Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-07

Special Star Bulletin Corrtspondence)
HILO, June 30.-AlthOugh it was
not intended to be public meeting.
there was good attendance Of the
citizens Of Hilo at the gathering that
met in the board OF trade rooms
and listened to Chairman Forbes Of
the Harbor Commission talk to the
committee that had been appointed
Ivy the Hilo Board OF Trade to inves-
tigate the KuhiO wharf matter. The
chairman Of the meeting was {. c.
Kennedy and the other members of
the committee. F. F. Nichols and Ted
Guard. were also present. The com
mittee reported that they had been
unable TO come to any decision re-
garding the use of KuhiO wharf. This
statement started Forbes going and
he made remarks that were strenu
ously objected TO by many of those
present.
The meeting was a most interest
ing and exciting one and time after
time Forbes was challenged to prove
assertions that he made. In fact, it
soon became apparent that the Homo
lulu official had been filled up with
all sorts OF impossible yarns and ev-
erybody realized that while he was
talking with all the earnestness in
the world he did not have the correct
data to go upon.
One Of the most glazing mistakes
made by Forbes was to the effect
that the steamer Great Northern had
always embarked her passengers at
night time from Kuhio wharf There
was gasp of SUNRISE then and the
people present at the meeting saw. at |
once that Forbes had been misin- |
formed. When told that the big |
steamer Great Northern simply drop
ped her passengers at the wharf and |
then went out to the center OF Hilo |
bay TO lay there until midnight, |
Forbes looked astounded. He evil |
IDENTITY had not been informed that |
every passenger who boarded the |
Great Northern did SO from the Waia-
kea boat landing.
T.. Another mistake made OF Forbes |
was when he said that for the past |
IS months no steamer had been fore
ed TO leave Ruhio bay wharf on ac-
count OF rough weather. This was
promptly contradicted by William
Mckay. who stated that on January
10, 1916, the steamer Mauna Kea had
TO leave the wharf after swapping no
less than seven thick hawsers, which
could not keep her alongside.
Other matters upon which Forbes
had evidently been misinformed were
brought up. He thought that steam
ers maneuvered In Ruhio bay at night
time and that they put out to sea
from that place. which is not even
provided with range lights for night
work. CAPTAIN Mosher put Forbes
right in this respect and stated that
he did take one steamer out towards
evening and that II was dark when
he got out The captain did not make
the statement that he took the steam.
er from Kuhio Wharf after dark and
neither did he explain why. it took
such long time to get the vessel
out and how darkness overlook him
before she was outside Kuhio bay.
A statement made by Forbes that
the necessary range lights would be
installed by June 80 pleased every
body Il is another step toward the
time when the wharf can be used
nearly all the time. The fact was
also brought out that the sugar con.
veying apparatus would soon be ready
TO handle the careoes offered the
ships. It was realized. that when the
lights are placed and the conveyors
are ready there win be Inducements
Tor the sugar-carrying steamers to
use the wharf.
The commissioner declared early
IN the afternoon that he could not
understand why the committee ap-
pointed by the Board Of Trade had
not come to definite conclusion re-
gardng the reason WHY the wharf