai within the limits
of the Leper Settlement, an appropria,
ton of 100000; first order light to
be constructed at Kilauea on the north
ern point of Kauai, an appropriation of
$4,000; besides number of lights of
less power at large number of points
where they are needed about the Is
lands.
THE Congressional Committees prem
ised me-, said Captain Tullett, ''that
i they puld vote one first order light
each year for Hawaii till the points
needing such lights were supplied with
them; and that they would be voted
in the order that our association recon-
mended; and they have kept their word
so far. They have voted the Molokai
lighthouse and the Kauai lighthouse,
and now the next one we have recon-
mended is for first order light at Cape
Kumukahi, the easternmost point on the
Island of Hawaii.
President Roosevelt has great CON
fdenee in our order, which has a mem
bership of about 5000, all licensed of
feers. The principal object of our or
der is to secure aids to navigation and
legislation to make navigation safer. He
has directed all the boards and depart
ments which have to do with such
things to consult our members whenever
practicable and they do it.
tOur organization petitioned for the
light at Makapuu Point five years ago,
long, long before the Manchuria went
on Waimanalo reef for want of a light
there. We petitioned the. lighthouse
board for gas bnoys off the entrance to
| Honolulu harbor and other points and
reefs now marked by bell or whistIng
/ buoys. At that time we were told that
they were still in the experimental
stage, but they have since written us
that they have proved themselves, and
now we expect the entrance to Homo
/ lulu harhor, Kamalo reef and other like
places to be marked by them. They
cost about $4,000 each. They burn
acetyline gas and when once charged
will burn night and day for six months
so that the lighthouse tender being built
for these waters can easily take
care of them. The trouble with bell
buoys is that the water is often so
smooth that they do not ring.
"We asked for a new series of charts
of these waters on larger scale than
the present, because the present cnes
are on such a small scale that they are
not of service to navigators in giving
IOCpGn u NdeSl uCd4 o1OAO' 4 Ae1F 2 JUST
received word from the Coast and Geo
detic Survey that charts of these wa
tiers on larger scale are being pre-
pared.
E'We have petitioned for flash light
off Barber s Point. The present light
there is hard to distinguish from the
fishing torches, especially in heavy
weather. -
'All these things" said Captain
Piltz and Frank C. Poor, the latter the
secretary of Harbor No. 81, who are
working to make it possible for the
harbor to again send a delegate to the
grand harbor, ''all these things show
what can be done. They show that
the benefits accrue to the public in
greater safety to island navigation. And
hence we feel that the community, es-
pecially the business community, ought
to make it possible for us to send a
delegate. The shipping concerns dis
lplay a very friendly attitude, and very
generous contributions have already
been made. r. W Single and George
W. Smith have promised to present the
matter to the business. community, and
no doubt with success.
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