Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-26
Governor And Secretary Confer
MoH-Smith Will Remain For a Time
SAYS PlNKHAM NOT
OPPOSED TO BONDS

rived Christmas eve by the liner Mon
gCi.a, bringing to an end q two
months vacation, which netted him d
gain CT 20 pounds In weight, Mr.. Mott
| Smith was at work In the executive
Ibu.:asng Dy 3 o'clock this morning.
At The request 1f Governor Pink
ham, Mr.. Aiott.snlith will continue his
ldnt;ss as secretary Of the territory
Iuntsl the new chief executive has had
an opportunity to decide upon and
have nominated and confirmed his sue
lcessor fin cfaee. This agreement was
reached In San Francisco, where Gov
efnor Pinkham and AIR Mott-Smith
Iccnferred for is minutes before the
llatter's departure on the Mongolia Tor
| Honolulu s.g.
During this conference, the secre;
| Itary Of the territory stated this morn-
ing, Governor Pinkham said that he
did not wish to be Obliged to name
Mr.. Mott-Smiti's successor at once.
but wished to be given ample time
to decide upon man.
He did not say who he has in mind
for the place. said the secretary. sor
/ for any Of the other positions in the
cabinet. He said that he had pre-
pared statements for publication upon
his arrival here.
Hi requested me to continue In Of
fee untE he had an opportunity TO Sc
lect man TO take my place. and |
Itold him I would be very glad to do
so. 4 also told him wished my sue
cessor to be nominated as soon after
his arrival as possible
Not Opposed 10 Bond Issue.
Though there were many persons
n San Francisco anxious 70 see him.,
gave me 45 minutes CT his time
Ie arrived In the city at 8 o'clock
ND at O'Clock of the same day I
sflled for Honolulu During our con-
fefence he told me that he was not
opposed to the bond issue. wish to
make hts position In that matter plain
now Mr.. Frear. when he went East.
wished to % everything possible TO
get the Issue fIcated. But he found
that the present financial cona aitions ill
,lei tf' mad ii'kos NE - sue.
cred n selling the bo1de Soft would
Be- wrong to cchstfne the fact that
Governor Pipkhaln Is arriving with
the bonds unfloated TO mean that he
opposed them. 4
While 1 am assuming the duties
OF acting g-gosernor, I viii attend to
those matters only which require i'm.
mediate attention and which do not
concern land titles. The latter can
await the arrival OF Governor Pink
ham. explained to the new chief
executive that will not undertake
new work until he arrives. The ac.s
formulation Of routine business, how
ever. VIII keep me more than busy un.
til that tim9.
II hone that within a short time
Effter his arrival he will be able to-
decide uDon my successor. as am
anxious to be relieved OF my duties
as secretary or the territory that |
may devote my entire time to the
work Of the public utility commission.
That Is my plan. There is great
deal to be done on the commission,
and am anxious to put in all my
time on Ii
r0f course my trim was mainly for
rest, but after spending two weeks al
Del Monte, playing golf and motoring,
4 went to Los Angeles. where my,
brother is the echanical superinten-
dent Of the Pacific Electric Railway
Company. one or the largest corpora
tons OF the kind in the west, having
100 miles OF street railways. / was
very fortunate in being able to study
q public utility corporation from a
new angle. So
The officers Of the company show
ed me every courtesy, allowing me to
inspect the lines, the switches. the
safety devices, the signal systems, and
everything. in short, which interested
me as puhlic utility commissioner.
The book showing the reasons for the |
failures of different lines were alsol
put at my disposal. And on my DIFF,
ferent inspection trips was accom-.
panied by engineers who explained
the mechanical features and merits OIL
devices OF the company for the pro-
lection Of life and property.
And from this study led to the
land operations of the company, how
1t buys and sells. and from this l got
into the subject of Los Angeles'I
street. light and sewer systems, a gi. |
gantic subject which have now re, |
presented by half-trunk load of pub. |
lished reports and ordinances. Los |
Angeles has met its street problem
In q way that is wonderful. The miles |
and miles of paved and lighted streets,
running out even into the unpopuIated |
districts is something to marvel at. |
1t Is the most remarkable city l have
ever seen, remarkable in the way it |
has gone at the street problem. re.
markable in its system of garbage and |
sewer disposal, and remarkable in not
having 'knocker' in town I actually |
tried to find one, and failed Event
competing business firms, or compet-
ing agents refuse to knock They un>
derstand they are all working to-
gether, and what brings success to |
one brings success to another. When !
a firm is about to fail the other firms |
get In and pull It through. A failure
hurts the town, they say. A successl