The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-11-06
PANAMA CANAL VS..
HAWAIIAN HARBORs

Editor Advertiser-In your issue OF
4th instant read with much gratihca-
ton an article which states that the
merchants, shippers and commercial
men in general are to be asked to make
it possible for Honolulu Harbor, No. "a,
American Association of Masters, Mates
and Pilots to send a delegate to the an
uual convention of the A. A. of Nj. Nj.
and p. to be held in January, 1909, at
Washington, d. Q.
AS a member of California Harbor,
No. 10, of the same association, L can
testify as to the weight of the influ-
ence of the Grand HarbOr at Washing
ton. ID. G., and can assure you that
President Roosevelt and the Commits
| sioner of Navigation of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor looks to
! this association (Which numbers seven
| ty-nine branches in various parts of the
! United States, Territories and posses
, sions) for expert suggestions relating TO
| harbor and coast aids to navigation,
and each of the seventy-nine branches
| is represented at the convention by the
| ablest men in the association, either in
person or by proxy
With reference to the fast approach
ing commercial Importance of the Ha'
waiian Territory, / must emphaticaiiy
say that your paper deserves mucn
praise for having awakened an interest
in about the most important factor IN
the coming prosperity of HAWAII Ter
rfory-namely, the proper and much
needed improvements in and construc
ton of appliances on our coasts and II
our harbors of aids to the safe navi
CATION of vessels arriving, departing
and plying on our coasts, and now Il
the time to be up and doing, so tina
when the commercial pursuits of thu
Territory increase (Which you can res
assured will happen, probably with thu
next Congress, by the introduction OF
new subsidy billy we will be fount
ready and prepared, as far as aids u
/, safe navigation are concerned.
i / would, therefore, urgently impress
on the minds of the commercial com
munity of Honolulu, and, in fact, on tbs
minds of the people of all other Ha
waiian ports, the great necessity Of
sending to Washington a man like Cap
tain Tullett, who, to my persona
knowledge, stands for "deeds, no
words, and on account of his wild
range of knowledge ON facts apper
tanning to the delinquency Of appli
ances for safe navigation ON our shore
, he would be able, by his clear, concis
, and well.informed suggestions, to Obtain
more recognition of our wants than i
, we had fifty proxies who were unac
quainted with our shores, hays and har
, bors representing us at the Grand Har
Dor convention, which will be a gath
ering of maritime experts from al
, ports of the United States, and thu
probable expense of $1,000 for such
| desirable and worthy purpose woul'
most assurediy repay the Territor,
many thousand fold, and with the ad
vent Of the first Mayor of Honolulu
| (who, incidentally, knows the sterling
value Of such action being taken), and
the very near approach Of statehood fol
| Hawaii, we win be able to show that
we have not been sleeping our youthful
days away, and when our ships are sub
sidized, so as to compete with the for
eign invader OF our commerce, and
when our eastern coast vessels come
through the Panama canal, they will be