The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-13

Vorable legislation. a reply was re-
ceived from the San Francisco Cham
Der of Commerce, promising coopera-
ton, and advising this Chamber that
it's representative at Washington had
been instructed to render any assist
ance in its power.
The result of Mr.. Pratt's mission =
well known, but the final report of the
Committee has not yet been submitted.
During the viest - the Senate Sub
Committee on Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico, the Chamber prepared Il
statement which was presented by its
Vice-President to the Committee at
one of it's sessions.
The matter of storage of explosives
was taken up with the High Sheriff,
who assured the Chamber that the
laws governing the matter were suffi-
GENTLY explicit, and would be carried
out.
As a result of reported misstate-
mentS by Delegate Wilcox, regarding
the management of the Board of
Health. resolutions We're passed eX-
pressing confidence in the Board OF
Health, and a copy sent to the Board,
and one to Senator Mitchell of the
Senate Subcommittee, who acknowl-
edged its receipt.
ing the Territory, and applications for
appointment as tourist agents, have
been placed in the hands of a Joint
Tourist Committee of five. two MEM
bers being appointed by the Chamber,
two by the Merchants Association,
they selecting the fifth. The effort to
secure funds to carry out the work
of this Committee, from the collection
of wharfage charges, has resulted so
far in the receipt of 100000 from the
Shippers Wharf Committee, which has
been turned over to the Joint Tourist
Committee by vote of the Chamber.
In addition, the Legislature appropri-
ated the sum of s15,00O.00.
1t having been reported that certain
action with regard to the Leper Set ,
Element and Land Laws had been rec
in the Senate Sub-Commit
tees report, cablegrams signed by the
presiding officers of the Chamber OF
Commerce, Merchants Association and
Builders and Traders Exchange, were
forwarded to the Chairman of the
Senate Committee on Pacific Islands
and Porto Rico. and the Chairman of
the House Committee on Territories;
in Congress, through our Commission
er, Mr.. VIM. Haywood. protesting =
gainst the recommendations and ask
ing that action in Congress be deferr-
ed until memorials could be submit
ted. Later, memorials were prepared
and forwarded to, and presented by
Mr.. Haywood. to the Chairman of the
above named Committees.
The Quarantine Wharf Committee.
the principal shipping
houses, reported in January. that the
balance due Messrs. Castle & Cooke,
Ltd, for money advanced for quar-
lntine wharf expenses, amounting to
over 100000 and interest, had been
paid out of receipts of wharfage col
ections .
In January Mr.. VIM. Haywood was
'eappointed Commissioner for the
Chamber at Washington. for 1903.
On the occasion of the opening of :
he Pacific Commercial Cable this
'hamber participated in the exercises,
md cablegrams were exchanged with
he Chambers of Commerce of San
Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, and
Tacoma. and with President Mackay
f the Pacific Commercial Cable Co,
nd an engrossed letter of cougra tula- J
ion was sent to Mr.. Mackay, signed I
" the Executive officers of this I
'hamber and the Merchants Associa- J
ion. !
AT the request of the Republican
entral Committee for suggestions re- J
arding legislation desirable to be en- 4
cted, a committee of three on legis-
alton was appointed, and later the
ommittee was increased to five. The =
ork OF this committee devClved prin-
ipally upon two members of the ORR !
inal committee, Messrs. Tenney and
wanzy, who spent much time in eX-
4.
} the Chamber and secured influence
lding commercial legislation.
Communications requesting the rarti- =
pation of Hawaii in the Lewis and
lark Centennial Exposition were &C
and referred to the Ex- =
osition Association OF Hawaii
F. c. Stratton, Esq. Collector of the ;
ort of San Francisco, was present =