The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-10
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
APPOINTS A COMMITTEE TO
REPRESENT IT.
Consideration Given to Matters Of
Quarantine and Fumlgation-sub-
scribes $3.50 to General Lawton Fund.

The Chamber of Commerce has au-
thorized a committee "to represent it
in all questions of quarantining whar-
YES, and fumigating and quarantining
cargo, and to make necessary disburse-
ment in this behalf"
The committee consists Of Messrs.
Giffard, Ena and Suhr. This action was
taken at the regular meeting Of the
Chamber this morning. The committee
is the one appointed for practically the
same purpose at the time the first quar-
antine was put on Chinatown and ISL
and traffic. The committee reported
at that time that it had arranged with
the Board of Health for setting aside
and quarantining the Inter-Island
wharf for the purposes of island traffic
the shippers and vessel owners to pro-
vide stevedores and clerks to be kept
Isolated and the necessary guards to
maintain the quarantine to be provided
by the Board of Health The raising
of the quarantine on December 1S, had
made it unnecessary for this arrange
ment to go into effect
G. NJ. Cooke expressed the view that
some similar arrangement might now be
made with advantage, and that there
were many things which the chamber
and it's members, from their experience
| might suggest which would be advan-
| tageous both to commerce and to the
| Board in it's efforts to stamp out the
| plague. Cecil Brown thought it might be
possible that the situation would war
rant foreign vessels coming here being
| sent to other ports of the islands to dis
! charge and load, rather than to dis
| charge their cargoes here. Mr.. Schaefer
and Mr.. Ena both thought Mr. Browns
| suggestion hardly came within the pur-
View of the Chamber. w. w. Hall an
| nounced the results of yesterdays
meeting of the merchants, in appoint
| ing a committee to formulate a sched-
ule of goods that might be safely ship
ped.
The Chamber without formulating its
own views on the Situation, which it
seemed to assume must be governed by
conditions varying from day to day,
adopted the resolution quoted above,
making the cOmmitte its representative
in action and matters relating to quarl
antine.
The committee appointed yesterday
| to confer with the Executive Council
reported progress. but asked for fur
ther time as still further conference is
to be had with the Executive this art
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Notice of proposed amendments 10
the bylaws was given authorizing the
president to call a special meeting OF
the board whenever he deemed it wise
without the necessity of being request
ed thereto by five members. This notice
was given by Mr. Schaefer Mr.. Brown
gave notice of an amendment author
izing the Chamber to select a chairman
in the absence of the president and the
vice-president.
1t was announced that the Board of
Health had returned the Chambers
contribution of $1OO as soon as the
Council of State had made the emer-
gency appropriation to carry on the
expenses incurred by the plague.
The reports of the president and Sec
retary Of the Hawaiian Commission to
the Omaha Exposition were deferred
without reading to a subsequent meet
ing of the Chamber.
In response to a request by Major
/ Mills, u. S. A., commanding at Homo
J lulu, the Chamber voted $3.50 to the
General Lawton fund the same to be
raised by subscription among the mem
bers of the Chamber.
A communication from the Philadel-
J phia Commercial Museum, requesting
that certain of its officers might be
elected corresponding members of the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce was
deferred until some meeting at which
]. b. Atherton could be present.