The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-02
CONFERENCE ON
WHARF PROPOSAL
Confined from Page One.)

Confined from Page One.)
z-5w. " axe much Interested II he
welfare = t1e Hllo Railroa1 Company,
-avl1g made advances % that company
and established branch Of our bust
ness Z El4o Oh the u1deE9ra1a ing thai
ne H.-8 Railroad Company vas about
% extend is freight and passenger
business.
Tie first point that The bank has 70
consider : me accessibility Of steam
=rs 70 the landings, eSpec1 ally II Thls
country, and the proposed wharf : 10
d. . vial necessity. We arg also Il
-e-es-e6 Z The 0laa Sugar Plantation,
which has. - you know. been put 20
much expense II connection with light
e-age. having paid al the rate CT soc.
Der ton Tor every roH OF sugar shipped
10 New York. which rate would be re
duced 70 Sc. per roH : wharf license
were granted.
IRRESPECTIVE Of our investments n
these two corporations, we look for
ward 70 q future OF the Island Of Ha-
waii cenrered N Hllo. and everything
that VIII tend % rapid movement Of
freight and passengers WI naturally
mean prosperity n an increased degree
for the STAND
We therefore respectfully urge upon
Won the necessirv for immediate action
on this subject ana the promp- grant
ing 81 : wharf license 70 me Hll0 Rail
road COMPANY On the lines now under
BISHOP & 90.
The protesrants against the granting
az the license are tie Na1s0n Naviga-
zion COMPANY. which maintains at Hil0
]icbterege service which charges fifty
cents ron for transferring freight be-
tween the land and the steamers;
Castle & Cooke. who are agents for the
Natson company and stockholders n
the company: {. Brewer L Co. also
stockholders in the Matson company,
and the Inrer-Island company. which
maintains a general GgLterage business
up and down the coast.
Better Shipping Facilities
L. 4. Thursron. president Of the Hilo
Railroad Company. was the principal
speaker in favor OF the granting Of the
license. and MS most effective conten-
ton was that the construction Of The
proposed wharf Is not 10 be regarded
as an investment, but rather as meas
ure fo- providing better shipping facili-
ties for the Big Island. He went SO
far as 70 make the fat statement to
the representatives Of the DIRECTORS
present at the meeting:
III Won gentlemen want 10 90 ahead
and build that wharf yourselves, you
are perfectly. welcome 10 do 80. We
are entirely willing to turn over to
YOU the license Just as It stands. |
viii 60 further: I viii agree to enter
into a contract with you 10 send every
ION of our freight over that wharf and
pay You the charges permitted by the
proposed license"
And Mr.. Kennedy could think of
nothing 10 say IN return. Al be could
10 was to get up and bow. snilingy;
be did not accept the offer.
The representatives present Of the
protesting firms were called upon to
make any statements they might care
10. and Mr.. Petrie. Of Castle & Cooke,
suggested that Mr.. Hemenway, their
legal representative, read the text OF
their written protest. Mr.. Hemenway
did SO. as outlined above.
Hilo Wharf History.
L. \. Thurston rose to reply. He
said:
The history Of the attempt TO secure
deep sea wharf facilities IN Hilo har-
Dor IS as follows:
The railroad began business ten
wears ago and was Immediately con
fronted with the fact that the lack OF
wharf greatly hampered the business
Of the port. all transportation having 10
be done by lighters. Eight years ago
II secured permission from the govern
ment TO build a wharf and endeav0red
to get the other principal business con
Germs interested IN the port 10 join II
in the enterprise. Thev declined and
the railroad company accordingly built
wharf itself at cost OF $4,000.
Unfortunately it was found that the
seaway in an open roadstead was so
great as TO prevent many vessels from
coming to the wharf. Also, shortly
thereafter the steamers doing the bulk
Of the business Of Hil0 increased so in
size that their draft was too great TO
come 10 the wharf which draws only
from % to % feet.
How the Breakwater Was Secured.
Three years and half ago the Hilo
railroad Joined with the Olaa Sugar
Company in the expense Of trying TO
secure a breakwater for Hilo harbor
and paving the expenses Of the speaker
10 90 to Washington for that purpose.
He spent the winter there; secured the
adoption Of the project for break
water to cost approximately 100000
and there has been appropriated there
for 10 date 100000.
Breakwater Already Effective.
The construction of the breakwater
has proceeded to length Of over 1000
feet and it is already materially pro
tecting the eastern end Of the harbor
At the present rate Of progress protec-
ton for that end Of the harbor will be
complete within about two years.
Joint Effort to Secure a Wharf.