The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-15

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of Chairman Wight of the joint COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Merchants Association, when
has carefully considered tourist travel,
| for Hawaii. was put over for two weeks
by the Chamber of Commerce at its
meeting of yesterday. There was no
general discussion over the recommen-
dations of the committee, the only
phase of the case which was considered
being that brought up by F. NJ. Swanzy,
who took issue in general with the fea-
ture of providing funds by the apph-
cation of the extra wharfage tax, to
this end.
The meeting was large one and the
interest in it centered principally about
the matter of tourist encouragement.
The report of Chairman Wight was
withheld owing to the fact that its de-
tails are to form the basis of argu-
ments which are to be submitted and
action to be had at special meeting
called for the purpose alone on Wednes-
day. January 2S 1t was short one
but has in its few words the gist of
the workings of the committee, COW
ering the various recommendations as
TO form of advertising folders, the es-
+ablishment of local offices and bureaus
and the extension of the system to the
Coast with names of men and locations.
The revenue. it is said, may be had
by the application of the wharfage
which is now devoted to quarantine ser
vice. This is the fund from which is
now drawn the amounts advanced to
the Board of Health for the purpose
of making possible a more complete IN
spection of the city than is possible
with the funds provided by the last
legislature.
When the report was read Mr..
schaefer moved that action on it be
postponed for two weeks, and that 1t
be printed for submission to the MEM
hers of the Chamber of Commerce. He
said that the action proposed was most
important, and that it should have the
careful and thoughtful attention of the
business men before there could be any
decision as to the proper course of ac-
ton.
F. NJ. Swanzy said that there should
be great care taken before the fund
raised by the special tax was diverted
to any purpose other than that for
which it is levied. He said that the
business men of the city should be GER
tain that the government would make
the needed inspections, saying that the
population was one that was not at all
likely to take care of the sanitary fea-
lures, and for many years there might
be necessity for careful inspections. He
said that the epidemic had been passed
and that the activity of the business
men was such as to guarantee the very
best results of the city. He said if the
city could be guaranteed against future
epidemics or careful government con-
troll then the tax should be taken off
and if the business men thought wise
another could be levied and devoted TO
the new purpose. The present one, he
said, could not be changed in its direc-
ton. While tourist trade was impor-
| tant, freedom from disease was even
greater.
A motion to lay on the table the reso-
Hutton of Mr.. Schaefer was lost and then
his motion prevailed.
Secretary Spencer laid before the
Chamber the letters of Lecturer Weed
on, whose contract with the commercial
| bodies closes next week. There was
nothing done in regard to the matter,
| it having been said that the tourist
committee had taken the matter I'M
der consideration and would report up
on it. 1t is understood that the con-
tract will not be renewed.
Cablegrams sent and received were
read and filed. and it was ordered that
the commission OF William Haywood,
as agent of the Chamber at Washing
ton. for 1903. be engrossed and forward
ed to him.
The report upon the payment for the
Quarantine Wharf out of the special
tax fund was then read as follows:
Hon. Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu.
Gentlemen:-Yourc committee appoint
ed on February 14th, 1900, to consider
measures for payment OF the claim of
Messrs. Castle & Cooke, Ltd, for ex-
penses incurred by them under author
ization of the Chamber of Commerce in
connection with the quarantine wharf.
beg to report that the amount due
Messrs. Castle & Cooke, Ltd. as shown
by their statement dated September