The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-14
INSPECTORS TO
Be MAINTAINED
MERCHANTS WILL PROVIDE FOR
EXTRA SANITATION
OFFICERS.
WELDON GETS HIS EXPENSES
ARRANGED.
Chamber of Commerce Adopts a Deal
and Will Consider Exhibit for Osaka,
Japan.

Japan.
The regular meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce was held this morning at
ten o'clock, the following being present
F. A. .Schaefer, j. G.. Spencer, w w.
Hall, w. f. Allen, ID. p. II. Isenberg
H. A. Isenberg, j. b. Atherton, 7. Give
Davies and w. W. Harris. The min
utes of the last regular meeting were
read and approved with those of the
special meetings of April and Z.
j. b. Atherton, as chairman of the
Sanitary Committee appointed to con-
slider the advisability of the Chamber
supporting additional inspectors In
connection with the work done by the
Board of Health, made a condensed
and oral report that at a joint meet
ing of the two committees it was voted
that an amount not exceeding $500 be
contributed monthly to the Board of
Health for the maintenance of from D
to I inspectors of sanitation in addition
to the six at present employed with
whose work it is impossible to tho
roughly cover all the ground. 1t was
further understood between the COM
mittees and the Board of Health in con-
sultatiOn with Governor Cooper that
the amount contributed shall be placed
in the estimates for the next legis-
lature and, if appropriated, turned
back to the committees for such dis
position az they may see fit. President
Schaefer supplemented the report by
stating that acting Governor Cooper
had promised to endorse the specified
checks drawn for the purpose which
would give added official weight to the
matter. D. p. r.. ISenberg volunteered
the information that the six inspectors
were appointed this morning The re-
port was approved.
G.. p Wilder was unanimously elected
representative member of the Cham
Der. 1t was announced that F. L.
Wolters beng no longer a member of
the firm of Wolters, Waldron and Com
pany, that firm desired the naming of
w. WOlters in his place as their re-
preventative in the chamber The mat
ter will be acted upon at the next
meeting.
Secretary Spencer reported" on the
matter of the pamphlet now being pre-
pared by Acting Governor Cooper. He
stated that Mr.. Cooper was desirous of
getting out a larger edition than the
appropriation at his disposal allowed.
The pamphlets would cost about ten
cents apiece and the desire of Mr..
Cooper had been to arrange for an edi-
ton of $1,000. The means at his disposal
amounted to 500 and he proposed that
Chamber of Commerce should subscribe
the difference of $500. Proofs would De
submitted to them before they guaran-
teed the money. The edition would
probably be delayed until about July or
August before publication owing to the
absence of Governor Dole. The Mer-
chants Association, it was announced,
had at one time thought of issuing a
pamphlet of their own but had decided
to take up the present proposition. The
secretary was finally appointed as a
committee to confer with the Mer-
chants Association committee on the
subject
The committee appointed to select a
design for the seal Of the Chamber
submitted impressions of the design
that they had chosen. The design
shows the Hawaiian coat of arms sur
rounded by the legend in cOncentric
lines Honolulu Chamber of Commerce,
incorporated 1853" The seal and the
report were both approved.
a communication was read from w.
G. Weldon stating that he had received
communication from w. w. Harris,
secretary of the Merchants Association
stating that that body favored his pro-
position of a lecture tour through the
states and were willing to contribute
half of the necessary expenses asked by
ii the Chamber was in it's turn willing
to do so. Mr.. Weldon stated that his
intention was to distribute literature,
deliver from ten to twelve monthly lee
lures and endeaVor to reach the travel
ing public in particular through the
media of transportation bureaux.
w. w. Harris stated that the Mer-
chants Association had made such pro-
misses if the lecture tour proved satis-
factory
j. b. Atherton asked If any member of
the chamber knew anything of an Ha-
waiian who was managing an Hawaiian
Glee Club now travelling through the
states and from whom he had received
letter written in Florida. The man,
named j, Puni wrote that in addition to
the concerts which the club had been
giving, he himself had been delivering
a lecture on Hawaii Past and Present"
which had attracted much favorable
comment. He stated that among his
audiences had been Carnegie, Rookie
feller the Vanderbilts and others while
at Long Branch Admiral Dewey and his
wife had spoken to him, personally
cOmplimenting him upon his lecture
Puni intended travelling in the North
ern, Eastern and Western states and
expected to meet the president at
Washington. He asked Mr.. Atherton
To send him a set of good photographs
with which to help out his lecture.
w f. Allen and w w. Hail. joined
with president Schaefer in recommend
ing the project of Mr.. Weldon stating
that his lectures already delivered, had
done imuch good and had reached the
right class, The meeting agreed that
rthey should share the expenses with
the Merchants Association as proposed
by Mr.. Weldon who states that he is
ready to start almost Immediately and
will now be placed in a position to do
So
Two letters written by Commissioner
General John Barrett in anticipation of
his visit were read and filed. A letter
from c. e. Bancroft of the ManufactuT-