Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-12

il was asked by the Chamber Of Com
merce to. put a road up there. but
there's been no plantation quarrel
I'VE have seen SO much OF home
/ stealing that we are confident 81 car
| be done, and We want 10 show what
| can be done for the hcinesteader We
Intend TO stand by the six men VIII
have stayed with us through thick and
thin. We believe competition is q
\ good thing
Eve don't quarrel with Col. Spald.
| ing. though the colonel and / don't
always agree. and I shouldn't like TO
be in a copartnership with him The
colonel is too good businessman for
me-
Il should hate to see 2700 acres OF
good cane land go after We have work.
ed 1t for so many years, but at, that
have a great regard for the law,
and we viii go as far as can reason
! ably be expected to help, make an
Independent class Of these homestead
ers.
q am from Germany" declared
Isenberg, himself drifting into the SEN
timent that the governor had already
declared against. sand have 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
erhor Pinkham to give us a railroad
up into the Waipouli district. 1t
would be very valuable In connecting
AnahoIa, Kappa and Nawiliwili, but
the competition might arouse the. dis
Ike OF another plantation which feels
that it 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 / am afraid of exceed
ing my authority he declared grim
ly, "and the criticism get now would
be nothing to what ia get IN the fu-
ture. Further than this see no point
Of difference between Lihue and the
government, but don't think we have
the power to grant a lease of q
years
1T will cost us $4,000" declared
President Isenberg. an 1921 our lease
on the Lindemann lands expires. No
sane nan would spend 100000 on a
railroad lease good for only Eve 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
Llhue's Proposal.
Rroadbent then read through the
proposal which Lihue had made to the
government. as follows:
I'm summarizing our request to
yoli, we beg to say that we desire:
III A license. from the. sliperinten-
dent Of public works. under the pro-
visions Of the Revised Laws, giving
lis a right of way for q years for rail-
road purposes. to run line from the
present terminus Of our Hanamaplti
railroad, or some convenient point on:
1t, over the Lfhdemann lands to the
south border 6f the lands of South
Olohena; thence BY convenient grades
ever said LindeInann lands to a point
On the low range OF mountains form
ing the southern border of the Waipou-
Ii homesteads, thence by tunnel APP
proxinately 1900 feet through said
low range to d point on the Waipouii
I0mesteads plain near the cheathanl
lot: the license to contain q covenant
on our part to build. as the necessity
therefor becomes apparent, OF vhich
the superintendent Of public works
shall be the Judge. up ia. and to con-
meet with the kappa Spur; the IL
cerse to also contain provision that
we shall forthwith apply TO the legis-
lature Of the Territory of Hawaii and
the Congress Of the United States for
a franchise for a railroad to cover
the Tine above referred to and, in the
event breakwater is built at Nswiiil
win harbor, which will enable shirs
to dock, to extend said lire through
70 Nawiliwili.
Under Utilities Commission. d
The railroad constructed either
unOtI htc llcCuoC "a tAlr AlOACAtoo
to be under the jurisdiction Of the.
public utilities commission.
5 .(2) You to give rs a right of way
for the term Of p years for our, pre-
sent railroads, bitches. fumes. etc.,
situate on public lands.
The foregoing contains brief.
summary Of our requirements in the
premises. The detail Of both the II
cense and the franchise can be
promptly worked out upon receiving
some assurance that the general
scheme meets with your approval
willing 10 c6mpromtse.
While We believe that our contract
with the hohaesteadefs should be APP
proved in Substantially their present
form. we are willing to. In 50 far as
the homesfeader Is willing so to do,
to amend them either a. to the length
of their continuance or in any other
manner suggested by ron, acquiesceri
In BY the hofnesteader and fair to the
company.
Discussion on Proposal.
Following his reading Of the pro
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