Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-02-13
GOVERNOR, Answering KUH|O,
Claims HOMESTEAD PROGRESS

ton OF the available public land fOl
genuine demonstrating. Such land
should neither be put beyond avail
ability for that purpose by the dispo-
sition of large areas for other than
homestead purposes. nor he wasted by
disposition in small areas to mere
spectators or investors under the
yuise of demonstrating"
Referring to the charges of a sea-
transportation monopoly, he says:
Transportation between the islands
Is conducted chiefly by the Inter-lsl-
and Steam Navigation Company. Per-
haps the best way for regulating this
would be through public utilities
commission, but bills introduced in
the Legislature, not, however. at my
instance, for that purpose have thus
far failed of passage. ! understand
that It Is against the policy of Con-
gress to include steamship companies
of this kind under the Interstate Com
mcrce law. but when move to secure
that was made some time ago the
complainant cabled to the business or
ganiZation In Honolulu for advice and
vice he apparently followed hope
that the marketing bureau of the De-
partment of Immigration, above re-
fcrred to. with the establishment of
which have, had much to do, will sue
coed In obviating some of the difficult
ties hitherto said to be experienced by
small shippers. Another partial REM
edy Is the construction of a good har-
Dor on each island so that shipments
may be made direct to other countries
without transportation to Honolulu
and transshipment there"
OF street railway transportation he
says: There Is only one street rail-
way in Honolulu A little more than
one-third of the thirty years of its
franchise has expired. At the last ses-
sion of the legislature bill was pass
cd granting an extension of twenty
years and changing the franchise In
other respects. Perhaps the hardest
thing | had to do during that session
was to pocket-vetO that bill. It came
to me too late to be vetoed satisfac-
torily In the usual manner The com
pany by reason of its good public ser
vice was entitled to much consider5-
ton From its standpoint the changes
In the franchise would enable It to
give better service and build extern
sions for which there is considerable
need. On its face the bill appeared
fair but careful analysis of 1t and
the original franchise showed clearly.
as II seemed to me- that II was not in
the public interests. The legislature
also passed bill granting, subject, of
course, to the approval of Congress, a
franchise for Il street railway at liilO
Many amendments were made In this
on my suggestions IN the public inter
ests, and since then have insisted
that the grantee consent to further
amendments in the same direction by
Congress as a condition of obtaining
a license to use certain water for gen
Grating power for operating the rail-
way"
Concerning the progress of home
stealing. he claimed: Since the
amendments Of a year and a half ago,
about 1900 hOmesteads have been OPP
encd and nearly 300 more have been
surveyed and are about to be opened.
taken Immediately upon application
more than thousand homesteads
some of which are on cane lands and
others on other lands.
"The public land question, which
had long been one of the most disturb
ing political issues, was practically
eliminated from the last election cam
paign In consequence of these amend
ments.
Proper homestead laws and their
proper administration are not, how
ever. the only essentials to successful
homesteading. There Is the matter of
transportation facilities, which will he
considered under another heading
financial aid in view of the large
amount of capital required to cultivate
and the length of time required for
crops. A partial solution of this prob,
lem Is one of the incidental results OF
the amendment to the land laws. The
plantations find that they can no lon
ger collide, whether willingly or un'
Willingly. with fake homesteaders."
or the Delegates own motives, he
makes this statement:
Two things stand out strikingly In
the specifications: first, that the com,
plainant has INDUCED in a rockies,
disregard OF the truth in what hG
states as facts; and, secondly that the
facts are as rule matters Of RECORD
ana so beyond dispute.
! 'lf the general charges have no bet
ter basis than the specifications, they
must he the product of either inexeu
sable ignorance or audacious insincer
ity."
On the HilO wharf matter he states
Two specific matters are referred t