The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-09

these people will be compelled to make
use of the company's cars and trains,
as no other vehicle can get within one
eighth or one-quarter of a mile of this
wharf, as there is no approach for the
use of the public provided.
"Governor, do you consider this an
up-to-date propositions Surprising that
you wish to see your wife off on the
steamer and have every convenience to
get her to it in comfort You are pre-
vented from doing so because the gov
eminent has granted valuable fran
chise whereby a proper public approach
is not required. Then to have Mr..
Thurston tell you that if the public
wanted road to build it themselves!
"The. people of Hilo who have their
means invested in drays, expresses,
hacks and autos have some rights to
be considered, as well as the railroad
company, as, if they are not allowed
to reach this wharf to compete for
trade in business way, large num-
Der of them will become bankrupt.
Tonnage Tax.
81 do not see that the Hilo public
should be compelled to pay tax of
FIVE cents per ton on every ton that
passes over it, as this tax is not ex:
acted in Honolulu on either the public
or private wharves. All | ask is to
have the Hilo public treated on the
same plane as our friends in Honolulu
| The tax is not serious matter any
way, but all should be treated alike.
| ''The editor of the Hawaii Herald
heads his article in. his paper thus,
Would Stop Hilo Wharf, thus in.
/ sinuating that the Matson and Inter
Island companies would stop the con
struction of this wharf if they could.
This is entirely false as far as the Mat
son company is concerned, as l know
that Captain Matson only asks that a
proper public approach be provided to
any wharf at which our vessels tie up.
~ have been closely connected with
| Captain Matson in this line for the last
twenty-five years and have done my
share in assisting him in providing the
public with better freighting and pas
senger facilities, as occasion required,
and / trust that you will see that our
reasonable request for proper APP
proach will be included in this fran
chise. I remain, your very truly,
"JOHN A. SCOTT"
H. P. Baldwin's Ideas.
II. P. Baldwin, with the example of
Kahului Harbor before him, strongly
endorses the granting of the Hilo
license asked for. He writes to the
Governor:
"Puunene, Maui, August 5, 1910.
"Hon. W. f. Frear, Governor, the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, Honolulu, Oahu.
"My Dear Sir:-I have read with in
terest the account in The Advertiser
of the I'd instant, in re the discussion
held in your office relative to the pro-
posed Hilo wharf
"'The sugar, the pineapple and the
other crops of the Hawaiian Islands
have been steadily increasing, and in
order to ship all our sugar and other
products il has been absolutely neces-
sary to materially improve our harbor
and wharf facilities at the ports out
side of Honolulu.
"We could not begin to keep our
ports clear of freight with the harbor
facilities we had at the outside ports
ten years ago. At that time the sugar
crop alone was, in 1900, 1884, 44 tons;
in 1909 the sugar crop was 535, l56 tons,
and this year, 1910, the crop will be
larger. vet, but all the figures have not
as yet come in. ] predict that ten
years from now we win not begin to
handle the output of the Islands for
shipment With the present harbor ia
eilities.
ave must keep on improving our
harhors in every way necessary If the
government Is not In a position 10 con
stuct the wharves at the outside ports
those most interested should do so
under a proper license.
81 heirtily approve II the govern
ment can not construct Just now d
wharf AT Hilo, Of granting the right