Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-21
That there should one man die ignorant who had capacity
toI KNOWLEDGE this call a Hag9dy,-Carjyo
BUSINESS MEN AND SANITATION.

The men on the job" know what Honolulu needs to
place in proper sanitary condition. But their progress
must OF necessity be Slow fearfIy Slow if they do not
nave the aCVe support OF the business of the city and
the large taxpayers.
And business men don't know conditions
mats what's the matter. The average man of Honolulu
many OF the men who are simply hIbbing over with de-
sire 10 DO good don't Know the conditions that exist in
OF me most p0pulOuS districts of the city, Members of the
Chamber OF Commerce. members OF the Merchants Associa-
ton don't know.
Their theory and practice is to place these matters in the
hands of Irresponsible department heads and commits.
SONS And we expect the man who represents the people
IN sile government TO do his work property ." ~
so Tar so good.
When TINS man in the Government who is expected to rep
resent people and do the work properly goes as far as he
can with what he has. and then turns TO the business man
ana the large taxpayer with the statement that the situation
demands the construction of streets the avnu of additional
sewers ana The expenditure Of hundreds of thousands of
collars Tor simply the ordinary necessities of fairly clean
Guy, men tneSG BUSINESS men go up in the air.. Free
qeny hey retlre INTO state of disguised indifference and
tell the men on The job that they are theoretical dream
erS. ~ .. -. .' .'.
The for this is that the business man and the large
taxpayer, the average man who does things once in
WINE. doesn't know. He has no conception OF how much.
~ what manner and in what direction this city has grown.
All are grossly ignorant on Honolulus progress d." n~
Men born and reared in Honolulu would he lost in some
sections OF the city that trey might have known we'll in for
mer days. Those who have been in the city long enough to
be CIaSSed as kamaanaS are acquainted with conditions
that they have encountered in their beaten paths of bust
"
with 'CIeanp day. they might have had their eyes opened
when the common sense business men OF this city see
conditions as they are, but one response is possible Then
they must realize that the health and sanitation officers of
the city are doing wonders.
The need of The hour that the people shall become
aroused TO the facts so that reforms in drainage and the
opening up OF rev streets can be accomplished. Some
people call il civic duty. Some class it good community
business. Some think the moral phase of moving people
from crowded and nsatay quarters to dry areas where
sunlight can gel in, is the item OF first importance
N 10 tho IICin0cc
zaOns should take more personal interest in the
less, StreetleSS, mpr0vemeneSS sections OF Honolulu! with
IN I'VE minutes OF the poStoCe tenanted by gOOd-Szed
population many Of them possible sites for comfortable
homes and city beauty spots that menace and
Headquarters for degradation and filth.
II may he remarked that the Board of Health and the
Sanitary Commission will attend TO all this and the business
men will act when the question passed up to them prop
or form. That's the way to slight the question: Unless the
business men see more of Honolulu they cannot possibly
unde stand the terms in which the health officers and the
sanitation experts speak.
Each OF the business organizations of the city has
heath and sanitation committee. We venture the state
ent mar nor more than one member of these committees
has visited the regions to which access is GAINED only
through obscure alleys, and which furnish today the great
est problems for the who constantly at work Strv-
ing 10 save Honolulu from disasters resulting from lack of
sanitation.
The Bulletin would suggest that as a first move to
prove lne GOOD faith OF the business men, and their honest
desire Tor knowledge every member OF the sanitation
mteeS make application TO the President OF the Board OF
Health Tor trip through portions OF the city that furnish
The great problems OF the hour.
Wnen lncSe committeeman have made the trip we feel
CERTAIN maj uey VIII recommend that their fellow members
OF The Chamber OF Commerce and Merchants Association
60 over ihe same ground
After the course in seeing Honolulu is complete the u
IGll has no DOUBT about the attitude OF the honestly pro-
0IeSsNe olHens OF The Town