The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-04

ho UoNerHOf 3 pOi1cy was contained in
q letter to J. d. Tucker, former com.
missioner Of public lands, dated Novem.
Der 3 1914. Other quotations from this
1afne letter will be given later IN con.
neetipn with the homesteading Of the
Wailua lands Of Lihue. The Governor
said. lsg.a#sN 7.
The Governor will approve of a
Islicense to the Lihue Plantation Com.
pany for a term Of years, to construct,
operate and maintain railway line on
or across the government lands Of Wal.
llha, and such railway to connect with
the existing lines Of railway, now the
property of the government or by ex.
piration Of leases to become the pro.
1erty Of the government and said rail.
way shall be built under the supervi.
non Of the territorial superintendent of
public works and a record shall be kept
u the exact cost Of said railway, which
record shall be certified to by the super.
ntendent of public works, through
whom duplicate vouchers shall be fur.
nished the territorial auditor, and fur.
ther a1Gt I'LL
Relief Of Homesteaders Recognized
1.-THE Territory will reserve the right
0 directly or indirectly cancel or take
ver said license and railway by pay
ug directly or indirectly - said Lihue
limitation Company theDcost Of said
Hallway plus ten per cent Of said cost,
ogether with an adjustment Of the
interest at the rate OF six per cent per
mum on said cost based on the failure
4 said railway to earn said six per
ent. should such prove 10 be the case.
THE administration recognized the
,bsolnte necessity of relief to the home
leaders Of Northeast Kauai, notably
those growing pineapples, and, further,
the necessity Of a safe port for deep
sea vessels, presumably NawiHwili,
hence fayors terms that will secure
prompt action" ~
1hhue did not agree to build to the
Kappa government line; il did agree to
make the survey. II was stated on Kau.
, Al that the Governor did not object to
the withdrawal Of Lihue from the ORR
ginal plan because, by that time, he
had become a supporter of Colonel
Spalding and perhaps did not wish the
Z Lihue line built at although at first
chad desired competition between the
plantations az being in the interest OF
the homesteadefs.
Movement For Road orystalhzes
This resolution, of the Kauai Cham.
heI Of Commerce, adopted In October,
! 1914, 'crystallized the movement for the
Lihue railroad:
Whereas, In an effort to carry ont
IA definite homestead policy, the Terri
tory Of Hawaii has thrown open much
frst.class agricultural lands on the Isl.
and of Kauai, particularly Waipouh,
Olehena and Kappa, which have al.
ready been taken up and are now held
by bona fde homesteaders; and
| Whereas, In the working of the
lands last mentioned it develops now
that because of lack of transporta-
ton and shipping facilities suficiept to
enable the growers on the lands 10 mill
or market their crops, the homestead
ers viii unless relief is afforded them
be forced TO- abandon their crops and
desert their holdings; and
Idhne surreuders An Land
9Whereas, We are informed that q
plan has been submitted to the Terri.
tory of Hawaii and the Lihue PIanta-
lion Company, Limited, to construct or
extend the railroad OF the plantation
company over and across the lands Of
Wailna, WaipOuh, 0lehena and Kapaa,
thus connecting all lands belonging
to the government approximately 5000
acres) in the Kawaihan district, Kauai,
by railroad with the ports of Nawiliwili
and Ahukihi; the Iihue Plantation
Company, Limite,L surrendering TO the
government all the land Of Kuamoo out
Of the lease held by it, dated the LIST
day of October, 1887, reserving all 9th.
er lands and water covered by the said
lease until its expiration on October
LIST, l9l7, at which time the plantation
company shall receive u renewal of the
lease OF the land reserved upon terms
to be agreed upon by the Territory and
plantation company, for q period long
enough TO permit the plantation to re,
imburse itself out of the rent reserved
for the moneys actually laid out and
expended by it in. the construction OF
the extension, the entire extension to
De the property Of the government up
On its completion; and =.
Agrees To Homestead Contracts
'Whercas, rhe, Lihue Plantation
~'omPany, EitG led, has agreed, in the
went OF the proposed railroad extern
sion being put through, to enter into
Contract with the homesteaders located
along the line Of the extension. To buv
my and all cane which may be grown
by them on practically the same terms
as cane is now purchased from those
independents planters who are now and
for many years have been growing
cane and selling il TO tho said plahta.
ton. IL y s.. ~
Now, therefore, we, the Chamber of
Commerce of the island of Kauai. real.
zing the necessity for Some line of ae.
ton which will''render transportation
facilities available to the homestead
lands, md believing that the I,Ian,
above referred TO offers a fair and
practical solution. of the problem in
that,it contemplated an outlet FOR cane
from the h0mesteads TO the Dihue plan
tation Company = mills as well as 70
the mill iof the MakRe Sugar Company,
and affords an opportunity for the
erection on the line of the railroad of
"a pineapple cannery of sufficient size
to serve the pineapple growers the
Hor4et canhery)j respectfully petition
The Governor of the Territory Of Ha.
vail and the land commissioner of the
Territory of Hawaii IN uae thai nool