The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-14
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"NS ". iOA Gnu W the point. 1t
was shown that the matter could not
well come from the Planters Associa-
ton, as that body would be said to
have deep interest in the matter, and
with the support of the Builders Ex-
! change and the unions which are in
existence, there would be no element
of the city life that would not be ar
rayed behind the proposal for the adj
mission of the cheapest labor for the
cane fields.
Second in Importance to the action
of the Association in the matter of
the memorial was the decision that
there should be some formal notice
taken of the opening of cable COM
munication between the Islands and
the mainland. The matter came up on
the presentation Of the following letter
from the Merchants Association of
San Francisco:
Gentlemen: The laying of the Pacific
Cable connecting san Francisco and
Honolulu inaugurates new era in the
CONN ercial relations of the United
States with the Hawaiian Islands. In
view Of the Importance of this event,
the Merchants Associate of San
Francisco would like to unite with the
Merchants Association of Honolulu in
some fitting celebration to commemor-
ate the completion of the work that
binds Us more closely to our brother
nero Nai1tS of HonoIull1
We would like to undertake this mat
ter Jointly with your Association, sug-
costing that the occasion be celebrated
IN Honolulu and this city simultaneous
ly. No definite plans have, as yet, been
proposed and we win be glad to receive
your suggestions as. to what Will be the
most appropriate form of celebration.
1t has been suggested that a banquet
be held in this city by the joint COM
mercial bodies and that a similar ban
quet be held in Honolulu and that the
first commercial kilograms sent over
the cable be exchanged between the
Merchants Association of Honolulu and
the Merchants Association of San
Francisco.
The members of the Association
were of the opinion that there should
be no time lost in accepting the invi-
tation for simultaneous celebration,
and a committee was at once named
for the purpose of handling the ar
rangements The committee consists
of G. w. Smith, chairman. and Messrs.
Rodiek and Wakefield, associates.
The principal business before the
meeting was discussion of the adver-
Using which must come with the
matter of attracting tourists to the
city. President Macfarlane told the
members of his efforts to secure a por-
ton of the present import tax on mer-
port clean, and to provide against any
shortage of funds in case there should
be some breakout of infection in the
city. He said that he had interviews
with the committee which was hand
ling the funds and he believed there
would be no trouble in persuading the
members of that body that in justice
to the merchants there should be set
aside something like $1,000 for the
present, or during such time as the
port is clean, to be devoted to the at
traction of tourists. 1t was set forth
that there might well be larger fund
raised, and that with the money which
would be thus assured there could be
beginning made and the action start
ed which might lead to the consum-
nation of the hope of the Merchants
Association.
The offer of The Friend to place at
the disposal of the city five pages in
its memorial number for the purpose
of advertising the city, the same to be
done through the publication of an IL
Illustrated article on the Islands, which
would appear with the regular reading
matter of the paper, reaching many
homes of the best people On the lists
Of the American Board, which has or
dered 5000 copies of The Friend, was
set forth in a letter and in the supple
mental remarks of the editor of the
paper. The matter was referred to the
board of directors, with power to act.
The plan of Golfers Weekly, which
proposes to issue Pacific Coast num-
Der. which will have in it two articles
on Hawaii by Alfred Stead and form
er Senator Thurston, to have the mer-
chants take page at $1,400 was con-
sidered but later tabled, as it was con-
sidered that there were no funds with
which to meet such expenses.
There was read an application of II.
w. Gilmore to be one of the advertis-
ing agents of the Association on the
Coast, he setting forth that he repre-
sented some of the great hotels and
was thoroughly acquainted with the
needs of the city. The matter was laid
over
There was some discussion over what
should be done in the way of a stated
assessment from the hotels, railroads
and street railways. and the express
sions were to the effect that it would
be wise to give Hilo a chance to con-
tribute to the general fund to induce
tourists to come here, as certainly all
of the visitors have the desire, and
more than half take the opportunity to
visit the volcano.
There was received from j. Morton
Riggs letter saying that his long and
capable service with Bishops Bank, the
Il; &c,