Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-22
GARDEN ISLAND
EDITOR RbCITEs
POLICY RESULTS

E. B. Bridgewater, editor of the Gar
! den Island. who it Is reported will
shortly be replaced, probably by L. ID,
Timmons, has the following editorial
comment to make relative TO his ten
IRE in office and the resultant good
accomplished:
At a meeting Of the directors of
The Garden Island Publishing Co..
keld Thursday morning, the following
extract was taken from paragraph
in our lease with The Garden Island
Publishing Co., with the presumption
that II be presented to Ye Editor-at
least the newly elected secretary, n.
c. Hopper, gave 1t to us, which is
sufficient evidence to give rise to the
belief that the directors are not alto
gether in favor of the present policy
CT this paper The extract follows:
"And will always maintain said pub
LEGATION, in the matter of its policies
and its employees, subject to the APP
IrovaI of the directors of the said
Garden Island Publishing Company"
In view of the attitude of the direc-
tors as to the policy of this paper, we
must be pardoned for making the fol-
lowing statements concerning what
that policy has done in the present
editors time. We are not saying this
boastingly by any means, but as the
policy has been so very helpful to the
community at large, we feel that, in
Justice to our own best interests, We
should give our readers summary
of the results of our policy, and then.
leave 1t to them, also, TO Judge what
sort of a policy would be acceptable
TO the directors. The present policy
of the paper has been in existence for
little more than two and q half
years, during which time 1t has been
{ the prime and chief agent in the fol-
lowing:
~ Organized the Kauai Athletic
Association.
4 "a Originated the first track and
field meet ever held on Kauai.
so Agitated some means of chang
ing the flow of stagnant water
through Nawiliwih, resulting in a ten
thousand dollar tunnel.
f4) Had railroad crossings repaired
and caused Lihue Plantation to put up
railroad signs.
/ g(6). Exposed teachers salary sche-
dule. resulting in new schedule for
principals.
CD Was instrumental in bringing
about an investigation of the depart.
ment of education.
(Sl Raised several hundred dollars
for the Ohio flood victims.
10 Brought influences to bear upon
the land department to the extent of
getting eighty-acre homesteads in Ka-
paa
ti0l Advocated janitors for public
schools. SjsN
IT'D Caused sanitary measures to
he taken in the Lihue butchershop.
s t12) Advocated a postofice and pc.
lice protection for Hanainaulu
t13) And last but by no means
least, the policy of the paper has never
been to deal in personalities unless
] tie interests of the community have
been the motive, and then the matter
has been handled without fear or fav-
or. The motto of this paper is "hew
to the line, let the chips fall where
they may" and if any one basket has
received more than its share of chips,
1t is an assured fact that the basket
has but itself to blame We have
spoken right out in meeting, and have
not the least regret for so doing.
Further indication that the policy
Las given satisfaction is that the sub.
scription list at present is four times