The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1919-12-23
Wait Till Later

Wait Till Later
This led to considerable discussion
some favoring the motion while others
considered that there was no need of
such a resolution at this time. The
final outcome would depend on the re.
port in regard to the dredging of Ahu.
KIM. 1t would be time enough to take
such action when we had some assur-
ance that the proposition void go
forward. 1t was finally concluded that
this would be the wise thing to do, and
the Cheatham motion was withdrawn.
Shall We Help7
The secretary read the correspond
ence with regard to the requested par
ticipation of Kauai in the payment OF
McClellan's salary, representing the
business interests of Hawaii at Wash.
ington. This included a comprehen
sive and convincing letter from w. F.
Dillingham;, giving very conclusive and
satisfactory evidence of the usefulness
and value of Mcclellan in Washington
Mr.. Brandt expressed his satisfac-
ton in hearing this letter, and his con.
viction that Mcclellan was certainly
a very valuable man for the Territory
to have in Washington, and that in
most respects the Territorys interests
were our interests, and that we should
support him to the extent of our abil-
ity.
Who Put the Joker In?
TX. srcadbent thought that our at,
titude towards Mcclellan should de-
pend on the answer to the question
Who put the joker into the Nawili-
will Harbor Bill by which it was tied
up by conditions and restrictions ?"
The Delegate says it was Dillingham;
and Mcclellan. If there had been no
such joker in the Bill it would doubt
less have gone through without any
strings on it,and we might have had
the harbor perhaps by this time. That
being the case We don't feel like doing
much for Mcclellan.
Mr.. Cheatham inquired as to the
financial status of the Chamber. What
was it's annual income?
The Treasurer replied that the in
come was variable depending on
whether the members paid up their
dues-a good many were in arrears.
The average income was about $500
a year,
No Money for 1t
MIR. cheatham said that it was evil
dent that the Chamber wasn't in a
position to pay anything much toward
McClellan's salary. He moved that
the secretary write to the proper part
les in Honolulu informing them that
the Kauai Chamber of Commerce was
financially unable to contribute.
A Sane and Impartial View
Mr.. Wishard being called on as a
member of the Harbor Committee, and
of the special committee which hand
led this matter before, said that he
thought we were perhaps doing an in
justice to Mcclellan. I'VE have acted
thus far without due consideration of
the case. There is no evidence that
he or he and Dillingham; put the Joker
into the Bill. The Delegate thinks
they did, but doubt whether there is
any evidence of that 1t is quite pos
sible that if the conditions and limita-
tions had not been embodied that there
might not have been any Bill at all.
AS we learned from Col Newcomer,
the Monterey case is just exactly on
all fours with the Nawililiwili case.
The Federal appropriation was con-
tingent on satisfactory railway service
for the San Joaquin valley. Such
service has not been furnished and the
harbor has not been developed, and
will not be until the service is rend-
cred, 1t seems quite possible that
Congress, of its own initiative and
any assistance from McClell.