The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-20


the organization Of his Naturalization
are Keeping Govcraor Pinkham close
Go his-dcsk, where he works from morn.
ing till night every LAY inclading sun,
days, the affairs oi lilo and the Dig
\ Island in general are not being over
looked .tl
SO he assured recent Hilo visitor,
who reports the following activities TO
show how diligent the Chief Executive
has been in Big Island matters:
i Coerper Franchise.
Tho Governor spent considerable
4 time in analysfng the bill giving Jacob
/ Coerper and his Associates franchise
to build railroad from the Volcano
4 House, through Kau, Kona and ,Kohala,
Ito Multi.
have made a report on the Coer-
per Franchise Aet,' said the Governor.
= As a matter of fact | received re-
/ quest to do so from the secretary Of
the interior, and / have already for
wardod my report 20 him. / have asked
that no further action be taken at pres.
ent. .
81 will not be able to give out tho
contents of this report until il has hecn
1 given out in Washington blythe score
tary Of the interior" Hu.
i Whilo the Governor would say moth
/ ing further on the subject, those who
know his powers of Analysing railway
schemes feel certain that the rather
wonderful provisions of the Coerper
bin, which provide for the construction
of n railway through a stretch OF eoun.
try Of which about two-thirds are desc
late stretches Of barren country which
even the best transportation facilities
cannot develop cannot have escaped
the gubernatorial scalpel.
Retain Water Rights.
i Governor Pinkham has very well de.
fined views ON the water rights ques.
ton, ard when he was asked HIS opin.
ion on the Waikiki river water quos.
tion, he spoke freely thereon.
i THE Territory should maintain all
the water rights which it can get, y he
said. IL can lease the water TO pub.
lie utility companies and others for
public uses, but a fair rental must be
paid for the use of the water. -
The Governor is inclined to think
that the Territory should take a lib
Il eral stand in regard to the Hilo Board
ing School lands, and that that institu-
ton should be allowed to have such
lands for school purposes. In that case,
however, he said last week, he was of
the opiuion that the Territory should
have 'sohe tdnti0l i64er the manage
mont Of the institgtjen, as for instance,
Thy having representation on the board
) of trustees. 81 lf y" N.
i Kealoha's Successor ",s
In regard to tho question as to who
will be appointed supervisor for
North and South Hilo, when John Ken.
loha finally decides to retire from the
stage, the Governor stated that he in.
tended TO seek the best advice he could
Il get from hilo on the matter, and that
he would take action quickly wnen the
time came. ,gtaF a5 H". u.
''When the time comes. i shall be
using the wireless, " said tine Governor.
He was asked if that meant that no
would take Immediate action, and he
answered that it did. He added that
IL was his intention to seek the advice
\ OF some of the men in Hilo whose opin-
i ion on the question he valued, although
n would OF course be impossible to cou.
suit every one. ..''
| As to the identity of the onterpris-
ing lilo man who has already placed
his name before the Governor as will.
ing sacrifice on the altar OF ofliciGldom,
the Governor had nothing whatever to
say. In Hilo it was learned from Road
Clerk Manuel Pachcco, who has been
suspected of being the applicant, that
be II not it, A well defined report has
1t that II. T. Guard is available.
| Mcguire Pardon.
While the report continues to have it
that Charles X. Maguirc is to be par.
doned, there seems to be little OF no
foundation therefOrs7 At least, 1t seems
most unlikely that this will come about.
Governor Pinkham was asked if
there was any truth in tho report, and
no denied II emphatically.
~ lie will not be pardoned,D he said.
AT least not as far as have any
thing TO do with it6's
| Attorney General Thsyer was equally
emphatic.
have not recommended that Ma.
gnire be pardOned, he said, when he
was asked the same question. q And I
will never recommend il. 49, ~
- have urged that Maguiro be
placed in the hospital in order to ease
his last hours, but that is. all. / am
sue that his being in custody has pro.
lcneed his life rather than shortened
| ft.R $50 W
Waiakea Tract.
| There is nothing much to report in
regard TO the matter of the opening of
| the Weiakea home lot tract. with the
exception of the fact that practically
all the obstacles have been cleared
laway by Land Commissioner Tucker.
who has placed the matter in such a
4 shape that when the Governor gets
time y lake it M good progress should
! The Governor stated that il was his
Intention 10 take up the matter as soon
as II was possible for him to do So.
lie had u in mind, and he hoped to
reachSit soon. - ,.. y
Land Commissioner Tucker said that
he had made various arrangements
whereby those settlers who are now
Irving on the tract -can be moved 10
other lands, so their presence viii not
Iinterfere with the general scheme. The
Otlof details inNnlye1 had az, A. . 80