The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-09
MAUI ASKS Survey .
OFHALEAKALAROAD
Territory To Be Requested To
Run Lines Preliminary To
Construction .a.

Adviccs from Waikiki are to the ef.
feet that the Maui Chamber Of com
meree favors a road to the summit Of
,Haleakala. 1t ism Z ready just yet to
say that the time for undertaking the
formidable job has arrived, but at a
special meeting held last Thursday
afternoon for the purpose Of consider
ing the matter, q motion was adopted
by which the superintendent of public
works will he asked to make a pre-
1iminary survey Of such a road, and to
furnish some idea of how the work
should be done, and how much IL will
cost. When such data is available, the
problem Of actually getting the road
built will then be in order for con-
sideration.
The chamber is also in favor of hav.
ing all the territorial prisoners avail
able to work on Maui roads, and the
committee appointed at the last regu.
lar meeting to take the matter up with
the board of supervisors, was further
instructed TO recommend to the county
authorities, that steps towards this end
be taken. The committee consists OF
d. G. Lindsay, r A. Wadsworth, and
J. J. Walsh. H..
The chamber also again went on
record of favoring keeping mp the copn
ty appropriation of $50 per month fol-
the Hawaii promotion committee, and
adopted a resolution to this effect.
There was a good deal of discussion
as to the value Of publicity work and
tourist promotion to Maui, both in con
nection with the proposed mountair
road, and the cutting of of the promo
ton committee subscription by the
county some time ago. d. G. Lindsay
William Searby, and some others ex
pressed the conviction that Maui has
not profited in any observable degre'
from the money already spent, ant
were opposed to doing anything more
in that direction. 's -..
W. r. Thomson and H. A. Baldwin
did not favor the idea of asking 70,
territorial eonvicts for building thu
Haleak ala road, but did want the pris
Oners for use on county roads. Mr.
Thomson urged the Importance of build
ing real road from Kahului to centra
Kula. Other speakers urged the neces
sity for road Improvement in many
| other places on Maui. A G. Bowdisl
felt that the Paia -Makawao road should
be put through, which he held woulr
| give Kula an outlet under all condi
lions.
C. d. Lufkin pointed out that al
these roads mentioned are county road
and should sbe kept up by the county
| +. R. Brvins was not in favor of con
Wet work on strictly county jobs.
| A. Wadsworth, J. Garcia, and w. @
Aiken, were among the champions o
the getting some kind of a start Of
the Haleakala> road! and Of backing u
promotion work. D. II. Case presente
he resolution, later adopted, urging tn
supervisors to renew the promotiO
| committee contribution.
| President +. +. Baldwin was of tn
N'inion that The building of a road t
EIal"akala is too big a job to be m
Icrta knn without due thought II
thOuPht that such a road would eos
at least $5On.OO0 William SerbV
Thought that 1900 900 MIGHT do t. hu
that 1t would be road about 80 mile
long when It was conducted.
Mr. Wadsworth. while "o' all" I
noint to anv snecifP results FROM tn
money snent for promotion. Still h
lipved that sueh results have been r.
ceived, and Worth Aiken. W. IT, F;"I'
and !. j. Walsh wnr" certain that the
could show verv definite benefit in wa
Of tourist travel.