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THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL, ADVERTISER: HONOLULU, MAY 20, 1S93.
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OPEN LETTER
Secretary of John Ii Es
tate Asks Questions.
Takes Issue With Admiral Miller
on Pearl Harbor Land
Values.
Associate Press Dispatch S. F. Chronicle. Q
A LARGE INCREASE OF BUSINESS.
NEW .YORK, April 5. The sales of the Remington
Standard Typewriter, the world over, for March this
year, largely exceeded any previous month in its his
tory. Typewriter sales are a good barometer of general
industrial conditions.
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Honolulu, II. I., May 17, 1S9S.
ADMIRAL JOSEPH X. MILLER, U.
S. X.
Dear Sir: I was greatly surprised
to see in your omcial report or tne
survey of Pearl Harbor, accompanying
the reference to my statement that
the price asked for Waipio Peninsula,
o.-hirh fnr thfi entire tract amounts to
$237.50 per acre, is less than the price
paid for land in the vicinity as a busi
ness venture, your oineiai cuucmsiou
tvit sno.h nrioR is fictitious and that
thP trnp value of the land is m tne
neighborhood of $50 per acre.
Marl T rpoeived any intimation or
these views while you were m Hono
lulu or known that you were seeking
pvirtpnee as to the value of that land.
T could easily have furnished you with
Hsfactorv nroof of the correctness or
my statement. That proof I now oner
vnu 'in the following correspondence
although I fear too late to counteract
t,o effort nf vour official report and
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the use to which it will be put by tne
enemies of annexation.
the Survey of Pearl Harbor the state
ment has been made that the price at
which the Peninsula of Waipio is held
if the entire peninsula is taken, to wit:
$237.50 per acre, is fictitious, and that
the true value is about $50 per acre.
In view of the publicity which has
been given to this statement and the
importance of its correction would you
kindly answer the following questions:
1. Has the Oahu Sugar Co., Ltd.,
bought any land in fee simple during
the past year?
2. What price was paid per acre?
3. How far was that land from the
Peninsula of Waipio?
4. Had that land any water front
age or any other special advantages?
Very truly yours.
(Signed) SIDNEY M. BALLOU..
Secretary John Ii Estate. Ltd.
1S9S.
Honolulu, May 1C,
SIDNEY M. BALLOU. ESQ..
Secretary John Ii Estate, Ltd..
Honolulu.
Dear Sir: In reply to your inquiry,
dated May 13th, I beg to inform you
that the Oahu Sugar Co. purchased
last year from the Estate of Jas. Rob
inson a piece of about 7S acres of land
at Aualii, Ewa. suitable for a site for
its sugar factory, laborers' quarters,
etc., at the price of $226 per acre:
this land is situate about mile above
the Peninsula of Waipio and has no
water frontage or any other special
advantages.
I am unable to state whether this
land is more or less valuable than
the land on the Peninsula of Waipio.
ours very truly,
(Signed) J. F. HACKFELD,
Treasurer Oahu Sugar Co., Ltd.
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out waste
Good Money
Fixing up yonr
carriage. Yon
if you bay a new
We can sell you
Yehicle just as
can possibly be
old worn out
can make money
one from us.
any kind of a
cheap as they
sold for here.
H- HACKFELD & CO., Ltd,, Sole Agents.
Hamakua Plantation,
Paauilo, Hawaii, H. I.
Mr. J. G. Spencer,
Pacific Hardware Co.,
Honolulu.
Dear Sir: The Secretary Disc Plow I pur
chased from you is giving us satisfaction. We
are using it to plow under a crop of lupins. They
are three feet high and very thick. Your plow
turns them completely under, at the same time
plowing the land fourteen inches deep.
I feel satisfied that with this plow the draft
for the same quantity and depth of work is as
6 to 8. That is, with the old plow, to do the same
work, it takes 8 good mules; with your plow it
takes only 6, and they are less tired at night.
Please send me another plow by first schooner
leaving for this.
You are at liberty to use this in any way you
may see fit. Yours truly,
A. LID GATE.
W;
WATSON, LAIDLAW & CO.'S
Centri
Which does away with two-thirds of the
floor space, three-fourths of the oil, and
the whole of the belting required for
drying sugar with the ordinary machine.
May be seen in motion on application to
,uo2st. ROBERT CATTQN
T'OKL NEiLL & XM.
founders and Ma
diinists
213 Queen St., bet. Alafcea and Richards Sts., Honolulu.
Invite Enquiries for General Ironwork; iron and Brass Cast
ings. Ships' Blacksmiths. Cemetery Kailings ana
Crestings Made to Order: Samples on Hand.
REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
TEL. 410.
Tivinin IT T.. Mav 13. 1898.
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rnKTCV M. BALLOU, ttb.,
Secretary John li Estate, Ltd., llo-
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even date is at iiu.ua wua-uw
MV. "in the official report of Pearl
Harbor the statment has been maae
that the price at which the Peninsula
is held if the entire peninsula is iah.
or. tn wit- $237.50 per acre, is ncu
tious, and that the true value is about
$50 per acre. In view of the publicity
which has been given to imt, bid.Lt;-
moTvt !itm1 the importance of its cor-
vtrrmirt t-rvn kinriiv answer tne
1 uu' jv
fniirvwiner ouestions:"
I will quote the questions ana an
cwtr thpm in the order submitted
-I r?vi vnu ,Vmv the Peninsula of
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Pearl City in Pearl Harbor?"
t twrrhaspd 22y.yi acres in
1889 and 1890.
o "What nnp did vou pay per
Atis. 1 purchased February 7, lbyu
r.nrn tx rnip attorney m iact iui
T.ris C. Ford and Porter L). bora, ii.x
oAroc of lnnd on the east side of the
ppninsnla of Pearl City for $23,286,
as per deed recorded 13th day of Feb-
ruarv. 1890. Liber 122. pages 138,
140. On the 22d day of April, 1889, as
per deed recorded Liber 111, pages 421
and 422. And as per deed dated April
14. 1890 and recorded Liber 125, pages
63, 64, 65. I purchased loZ.zy, acres
from Paul P. Kanoa and wife for the
sum of 522,000.00. Tne price paiu ior
the first lot was $300 per acre. Nearly
one-tlnrd of the second purchase was
n milp above the Peninsula.
3.- "At what date was the purchase
made?"
Ana As stated above.
4 "Has real estate in that vicinity
rT rifrpasen m price since
the date of that purchase?"
A-ncs At a nublic auction here in
Honolulu, October 21st, 1890, a sale of
lots at the Peninsula or reari vity
amounted to over $24,000. The price
$1,500 per acre.
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insula, more or less vamaoie udu mC
,-?T,?nr ppti insula of Waipio :
aujui""6 -r.
An? Only so far as lmpruveiucma
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have made it more vaiuapie. il
tt a anvprnment do not want tne
Waipio Peninsula, I believe purchasers
can be foiwid who win pay
oni-a fnr rne wnoie. iucic iv.
acres of sugar land in Waipio Penin-
null
6 "How far is Honolulu from 'eari
Harbor?"
a no Tpti miles.
.LUOl
n iixrviot ?c wharf frontage m io-
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nolulu .worth?
Ana t am unable to say.
8 "If the channel to Pearl Harbor
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less valuable than
nine uv
wharf frnntaee in Honolulu?"
Ans. The comparative value or
wharf frontage would depend upon
future developments.
If vou should make any public use
rf these answers I wish it made clear
to the public that I have no interest
whatever in this matter, except a gen-
Dmi interest in the welfare of the
whole country. Possibly no one in
these Islands is more desirous for an-novntinn-
tn the IT. S. A. than L yet I
am not so selfish as to wish to see the
property of Hawaiians sacrificed in
the least degree for my benent. un
the other" hand I doubt if any one
would be more jealous for the inter
ests of Uncle Sam than I. I want the
United States to secure all the land it
needs in the Harbor "Pearl River" at
the least possible price consistent with
justice to those from whom it is taken.
I feel justified fully m making this
statement for the reason that 1 gave
the United States on behalf of the
O. R. & L. Co. and this country, an
option for a half mile of frontage to
deep water in Pearl Harbor for the
whole term of our lease (50 years) for
the consideration of one dollar.
I stand ready to repeat the same
offer today if it is desired.
Your very truly,
(Signed) B. I-. D1L,LJ.GHA.1,
General Manager Oahu Railway &
Land Co.
The substance of these two trans-,
actions is this: Eight years ago Mr.
Dillingham found it profitable to pay
$300 an acre for the entire east side of
the Peninsula of Pearl City, which,
as you are aware, diners only from
Waipio in being a smaller peninsula
and not having the advantage of deep
water close to the shore. The land at
that time was intirely unimproved.
Mr. Dillingham ran a short branch
railroad down the center of the penin
sula, staked his purchase into town
lots and sold at a rate of five times
his purchase price. I know of no rea
son why the same venture would not
be equally successful tomorrow at
Waipio.
The second transaction referred to
is the purchase of the site for mill and
laborers' quarters for the new Oahu
Sugar Co. This land is inland without
any natural advantages, the chief re
auisites for its use as a mill site being
that it is approximately near the cen
ter of the plantation and that it is
not sheltered from the trade winds
which aid the draft of the chimney.
If a plantation is obliged to pay over
$200 an acre for its mill site I am un
able to understand how the United
States expects to get a naval station
with extensive wharf frontage for $o0
an acre.
These two transactions are the only
ones that I know of in the vicinity ot
Pearl Harbor within recent years. Un
der these circumstances I do not feel
that it is presumptuous to request you
to inform me in turn upon what in
formation you base your conclusion
that the price at which Waipio Penin
sula is held is fictitious and that the
true value is about $o0 per acre.
You will perhaps pardon me if I
take advantage of this communication
tn von to make Dublic another correc
tion of a statement for 'which you are
in no wise responsible. Congressman
wnhnrn nnd other opponents of an
nexation have coupled with the state
ment that the land at Pearl Harbor
is held at an exorbitant price, for
which unfortunately they now nave
your official statement, the further as
sertion that the land is held oy specu
lators, thereby seeking to create the
impression that the land has een
hnnsrht un at low prices witn tne ex
pectation of making a profit from the
United States.
The truth is. on the contrary, that
the land has not been bought or sold
for the past forty years. It was ori
ginally the property of John Ii, a Ha
waiian Chief, who proved his title to
i
it before the Land commission ana
received his Award in 1855. The land
remained in his possession until his
death in 1870 when it was devised by
him to his daughter Irene Ii now the
wife of Mr. C. A. Brown.
Last vear for the better management
of the Estate a Corporation wyas form
ed in which Mr. Brown, Mrs. urown
and their children hold the entire
beneficial interest.
I am confident that you will excuse
the publicity which I give to this per
sonal letter on account of the import
ance of the question to all those in
terested in the welfare of the Hawaiian
Islands. It may be said that the fact
that the land can be condemned by
the United States and its value as
sessed by twelve disinterested men
renders our prices of little moment
but I express the sentiments or the
directors of the corporation in saying
that we should feel that we were be
traving the interests of Hawaii should
we delay or discourage annexation by
holding the land required by the Unit
ed States at a dollar above its fair
market value.
Very truly yours,
SIDNEY MILLER BALLOU,
Secretary John Ii Estate, Limited
WE GUARANTEE TO GIVE YOU
YOUR MONEY'S WORTH.
A full Jine of
Fine Double or Single Harness, Saddles,
Whips, Lamps and Lap Robes
Always on Hand.
SCHUMAN'S
CARRIAGE AND HARNESS REPOSITORY.
Fort St., above Club Stables.
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up
of
Cofffse
With one's breakfast is the most relished when
properly made, nor is that all the coffee must not
only be a grade, but freshly ground. We have an
excellent coffee mill (3 sizes), suitable for the kit
chen wall, and just as a flyer we will sell them for
20 cts. each former price 50 cts.
lead the Hawaiian Gazette
Honolulu. H. I., Hay 13, 189$.
JOHN F. HACKFELD, ESQ.,
Treasurer Oahu Sugar Co., Ltd.
Dear Sir: In the official report
of
Judd Block.
Following were the bids for con
struction of the four-story Judd block
corner of Fort and Merchant:
P.itzie S5S.400
W. Mutch 34,750
J. Ouderkirk 51,339
Lucas Bros 4S,u
Enterprise Mill Co 4S.500
Arthur Harrison 4G.520
Fred. Harrison 44,375
Fred. Harrison, who placed the foun
dation, gets the contract and is to
complete the job in eight months.
20 Cts., 20 Cts., 20 Cts., 20 Cts.
We have a coffee pot that will make a delicious
cup of coffee in a remarkably short space of time.
Sanitary Plumbing a Specialty.
JOHN NOTT.
75-79 KING ST.
TEL. NO. 3!
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Prices furnished upon application.
Favors from the other Islands will re
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A few choice Fowls for sale.
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833 FORT ST.
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When passing the store. Af
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