Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-02

II was gathering mat ht times
prcmised warmth of argum ,nt. In
Governor Frear's Office yesterday aft
ernoon during the discussion OF the
proposed license for Hilo Railroad
Company to build wharf at Hilo,
Kennedy of the Inter-lsland and
Thurston of the railroad being the
principal figures In the discussion.
The subject of the license was gone
into In all It's details. and explana-
lions were made on the points of OBJ
lection raised in the petition which
was read by Attorney Hemenway.
representing the Matson Navigation
Co., Castle e. Cooke, Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Co. and c. Brewer
& Co.
1t took two hours to fully discuss
the wharf proposition, and when the
meeting broke up at o'clock. Gov
ernor Frear had u good idea OF tho
whole subject as thrown open to his
view by the opinions and arguments
presented by both sides in the con
troversy.
Superintendent of Public Works
Marston Campbell was the first per-
son to make remarks at the meeting.
presenting the whole subject in a
few words. He told OF the necessity
of large dock at Hllo and the prop
osition of the Hilo Railroad Com.
10 h,tilA a,.nh N Of "a IA
there was no government money
available for the work. The matter
was first publicly discussed at the
meeting in Hilo to consider and es-
ed by Major Winslow. At that time
certain interested parties asked for
copy of the license before II was
granted, and as requested a copy was
furnished President Kennedy, 7. H..
Petrie and Faxon Bishop, represent
ing the three firms which afterward
objected to the granting of the II
cense on the proposed conditions. G..
r. Henerway, as attorney for these
three firms, asked for time to file a
protest. and hearing was set for
yesterday afternoon before Governor
Frear. This was the history OF the
project as outlined by Campbell. He
told of the petition received asking
that the license be granted, from
Bishop & Co., II. Hackfeld & Co.,
Theo. II. Davies G. Co., and other
business houses which were directly
interested. lie also read a letter re-
ceived from Bishop & Co. In regard
TO the matter. in which 1t was stat
ed that the company would save
forty-five cents lighterage charge by
use OF wharf rather than loading
in lighters as at present.
The letter read by Campbell was:
Honolulu, Hawaii. Aug. 1, 1910
"Marston Campbell Esq, Superin'
tendent of Public Works, Homo
lulu.
Dear Slr:-As you may perhaps
know, we are much interested In the
welfare of the Hilo Railroad Com
pany, having made advances to thai
company aud established branch Of
our business In Hilo on the under
standing that the Hilo Railroad Com
pany was about to extend Its freight
and passenger business
"The first point that the bank hai
to consider Is the accessibility o
steamers to the landings. especial,
in this country, and the propose,
wharf is TO us vital necessity. w,
are also interested in the olaa sugal
plantation, which hNs, as you know
J been put to much expense In connec
ton with lighterage, having paid a
the rate of soc. per ton for ever,
ton of sugar shipped to New York
which rate would be reduced to &c
per ton II wharf license were
granted.
Irrespective of our investments In
these two corporations, we look for
ward to a future on the Island oil
Hawaii centered In Hllo, and every
thing that will tend TO rapid move
ment of freight and passengers will
naturally mean prosperity in an In
creased degree for the island