Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-03


! Pearl IIarbor, already termed the
"i[ey to the Pacific and destined 70
become the greatest naval base III
the world, sprang up with Mushroom
rapidity during 1912. On January OF
iris wear the site of the ne" naNal
station was a wilderness OF tangled J
lantana, the only sign or constfuction
activity being the timbered structure
Of the just-commencing drydock. oH
Dcccmber 81 the. yard presents
scene OF bustlins activity. score
of buildings, many OF them Almost
entirely completed, dot the shore line'
construction trains shunt their heavy !
loads over several miles of trackage,
a monster coaling plant and wharf
is being rushed to completion, aho
work on the drydock, increased dur
ing the year to length of 1909 feet,
is being rushed with all speed ana
good success. Truly Pearl Harbor Is
the marvel of Industrial Hawai-.
The first important feat to mark
the wear was the completion by the
Hawaiian Dredging Co. of the channel
, dredging contract, on February Z
This work had a total cost OF 49,.
SS0 600. The depth of the channei
. Is 35 feet: width through the bar
500 feet: after passing the bar the
. minimum width is 500 feet; the
length of the channel is Az miles
, THAT the entrance to the harbor was
practically completed by DECEMBER
, 1911, was proved by the passage
, through it on December IA, 1911 OF
:, the cruiser California, which came
to anchor off the drydock site:
The early months of he year "cte
. marked by grave worries by the con
= tractors and navy engineers for the
success of the drydock. Due to the
. tendency of the bottom to rise When
= the water is pumped out, 1t became
= necessary to- place the. first layer
u of concrete mixture, before pumping
Eout the sea water. For a long u
fine right concrete mixture, that Wouid
;! set properly under water, could NOT
!, he discovered. hundreds of tests pc
II ing made. Finally the right mixture
= was found, one of the ingredients De-
e ing a proportion of Pacific ~Coas'
a. sand. which will be brought here by
n the collier Nero, making regular Trips
g between the mainland and Pearl Har
= bor The length of the drydock was
ID Increased from 800 to 1000 feet during
'r the wear, and the big basin is no"
tabout one-fifth completed.
of Building UP Fast IN, AZ
n construction Of the buildings during
h. 1919 The seven industrial buildings
at which will cost $500, 900 are abou
lg three-fourths completed; the $100,00'
lie reinforced concrete storehouse, II
ne about half completed The marine OF
&c ficers quarters are nearly tlnisheo
TO- vbile tho marine barracks are abou
onethird up. The contract price 10
I'd Tho marine post is $158,325, the cor
G tract being held by the Spalding Con
Ia struction Co.. Of Portland, oregon
e1 Work was started during the latte
I'd part Of the year on the admlnlstrattFo
ihuilding (s5O, OOO), and the contract ha
gi been awarded for the construction q
Or. civ officers' quarters ($69,O00). Tn
ng naval hospital and quartC~i Tor SUI
De- gcOns has not yet been started d
an though plans have been drawn ~
M the buildings.
Try During the year an allotment
$500 900 was made for machine TOO
for the equipment of the shops no
er- Under construction, and III the nea
Irt- future the shops will be laid out an
an- properly fitted.
Inc A system of roads and sewers Wa
Pr started by yard labor last summe
ON and BY the end of the year Is aDo'
OF half completed.
aLC LARGE CoaIing Plant
10 One of the most important OF +
U.S. cent Developments Of the Pearl TIA
lal- Dor work was the Increase last n
Jill yembcr of the coaling plant from
orr $3.50, 900 to $613,75O project. I'm
I',e last amount has been made aVa1labI
''N, the balance of the increase to De p
~ into handling machinery. Whch "
''o greatly increase the efficiency OF L
Wy plant. Besides increasing the size
, 49,, the coal storing plant, the storage
o. cilitics for fuel oil were Increased
49, the plans. instead Of one OIL TAI
t,,o three will be ercCte q, while ahoIn
Wv mammoth container will be USED I
snr GASOLINE The coaling plant a
1Or wharf are being built by yard lap
49,. An important contract let durl
tho last month Of the year. was 1or I
tar construction of the naval magaZl
de of Kuahua Island Off the drydock 81
and The lob. amounting to about S9o.o
.o,,. was won by the Lord-Young ErSlne
ater inv co. OF Honolulu, and WCrk
sav- be- started in the near future.
staff The question of permanent va
but supply for the naval reservation
gen. settled by the boring of an aries
The we'll at Moanalua, which develop
aug- flow of a million gallons every
item hours. Through the pubic spirit
orps, MIR 5. N. Damon the So'T ,,1 ~
the allowed TO purchase 'Ie l"',u ~ g.
nominal sum Of 81. right OF wa! lo
ntire pip" line across 'I1t i''l,lon pnG >f'
rnlU being Mrlnn'H' "'H -;
end carried 10 FFarl l1''' O"' L! az 81
J." is pipe.
ment a hea' NsSe' :. l., ~, y,
been During IAe He"' J"9t .,.o
Dc Harbor mas DIousn' in"ns t n'' q q
nf dollars IL, II