The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-14

lulu is now virtually assured AT the
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday letter was read from VIII
liam Haywood at washington telling
of an interview with Quartermaster-
General Humphreys in which he sald
that the failure to receive coal bids at
Honolulu was the only reason the
TRANSPORTS did not call here. AS
,bis objection has been removed by
tho action of the Merchants Associa-
tion nothing should now stand in the
way of fa.,ea,'e action BY the War
Department.
Mr.. Haywood wrote to the Cham
ber of Commerce that he had called
at the War Department Immediately
upon the receipt Of the memorial. He
called first upon General Humphreys
who has charge of the transport SER
vice, and says that he was greeted up
on his entrance with the question i
suppose you have called in regard 10
the TRANSPORTS" General Humphreys
about tn send an untavorable rec
ommendation to Secretary Root, pu'
agreed to withhold this until MI HAY
wood had presented his case. ihs
handed to Mr.. Haywood a bundle oil
papers referring to the Transports III
c,ud;np the memorials addressei 10
the War Depor. u"nt, a letter ''i'
7 A. M. Johnson to Congressman NC
Cleary and report by Major Devon
of San Francisco This was ADVERSE
for the reason that four months ago
bids had been asked for FURNISHING
coal to transports at Honolulu ana ho
+enders were received. General llum-
,,brays stated that he was favorable
to the stopping Of tine TRANSPORTS at
Honolulu If it could be dons wi'hou'
aetr,ment to the service, and 'or'cers
~ tho army also favored 1t. As cyl
dence of this the auartermaster sehef'
a, had telegraphed to San Francisco
IN order to ascertain If the transports
could carry enough for the rouhd trip
from San Francisco to Manila but an
adverse report had been mace as "
this. He said further that he was IN
tt,nt Mr Il
wished but the Department did not
intend to establish coal piles in Ho-
noluIu but wanted coal furnished at
reasonable prices, II this was d'Ic
the transports could very probably be
made to 60 by way of Honolulu.
COAL is READY.
f. w. Macfarlane stated that the
Merchants Association had arranged
with the coal dealers to furnish ooai
10 passing transports. A bid to 1"r-
nish coal had been put In at 'eason-
ah,a arure and the Mercnauts' Assoc
.,,tion had also supplied coal to the
sheridan and was prepared to supply
i, to the next transport that toucheu
at Honolulu. He said that the coai
nroblem was solved and he sa" noun
ing now In the way of Honolulu being
made a port of call.
KUHIo WANTS FREE PHOTOS
A letter was read by the secretary
from Jonah Kalanianaole, delegate
elect requesting the Chamber OF COM
merce to furnish him with photographs
showing the harbors and wnarves a
bout Honolulu in detail, also views OF
Pearl Harbor, of public buildings, the
water front to Diamond Head, ana
also views from other parts Of the
Territory.
Secretary Spencer suggested that Tor
about fifty dollars these photos could
be purchased and given to Kuhio. MI
Macfarane stated that some excep-
tionally fine negatives had beer taken
for the Osaka Exposition and prints
might be made from some of them
for the delegate.
C. Hedemann remarked that scenery
was not what the delegate most need
ed, wharves and harbor5 should be
shown in detail, so that congressman
interested might understand the situ-
alton thoroughly. Finally upon mo-
tion Of Mr.. Lowrey the Chamber OF
Commerce voted one hundred dollars
with which to secure the photographs
and appointed Mr.. Hedemann as
committee of one to undertake theiI
collection.
BANKERS INVITED TO HAWAII
A suggestion was received from Mr.
Isenberg 10 the effect that the Ma
tional Bankers Association is to NEE
in San Francisco in October and tina
an invitation should be extended it
members to visit the islands, Mr.