Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-06
LITTLE Chance OF
SPALDING LICENSE
FOR KAUAI RIGHTS
Vigorous "Kicks" Are Heard;
Predictions Around Capitol
1t Will Fail
DOCUMENT GIVEN IN FULL,
WITH POINTS AGAINST IT
Governor and His Party Will
Sail for Garden Island
This Evening

full the proposed. "Spalding license
which Il Il charged would give TO Col.
2. s. Spalding and the Makee Sugar
.G0nNnfai control of the homestead
watersfighfS and railroad situation in
the -Waipouli district Of Kauai.
The proposed license, submitted to
the territorial government by Col
Spalding last year has not been ap-
proved. Around the Capitol 1t Is pro-
phesied that 1t will not be approved,
and that after the publicity which has
been given the Kauai controversy Col.
Spalding has not one chance IN a
hundred of securing q license grant
ing anything like the, rights which
would be conferred under the one he
has submitted.
Governor Pinkham and his party
will sail on the steamer Maui this
evening. The party. 1t Is now
planned, will include the governor,
Land Commissioner Riyenburgh, Sup
erintendent Of Public Works Forbes,
Engineer w. c. Furer Of the public
works office. Forester q s. 5ndd and
Territorial Hydrogftp tp1er q Il. l4arri-
son. Furer has had much 70 DO with
the Kauai land and railroad surveys
and harrison is thoroughly familiar
with the water situation. Forbes ex-
poets TO return on Sunday morning,
the rest OF the party not until several
days later.
Territorial oficials do not expect
that their visit itself viii at once
straighten out the tangled situation,
r..A 49, 49, .,l.ft tf,A.y hos,n Ar. Uof
fresh light on the problems OF the
homesteaders es well as on the rival
interests Of the plantations.
Now as TO the license submitted by
Col. Spalding:
THIS proposal h stili in abeyance.
II is said around the Capitol that the
governor has expressed himself en-
phaticaIly against many OF its provi-
sions., But another story from the
outside is that the governor has said
that In the main the proposals were
all right. Inquiry by the Star-Bulle-
tin has elected nothing whatever def
inite as TO the governors attitude. He
has referred 70 the clash Of private
interests on Kauai and hoped that by
policy which appears to the out
slider to be s'watchful waiting" the diff
ferences between Makee Sugar Com
5any and Lihue plantation would be
composed. II Is because they have
not reached any settlement because
meanwhile the homesteaders are en-
tering vigorous complaints, and be-
cause Of the allegations that the Ma.
kee company was trying to engineer
q grab that the governors trip has
now become 9 necessity.
TIE spALplNo PROPOSAL.
Col. Spalding's proposal is as fol.
lows:
INote-"Licensees" referred to be-
low would be Makee Sugar Company,
Col. Spalding. etc.
This indenture, made this - day
OF --, A. D., 1915. by and between
the Territory of Hawaii. by Joshua
ID. Tucker, its commissioner OF pub
lie lands, acting by and with the con-
sent of l. z. Pinkham, governor OF
said territory, hereinafter called the
licensor, and ....................
hereinafter called the Licensees.
Whereas, the territorial government
is the sole owner Of certain streams
and water courses upon the island or
Kauai and within the districts OF
s.. s..s.. ....-.-a..i-s.. 1883. .f-.s. -. =.
the waters Of which said streams and
water courses are more or less useful
and necessary for the growth of crops
upon the contiguous or neighboring
lands belonging to the said territorial
government and leased or transferred
to, or liable to be leased or trans
ferred to, homesteaders, or others, un-
der the laws or provisions of the law
known as the Organic Act, and
Whereas, in order to properly dis
tribute or divide such streams or
waters, or parts of same, among the
said homesteaders and others who
may be able to use the same to ad-
vantage and to pay TO the government
q just and proper price. sum or rental
for the same, or parts thereof, and
Whereas, the said territorial gov
eminent, or the said commissioner of
public lands does not possess proper
facilities or organization necessary to
maintain and operate the business of
collecting. impounding and distribut-
ing the waters of said streams or
water courses. or any of them. nor
for the collection of rentals for the
benefit and use Of said territorial gov
eminent. and
Whereas, il is necessary to employ
expert knowledge and advice, and to
secure the large and important ad-
vances necessary to accomplish the
proper and desired results,
Now this agreement witnesseth:
Sec. l. The Licensor, in considera-
tion Of the sum of one dollar to it
tContipued on pare iWol