The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-11-24
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HILO, November 2O.--David Moses
Ewaliko, the union leader, is figuring
on entering the competition for the belt
road work. He win do so as an in
dividual, and not as union official.
81 am looking into the matter of
bidding for belt road contract work, f"
said EwalilSo last Saturday. eff
things turn out satisfactory, / will go
into it. have been approached by men
with capital behind them-not. Hilo,
but Honolulu men. 1t will be up to
them to. furnish machinery, money,
etc, while am to provide the laborers.
l win do so as an individual, and not
as a union man. No, l will not neces.
sarily employ union men only. win
employ as many of them as I can get,
but, if cannot get enough, will get
others. I figure on paying the men
$3.50 to $l.65 a day, according to the
value of the work they do, while some,
such as the stonehreakers may get as
high as $1.75. There is, however,
nothing certain about the matter yet.
1t all depends on the way in which
things shape Themselves. +"
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pany. This was later qualified by the
statement that an inquiry had reached
the commission several weeks ago ask
ing whether there would be room for
the Mauna Kea.
Mr.. Prosser said that the force of the
resembling resolution appeared to be
that the board would go ahead and
erect a wharf on the site given to the
railroad company.
Mr.. Mccarthy replied that they
might use part of it. Mr.. PrOsser in
quiIed whether there was any serious
intent to use that site, to which he re.
ceived an affirmative reply. Mr.. Pros
ser thought this would raise serious
objection, and he intimated that there
might be a difference of opinion as to
the commissions ruling that the Hilo
Railroad Company could not 60 ahead
and build wharf. He said they were
looking into the question very carefully.
No Bluff Proposition.
Mr.. Dillingham; said the Hilo Rail
road Company had sent letters to all
the interests concerned in a wharf
project advising them 1t would be only
too glad TO receive suggestions as TO
the form and use of the proposed wharf.
lie said tho company needed a wharf
and he did not want the commission TO
feel they were trying any blud PROPOSE.
ton. He said the company would like
the commission 70 build a wharf so
that the railroad could make use of Il.
SO far the company had not heard from
the interested parties TO whom they
had written.
lie added that 10 short time the
railroad extension would be out 10 the
Davies plantations aud the railroad
had e0niTaeled 20 deliver their sugar
output directly into ships Ut the wharf
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