The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-13
PROSPEROUS ERA
STRIKES HAWAII
report by the President of the
Honolulu Chamber of
& Commerce.
5 MUCH DEVELOPMENT
BUILDINGS, NEW RAiLRoADSaANp
~. HARBoR FACILITIES.

a copy of-the annual report.of James
+. Morgan, president OF the Honolulu
Chamber Of Commerce. has besn 70
Seived by tlae- salt Lake Chamber of
commerce. This report gives many in
Ieresting facts concerning the work of
the past twelve months, @the ares fest
era OF prosperity ever known i'm Ha-
WaH. FolCFying are extracts from the
report:
The development Of Pearl harbor. in
which our body has taken such a keen
snterest, ana Tor which we were able
20 90 much effective work last wear. is
now under way Modern dredging ma
chimes manned by a large force of men.
are at work night and day making an
easy and safe entrance to the best nat
nral harbor in the Pacific. Contracts
have been let FOR the huge dry docks
which viii be hurried to completion as
CAST as may be consistent with good
work, and which will be in readiness TO
accommodate the largest ships afoat by
the time the dredging and sea wall
building are completed.
Concurrent with the work above
noted there has been great activity in
military matters generally. The big
mortar batteries are now in place in
fort Ruger. back Of Diamond Head
Empiscements Tor huge disappearing
guns are being constructed in Waikiki
and at the entrance to Pearl harbor. A
company OF United States engineers is
pow finishing a careful typographical
kurvey OF the island Of Oahu. As an
Illustration OF the development OF mill
+ary matters, I might say that prior to
one year ago the pay ron Of the army
Rnd the navy IN Hawaii did not exceed
$4,000 per annum. Today il amounts to
practically that amount per month. This
money reaches all channels Of trade, and
IS distinct factor IN our general pros
psrity.
; Building generally has been UNUSUAL
" active. In addition TO the work being
carried on by the government, several
large structures are under way and 9TH
yrs in contemplation. Though Honolu-
1u is free from earthquakes. reinforced
concrete is entering largely into the
construction OF new buildings. The per-
manent quarters at SchofieId barracks
will be built entirely or concrete.
Competitive bids for the federal
building, TO cost when completed $780,
GOO, have just been opened at Washing
ton. Plans are also practically COM
pieted for the erection of a new public
library building at a cost of upward of
300 600 The Children's hospital, to cost
$4,000, Will soon be finished. Tho RO-
man Catholic convent school. costing
$4,000, has just been completed. as has
Fhe Episcopal school for girls AT a cost
Of 500, 600
'aThe KoOlau railway adds an addi- /
tional mileage each year, and is already /
proving 10 be a decided factor in the I
development of the windward side Of [
the island of Oahu, doing for that side 1
what the Oahu railway did for the lee F.
side of the island.
The HiIo & Hamakua railway on the F.
I'll
siderable extension OF its lines at a large /
expenditure, which. however, is fully I
justified by tire splendid harbOr facilities
that HilO viii soon be able to offer now
that its breaLy-a ter is being pushed 70 /.
completion.
THE Kauai railway is also steadily I
adding to its mileage, and hopes soon
70 be able TO serve a large part Of that 4
island from the of Eleele.
1T is also very gratifying to report .
that road building on the various ISL F.
ends is making most satisfactory prog /
Fess. The plan which has practically +.
been adopted by each island is to con- I
Etruct q maCadaEnized belt road around 4
the island, from which feeders viii III I
fimateIy reach TO every habitation. /
Thanks TO the wise policy Of the fed }
Rral government, the harbor facilities /
% each island are being given the most 4
careful attention, the plan being To i'm /
prove at least one harbOr on each island.
While sugar VIII probably always be (
Che principal crop of Hawaii, il is en- /
kouragins to note that local capital is /
burning to ether industries. The acre /
5tgs devoted 10 coffee IS slowly but
steadily being increased. Two tobacco !
plantations are now ia operation on the
ISLAND OF Hawaii. An excellent quality
Of wrapper leaf is being produced, and
The outlook for this industry would seem
to be most PROM sing. Experiments are
being conducted with a long staple cot
ton, which bids fair to yield most pro-
fitable returns
THE fruit industry of the islands Is
also presenting an encouraging outlook
and now that the agricultural expert
snent station has achieved success in
budding manages and alligator pears,
yve may confidently expect "a large acre