Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SECRETARY
" 55F, REPORTS A YEAR OF SUCCESS

Much OF the work of the Chamber OF
Commerce for the past year is shown
in the following partial reproduction
of Secretary James Gordon Spencer's
report, read at the annual meeting yes
terday afternoon: .
"The last annual meeting was held
August 18th, 1902.
The Chamber has lost by death, Paul
Isenberg. Joseph D. Atherton, William
w. Dimond and Samuel c. Allen.
Honorable George n. Carter resigned
on accepting appointment as Secretary
OF the Territory.
Seven new members have been elect.
ed as follows: J. T. Crawley, repre-
senting Hawaiian Fertilizer Co. J. A.
McCandless, representing McCandless
Bros, f. E. Paxton, representing b. +.
Dillingham; Co. @. p. Denison, repre-
senting oahu Railway G Land Co., c.
Hedemann, representing Honolulu Iron
Works. and F. L. waldron.
Five members have been elected to
oil vacancies: A. Gartenberg, for
Grinbaum & Co.. J. A. Kennedy for
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.. Z,
d. Tenney. for Castle & Cooke, J. r.
Gait, for the Hawaiian Trust Co.. and
Z. A. Berndt, for W. w. Dimond & Co.
L. r. Stackable, as Collector Of Gus
toms, became an Honorary Member
under an amendment TO the bylaws
The joint committee of this Chamber
he ha TO- Agenntaftnp
Fire Claims. reported in August last,
that J. G. Pratt, who visited Washing
ton as delegate. had been paid for SAL
airy, transportation and expenses, the
sum of s3,016.O0; the committee having
raised 100000. there remained in .,s
hands slO7iO0. The committee was
continued, and again. Mr.. Pratt was
engaged to visit Washington, in the
interests Of the Fire Claims legislation.
The San Francisco Chamber OF Com
merce was notified OF the appointment,
and asked to use It's influence with its
favorable legislation. A reply was re-
ceived promising cooperation.
The final report OF the committee has
not yet been submitted.
During the visit OF the Senate Sub
Committee on Pacific Islands and Por-
to Rico, the Chamber prepared a state
ment which was presented to the COM
mittee
The matter of storage of explosives
was takSn up with the High Sheriff,
who said the laws were sufficiently ex-
plicit, and would be carried out.
AS result Of reported misstatements
by Delegate Wilcox regarding the man
agement OF the Board OF Health, reso-
lutions were, passed expressing con-
fidence and a copy sent to the Board,
and one to Senator Mitchell of the Sen
ate Subcommittee.
Propositions for advertising the Ter
ritory, and applications for tourist
agents, have been placed In the hands
OF Joint Tourist Committee of FIVE
n he effort to secure funds to carry out
the work from the collection OF wharf.
age charges. has resulted In the re.
ceipt OF $4,000 from the Shippers Wharf
Committee, which has been turned over
to the Joint Tourist Committee by vote
OF the Chamber In addition. the Leg
islature appropriated the sum OF sl5,
900.
Cablegrams signed by the Chamber
OF Commerce, Merchants Association
and Builders and Traders Exchange
were forwarded TO the Senate Commit
tee on Pacific Islands and the Chaitmar
OF the House Committee on Territories
in Congress. through COMMISSIONS
Haywood. asking that action in Con
gress concerning leper settlement ant
land laws be- deferred until memorial
could be submitted, Later, memorial
were prepared and forwarded
The Quarantine Wharf COMMITTEE
reported In January, that the balanc
due Castle a Cooke, for money al
yanced for quarantine wharf expenses
amounting 10 over $4,000 ana Interest
had been paid Out NJ receipts II wharf
age collections
In January Mr. Haywood was rear
pointed commissioner f0r The Chambe
~ Washington fur 1908
on The occasion VI the 0peplng q
tho panlh1 Commercial Gable lhI
nhamhor participated IN lhr oAerrlsu
AZ request oi Republican rpHlrl
COMMITTEES a committee nn leHlslalln
sas appoln.nd