The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-11
Kauai Chamber Of Commerce
Asks Governor Pmkham To
Set Time For Session
SETTLERS ARE DELIGHTED
WITH ACTION or COMPANY
Cane win Be Transported Across
Wailua GuIch BY Means Of
Trolley Line
Especial by Mutual wireless)

LlHUE. Kauai, April 7.-Governo,
linkham has been requested to set the
time for a session of the Kauai cham
her of commerce, which erystallizej
the movement for q railroad to bC
built by Lihue plantation TO the Ka
Pna homesteads. The request was made
to the Governor today. The chamber
Is primed. and ready. An interesting
meeting is q certainty.
The Governor party, which sailed
from Honolulu in the steamer Maui
Thursday evening, arrived on Kauai
this morning.
7. Regardless of what Governor Pink
ham may do. Lihue plantation has
moved to protect hOmesteaders' under
cane contract to it. A new agreement
has been signed with +. M. Cheatham
md others. it was announced today.
Lihue VIII Keep Contracts
Under the agreement signed by the
'''tion with the f. M. Cheatham
hui. LihuP has agreed TO fulfil its con.
facts irresDective of what action Gov
ernor Pinkham may take.
Contracts between the plantation
and the homesteaders were not approx.
ed bv the Governor and negotiation
for the construction of a railroad to
the lands never were contaminated.
A trolley will be thrown across the
great gulch of the Wailua river and
portable tracfe will be run from I've
terminus of tbs trolley to the cane
fields. Car" will be hauled from the
fields in railroad ears over these tracks,
moved owe the gulrb by the wire troll
ley and :" nee carried by rail to the
Iih"" m lis.
Home leaders Are Delighted
Pan Tscpb"rg, president of the Lii
hue Plantation, has signed an agree
ment which maintains the plantation 3
relatin' With the homesteaders, who
are delighted.
- ing the Wailua g"lch by trolley
ssn vrr expedient to gain access to
he Fl Ids II was the expense of c os3-
ng this deep and wide chasm by a rail
r iad bridge which led to a re survey o.
the first Wai'ua line. the see nd survey
ealing for crossing the main stream Of
the river at tidewater and entering the
homestead lan"s on the north side of
the stream. However, even the less
expensive road cou'd not be complete
now in tim to tate off the g st cane
Of the h meSc Dis ar t e river, urder
g mt act to Lihue, 30 that tn" IN n who
had look"| N Litu" ~ take Ell cane
wee a ng the pOss b Ii q. e d ng
no sal for it, Lihu"'s acton has as.
'mr"d III Sc IN n as to ~ list cane.
VIII Assume ExceVs Losses
Not only WI Lihue tate care of
those t. h m it is bound, hut Mr.
y n "r "a Il that the plantation will
assume losses due to excess cost or
transportation. Building tbs trcleV
across the guIch will be costly work.
"Lihue VIII live up to its agree,
ment, said Mr.. Isenberg.
Governor Pinkham and his p~rty
spent the first part OF the day at Wal
mea on routine business. l.. D. Tim
mons editor Of the Ga den Island, the
Kauai weekly newspaper, and seer tlry
If the Kauai Chamber of Commerce;
+. II. w. Broad1ent, manager Of Grove
Farm plantation and col Dnel Of the
Fourth Regiment. N. G. H.. and DR.
Frank l.. Putnam, superint ndent Of
Lihue no pita', were among those who
met the Governor
Governor Sees Public Lands
Governor Pinkham visited the Ke-
kaha government lands IN the morning
Frank f. Thompson, attorney fpr Iii
hue rlan'ation and Arthur A. Will 'er,
represCnt ng the honest ad'rs, will
hold meetings for the Kapaa men at
the Kappa schOOlhOuses tomorrow.