The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-02
Then Opposition to Greater Pearl
Harbor Dock Came to
Sudden End.
KUHIO CREDITS FRIENDS
Says Hawaii Has Many in Con-
gress Who Helped Him All
Through Long Session.
(From Saturdays Advertiser.)
"The President telephoned to Sen.

(From Saturdays Advertiser)
"The President telephoned to Sen.
ator --n
Well, after Prince Kuhio, delegate to
congress saw the President about the
requested increase of appropriation for
the extension of the Pearl Harbor dry.
dock, and showed how the appropriation
was being held up by certain senators,
the President 'phoned the senator to
get his foot off the wire, and the APP.
preparation went through, giving Pearl
Harbor a dock in keeping with the in
ereasing size of the dreadnoughts.
Delegate Kuhio stated yesterday that
it was only senator or two who held
the appropriation up, and Senator Per,
kins and Senator Hale were among the
two. President Taft cut the gordian
knot by a simple recourse to the use
of the phone, and Kuhio feels that
decided victory was won.
Hawaii's Friends Helped.
But the delegate gives plenty of cred.
it to the 'friends of Hawaii'' in con-
gress, and most of these friends are
among the congressman who came to
Hawaii in the last congressional delega,
tion in 1909. Their interest Kuhio de.
clares, is not only friendly, but they
are thoroughly in earnest when an ap.
preparation comes up because they un-
derstand the peculiar geographical sit
uation in the Hawaiian Islands. They
bof do Of lei lt,lu ~
other islands are in need of harbor
the various islands do not stand in the
same relation as counties in an inland
State.
Delegate Kuhio advocates another
by the territorial legis-
lature to bring another party of con-
gressmen to the Islands next year, be-
lieving that the money is well spent
and the best results come because those
who have visited the Islands are thor
oughly conversant with almost any sub.
ject that comes up in congress.
Mahuka Site.
As to the Mahuka site, the delegate
states that it may be six months before
a move is made to acquire the property
facing on Fort and partly on King and
Merchant streets. But, he asserts, .the
move will be made and in less than
a year, by condemnation proceedings.
The $350,O0O available for acquiring
this additional property, to add to the
original public building site was drawn
from the $s5O,O00 originally appropriate
ed for Honolulu s federal building, re.
ducing il to 100000, but the delegate
states that there is strong possibility
that when an additional appropriation
is asked for the greater federal build
ing proposed that possibly half mil
lion dollars will be appropriated to be
added to the remaining 100000 max
ing a million all told.
Hawaii is in safe hands with the |
friends it has made in congress and |
appropriations have been generous and |
will continue.
E. o. Hall & Son have received a let |
ter from George B. Mcclellan dated |
July 10, containing, among |
other things, the following reference to
the Mahuka site:
"The treasury department have to
get out orders and plans for the six
hundred or more buildings and sites
covered by the bill that has been en-
acted, but they advise me that it is
their expectation to have the orders
for acquiring the remainder of the Ma
huka block go forward to Honolulu in
the very near future"