The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-09-07
MR.. NEWTON SAYS
] FEDERAL BUILDING
WILL Be RUSHED
Assistant Secretary Of Treasury,
Here To Select Site, Promises
Quick Action
STRUCTURE TO FIT
r INTO SURROUNDINGS
Visitor From Washington Enthu-
siastic Over Honolulu and
s,..@ Environs Of City

81 have already made up my mind
about some things regarding the selec
tion of a site for the federal building !
of Honolulu said Bryon r. Newton,
assistant secretary of the treasury,
who arrived in the city yesterday in |
the steamship Ventura and who put in |
a very busy day after landing.
81 believe that one of the things |
Honolulu wants is action, and that Is |
going TO come soon. also believe that |
Honolulu wants building that will ft |
into its surroundings and be not only |
for the Honolulu of today but for the 4
Honolulu Of tomorrow. II wants, also,
building that will be a Honolulu |
building, not a skyscraper. ......es
rThe decision in the matter of the |
site will be made very shortly, and
when it is made believe that Honolulu
viii be satisfied.
Had Data Regarding Sites
al had all the data, of course, re-
garding the various sites before ] came
here, and / knew fairly well what to
look for in the various sites offered the
government. have visited these sites
and all that remains now is to turn
over, in my mind, the various advan-
tages each offers for the purpose in
view and make my recommendation ac-
cordingly.'
SO much for the main object Of Mr..
! Newton a trip TO Honolulu. Yesterday
was not all work for him. He was met
at the dock by Governor Pinkham I'll
representative, Colonel Sam johnson,
| and BY Collector Of the Port Franklin,
Ennd dhiciaIIy weiconsa 20 Hawaii.
Later he was driven around the city
and to the Pali by the Governor and
spent part of the afternoon golfng at
the Country Club. r
The assistant secretary is frankly
enthusiastic over Honolulu and its en-
| Virons.
Ahead of West Indies
."Certainly God has done his full
share in making this one of the most
beautiful places in the world" he said
last night, "and am astonished to see
the great deal that man has done, away
out here in the middle of the Pacific.
You are far ahead of the West Indies
aud Of the great majority Of other
semi tropical places. ] feel that have
been going around all day in a fairy
stage setting.
~ have only few hours to spend
here, unfortunately. l wish ! had two
months to spend in Hawaii, because l
never saw a fairer spot. l leave on
Wednesday for Hilo and will also visit
the volcano. When I get back to
Washington you will hear about your
federal building site, and although |
have only been here a few hours | be
ieve know what Honolulu wants"
Veteran Newspaper Man
Mr.. Newton is a veteran newspaper
nan, for many years with the New York
Herald, and he is able to make up his
mind quickly. He impresses one with
the idea that he is able to size up a
situation quickly, and, while he did not
ay 80, it would seem that he has al
ready decided in his own mind just
where Honolulu's federal building
The task Of selecting and purchasing
'ites is one with which Mr.. Newton has
had considerable to do, and he is also
very largely responsible for the intro
duction of square business methods in
The public buildings department of the
treasury.
The last congress passed public build,
. Tic Building Billfor the purchase of 3OJ
sites,
Ninety sites Secured
So far only ninety-Odd have been Sc
d 'ured, and in the purchase of these the
government has saved many thousands
TO the national treasury, simply by
e., buying on business and not political
: basis. The same thing is to apply
here,
= "The less money we put into the site
= the more money we will have to put
, into the building and the better the
+ building will be-" he explained las
night, explaining also that none Of thu
money realized from the sale of thu
Mahuka site will be available for tn,
federal building.
} "If we waited to get that it woulC
al mean another very long delay" h
re- said, "and do not believe that Homo
l. lulu wants to wait much longer. Tn
s. thi"g has been hanging fire now sine
1906"