Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-31
About Changing Honolulu's Time

tons; for Instance. in Detroit, as late
~ as 1906, and perhaps since Their
astronomical time and standard tim
we're both In use. some business
houses opening and closing according
20 one time, and some according d
the other.
The use Of railway standard tim,
Iby mainland cities with railway con
nections has been amply justified b.
/ the Increased convenience to the resi-
dents Of the cities, in spite Of the fac
that cities which are near the eastern
or western limits OF given timl
strip use time which b nearly half Ar
hour later or earlier than astronomi
cal time, as the case may be.
Honolulu has no need to use a time
which differs from the astronomical
such SIS mainland cities have. Any
possible change would be inconyeni
ent II we should advance our time
half an hour, that Is, set our clocks tc
the astronomical time Of q point Is
degrees TO the eastward, the new time
would be convenient for the summer
when the sun rises early, but In De.
cember and january one would be
compelled to rise considerably before
daylight assuming that one rises at
O'Clock Those who favor such q
change may try rising at $50 q. M,
even in October, II they need TO be
convinced Of the truth OF this state
ment
The only reason that has been adj
yanced in favor OF such setting for
ward OF the clock, namely, that there
Will be more free hours Of daylight
IN the afternoon, after the close Of
work. may properly be called puerile.
The position Of the hands Of the clock
has nothing to do with the matter. II
the business men Of Honolulu decide
to open their stores at $50 or at Z
a. M, and TO lunch between 1880 q.
n. and 1890 p. m, and to close at
asa y m, II Is not necessary for
them to try to deceive themselves by
changing the clock hands, and by 80
doing make themselves the laughing
stock Of this half Of the world. Il
this thing were done. the ship cap
tains who call here, who all use astro-
nomical time. would spread the
news; the story Of the man who cut
astrip on the top Of his blanket and
sewed it on the bottom because his
feet were cold would give place to the
story Of those Honolulu men who cut
half an hour from the beginning OF
the day and added 1t to the end In
order to lengthen the day; and Mr..
Woods Promotion Committee map
which says that when It Is noon at
Honolulu II h 3: 80 p. M at Vancoua
yer, Seattle and San Francisco, 800
D. m. at Salt Lake City, etc, would
need an additional statement to the
effect that the first statement was cor
rect, but that when It Is noon at Ho-
nolulu we choose to say that it is
1890 d M
II would be almost as sensible to
propose to change our zero points OF
distance and mass as to change the
zero point Of our time reckoning. Il
we were to consider that the distances
ont Of town Of points in Honolulu
should be measured from circle de-
scribsd about the postoffice with
radius Of one mile, instead Of meas
ured from the postoffice itself then
College, Hills and Kaimuki would not
be as far from town as they are now,
which might help some. and Il the
butcher we're to count the number Of
pounds of meat, beginning with one,
instead of beginning with zero, It
would reduce the cost Of living. per-
haps. However. to call mule q
horse does not change the length OF
his ears
When nature has situated MS so
fortunately that It is possible for Us
to use true astronomical time. with
ont any corrections, It seems 70 me
that any attempt to change the time,
without some far better reason than
any that has yet been set forth, would
be the extreme Df pitiable folly.
GAIL B. ANDREWS,
Chief Engineer, O. r. & 4. Co.
Honolulu. October Is, 1914.