Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-12
Observation-Disclosures
FAVOREDBY kauai CHAMBER VOTE

clared, "and can't let that statement
OF the governors go unccrrected. Ii.
hue came into the conflict only since
IL was asked by the Chamber of Com.
merce to put road up there, but
there's been no plantation quarrel.
We have seen SO much OF home
stealing that we are confident il can
be done. and we want to show what
can be done for the homesteeder. We
intend TO stand by the six men WIN
have stayed with us through thick and
thin. We believe competition is a
good thing.
Eve don't quarrel with Col Spald-
ing, though the colonel and don't
always agree. and shouldn't like to
be IN copartneTship with him. The
colonel is too good businessman for
me-
Il should hate to see POO acres of
good cane land go after we have work
ed it for so r1any years, but at that
] have. a great regard for the law,
and weAwill 90 as far as can reason
ably be expected TO help make an
independent class OF these homestead
ers
II am from Germany" declared
Isenberg. himself drifting into the SEN
timeRt that the governor had already
declared against, "and j have a great
regard for those people who sit at
evening on their own thresholds and
see results OF their own labor on their
own lands. ! am willing to, give a
show to any of them who are willing
to work. have no faith in the lazy
man.
Again we have appealed to Gov
erncr Pinkham to give us a railroad
up into the Waipouh district. 1t
would be very valuable in connecting
Anahola, Kappa and Nawiliwili, but
the competition might arouse the dis
like OF another plantation which feels
that 1t has perpetual rights up there.
We stand again before the governor
to ask license"
May Exceed Authority.
Governor Pinkham answered dwell
ing again upon the length OF the lease
requested.
IF do this I am afraid of exceed
ing. my authority" he declared grim
ly, ''and the criticism get now would
be nothing to what I'd get In the flu
ture. Further than this see no point
of difference between Lihue and the
but don't think we have
the power TO grant lease OF Il
years"
ut viii cost us 100000 declared
President Isenberg. In 1921 our lease
on the Lindemann lands expires. No
sane nan would spend $780, 600 on a
railroad lease good for only five years.
Our railroad would be placed under
the public utilities commission, and
without it the settlers would have to
transport cane for themselves. / think
they would be sorry to see it'fail to go
through.
lihugs Proposal.
, Bwadbent then read through the
proposal which Lihue had made to the
as follows:
3 Sin summarizing our request TO
you, we beg to say that we desire: 3
10 A license from the superinten-
dent Of public works, under the pro-
YisieHs of the Revised Laws, giving
as a right of way for 81 years for rail-
road purposes, to run a line from the
present terminus of our Hanamaolu
railroad, or some convenient point on
Il. over the Idndema1n lands to the
south, border OF the lands of South
Olohena; thehce by convenient grades
ever said Lindemann lands to point
on the low range of mountains form
ing the southern border of the Waipou-
II ilomesteads, thence by tunnel APP
1900 feet through said
low range to q point on the Waipouli
homesteads plain near the Cheatham
lot, the license to contain covenant
en- our part to build, as the necessity
therefor becomes apparent, of which
the superintendent Of public works
shall be the judge. up 30 and to con-
meet with the Kappa Spur; the IL
csuse to also contain q provision that
we shah forthwith apply to the legis-
lature Of the Territory Of Hawaii and
the Congress Of the United States for
a franchise for railroad % cover
the lire above referred to and, IN the
event a breakwater is built attNawili-
will harbor, which will enable ships
to dock, to extend said line through
to Nawiliwih.
upder Utilities Commission.
The railroad constructed either
under the license or the franchise
to be under the jurisdiction. of the
public utilities commission.
't2) You to give us a right Of way
for the term of 81 years FOL. our pre-
sent railroads, bitches. fumes, ETC.,
situate on public lands.
The foregoing contains a brief
summary Of our requirements In the
premises. The detail of both the IL
cehse and the franchise can be 4
worked out upon receiving
some assurance that the general
scheme meets with your approval
Willing TO 'eompron1lse.
. While We believe that our contract
with the homesteadersf should be ap-
proved In substantially their present
form, we are willing to, in so far as
the homesteader Is willing so to do.
TO amend them either as to the length
Of their continuance or in any other
manner suggested by you, acqgiesced
in by the homesteader and fair to the
company