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
II Will Fail
DOCUMENT GIVEN IN FULL,
WITH POINTS AGAINST IT
Governor and His Party Will
Sail for Garden Island
This Evening

The Star-BuIletln puDllsheS tOuay III
full the proposed "Spalding license"
which il is charged would give to Col.
z. s. Spalding and the Makee Sugar
Co. Unfair control of the homestead,
water-rights 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 it Is pro-
phesied that II 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 license grant
ing anything like afhe 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, it Is now
planned, will include the governor.
Land Commissioners Rivenburgh, Sup
erintendent of Public Works Forbes,
Engineer w. G. Furer of the public
works office, Forester G. S. Judd and
Territorial Hydrographer G. X. Larri-
son. Furer has had much to 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 officials do not expect
that their visit itself will at once
straielrten out the tangled situation,
but by their visit they hope to- get,
fresh light on the problems OF the
homesteaders as well as on the rival
interests of the plantations.
Now as to the license submitted by
Col. Spalding:
This proposal is still in allegiance.
II is said around the Capitol that the
governor has expressed himself en-
phatically 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.
mite as to the governors attitude. He
has referred to the clash Of private
interests on Kauai, and hoped that by
a policy which appears to the out
HlU6T u UG WdlIEh6 NAN
ferences between Makee Sugar Com
pany and Lihue plantation would be
composed. 1t 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
a grab" that the governors trip has
now become a necessity.
THE SPALDING PROPOSAL.
Col. Spalding's proposal is as fol.
lows:
TNote-"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
D. 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 ..A...........-... .....-.
hereinafter called the Licensees.
Whereas, the territorial government
is the sole owner OF certain streams
and water courses upon the island OF
Kauai and within the districts of
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 nomesteaders and others who
may be able to use the same to adj
vantage and to pay to the government
a Just and proper price, sum or rental
for the same, or parts thereof, and
Whereas, the said territorial gov
ernment, 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 |
ernmlent. and .>-
Whereas, it is necessary TO employ !
expert knowledge and advice. and to |
secure the large and important ad, |
yances 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
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