The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-06
PANAMA CANAL VS..
HAWAIIAN HARBORS

| Editor Advertiser-In your issue OF
| 4th instant l read with much gratiica
| 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. 81
| American Association of Masters, Mates
and Pilots to send a delegate TO the an
nual convention of the A A. of NJ Nj
and P, to be held in January, 1909, al
Washington, ID. G.
| AS a member of California Harbor
] No. Is, of the same association, | car
| testify as to the weight of the infu
ence of the Grand Harbor at Washing
| ton, ID. c.. and can assure you thai
| 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 emphatically
say that your paper deserves much
praise for having awakened an interest
in about the most important factor in
the coming prosperity of Hawaii Ter
ritory-namely, the proper and much
needed improvements in and eonstruc-
tion of appliances on our coasts and in
our harbors of aids TO the safe navi-
and plying on our coasts, and now is
the time to be up and doing, so that
when the commercial pursuits of the
Territory increase (Which you can rest
assured will happen, probably with the
next Congress, by the introduction of a
new, subsidy billy we viii be found
ready and prepared, as far as aids to
safe navigation are concerned.
l would, therefore, urgently impress
On the minds of the commercial COM
munity of Honolulu, and, in fact, ON the
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 personal
knowledge, stands for t'deeds, not
Words" and on account of his wide
range of knowledge on facts apper
tanning to the delinquency of appli-
anees fer safe navigation on our shores
he would be able, by his clear, concise
and well-informed suggestions, to obtain
more recognition of our wants than if
we had fifty proxies who were unae-
quainted with our shores, bays and har-
bors representing us at the Grand Har-
Dor convention, which will be gath
ering of maritime experts from all
ports of the United States, and the
probable expense of $1,000 for such a
desirable and worthy purpose would
most assuredly repay the Territory
many thousand fold, and with the adj
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 for
Hawaii, we win be able to show that !
we have not been sleeping our youthful |
days away, and when our ships are subj
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 |
to discover that Honolulu,
Hilo, Kahului, ETC., can boast of as well
protected and safely navigable harbors
as any on the Atlantic seaboard
Earnestly submitted,
PRO BONO PUBLICO.