Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-29
HAWAII NEEDS
BETTER ROADS,
SAYSGOVERNOR

I tSpe cal Star Biiiietin Corr speltieTcs-I
/ HILO. June 26 - The great diff.
fculty confronting many of the home
steaders on this island is that Of
roads" said Governor Pinkham yes
terday, discussing the result of his
numerous conferences with citizens in
| this city and throughout East Hawaii.
Good roads OF course are absolute.
! ly necessary to successful farming. I
have seen conditions and have lis
tened to many men on the subject.
! and the homeste 4ders have my SYM
| pathy. When I get hack t. Honolulu
] shall look further into the subject.
The financial part Of il NAV prove a
stnTendous problem, but If Eycan find
practicable way to helm by getting
the funds to give them the necessary
highways III do 50. r.
One thing must be borne In mind.
h"Swever. There are tsome cases
where land has been sod to home
steaders for about $4590 and il vonld
take $4,000 or $4,000 to bnild the
roads requisite 10 open up thertracts
properly. On the face If II. that does
mt look like good business" &
Questioned further. the governor
unhesitatinglr aligned hiTself against
the policy OF former Administrations
on the homestead acreage question.
! 1T Is folly to exnect a man to es-
tablish home. make his living and
raise his family on Is or 20 acres"
said he. land do not approve of it,"
II is intimated that he will use all
his influence hereafter to have the
public lands parceled ont in larger
tracts. At the same, time he i:lveiehs
against the strategy OF some would
be farmers whose sole pnr1ase seems
to be to acquire land. build house
and then sit On the porch and witch
the japanese or TIIipinu laborers till
the soil for him He said there are
some who seem to think they should
be cleaning up profits Of several thOn.
sard dollars annually. -.
''The homesteaders back in the states
didn't expect any such net realiza-
tions," said he Why. [ can remem-
Der the time when a farmer thought
he did well II he came ont stho ahead
at the end OF the years work"
kealoha's Successor.
The governor held a consultation
with number of leading local Demo
Gratis at Attorney Harry Irwia's Office
yesterday morning Relative to- eandi.
dates forssthe supefvisorship3 vacancy
left by the resigatfon Of John A. ca
loha II is understood the personal
fitness, character and general desira.
bility OF all candidates were thorough
" discussed. but the territorial execu.
tive maintained his customary reti-
cence. giving no indication whether
he inclined to any one more than an
ether. The question Of course will
mot be decided BY. *htu1pntil after his
return Is Honolulu. Tbd.one eventual.
" chosen wi. not have more than a
few months 70 serve before the cleo.
torate Of the I North Hilo district
chooses a permanent man for the Of
fee
Governor Pinkham. desnite his
crest activity throughort& his -four
DAYS STAY here. apparentiv HIS thor
ouehly enjoyed himself. ard Yesterday
appeared cutie fit and ready far the
tonr over the west coast On which he
Is 10 start TODAY The notorious Ha.
kalau coast road io'ted him rp cnn-
siderabIv during his return by. auto
from PaauiIo Wednesday and he was
little sore physically yesterday. but
he expected to treeawrate entirely
during the day.
The governor wns gnest Of hn"nr
ct the dinner at the Hata building
Wednesday evening. given nv the
Japanese Merchants Association At
which were about thirty men of THAT
race and fifteen white men In the
course of his brief talk to the JPnon-
csc, Governor Pinkham advised them
70 pay special attention to education.
IN an effort to raise themselves and
their people in the islands to the
English and American standard. He |
animated th"t If they desire an equal
footing with the whites they must
qualify themselves for it.
The governor also was entertained
at little informal dinner last even
ing at the home of Mr and Mrs. jar
ret T. Lewis. at which several mu- |
tual friends were, present
Various committees OF citizens will
meet him throughout his tour of
West Hawaii Julian Monsarrat will
take charge Of his party at the Vol
.cano House tonight He will be en-
tertained by Mr. and Mrs. s. J..
Aungst at Hooluloa tomorrow, Satur-
day night, and will spend Sunday
night at the Kohala Club He is to
take luncheon at the Gibbs home to-
morrow noon.
The Mauna Loa will call at MANU-, |
kona at $50 O'Clock next Monday
afternoon.