The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-13
PHONE nISklRleEnEHT
UNDER yfRf SHMp Fire.
THE CHANbEk ox CoARkRCE
TAXES Up TRR USsAxIs-
EACToEd SEhylLE.
Asm.dy fronis=d w4inin q A<oAtn
chinatown FIRE bills must
Await Legislative action


All claims IL regard 10 the Calna-
LOWE nres viii aAye 10 os pax on unsl
tie lsxl meeting oi the LesisiAiI- c.
Inc secretary OF Tee Cuafaiss. ii Com
u.esce Feaa q letter uoal Secretary Il
L cooper 10 La4L eject IL 1ae Cham
Der meeting yesee4Gs! - JraIae- j. b.
AIae9Ion made . statement - lie meet
lng III regard 10 the Japanese s.aills,
saying that Iney were Arranging them
IL olqeF and soald present Gheln 70 tn'
.le1C Legislature
IL. IL Won NOT " me d-saii4n
fiarCaaTe Company, X :. '-aHSe u
uuusIarser O. Oo-, e SWAMI! u inro-
ii. Dawes & Co., ana alaA4ri fal4iilvs
vi ralIIps q GO. were erected members
Vi me CnamDeE.
Al ne Great Easlern ->ews.,-pea League
desired me Chamber 10 Iufnlsa lAem
money IOr Whiting up the tsiands ano
quitting l41eHl IL tHriE pfopc1 Lent oS-
lore the wUIlu- among lie FAPe.s a.
Iae League wefs tRe New IofA SUI
rnliaueipaIa Hines an9 boston heIaiu.
lney desired Io print about TWO 1~ees
cUneeruing the lsianus al $-,Sou psee.
Ins Chamber Thought that they were
not prepared 10 Mahe any sucn arrange
ineut at present
Inc same reply was gwen 10 A ~
Borden, magic lantern enter 1~iaei
III IaIlIOrnIa, VINO desired Tie CAdWUsI
~ lnlsn MN with Island sIioes.
Z. III owanzy desired Ine Chamber
20 uake q complaint TO Ine telephone
company, but J. b. AInerlon assured
lne meeting that the management was
uuins ali IL possibly could 10 perfect me
system.
Ine universal dissatisfaction Win
the telephone system was voiced Dy
MIR oWanZy, which ne very properly
thought was q matter for the chamDer
To discuss. he said that nobody could
admit that II was good system.
Ninety-nlne men out or a hundred
would call IL execrabie. Inc telephone
vas no longer toy, but an important
business convenience. he Was httie
surprised at the gall OF the Mutual
Telephone Co. IN asking pay Tor sucn
u service. As representative OF SOME
lew Snares he mad never been informed
OF me company's financial affairs, 50
aId not KNOW whether lack OF means
was the cause OF inetIiciency. Wig
orous protest ought, however, TO be
made by the chamber. 1t did come
| within the chambers concern. de
would suggest that protest should DC
sent TO the company. II was TIME sdnle
public action was takeu~ ne thought
The telephone was a public Institution.
Mr. Atherton took exception 10 Ar
SwanZy's remark about not getting IN
| formation. He could inform himself III
| tfteen minutes at the companys office
While the speaker knew the difficulties
J and complaints, the company hoped tC
! have an expert here before many weeks
| to put the system in proper shape. IL
| changing from one system to another
the work had got little beyond TOE
superintendent
Mr.. Swanzy denied having inumatee
| that he could not get information. As
| thought it would be better to get an ex
| pert to take permanent hold instead d
| merely setting the system right.
IL was agreed that the secretary
should write the company in line witt
| the views expressed.
a note was addressed 10 High Sher
| III Brown and Superintendent McCand
less, calling attention to the crowded
and congested condition of several
streets and thoroughfares OF this city
The Chamber asked that policemen bt
stationed at various corners, and thai
| all heavy traffic be excluded from FOrt
street as much as possible.