Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-22
LANDS KAPPA
MAY BE SERVED
BY new RAILROAD
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ed and harvested, but viii have cheap
and certain transportation by the rail
road and the possibility Of selling
their cane, IL cane is planted. to either
the Lihue company or Kealia. " -.
The Lihue plantation would build
the railroad, which after period OF
years would revert to the territory
The plantation is also prepared to
guarantee an advantageous cane con-
tract, it is understood. .'
The Hawaiian Canneries Company,
which for some time has been plan.
ming big pineapple cannery in the
Kappa district, is hoping that the
plan will go through since it will as.
sure the opening up Of many home.
steads and the cultivation Of a pine
apple crop. ~ ~ ~.
The railroad would be between five
and six miles long and would serve
some $500 acres CT government land
now under cane and about $500 acres
of government land not under cnltiya-
ton. -. f. II II j. <
Close supervision of the entire Sc
ries of operations would be given by
the territory. The rates OF the rail-
road, the pineapple and cane contracts
would all be subject to territorial ap-
prevail SO that upon entering a home
stead, the citizen would be guaran-
teed living by his efforts IL he were
industrious and efficient
The governor and Land Commits
sioner Tucker look upon the proposal
with favor and the former intirnates
that IL il can be found legally possible
the project will receive his kokua. A
number Of technical legal points must
be cleared away, however, and this
aspect of the proposition is under
study at the present time by the terri
torial government heads.
A distinctly new feature In public
utility control in the territory will be
witnessed IL the Kauai chamber of
commences suggestion for an extern
sion of the Lihue Plantation Com
pany's railway line. TO make possible
the demonstrating of about 5000 acres
of cane and pineapple land. is accept
ed. This feature will be that the
proposed lines freight rates could be
controlled exclusively by the govern
ment instead of the public utility COM
mission. sss p.
The line would be across the lands
of Wailua, Waipouli, olehena and Ka-
paa, connecting all the government
lands in the Hawaiian district by rail
with the harbors of Nawiliwili and
Ahhkini The entire proposition, as
1t has been endorsed by the Kauai
chamber and submitted TO Governor
Pinkham and Land Commissioner
Tucker. is embodied in the following
resolution: s-.-s.. T.. a'~s 49,
Whereas, in an effort to carry out
a definite homestead policy, the Ter.
ritory of Hawaii has thrown open
much first-class agricultural lands on
the island of Kauai, and certain tracts
suitable for the growing of sugar cane
and pineapples. particularly Waipouli,
Olehena and Kappa which have al
ready been taken up and are now held
by bona fide homesteaders; and
Whereas, In the working of the
lands last mentioned it develops now
that because of q lack of transporta-
tion and shipping facilities sufficient
to, enable the growers on the lands to
mill or market their crops, the home
steaders will, unless relief Is afforded
them, be forced to abandon their crops
and desert their holdings; and
Whereas, we are informed that a
plan has been submitted to the Terri
tory of Hawaii and the Lihue Planta,
ton Company, Limited, to construct
or extend the railroad of the planta-
ton company over and across the
lands of Wailua, Waipouli, Olehena and
Kapaa, thus connecting all agricultur.
al lands belonging 20 the government
approximately 5000 acres) In the Ka.
waihau district, Kauai, by railroad
with the ports OF Nawiliwiif and Ahu.
KIM. The Lihue Plantation Company,
Limited. surrendering to the govern.
ment all of the land of Kuamoo out of
the lease held by It dated the LIST day
of October. 1887, reserying all other
lands and water covered by the said
lease until its expiration on October
1, 1917, at which time the plantation.
company shall receive a renewal OF,
the lease Of the land reserved upon.
terms to be agreed upon by the terri.
tory and the plantation company, for a
period long enough to permit the plan.
tation to reimburse itself out of the
rent reserved for the moneys actually
laid out and expended by it in the
construction of the extension, the en-
tire extension to be the property of
the government upon its completion.
And, whereas, the ,Lihue Plantation
Company. Limited. has agreed, in the
event of the, proposed railroad extern
sion being put through, to enter into
a contract with the homesteaders 10,
Gated along the line Of the extension,
to buy any and all cane which may
be grown by them on practically the
same terms as cane is now purchased
from those independent planters who
are now and fer many years have been
growing cane and selling 1t to the said
plantation.
NOW, therefore, we, The Chamber.
of Commerce of the island of Kauai