Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-01
FISHER TELLS ENGINEERS TO
GUARD WATER-R|GHTS FOR ALL

sion of energy has made WaterpOwer
and water rights interstate matters.
Summary of Work.
M. Fishers talk was a remark
ably interesting'summary of the work
of his department. upon each division
of which he dwelt briefly. He gave
more attention to Alaskan problems
and the question of conservation than
to anything else. He said he found
much the same general problems here
as in Alaska, and several times re-
ferred spontaneously to the "en-
lightened self-interest" as he happily
phrases it, that has aided in the de-
velopment of industry as we'll as
brought up controversies in which his
department has been called to solve.
He touched upon the Hetch Hetchy
water problem now facing. San Fran
cisco and which he is looking into
both coming to Hawaii and going back
to Washington, but he did not even
intimate which side he may favor. He
told also of the development of ma
tional parks along systematic lines
and of the first national parks con-
ference called by him last year.
In fact, the Secretary sketched out,
though of course he did not say so,
a splendid record of progress for the
department under his administration,
and his illuminative style of informal
speaking was so attractive that the
engineers sat almost motionless for
more than an hour. except. for occa-
sional bursts of hearty applause.
Following Mr.. Fisher, Lorrln 5hurs-
ton spoke briefly, giving very inter
esting "reminiscences of Hawaii and
various engineering developments
from 1887 and 1888 on. He told of
some of the enormous difficulties that
engineers and builders here have had
u overcome, and closed with the de-
claration that in political as in en-
cheering structure, Hawaii has stead
lily progressed and has nothing to be
ashamed of.
Ed. Towse was the last speaker.
Towse blithely answered some shrewd
hits that Secretary Fisher had made
at the expense of Congressman Mon
dell of Wyoming. He gave a humor-
GUS talk on engineering from the
time of Noah to the present, ending
with burst of spel-bindery on Sec
rotary Fishers achievements in Chi,
cago, and pointing good govern
ment moral for Hawaii
Toast to Fisher,
AS the speech ended, Chairman
Young proposed a toast to Secretary
Fisher, and it was drunk with a will,
the members standing as the toast
was given.
j. M. Young, retiring chairman of
the association, presided at che ban
Quet and acted as POSTMASTER very
successfully, and the entire dinner
was a great success. Secretary Fish
er's speech being really notable in the
annals of the association. Much of
the smOOthness of the arrangements
was due to the efforts of ]. E. Sheedy,
retiring secretary, and chairman of
the association for 1928. The new
officers and committees are as fol
lows:
Officers and Directors-Chairman,
j. E. Sheedy; Nice-Chairman, H. G.
Ginaca Secretary. S. T. Carr; Treas
urer, Irwin Spaldng.
Directors, at '2rge-R J. Pratt G.
F. Bush, Mars,nn Campbell; repEe-
senting: Hawaii, &. H. klugel; Maui,
J. n. S. Williams; Kauai. F. o. Boyer
Standing Committees-Me
R. j. Pratt, chairman; c. B. Andrews,
G. H. Gere. Finance G. F. Bush,
chairman, c. G. Ballentyne, A. Cart
ley. Library-A r. Keller, chair
man; g. r. Ewart, W. G. Weinrich.
Topics-J. NJ. Young, chairman, Maj