Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-19
Feat Not Only Great in Engi-
neering, But IN POSSIBLE

Especial Star-BulIetin Correspondence
WAILUKU, Sept. 1S.-The biggest
Job in railroad bridge building ever un-
Certaken In Hawaii is now in progress
at Maliko Guuch. The bridge is the
most important one on the kahului
Railroad extension, which under SUI
perintendent J.. N. s. Williams is be-
ing pushed rapidly through to COM
pletion
1t was no small conception OF Mr..
WiIilams-this extension into Haiku
and Pauwela OF the Kahului Railroad.
The rapid development of that region
ty the pineapple industry, and the
coming of SO many American families
20 take up land and to begin the culti-
walton of the pint, and to undertake
small farming for the markets, made
the extension of the railroad justifi-
able. When the directors looked over
the proposition some little time ago,
before definite action was taken as to
the laying out Of the tracks In the
Haiku region, some felt rather doubt
fnI concerning the adyisabiiity of the
project. After Mr.. Williams had TAX
en- the party over the entire route,
and with his engineers had mapped
out the full possibilities for the exten-
sion, and after the rich lands of Hai<
ku and Pauwela had been visited,
even the most skeptical were conv1nc-
ed that the extension would he pro-
fitable investment. The outlay. OF
something like $275,000 is consider
able, however. 1t is estimated that in,
three years the output Of the pine
apple growth will be more than dou-,
bled. 1t is about 100000 cases for
this season, and these are now
brought by the teams or auto truck to
the Paia depot, thu b shipped by the
railroad to Kahuluk
Terminus Near cannery.
For the present the terminus of the
extension will be at a point below the,
Haiku cannery, though the line is sur
veyed much further; in fact, the OFF,
Gals know just where they would lay
the line for many miles yet, II there
should be need of carrying the rail-
road further than Haiku.
The present plans call for an extern
sion OF seven miles from the Paia ter
minus. This seven miles is well under
way, and 1t Is confidently expected
that the work will be completed Dy
the first of February, provided, of
course, there are no delays in the ar
rival of the material for the finishing
Of the job.
The cuts are being rapidly dug out,
and the material used for fills up
where they are necessary. All this
work will be done, 1t is expected. so
that when the Big bridge is finished
the extension will be ready for the
trains.
At Maliko Bridge.
The most picturesque part or the
big undertaking is the construction of
the Maliko Bridge, which is by far the
biggest thing in the brioge line in Ha-'
vail, and one of the most exacting
pieces of work ever undertaken in the
Territory up to the present time. 1t Is
hard to believe that the new bridge
will be higher than the Call Building
in San Francisco, and that sometimes
as much as eighty barrels of cement
hsve be used in one day, and twenty
five cars of sand and rock disposed OF
in, the same length of time. But when
one visits the scene of activity, and
sees how the gang keep the cement
pouring down the novel pipe line to
the bottom of the gulch, hears the
whistle Of the locomotives as they
bring car load after car coal to the