The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-09-16
BUSINESS MEN TELL
Of ISLANDS NEEDS

/ .'... ''Hf N..IfN Nl NNfIN Mas HAH IN ava
by nrD was caused by tho sanitary nu
tFtart,d hy order ~ the Board of Health
getting with the aid - a strong trad,
wind. entirely beyond the control ~ th,
Fire Department
| 3 That tho sole object and purpoan o
those sanitary fires was TO conHn. N,
epidemic 10 the closest limits possible. DO
order To prevent the dread disease reach
ing the shipping In port and the westorr
coast Of the Mainland and To- hold II
within the contaminated sections OF IA,
city.
4 That the losses incurred by tn,
destruction Of buildings household prop
crty and merchandise. was largely i'm ex.
cess Of the amount 81. 473. 1872 which has
been awarded by the Fire Claims Com
mission to the various claimants and that
! the said claimants will cheerfully bear A
/ considerable portion of their direct losses
! as well as the whole Of their Indirect
losses. for which no claim whatever has
been mace or allowed
} 3. That it is an undouu,ed fact that the
I business of the community has suffered
| severely ana is still suffering from the
non payment of these claims and If some
are not paid withih a reasonable time,
many OF these claimants who practically
/ lost all their substance in these sanitary
fires will be forced into bankruptcy.
g. We respectfully suggest that your
honorable BODY examine with care the
records Of the Board OF Health, which
controlled the welfare of the port and
4 city during the epidemic of the bubonic
plague. as also the records of the pro-
ceedngs of the Fire Claims Commission
crs, and We believe these records will
fully satisfy your honorable body that no
wanton or unnecessary waste of property
was permitted, and that the whole pur-
of fha urft f,...
cation of the bubonic plague
Z. The inability of the Territorial gov
eminent to meet the payment of these
claims has been rendered evident by
statements now and heretofore made to
your committee.
We would therefore urge the appropria-
ton by Congress Of sufficient amount to
cover the awards made by the Fire
Claims Commission.
We wish to bear testimony to the eff
cient work done during the past two
years by the United States Marine Hos
plal Service, and we would respectfully
urge your recommendation of such appro-
priations will provide for the extern
sion and further equipment of the Quar-
antine Station in Honolulu
We respectfully suggest that the cost
of maintaining and improving the cond-
ton of our harbors be borne by the
Federal Treasury, and the burden of
maintenance and improvements necessary
to meet the changing conditions, result
ing from the ever increasing tonnage of
vessels built is too heavy for this COM
munity to bear when deprived of the
revenue from the customs receipts.
We beg respectfully to emphasize the
fact that the benefits from the execution
of public work of this character are more
OF national than local value. More
American shipping tonnage puts in at
Island ports than at any other ports of
the world, outside Of those of the Main
land. 1t is highly desirable for the foster
Ing OF United States shipping that our
harbors be deepened and continually kept
clear of mountain silt, that ships of
large tonnage can be brought into harbor
and to wharf in safety. Shipping inter
osts between the Orient, Australian Colo
MES, and Western American ports will
be greatly furthered by having safe, deep
harbors and good wharf accommodations
at Ililo and Honolulu.
To provide for the larger class of YES
sells, both Of the merchant marine and
navy, which are now coming into use
on the Pacific II is matter of great
importance that channels should be deep
onod and harbors enlarged to admit of
safe entrance and speedy handling of car
go and fuel.
The necessity is apparent for better
Il'NlS ''ll lbl tlllttS lpI llle various ut-
partmcnts of the Federal Government
The Post Office and Custom House are
not adequately provided for prompt
handling of the business which comes to
them. Other departments are using rooms
in buildings which are needed for the
use of the Territorial government. and it
would seen to be for the best interests
of all that a Federal building should be
erected without loss of time, where Fed
pral offices and courts could no ia liSb H.
ed and the rooms in the buildings which
were formerly used by the Territory
given up again for such use
The existence of two sets of silver
coins is an anomaly which may cause
much trouble, If for any reason or with
out any good reason, the reputation of
the "Kalakaua" DOLLAR comes about. 1t
is intrinsically of the same value as the
United States dollar, so that the cost of
retiring it would but slightly exceed that
OF rccoinage, cost so small in COMPARE
son to the advantages to be derived, that
We trust Congress will take the necessary
steps to insure the passage of the bill re-
Gently before II for that purpose.
We heartily indorse the statements
made before your Honorable Commission,
by the Secretary of the Territory, as to
the necessity OF having the island coasts
properly lighted.
The Merchants Association would urge
that the Port of Honolulu IAN American
porto be the mid-ocean stopping place OF
the transport service between Manila and
San Francisco.
The Merchants Association would urge
upon the Federal Government the advis-
ability of Offering tenders to the local
merchants for supplies for the depart
monts Of the Army and Navy, stationed
Mt Honolulu, and, other things being
equal, to award the contracts to local bid
dCrS.
Coffee, one of the minor industries Of
Hawaii, has suffered Of late years chiefly
from the increased supply of the South
American product In any future read
justment of the tariff, we would bespeak
your consideration for Hawaiian coffee.
In conclusion. we would respectfully
submit that the withdrawal of the GUS
toms receipts from the Territory is re-
sponsibe to a very great extent, for the
existing financial stringency. Figures
have been presented TO YOU in the me-
mortal from the Builders and Traders EX-
change and II is unnecessary for us TO re-
peat them. In view Of this large contri-