The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-17
MAKE. HONOLULU HARBORI
GREATEST PORT OF THE
WESTERN OCEAN is. PLAN
twenty-five Ships a Day Will Come Herr,
After. the War Ends, Is Prediction
Made; Great Docking Facilities
Must Be Provided, Pan+Patifc 'o &
Conference Is Told

| in his call for preparedness on the
part of Honolulu for the vast business
which will center here after the war,
! holding that the events Of the past
three or four years clearly demonstrate
the need of preparedness in the ship,
| ping and commercial world, and cspe-
| cially right here in Honolulu Mr..
Good said in part:
Honolulu's Opportunity
Geographically Honolulu occupies
an enviablc strategic position and,
without doubt ~ the Hub of the Pa
eifc, viii now concentrate and make
every effort to prepare as early as pos
sible better and greater hnrhor fqCih-
ties for the vast tonnage that will call
| here after the war, either as n regular
port of call, for interchange Of cargocs
or for fuel and supplies.
A wonderful opportunity has been
offered Honolulu through Mr.. John II.
Rosslter, as director Of operations of
the United States shipping board in
requesting full information and data
regarding the harbor, it's facilities,
wharves, etc, with n view to paving
the wny for the preparation and de.
velopment of a greater harbOr, which
will also mean n grrntcr Honolulu.
''EvPn in these davs Of marvellous
accomplishment, it is difficult to grasp
aud comprehend the meaning of 25,-
100000 tons of shipping. Everyone here
! no doubt is aware from the interesting
statement of Chairman Hurley of the
! United States shipping board, that by
| 1927 the United States will have
mercantile fleet of 2j,OO0,OOO tons, a
| fleet that will comprise some 5000 yes
! sells
| This is the largest aggregation of
| tonnage ever assembled under one flag,
and it will mean that our flag will be
sent to every port in the world. 1t is
reasonable and modest to feel that a
! great part of this tonnage will he di
| Verted after the wa, TO the Pacific.
! All countries embraced by the Pan
| Pacific motif are about to witness
an exchange and development of bust
MESS, only to be conceived in this era
of great excitement.
Must Be Prepared
"Our harhOrs and their facilities are
as the doors to our homes and if not
! properly prepared, we will not be in
| position to welcome and take care Of
our guests when this huge fleet gath
erS momentum on the Pacific.
"'Wr must be prepared with hnrbor
accommodations to berth at least twPnr
| tv to twenty-five vessels at one time,
and the facilities required to despatch
vessels of fine tonnage likely to make
this n port of call, is a matter of the
| greatest consideration for those in con
troll Any delay will raise the qucs-
ton with shipOwners as to the unccr-
tain factor Of despatch at Honolulu.
"Grcat credit is due for the inn
provementS that have taken place sine"
the inception Of the present board Of
! hnrhor commissioners, and it is to b"
! hoped that they or their successors
! will be given the confidence and sup
| port to continue and complct" the hinge
/ task they will be called upon to con
front in the immediate future"
Routes of Steamer Traffic
Harry r. Vernon, of the Canadian
| Australian line. spoke strongly upon
! The value of the Panama Canal after
the war and what it will mean to the
peoples Of the Pacific, when the war
is over, saying in part:
: "Thc Panama Canal will become Il
! commercial reality when the war is
over, and its builder will see, not the
wooden, but the steel vessels for which
/ he contcnded plying its placid waters,
J transporting from all quarters of the
! globe the raw materials to point of
/ manufacture and the finished product
to tn" point of consumption.
" As the maximum drauVht which the
! vessels can use in the Sucz Canal is
only % feet and in the Panama Canal
is over II feet, the large vessels will
! seek the Panama Canal, hence hHrhOrs
! must be prepared to welcome such YES
sells. Whether a harbor will be pa
I tronzcd will depend upon port charg
-, water charges and bunker facili-
ties.
Commercial passenger traffic will
use the Seattle Vancouver. ok ohama
route, while some leimrely traffic will
use the route via Honolulu. Seattle
will be the chief export harbor for
! the Orient and Australia. Cotton from
the Cuff States will move via the Mis-
sissippi Valley via New Orleans, while
! Unconstitutional railroads will cease
to be ii factor, except for local de.
vrlrpmrnt.
Waterfront Ownership
Regarding Honolulu IIarbor the
title to all waterfront property should
become vested in the Territory. Sand
Island should be acquired and de
vnLopqd, with suitable wharves. When
tho traffic. INDICATES that the present
und the Sand Island wharres are in
! adequate, then the Kahhi HarbOr pro
| Jcct can be developed.
| "A toll on all inbound and outbound
! freight, irrespective Of origin or DIES
tination, should be assessed for main
| trnan,r AMI construction of wharvrs.
The price charged for water furnished
Vessels is PNhOrhitant and should be
reduced. Piers 3, 9 and 10 should he,
without regard to cost, promptly GOV
cred. Each wharf should be served by
railroad track and trains should be
permitted to use waterfront streets at
stated hours when traffic will not be
intrrferrd with. The harhor will be
busy in those days.'
Fred IIalton, secretary Of the promo