Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-23
ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS
REVIEW WORK DONE AND POINT
TO NEEDS AND PLANS OF FUTURE

factory service Eiyru b. our local taIU.
phone system. early iu the year. a spa.
Cisl joint committee OF the Chamber
Ul Commerce and OF this Association
vas appointed 10 investigate aud o..
port On the condition u the telephone
system. The committee secured the
services OF the three leading experts Ia
the city who made a careful cXamina.
ton and investigation OF the system
both outside and In the switChruOm.
from whose report the conclusion was
reached that the present uusatisfaC
tory condition OF the service Is due to
the adoption by the company Of too
nisglrdly policy. The neglect to cable
wires CrOwduE OF wires ON cross.
arms, too great distances between
poles, the use Of porcelain knobs in.
stead Of glass insu,lturs insufficient
outside force to do repairing and reno
waiting, apparent ignorance a. to which
are live and which are dead wires, aud
the absolute necessity Of more and
better operators. with a result that 20
per cent. Of the wires ON the King
suit OF the report Of the special joint
committee, the Association recon.
mcnded the passage Of the franchise TO
the Standard Telephone Co. and the
Speaker OF the House and the Presi.
dent Of the Senate were 80 notified.
Fire Claims Award.
The joint committee OF the Chamber
OF Commerce and the Merchants As.
ISOLATION have just reported the result
OF their work. As is well known, the
committee secured the services Of MIR.
| j. q. Pratt. who was sent to Washing.
ton during part Of the 57th and all Of
the 5Sth session OF Congress, The re.
suit Of his mission Is too well known
to require repetition. He secured for
us an appropriation from Congress
amounting to Sl.326,OOO In remark
ably short length Of time at cost to
/ the community Of less than $1,000, Ger.
tainly small investment for returns
OF such magnitude, and speaks vol.
umes for the effective work done by
Mr.. Pratt and the committee.
Advertising and Exploiting Hawaii.
After months, We might say years,
OF discussion and the appointment Of
various committees to outline plans Of
procedure. etc, a Joint committee has
been appointed by the Chamber Of
Commerce and Merchants Association
to exploit and make known the advan.
tagcs Of Hawaii both from CONNER
Cial and tourist standpoint We have
succeeded In securing legislative aid
augmented 10y private subscriptions
Additional funds, however. are rcQulr.
cd and It Is to be hoped that our bust.
ness community will more generally
and generously respond. Headquarters
have been established In the Young
building, Advertising has been placed
, in large number Of the Eastern mag
, aZincs, folders and descriptive ClrCu
, lars are being gotten out; transpOrta
ton companies are being gotten II
; touch with, and arrangements are Cf
. feCted whereby they will handle ant
distribute our literature, and on thcil
part, In many cases are incorporating
our matter in their own. II Is expect
: cd tual arrangements VIII ne t0etlti
, for special excursions II not for speCla
g excursion rates to Hawaii during Ger
/, tain months.
/ Proposed Annual Dinner,
!, We believe we can do no better !,
/ many instances than to adopt methods
which have proven 50 successful whCI
4 inaugurated by our parent body. Ia,
n San Francisco Merchants Association
and We suggest to our members the IN
- auguration Of an annual dinner. Thi
f feature OF the San Francisco organIZa
= ton was started largely by aCcidcn
r and through bringing together compel
/. itors in trade showed them that tn
$ other fellow Is not so bad as painted
4 resulting In bringing the member
@ closer together in the consideration q
public measures for the improvement
and advantage Of their city. W
therefore suggest the appointment q
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