The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-11-17
RlILR0AD MAY
BUILD ITS WHARF
Report From lilo That Other
Rows In Sight May induce
Company to Act,

AA'AAANAN ~ "HAH "A'N'A INV FANNN"N"
tivcs Of the Intcr.Island steamship
company has asked the board Of har.
Dor commissioners Tor an opportunity
70 present some changes In the Hilo
wharf plan. That was all.
II seems, however, that the matter
is one Of far more importance than Il
would seem from this moagor state.
ment AS matter Of fact, II seems
likely that the result may eventually
DO tho building Of the wharf by the
railroad itself, without the appropria.
tion.
Fow people in HilO are aware Of, or
paid much attention 10 the fact that
Vice President Mclean Of the Inter
Island company, Captain Haglund, the
cOmpany's port captain, and Captain
Potter johnson Of the wilhelmina, paid
visit to Hilo, and more particularly
to Kuhio bay, recently. But they wers
busy while they were here, and their
business was intimately connected with
the wharf proposition.
Nothing can be learned authorita-
lively in regard to the matter, and but
little is known about it here, anyhow;
still it seems fairly certain that the
changes which the company proposes
to place before the harbor commission
ers are based on report made by the
three gentlemen named above, and that
it will ask not only for change in
the plans of the wharf itself, but that
it will ask that the position of the
wharf be changed.
Comes as Surprise.
Tho proposition to change the loca-
tion of the wharf comes as somewhat
of a surprise, as it has generally been
stated at public meetings and else
where that the location Of the wharf
at the corner formed by the present
section of the breakwater and the
coast line was the only place sufficient
" sheltered so far to allow the building
of the wharf. 1t now appears that the
investigators sent here have reported
that the proposed location is unsuitable
as it is swept by strong currents and
ut times by very strong swell, which
would make it impossible for vessels
to remain tied up to the wharf.
Railroad Satisfied.
On the other hand Superintendent
Filler of the Hilo railroad claims that
his company has made most exhaustive
Investigations in regard to the con-
ditions prevailing at the place where
il ID proposed to build the wharf, and
that It has found that the current, fol-
lowing natural laws, does not follow
along the shore line and then turn in
a sharp angle to run out along the
breakwater. The current, he says, cuts
of the corner to avoid the resistance
of the water pressed into it, and leaves
the water therein smooth and quiet.
Filler backs his statement with a ref
erence to the fact that he has for over
a decade been successful in handling
matters OF this kind, and points to
the Kahului breakwater, which he be-
gan and which is now being extended
along the plans which he originated.
Southvorth Not Pleased.
But the wharf proposition is to be
criticized from another quarter. Some
time ago the board of trade asked the
supervisors to ask County Engineer
Southworth to report to it what he
considered was the best plan for the
laying out of streets and rights of way
to the wharf. Southworth was so in
Btructed, and he has been working on
the matter for some time. He intended
to submit his report to the board of
trado at its meeting this afternoon, but
was unable to finish il owing to the
pressure of work in his Office. He will,
however, tomorrow make a preliminary
report TO the board, outlining briefly
what he thinks on the subject, and
asking for further time.
Southworth will criticize both the
plan and the location of the proposed
wharf.
~ WAS instructed to make recon.
mendations in regard to the best loca.
ton of roads and rights of way to the
wharf, said Southworth today. But
before discussing that, it would be well
to be certain just where the wharf il
to be located. At present there is a
great difference of opinion both in
regard to the location and with regard
to the plan of the structure. II is q
question in the minds of many people
whether n dOekage space Of thousand
feet viii be adequate for the shipping
Of Hilo.
ACCOMMODATIONS ZOO 44NWcs
'fIn regard to the latter question j
have compiled full data with regard "a
all the shipping which entered this port
during tie fiscal year ending june 80
1911. have got these from the Gus
tomhouse, the harboT masters and
the steamship agents records. havl
made graphic charts which win HbeN
the total length Of the shipping in porl
during each day Of the year named
these being Indicated - h0HEonta
columns Whieh traverse vertical col
nmns eheh representing a hundred feet
Many people wish 70 have docking
facilities on both sides Of the wharf
and 70 accomplish this the location 81
she structure mRsf DO chaDfed.
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