The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-01
NIIL SECURE NNNT
HIl0 WHARF PLANS
Harbor Commission Going Very
SIowly---Rellroad Ready
TO Cooperate.
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economical handling Of earFoes, there
is still disposition on the part Of some
Of the 4sinterestsu 20 hold back, for
so far nothing has been heard from
them by the harbor commission with
respeet,to where and how such a wharf
will DO built.
The Inter,Island company, which was
to have submitted plans and spocifca-
tiODs for wharf, such as that COM
pany believed would be suitable at
Hiio, at yesterdays meeting Of the
commission, did not do so, and after
hearing a request from the company,
through G. r. Hemenway, the Inter
Island attorney, it passed the matter
over for another week. Meanwhile the
company is requested to prepare blue
prints Of the location selected TO hand
TO each member Of the commission, and
all the interests concerned.
The Inter-Island company has select
ed site which practically overlaps
that selected by thetHilo Railroad Com
pany, cutting across it diagonally, and
the Inter Island plan viii be for n one
sided wharf, whereas, the plans of the
Hilo Railroad Company were for one
sided wharf, next to the shore, where
ample warehouse space is available.
More Time Needed.
Mr.. Hemenway explained that the
company had only received the blue
print and plans yesterday morning from
Hilo and was hardly in a position to
present them at this time and further
time was needed.
NJ. a. Thurston, who was present for
the Hilo Railroad Company, with b. +.
Dillingham;, H. f. Dillingham; and A.
sWV'Van Valkenburg, stated that he had
no4Obiections to the matter going over.
He believed the Inter-Island company
had been as prompt as possible. Mr..
fhurston said .hewas to have met with
the lHilo Board of. Trade son this mat
ter, but, owing to his coming to Homo
| lulu, had TO postpone the consultation
until his return. He will leave for
Hilo" today in tho Wilhelmina, Chair
man Campbell of the haFboT commission
being n passenger in the same boat,
Colonel Mccarthy suggested that the
Inter Island company furnish blue
prints, Of its plan, adding that the COM
lmission wants to build the wharf as,
soon as possible. Already one plan had
been submitted and another was to
come and he wanted the bue prints SO
that the information about it could be
spread and known by all concerned.
Colonel Mccarthy also stated that there
was no question but that the wharf
should be located in the corner Of the
bay selected by the Hilo Railroad Com
pany.
Cooperation Necessary. ii
Chairman Campbell said the great
problem in establishing wharves is to
Firing ships and rail together. He
showed q map which gave the detail
At the San Francisco waterfront with
rail connection, a system which was de-
vised many years ago by Mr.. Campbell,
when he was connected with the San
Francisco board. This is comprehen-
siye system of rail connection and has
| proved to be invaluable to San Fran.
cisco in developing its commerce.
| He spoke of the limitations of Homo
lulu harbor with its slips dredged in as
far as they can go and the wharves
! Uniting into the harbor as far as the
federal government win allow, in con-
! trast to the magnificent stretch of
shore and broad basin of Hilo Bay,
and the exceptional opportunities for
commencing system of fine deep sea
boat wharves there.
AS to Hilo Bay he has made a study
of conditions there for two years and
he believes his Investigations were
such that he knew what he was talking
about when it came to locating
wharves, also the route the railroad
should take to reach and connect with
the proposed wharf and the extension
of the wharf system later on.
His plan is to keep the railroad as
close to the shore as possible and this
would avoid spurs passing through the
proposed streets which will eventually
be. laid out near that part of the shore
line. He hopes that the organizations
win 60 together and boost and prepare
to go before the coming legislature to
ask for more appropriations for addi
tional wharves.
Nothing to Hide.
Mr.. Thurston said the Hilo Railroad
/ Company wanted a wharf and the COM
pany was prepared to cooperate with
other interests to get one built, and one
which could be economically operated.
He wanted to make IL known that the
\ Hilo Railroad Company had tnothing
up its sleeve" and there WAS absolutely
no foundation for any such statement.
Colonel Mccarthy asked If the Hilo
people were not under the impression
there was 20 be a 50 rate TO the wharf.
Mr.. ThuTston said that this impression
undoubtedly arose from the fact that
the company had made special train
rate for MetzgeT in his breakWater
contract. That was done and was pub.
/ liahed IN accordance with the law but
as 10 the common carrier business 10 be
transacted al the wharf be doubted ~
IL would be higher than geyenty,dye
cents.
Commissioner MestOeker said he was
opposed % a tWoaided wharf prefer,
ring Elngiefided one with Rceesa 10
shore for plenty of warehouse space.
fommiaal0neF Wakefield nled ~,
port on the fTdght ionnRRe ~ and out
ef iliio ffT the past year, approximate
log $4,000 tons, of which che American,
faHallnn company handled 1900
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