The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-16

win about this plantation matter, and
he said he had given instructions for
plantations in his agency to purchase
here whenever possible, but of course
this could not be entirely expected of
plantations whose stock would be con-
trolled on the coast"
Edgar Lewis-"Mr. POLITE told me
when he was last here that he would
take this very matter before the boards
of directors of Paahou and Hutchinson
plantations and he felt certain that
goods for those plantat ions would be
purchased in the islands.
when the last American fleet was
here 1 was informed that 300 tons of
freight came here from the coast for
the warships I think if we took this
matter up with the authorities at
Washington we could have it arranged
that the vessels should purchase sup
plies needed when in Honolulu
Mr.. Hocking-"I would suggest that
attention again be called to the prac-
tice of having transports coal at Ma
gasak instead of at Honolulu. They
ought to coal here-an American port
and stop longer. They stop a long
time in the Japanese port
Mr.. Gartenburg-"We need co-opera-
ton here if only for one thing. The
Portuguese are leaving here in great
numbers by every steamer and about
thousand have gone away in the
past two years. They are quite vital
element to trade here, being of the
class that spends its money in the
community
Chairman Smith-''Mr. Gartenburg
has pointed out very important mat
ter The loss of our population is one
of the most vital matters to which we
can put our attention"
James Steiner-'"There is one thing
which affects retail merchants. We
have a great amount OF peddling from
house to house of imported goods. This
interferes with legitimate business, of
firms that pay taxes. rents, clerk hire
and many other expenses
Chairman Smith-"Peddlars are SELL
ing dry-goods, etc. They should come
under the provisions of the license tax
law
Mr.. Berndt-'The keynote of the
whole discussion, it seems to me, is the
loss of population
Mr.. Lewis-tp-r:ng the stay of the
fleet here a great zeal of money was
paid out to the men and it was quite
noticeable that much money was spent
and got into the different channels of
trade It is important to have them
stop here as often as possible
w. w Harris-"One of the most i'm
portant points in a matter of this kind
is the Custom House revenue. The
Federal Government is not spending
enough of those receipts in this Terri
tory, commensurate with the profit it
derives. Hawaii exports about 100000
600, and the United States receives ST.
500 900 approximately, or about five per
cent of our total exports, and prac-
tically has spent nothing here. In
letter to the Federal authorities we
ought to drive that matter home"
Mr. Lucas-"In all these matters we
should all work in harmony and we
would get along pretty we'll"
Mr. Wakefield-'I agree with Mr..
Harris Money from the Customs
House and Postoffice receipts should be
expended here. The harbor needs large
expenditures of money to make it sat
isfactory to the entrance of large YES
sells. The matter of Federal buildings
needs attention. There is the Pearl
Harbor naval station to urge along
Mr.. Dillingham-''Is the Quarterrnas-
ter's Department of San Francisco al
lowed to ship goods to the Quarter
master Department here?'
Mr.. Harris-'I know they have ship
ped groceries here. In connection with
the proposed erection of buildings on
the Kahauiki army reservation, Captain
Humphrey, the new Quartermaster,
said the other day to Mr.. Cation and
myself that local bidders would be Civ
en- every opportunity to get contracts,
but being Federal jobs, he could not dis
eliminate against mainland bidders
Mr.. Dillingham-"Every transport
that comes here from the coast brings
many goods for the local Quartermas-
ter Department
ARMY SUPPLIES OUTSIDERS.
Mr.. Lewis-"The Quartermaster De-
partment does ship goods down here
for army use, and not alone that, but
they are selling goods to local people
not belonging to the army. How can
we, as merchants, who pay taxes and
have large expenses, expect to make
anything when the army sells to out
siders over our heads. That is being
done right along. We have never be-
fore maUe a kick against this. [ can
prove this. This is detrimental to local
retail business and should be stopped.
We are put to big expense and should
be protected
Mr.. Lewis concluded his statement
regarding the sale here of army sup
plies by saying: This sale is not con-
fined to people in the army. am sat
isfied that 1 can be backed up in this
statement by other people in my same
line of business. 1t is done by people
in the department for friends. The
goods are not sold directly to the out
siders but through the army people
This is not only true of the grocery
business, but of other lines''
Mr.. Waldron-'I move that COM
mittee of five be appointed to make
note of these various suggestions and