The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-04

I'D and the Merchants Association
held largely attended meeting:
yesterday afternoon. each appointing
committee OF three to raise fund:
and agree upon a representative of the
two organizations. who Is to go for
ward on the steamship China next
Tuesday for Washington. to urge the
introduction In Congress of a bill ap-
propriating nearly S3.0oo.000 for the
payment OF the fire claims arising out
OF the epidemic of bubonic plague in
1sSe-19oo. and to urge also the con-
truction OF the Mackay cable to Ha-
az follows:
Chamber OF Commerce.. p. Cooke.
chairman: g. z. Damon and G. w.
Smith
Merchants Association-W w. Hall.
chairman. J. F. Hamburg. Z. A. Nc
Inerny.
Both committees held a conference
at 4:f5 y. m. when II was decided to
canvass the members OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. the Merchants Associa-
ton. together with the Chinese and
japanese who want to be reimbursed
for their losses The fund obtained Is
TO be used I'm sending on a delegate to
Washington. whose sole object will be
the obtaining OF an appropriation by
means OF bill in Congress. to reim-
burse the losses sustained by the fires
OF fsss-1seo. and present the resolutions
from the Chamber of Commerce re-
garding the Pacific cable. No definite
sum vas fixed but the committees
hope to raise anywhere from $500 to
s5ooo Both committees will make the
rounds OF the business houses today.
and 10 Is hoped that the publication OF
the proceedings OF yesterdays meet
ipgs and conferences win explain fully
the visit OF the committees today.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Yesterdays meeting OF the Chamber
CT Commerce was a special one. called
To consider the fire claims and Mackay
cable matters. The meeting was held
IN the elegant apartment fitted and
furnished in the new Hackfeld build
frs by the firm OF Hackfeld &c Co. At
the meeting were chairman c. NJ
Coohs. Secretary J. G. Spencer. ]. F.
Heckfeid. r. A. Isenberg. b. r. Dill
lingham. Geo. Robertson. ]. ]. Egan.
+. IL Swanzy. w. W. Hall. s. Z. Da-
mon. NJ s. Grinbaum. J. B. Atherton.
r. A. Schaefer. w. r. Allen. j. p
Cooke. w. M Giffard. George W.
smith. w. L. Hopper. w. w. Hall
Chairman Cooke. in calling the meet
ing 10 order. alluded TO the gift of
Hackfeid & Co. In giving the Chamber
such q magnificent apartment in
which to hold its future meetings 'Tn
expressing our thanks to the house OF
II. Hackfeld & Co. in permitting US
10 have the use OF this room.'' said he. |
II think we all ought TO feel that il is
an incentive to us to commence to |
enlarge the membership and scope of |
the Chamber of Commerce. The firm |
was even thoughtful enough to put in |
n telephone which the secretary has at /
Lis elbow to call up delinquent MEM
bers. although in future / hope he
Won't have to do much of this Il
think we ought to enlarge the Cham
ber of Commerce and make IL more OF
a power for the advancement OF navi-
cation, agriculture. industry and COM
fneree Cpointing to the words embla-
zoned on the ceiling). and do what we
can TO bring in new members / think
7 voice the sentiment of every member
In this regard" Mr.. Cookies remarks
we're met with a burst of applause.
The chair stated that the purpose OF
he meeting was to consider the prop
psitions regarding the payment OF the
Ere claims and to urge the laying OF
The Mackay cable to Hawaii. the meet
ing having been called by five of the
nembeFs-
J. p. Cooke said the matter he de-
sired TO bring TO the attention OF the
Chamber was the fre claims He
thought something shouid be done by
Congress to assist paying off the
,iainrz- The legislature had appropri-
,ted about $4,000. 900 for this purpose
'ut the burden Of paying them would
all spon the taxpayers and would bel