The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-05-18
MERCHANTS MOVEMENT.
A Meeting at which Not Much was
Done.


Another meeting of merchants was
held this morning in connection with
the movement to curtsil credit and
provide mutual protection against
bad debts. 1t was not so largely at
tended as the meeting last week. MIR.
L. Rain Walker was again invited to
the chair, and Mr. Henry Davis re-
quested to act as secretary. The
other gentlemen present were Messrs.
d. b. Smith, w. w. Hall, II. f.
Glade, L. G, Macfarlane, j. A. Mar
tin, f. r. Hendry, +. w. McChes-
ncy, 7. Opfergelt, f. Schesinger, T.
j. King, NJ. A. Gonsalves, X. |. Lii
lie, Nj. Goldberg, l.. c. Ables, and
representatives. of the BULLETIN and
Advertiser.
A report was received from the
committee on organization who called
the meeting. 1t recommended that
an organization be made under the
name of the Merchants Protective
Association, and submitted certain
main objects to be adopted-such as
mutual arrangements IN the winding
up of bankrupt estates, the listing OF
bad-paying debtors, the appointment
of collector of bad debts, etc. The
committee preferred not to formulate
rules for governing the wholesale
trade, until conference could be
had with the wholesale merchants.
AT the suggestion of the chairman
the consideration of the report was
proceeded with in detail.
Mr.. Hendry asked if it had not
been intended originally to call ethe
organization the Board of Trade.
Mr.. Hall said the committee had
discussed that matter, and concluded
that Board of Trade meant some
thing broader in scope than the asso-
citation they desired to organize.
Mr.. Hendry thought it was useless
to proceed without organizing on
some settled basis and electing Off
GERS.
The point raised was discussed by
Messrs. Smith, Logan, Schlesinger,
Glade, King and Macfarane, the ma
jority being of opinion that the COM
mittee had not furnished an adequate
basis for organization.
Mr. Macfarlane move d in SUBJ
stance that the committee have more
time, and see the wholesale dealers
as to rules under which they would
be willing to join the Association.
He remarked that the movement
would certainly fall through unless it
had the cooperation of the whole
sale houses, large part of whose
business was of a virtually retail ma
Jure.
Mr.. Schlesinger seconded the mo-
tion and gave the meeting some sug-
gestions as to what was necessary to
secure the acceptance of wholesalers.
Mr. Glade supported the motion
and discussion ensued, which the
charm an reminded the meeting was
beside the question then pending
the adoption of clause of the COM
mttee's report The chairman
thought they might with advantage
consider the report, whose recon-
mendations he regarded as sound.
Mr.. Macfarlane said he was willing
to withdraw that part of the motion
which referred the report back to
committee, if it was the sense of the
meeting that the consideration of the
report should proceed.
Mr.. Davis gave considerable light
on the action of the committee.
The motion was put so far as it
related to the wholesale houses and
carried.
"Merchants' Protective Associa-
ton" was adopted for name as re-
commended.
Mr.. Glade still saw difficulties in
proceeding and suggested adjourn
ment to give the committee further
time.
On motion Of Mr.. Hendry, accord.
lngly, the m citing adjourned subject
to call by the committee.
The absence of Messrs. Swanzy
and Hackfeld, members of the com,
nittee, was openly regretted by diff
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