The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-06

The Chamber of Commerce held
a special meeting yesterday morn
ing to receive the report OF the
committee on the matters brought |
to the attention of the Chamber by
Mr.. Bowel. The meeting was set
for 1O:3O, but twenty minutes
elapsed before the requisite quorum
of ten could be obtained. The
president, Mr.. Schaefer, then called
the meeting to order and the min
utes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved. Mr.. Theophi-
lus H. Davies, chairman of the
committee, presented the following
report:
To F. A. SCHAEFER, Esq, Vice
President of the Chamber of Com
merce, Honolulu.
SIR: The committee appointed to
renort on the subjects which Mr..
Mackenzie Bowel introduced In his
address to the Chamber on Monday,
December 4th, have carefully con-
sidered the questions so ably iald pc
fore them, and beg to make the Iol-
! lowing report: 90
The committee are very sensible OF
| the great advantages which this com
munity must derive from any tra!nc
| which brings us into direct connectlon
! with the various important countries
| that are touched by the racine oce@n'
| The special subject OF the present re-
| mort is the trade which may be devei-
oped between Canada on the north
and Australia on the south by means
of cable and steam communication.
Several schemes have been sug-
| oested during recent years for BRING
inc Honolulu into telegraphic union
with the world; and it is not OF very
material Importance TO HAWAII
! whether the connection snail De MAGE
bv one line or another. Undoubtedly
tTa San Francisco connection would
be preferable, because that is the
noint where our chief commerce is,
and ALWAYS will be, maintained; out
the committee are of opinion thar
every possible facility should be given
nv the Hawaiian Government to any
| company that will introduce trans
Pacific cable to our shores. we are
confident that the necessity for speedy
communication with the naval ano
| mercantile steamers that frequent oui
ports will compel governments as Wei
"a nrivate owners to inaugurate q
cable service for their own conve-
nience and protection; and the com
4 mittee do not consider that this service
will be fastened or retarded by any
action that can be taken here. we
therefore confine ourselves to the re-
commendation that this Government
shall express its desire to facilitate, III
every way possible, the creation O.
cable communication across the Pacl
fic ocean.
With regard to the subject of steam
service between our shores and the
Canadian and Australian empires, the
Committee are of opinion that very
important development of our trade
must follow the inauguration OF sucn
+. a service. The tropical products o.
our islands already find a large mar
ket in the northwest territory OF tnt
United States, and with proper 1aciIl
ties we could SEND TO the Can1o1al la
markets of British Columbia all th'
3 sugar, coffee, rice, fruits, etc., tina
0 they could dispose of. For the pres
j emf, nearly the whole of our sugars arr
under contract to be shipped to SaI
Francisco, and therefore are not avail
able for shipment to any other mar
i ket, but it is not improbable that al
| ARRANGEMENT could De maUe OetWeeI
the San Francisco and Vancouver re
| fineries whereby the latter should re
ceive it's supplies from Honolulu, an'
SO restrict the importation of raw
n sugar to the Pacific coast by dlscon
y tinuing importations from Manila.
In order to do this it would be neces
sary that the Canadian tariff be modl
> fed so as to admit ordinary Hawaiia
;, sugars free. At present our sugar
are practically driven out OF the cana
dian markets because OF their hlgl
color, and Manila sugars are admltte
free because of their darker color.
The short experience we have ha
of the Canadian-Austra line {
steamers enables us to express ou
confidence in the future of the trad
it will bring to our shores. I'D
contrast between the climate an
f scenery of British Columbia, an
y those of Hawaii, will induce gre:
interchange of visitors, and gradual
open up an important passenger ira
fic, which cannot fail to be beneflcl;
to both countries.
The committee are deeply impres
ed with the Importance of givir
every encouragement to this, and a
other steam lines which make regul;
D. | connections with this port; and the
ne recommend that the Government
requested to extend all freedom
port charges, that is in their powe