Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-20
HAWN. ELECTRIC
Will Light ALL
OAHU ARMY POSTS
Negotiations Closed Faverably
on Cable AdviceS From
Washington
HIGH VOLTAGE LINE TO
BE BUILT TO CASTNER
Branch Wire Will Run to Ka-
ii1ehanleha; May Get Mar
conf Wireless Contract

Negotiations with the war depart.
ment by the Hawaiian Electric Com
pany have resulted in arrangements
by which the electric company with.
| in comparatively short time will fur
nish light for every army post on
Oahu.
The carrying-out of plans now set
tied involves the building OF q high
yoltage line from Honolulu TO Camp
Castner. q distance OF 20 miles. as
well as Important lines Of less iensth.
The plans mean also that electric light
and power viii be available for oil the
big section OF Oahu west OF Moanalua.
Eventually the electric company
hopes to enter into arrangements with
the Marconi Wireless company ny
which the big wireless plants at IA.
Ihukn and K0ko Head will be operafed
with Hawaiian Electric power. This
matter has already been discussed bv
the officials of the two concerns and
q decision awaits some tests TO De
carried out locally.
Manager Frank z. Blake OF the cleo.
tric company who returned a few
days ago from e bus ness and vacation
trim to the mainland. today an.
ncunced the decision of the u. S. gov
eminent to secure Hawaiian Electric
Juice, for its army, POSTS. Cable ad,
vices from Washington closed the
deal. NEGOTIATIONS for which were ear
ried on here while Mr.. Blake was on.
the mainland. The Hawaiian Electric
carried on its negotiations with Wash
ington through the depot auartermas.
ter, Lieutcol. B. f. Cheatham, and the
details viii be worked ont with his
successor, Lieut. col. J. B. Houston.
The company had also the cooDefas
tion Of RearAdmiral c. J. Boush for
the navy department.
The construction VIII an be OF the
most modern character. Steel towers
and poles win be used to carry the
wires. superintendent McGrnth OF
the Hawaiian Electric Is now on the
coast arranging for the material. In
this connection some notable c0nstrne.
ton work will have tn be done in
spanning the deep gulrhPs between
Honolulu and Castner. TIE line viii
run from the Hawaiian Electric pow.
er-house to Castner. where there will
he a distributing station for schofieid
The distributing lines VIII be built
either by the electric company under
the supervision of the Schofield au
thorities or by the army itself.
Al line will Leave the main line about
Aiea and run to Fort Kamehameha
which viii be served under the new
Originally the governments nlan
was for the Pearl Harbor naval plan
to supply light and power for Scho-
field, but owing to the length of time
that viii be necessary to carry out
this plan, the war department. II Is
understood, feels that the advantage,
ons terms Of the Hawaiian Electric
should be accepted. Pearl Harbor con
struction depends On congressional
the process of getting
which requires time.
The electric company now has lines
running oniy tn Moanalua, west OF the
city, so that the building. OF line tc
Castner and probably ultimately to !
Kahuku should develop considerable
Incidental business along the route
Local Marconi officials and those on |
the Pacific coast favor the plan to SET
cure their power from the Honolulu |
concern. Mr.. Blake during his coast
trip discussed the matter with Engi-
neer Taylor and A. H. Gilman, the |
superintendent for the Pa
cifc coast. as well as with Vice-presi- |
dent Nally who is in New York. All |
three of these Marconi men visited |
Honolulu q few months ago and are |
familiar with the situation.