The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-07
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same AS the WiIhelmina is becoming
very popular passenger boat between
the islands, and should discharge and
receive it's passengers at this wharf,
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 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 Supposing 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 a valuable fran
ehise whereby 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, a 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 a 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
proper public approach be provided to
anv 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
senCer facilities as occasion required,
and | trust that you viii see that our
reasonable request for a proper ap-
proach will he included in this fran
chise. I remain, your very truly,
"JOHN \. SCOTT
H P Baldwin's Ideas.
H. 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 ), 1910.
- Hon. v. F. Frear, Governor, the Ter
ritOrv Of Hawaii Honolulu, Oahu.
"Mv Dear Sir:-I have read with in
terest the account in The Advertiser
of the % instant, in re the discussion
held in your office relative to the pro
posed Hilo wharf.
1.-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 it has been absolutely neces-
saTv 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, 2S9 .544 tons;
in 1909 the sugar crop was 535, 156 tons,
and this wear, 1910. the crop viii be
larger vet, but al the figures have not
as vet come in. 7 predict that ten
wears from now we VIII not begin to
handle the output of the Islands, for
shipment with the present harbor IA
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