Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-19

TO repeal IL n felt that this would
he's burden on the county. / would
not perhaps be 20 severe. But the
way to test the law IL to enforce 4.
| / think there should be no chances
taken with the water supply OF these
1.-Two towns. The supply is needed now.
Kahului cannot stand firecannot
protect itself. And think as you
could supply sinking fund or money
| for redemption Of that portion Of the
bonds. you had better take the chances
Ion repaying the bonds from the bene.
fits YOU receive than. TO take the
chances or destruction in Kahului
have never been over to Kahaku.
loa: but, II I am correctly informed.
| that Is q valley that supplies, a large
lamount OF taro for this locality The
sum required Is small only $500
and / understand that there is enly
a mile OF road to be completed there.
| II would not take more than the cost
| OF first class automobile to complete
that road. so / don't need to discuss
ii. Let them have the money;
/ went down to Kihei this afternoon
| to see what the homesteaders needed
down there. did not travel the
beach and don't need to. have
Travelled other beaches and know
that q man to drag wood out on the
sands of that beach Is up against q
hard proposition.
/ know that II from the Kula lands
and other lands in that vicinity the
people desire to 60 to Kihei landing
and take the steamer for Honolulu
| that their request for road Is rea-
sonable one and the expenditure at
this time will not be large.
The fact that this is the first at.
tempt In the territory to issue local
bonds should not cause your disapprO-
| val of the idea because sooner or later
you have got to come to II. / doubt
whether the territory Is going to Dor
row money to extend the water works
and sewer system of Honolulu This
Is not the way il Is done in cities and
other political subdivisions of the
United States. It has been done here
because certain privileges went to
owners of the bonds. They were used
as the basis of currency basis of de-
posit That has been done away with,
/ am also inclined to think that in
doing this, 1t would bring about q
greater feeling of responsibility in
the citizens Of each county of Hawaii.
Between any possible abuse Of this
power to float bonds viii stand the
veto power Of the governor. the dis
approval of the secretary of interior
and the refusal OF the president OF the
United States, to permit the securing
OF the loan. Hence think we need
mot worry over the possibility Of
abuse Of the power to borrow money
by the county.
think It Is advisable that the peo-
pie Of Maui, II they do not now know,
to take an account of stock Of this Is
land.
The agricultural lands Of Maui are
pretty well disposed OF. There is UNI
der lease 795 31,100 acres ofscane land,
and rice and taro totaling 125 acres.
There are other agricultural lands
S79 25-100 acres, leased
The Unbiased area Of agricultural
lands for cane is 1880 1890 acres,
and the total arabic land Of this island
that still belongs to the territory IS
4fSg 69-10D acres. There are home
steaas that have alfeady been snrs
veyed that are partly agricultural
LANDS amounting to 2086 $4,000 acres.
/ dc. not know why they have not
been taken up. There may be some
disadvantages. They may not at
present be in. an available position.
Hence ! can make no further state.
ment than to give the area.
Now, citizens Of Maui, you have got
to conserve what you have. That is
plain. The government wants the
lands conserved They want people
to have homesteads but they want to
have them make good us Of them be
cause it is very plain that the gov.
eminent has very little more that
1t can dispose of to citizens OF Maui
want to say a little about our
Fhomesteads desire to say that there
should be no feeling between the peo-
pie and thes larger interests The
larger interests should be considerate
of the people and the people should
have q just conception of the larger
interests 81.
Sugar and pineapples are 50 per
cent of everything that we produce
and send abroad Now, don't quarrel
with that SO per cent because, IL you
do, you upset your whole economic
condition. Try and strike at a just
balance. That is what you ought to
do. what you must try to do and what
you ought to have In your mind and
heart to do. It is painful to contem.
plate the fact that our latest enter.
prise {pineappIesl seems to be in q.
Eprecarious condition. We hope that
1T is only temporary but II affects a
large number of people who are calcu.
lated to be good and substantial citi-
zens OF Maui and other portions OF
our islands, Oahu and Kauai particu.
larry. -. =
Whatever is necessary to improve
the varieties of cane. the cultivation,
OF cane and the milling of cane may
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