The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-01-28

noticed and mentioned by tourists Of
the present day, was most wildly i'm
pressed ON my mind at that time and
has ever since remained most delight,
full recollection.
"Our return freight was sugar MAIN
ly. This voyage was succeeded by
another complete voyage and third
"trip %. the Islsnds was made early in
July. >s&g
=" Horseback riding was tho chief
mode of recreation and most attractive
to visitors, especially sailors, who are
VIGOROUSLY unfamiliar with horses.
One afternoon in company with Oh.
GERS of other vessels in port, returning
from a trip mp Nuuanu Valley, col.
ided with n brake going in the op.
Posite direction, which resulted in q
compound fracture of my right leg
below my knee.
"Dr. c. r. Ford was nv attending
physician and after fOrty-fve days on
my back in the U. s. Marine Hospital,
on September | was able to leave
with the use of cTutchcs. Nv friend,
l. B. Peterson, cared for me in his
home, until in November l obtained a
clerkship in the store of II. Dimond &
Son.
Inception OF Oahu Railway
or have no desire to burden my
friends with uninteresting details.
When one commences to unravel from
experiences which extend over fifty
years, one may not know where to be-
gin and where to end with what may
possibly interest others.
From 1885 to 1890, beanie very
much interested and occupied in-bring.
ing about an organization to build and
equip the Oahu Railroad, and form q
corporation to handle large mount Of
heretofore unOecupied land, details of
which ! make no attempt to enumerate
here. D.. ....; ~
rThe first piece Of completed road
was turned over by the contractor to
the company on July /, 1890. The
growth and success of this enterprise
is Undoubtedly so familiar to You all
that comments at this time are super
fuous. n.,.' E,s..-
I'm thinking and speaking favorably
upon this success, it should always be
horne in mind that the achievement is
largely due to the fortunate selection
the company has made, in the strong
loyal, competent, energetic men who
have co-operated tremendously and
scientifically in all the interests in.
yolycd in its success. iye'
81 may mention in passing that in
connection with the organization of the
Oahu Railway, l naturally became
(eeply interested in the production of
sugar, but / will not attempt to bur
den You further with q detailed &C.
count Of the formation of corporations
now interested in its production.
Refers To Sugar Industry
/" In gNancing back over the success.
full outcome of the sugar industry, and
the freedom it has enjoyed from the
great variety of agricultural pests, we
doubtless remember the invasion Of the
leaf hopper, followed by the disease so
commonly known in foreign sugar cOun.
tries as "root rot, the ravages of
which were so fearful and their de
structive power so great, that the sugar
men were almost paTalysed, and their
fears lest the main business of the
country was doomed, were justified
through the probable loss to the Terri
tory of at least fifteen millions of dol
lars. r,
In connection with our relations
with San Francisco business men, who
are largely interested in our main in.
dustry, ] am reminded of the intense
interest which the great earthquake
and fire produced on the minds of PEG.
pie here, in 1906. / ventured to esti-
mate that the loss to this Territory in
consequence of the ravages and disease
to the cane industry, as above mention.
ed say fifteen millions Of dollars, was
as great, proportionately to this Terri
tory, as the loss of the four hundred
million dollars or more represented to
have been sustained by San Francisco
fire, was to them, with which the refer
ees agreed. 4a
Those present at the anniversary cele-
bration,, besides the guest of honor,
were G. p. Iaukea, S. b. Dole, p. C.
Jones, f. w, Macfarlane, Robert Lew
ers, John Hughes, Fred G.. Smith, G.
II. Klugel, w. II. CASTLE w. o. Smith,
II. M. Won Holt, r. w. Atkinson, w.
r, Frear, J. p. Erdman, ii. G. Dilling-
ham, w. +. Dillingham;, A. w. Van
Nalkenhurg, Lawrence Robinson, Geo.
y. Dennison and Samnd Wilder.