The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-04-10
DIDN'T GET THE VOTES ABUILDERS' EXCHANGE
COMPREHENSIVE ASSOCIATION
TO BE FORMED.
Representative Meeting This Morning
at Which Committee on Bylaws is
Elected.

Between twenty and thirty members
representative of the trades connected
with the builders art met this morn
ing in the rooms of the Master 3uild-
ers' Association to consider the estab-
Hshment of a Builders EXcuange
which would embrace all branches OF
the trade for the betterment of trades
conditions in Honolulu. A circular had
already been sent to the various regu-
lar and special members of the rllsJer
Builders Association setting forward
the business Of this meeting, with the
result that a large proportion OF those
expected were present. The following
subscribed to the business Of the meet
ing: A. L. Cooke, PalolO Land and
supply Co., w. G.. Weedon, A. Harrison,
Harrison Mill Co.; w. u. Barry, Paci-
fiC Mill Co.. w. W. Hall, +. o. Han a.
Son; Alvin Clark, Hustace & Co.; M.
j. Carroll Hawaiian Feed Co.. Oscar
Sellers; j. h. HendriclS, Hawaiian Mo
nument Co.; Il. j. AmWeg, Hawaiian
engineering and Construction Coz W.
j England, w. J. England Plumbing
CO.. A.. Sterling Julius Asch, D. l..
Hupper q co: W. Il. Patty E. G.. Rowe,
r. w. Beardslee, Beardslee and Page;
w. Larsen, Union Express Co.; G. A.
Lewis; T.. McCants Stewart, assOcia-
uon attorney, ID. j. eastman, w. w
darris, Levers & Cooke, r. w. Cath
cart, Wilder & Co.; j. II. Craig, j. L.
--eger, Allen q Robinson, James Mott
it.; J. r.. Highly of Howell and Highly.
W. w. Hall was appointed tempOr-
airy chairman and j. ID. Avery tempor-
ary secretary. Many of the members
were dilatory in putting in an appear
ance and some fifteen or twenty min
utes was wasted before proceedings
were commenced. The arrival of w
w. Harris brought out little burst of
applause In honor of his victory at the
polls yesterday
The question of appointing a COM
mittee on organization and bylaws
was the first business brought up after
| iC. w. Beardslee had made a short talk
| in which he stated that the meeting
! was called for the purpose Of organic
! ing a separate association for the
| Builders Exchange now that the initt-
ative had been taken by the Master
! Builders Association. AS soon as the
exchange was perfected, the Master
Builders were ready to turn over the
rooms and outfit. He, the speaker,
hoped that it might be possible to even
enlarge the scope of the exchange for
| the general betterment of trade condi-
tions and, as they did in Chicago, call
| 1t the Builders and Traders Ex-
| change.
! The suggestions were made and
| adopted that seven be appointed to
represent the various branches Of the
/ exchange The following committee
! was appointed: l.. h. Pinkham, chair
man: Oscar Sellers, Master Plumbers,
! G. A. Lewis, Master Painters, +. W.
! Beardslee, Master Builders, w. w.
| Harris, Mill and Material Men; A. G..
! Cartley. Electricians; T. MCCants
| Stewart, Association Attorney This
committee will also suggest names for
| the officers Of the association and the
offices themselves. They will report on
! this matter and on the bylaws in two
weeks time, subject to the call of the
| chairman The next meeting Will be
held in the evening and a special at
tempt made to get all members to be
| present.