The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-14

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W as president Of the Honolulu
Wv Chamber of Commerce at the
annual meeting Of that body
held at p. m. yesterday I'm the Cham
ber's room in the Hackfeld Building.
Not only was the former president
elected to succeed himself but all the
other officers of the old board were also
kept on. The reasons set forth by
Vice-President c. NJ. Cooke that Mr..
Irwin should again be at the head OF
the Chambers affairs. were that he was
so well known in San Francisco. New
York, Washington and other cities. and
whenever it was desirable that Mr.. Ir-
win should represent the local body
abroad he would be a factor of impor-
tance when considered as its presl-
dent The new board Of officers is as
follows:
President, William G.. Irwin; vice.
president, Charles NJ. Cooke: secretary
and treasurer, Jas. G.. Spencer: arbitra-
ton committee. c. M. Cooke. j. b. Ath-
erton, F. A. Schaefer, w. +. Allen and
f. NJ. Swanzy.
NJ. Cooke. ]. b. Atherton. W. w. Hall.
]. G. Spencer, w. NJ. Ginard, II. A.
Isenberg, Gerrit Wilder, J. p. Cooke.
w. F. Allen, II. A. Parmelee, Cecil
Brown and T. Give Davies.
Grinbaum & Co addressed a commu-
nication to the Chamber in which II
was stated that r. r. Berg was no
longer representing that firm. Mr.. Car
tenburg now being their representa-
tive. Mr.. Gartenburg was therefore
elected to membership. J. A. McCand-
less was also elected a member.
]. P. Cooke reporting for the COM
mittee on Fire Claims stated that a
report for the committees OF the Cham
Der and the Merchants Association was
now ready and he moved that the
Chamber and Merchants Association
hold a joint meeting on Friday. August
% at 2 p. m. it being understood that
Mr.. Pratt would be present to answer
any questions regarding his trip to
Washington. The motion passed unan-
imously.
BY favorably considering a change in
the bylaws the collector or the port
Of Honolulu is now entitled to honor
able membership in the Chamber but
without vote.
A letter was read from Collector Of
Customs Stackable in which he stated
he had received a department letter
from Washington dated June 16 in
which he was requested TO make up an
estimate OF the merchandise imported
here from the United States from July
!, 1901. to June 30, 1902, and he desired
he cooperation of the Chamber in
compiling such statistics. as the Gus
oms Department here no longer keeps
record of such imports.
w. F. Allen said he understood the
ollector had visited the various ship
)ing houses in the city and most OF
he latter had agreed to keep a record
ereafter of such receipts. Mr.. Spen-
er announced that letters had been
ent to the merchants by him covering
his ground. He also stated that since
une 1902 the collector was keeping
record Of mainland manifests and
GREATER this method Of collecting sta
stics would not have 70 be continued.
'. w. Hall said that shippers at main
md ports forwarding goods TO Hawaii
-Ould hereafter make reports 20 the .
ollectors of their respective ports.
J. p. Cooke then presented a resolu-
on regarding the coming OF the sena-
rial commission, which was adopted.
a letter was received from w c.
yeedon. dated san Francisco, in which
2 announced that he had received let
rs from Lne mayor OF Baltimore ana
le president Of the largest chemical
orks in st. Louis TO give lectures
ere. He had arranged for a lecture
San Francisco to which the Cham
II OF Commerce had been invited. He
ought Il advisable for him 10 90 on
st. Louis as soon as possible. He
ated that reports OF seismic move
ents in Southern California were
uch exaggerated.
:. De Freest. a Customs broker. ask
for the endorsement Of the Chamber
Commerce for the position OF United
ates Shipping Commission, the post
out to be vacated BY W. Porter Boyd
9 said he had The endorsement OF
arly all the merchants of Honolulu.
le matter was referred 70 Messrs
,Oke and Spencer.
Tne secretary's report was read and
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