Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-19
RAILROAD
DECISION MAY Be
REACHED TODAY
Governor, Asked to Hasten
Ruling, May Put Matter Up
to Land Commission

There is q possibility that the gov
ernment may reach q definite decision
this afternoon on the subject Of the
proposed railway line for the benefit
OF the Kapaa homesteaders on Kauai
although the governor stated at a con-
ference with the interested parties
yesterday that he desired a few days
more to consider one or two import
ant points before placing 1t before the
land commission.
Several members of the land board,
which met this morning, will leave
for other parts OF the territory today
and tomorrow and at the request of
Albert HoTner and John T. Fleming
who said immediate action is impera-
tive IL the Lihue Plantation Com
pany's proposition is to pc accepted,
another session of the land board may
be held this afternoon. DR.. j. H. Ray
mond, chairman of the board, held an
interview with the governor at noon
to ascertain whether the board can
undertake the subject now without
conflicting with his plans.
The urgency of immediate action
was explained by Horner, who said
that II the Lihue Plantation Company
is to build the line as IL desires to do
work must begin now and the pineap-
pie cannery which Horner and his
associates intend building must be
completed by May under their con-
tract with the territory.
But we will not begin work on th.
rrff me
stand" he declared. I'VE do not pro.
pose being placed in the same situa.
ton that the Haiku homesteaders
found themselves. We must be as
sured OF our outlet and Transportation
facilities. The cannery must be ready
by May /, as the pineapple crop now
growing will be ready at that time.
There are 80 or 40 homesteaders who
have been on their land more than
year and have put their funds, into the
crop and they must be accommodated
when the crop is ripe or they will lose
what they have put into the enter.
prise"
Col. 2. s. Spalding of the Makee
sugar company, which also desires to
build road for the homesteaders. ac.
commodating at least portion of
them, including a number who have
cane lands, was member OF a gen
erai land conference held with the
governor at the executive chamber
yesterday afternoon. Horner, Flem-
ing. Land Commissioner Tucker and
, majority of the members of the land
board were present, but the Kauai
railway matter was not discussed, at
tention being given only to the home
steading situation in a general way.
At the land boards session this
Land Commissioner Tucker
was granted permission to sell at pub
lie auction the school lot on Kalakaua
avenue opposite the Moana Hotel, at
an upset price of more than $4,000
This plat is not large enough for
school purposes and the commissioner
Intends obtaining a larger tract for
The school at some point nearer Ka-
piolani park.
Rather sensational charges are
made by H. B. Penhallow, manager
Of the Wailnku Sugar company, in q
letter read at the commissions meet
ng this morning. in which Penhallow
opposes the proposition advanced by
T. B. Lyons, deputy county clerk of
Maui. for an exchange Of land with
The territory Lyons owns plat near
he Royal School in Honolulu, which
lor several years has been used by
hat institution. He offers to trade it
or tract of similar value on Maui.
Penhallow openly charges, in his