Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-25
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IIlLO. Aug. 22.--Therc was swarm
Of busy business people IN Kona last
week. Some of them fitted out by
steamer from Kailua. others came over
to this side Of the island before re.
turning Ia Honolulu. None OF them
had much to say about what had been
doing. but this much Is certain and
that Is that a great effort Is now be.
ing made tn secure funds for the build.
ing OF tho new Kona railroad Tor which
Wall and his associates secured u
franchise. Furthermore, an attempt
Is being made to interest the
Santa Fe railroad people in this enter.
prise .".r
Among those who were In KOna was
Mr., Faulkner. the agent OF the Santa
Fc railroad who made the eontract
with the defuhct Hawaii Mahogany
Company for thi; delyery Of millions
Of ohia ties. which contract il now
taken up by the Hawaii Development
Company, The Santa Fc people have
hoen exceedingly well satisfied with
the ohia ties, and II IL understood that
Faulkner made an examination Of the
extensive, ohia forests Ia Kona which
are controlled by ! ". Castle Castle
by the way was also IN Roma last
week, hut he went home by water.
while Faulkner went across country to
Pahoa where he spent some days be-
fore leaving for Honolulu.
In the meantime there was another
little party OF business men In Kona
who were busy II consisted Of Wall,
w, W. Harris and I'D. Lord the well
known contractor. They came across
to Hilo last Thursday and lett for
Honolulu In the Mama Kea last Fri
day
Now some Of these business men
would have II understood that there
was nothing significant IN the fact that
so many live wires from Honolulu
lorcgathcrel in Kona at the same time.
Kona Is a large district, and II was
quite possible for them To- be there
ut the same time without stumbling
over each other. Still, as the Postum
man says. there Is n reason.
Wall. when seen last Friday morn.
ing, had nothing to say. He said
that Harris was the man with the in
formation. Harris was very pleasant
and courteous about II, The idea was
he said, to get started on the con
struction of the Kona railroad. The
franchise HAD been secured. and had
been signed by the President. Now
the thing was to secure the necessary
capital There were several financiers
In Honolulu who were looking into the
proposition Whether they would sup
lply local capital. or would draw tho
funds from outside sources, should
they decide to go into the matter
Harris could not say. These capital
lists were at present most interested
In getting definite information as Il
the cost Of construction, and an'effor
was now being made to get together
the data wanted. Harris was inter
ested as one OF the associates OF Wall
and Lord was along with them rs Thu
practical man who could size up thu
proposition of probable cost, Lor'
had not said anything ms yet abou
this, and he would probably not repor
until later on In Honolulu,
Harris was asked II an attempt wa
not being made to get the Santa +
railroad people, through Mr. Faulkner
to assist in the financing OF the raj
road. Harris answered that il wa
possible that the Santa Fe rallroa
might go into the proposition, bl
there was absolutely nothing dehnlt
In this matter at present Faulkne
had been looking at the ohia forest
In Konn The railroad rs proposed
would tap the forests whence the saI
Ia Fe people might get their tie
There was hardly room In Lona "a
two railroads 10 operate side hy sid
ANA there was hardly any priciioabI
way to get The Ties from the fore
down Ia the shippiug point on Nj