The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-04-07
A TERRIBLE DEATH RATE.

| Railroad building in the Namti val
lev. China. is more destructive to human
life than ever was the case with worl
on the isthmian canal. The death rat,
in that valley is 20 per cent of thu
total number of men employed, an,
even then work is suspended and th'
men removed during the summer rains
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The second reason has been our in
ability to find a suitable site.
Although announced, on some au-
thority unknown to me, the Bishop has
made no offer. verbally or formally, to
the board. of a site for the home al
though had the Sisters come he I'M
doubtedly would have fulfilled any
suggestions he may have made.
After studying the list of govern
ment lands on the Island of Oahu. I
failed to find any whatsoever suitable
on this side of the mountains. so sought
for private land in Kalihi Valley. The
location that seemed to me the most
desirable was that known as the Ka-
laepaa property, said to now belong to
P. C. Jones, Esq.
Later, with Mr.. Lyons, 1 inspected
all the land on the other side of the
island near the Industrial School There
was no available land on the fiat, but
in the Pupukea Homesteads were some
eighty acres that had been, if 1 recol-
lect correctly, returned to the govern
ment. 1t was we'll down toward the
bluff, and the only piece obtainable.
Mr.. Gibson advised me against taking
it from the lack of rainfall. An objec-
ton also TO that vicinity was raised
that the boys should not be so placed
as to be COMPOUNDED with boys of the
Industrial School under restraint. Dis
couraged, l went 20 Waimea and Kona,
Hawaii If the government has any
suitable land in
Kona, it does not show in the list OF
lands or on the map. nor could anyone
point it out TO me. nor could I find it,
4 was quite favorably Impressed with
Waimea, Hawaii, but unable to deter
mine on a site, as all sorts of condi-
tons obtain within a short distance.
Il sent for Mr.. Vredenburg and cor
responded with Mr.. Andrews in an en-
deavor to determine.
with the closing Of the year 1906.
the Legislature and epidemic of plague,
l was unable to proceed again to Ha-
wall until shortly after Governor Frear
had established his heads Of depart
ments and policy. Soon after, 1 went
to Waimea, and over every portion of
the lands whereabouts. 1 became very
doubtful of that location. On nv re-
turn, 1 called in as advisers. at an an
pointed meeting, all the local members
Of the Legislature l could reach. Their
opinion, as expressed, was the home
should be located near Honolulu. and
since then I have considered the prom
erty aforementioned as belonging TO
MI Jones, or some adjacent, as the only
suitable location. From the date Of the
meeting mentioned, the Wallach and
'ther imperative matters, and the phys
cal disabilities I suffered. controlled
NY time until March. I then consider
ID, as the term Of the president Of the
BOARD was about to expire. II was
hardly proper to undertake a work in
7oiving so many problems until 1t |
'houl9 be disclosed who should COM
'lete the work.
II would seem to me the spirit of |
aci1ous. sens7 tional and yellow criti- |
ism might better give way to tangi-
lie suggestions as 70 some suitable To-
alton where such an institution would
iot be objectionable to neighboring res
dents, an obstacle I have met with
vnHre ] have turne1 70 private prop
rites, and thus be Of kindly assistance
0 the board.
Inc object Of such an article as ap-
cared In the Advertiser is open to the
uspicion of Interior motives"