The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ELECTS new OFFICERS
c. N. Cooke, the Retiring President, Gives an
Exhaustive Report on Past Years
Operations.

f. d. Tenney president:
| +. j. Lowrey. president;
j. G.. Spencer secretary and treas
u.er:
f. F. Bishop H. A. Isenberg. g. l..
! Wight, E. l. Spalding, C. He ien1nn,
w. Lang, w. NJ. Giffard, F. NJ. Swan
Nv, j. +. Morgan. trustees:
The foregoing is the list of officers
of the Chamber of Commerce cor the
ers uing year. They were unanimously
elected at the annual meeting If the
Chamber yesterday, on the nomination
of Fred. w. Macfarlane. seconded by
F. A. Schaefer. Mr.. Lowrey had scs-
gested the name of Joseph G. Pratt as
secretary, so as to have an attorney
at law in that office, but as Mr.. Pratt
was not member and the trustees
have power to appoint an assistant
secretary the suggestion was not en-
tertained.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
| c. NJ Cooke the retiring president,
submitted the following report on the
operations of the Chamber for the past
year:
Gentlemen: With the close of this
year, the Honolulu Chamber of Com
merce enters into it's majority, so far
! as it's Incorporation is concerned, our
charter having been granted August
18th. 1883. Having now arrived of age,
greater activities may naturally be
expected as well as larger powers OF
usefulness for the advancement of the
many interests 1t represents, and in
| the carrying out of its objects, to
| foster and encourage commerce. man.
ufacture, horticulture and agriculture;
to promote the passing of beneficial
laws; to obtain the best possible trans
portation facilities, both passenger and
J freight; to attract and interest visi-
tors, and to generally advertise and
promote the welfare of the Territory
| of Hawaii
early in the year, revised bylaws
| were adopted, setting forth the above
objects and making a number of radi-
cal changes, the most important of
which is the placing of the govern
ment of the Chamber largely in the
hands of a board of twelve trustees,
divided into the following committees:
Finance, Membership, Arbitration,
Commerce, Manufacture and Agricul-
ture, Harbor, Shipping and Transport
tation; Reception and Entertainment.
The regular meetings of the Board of
Trustees being held monthly, have
been found far more satisfactory than
holding full membership meetings for
1.-THE transaction of business as former
ly, by regular monthly meetings. Quar-
terly meetings of the Chamber are now
held, when the secretary presents
full report of all transactions brought
before the Board Of Trustees during
the past three months. Since the new
bylaws require the president to pre-
sent at the annual meeting, a report
reviewing the action of the Chamber
upon the various matters during the
preceding year and making sugges-
tons as in his judgment, the inter-
ests of the Chamber may require is
my apology for repetition of matters
that have already been reported by the
secretary.
"Seven meetings Of the Chamber
have been held during the year. three
of VIII en- were quarterly. Your Board
of Trustees have been called to attend
eleven monthly and two special meet
ings. With the committees, they have
given much time and consideration to
numerous measures, and have made
careful investigation before acting on
what they deemed best for the welfare
of the community.
SUBJECTS CONSIDERED.
Among some of the more important
subjects that have received attention,
are the following:
s'rapritnrfal RpnHS-E'arnaG
mendations were passed that Section IS
OF the Organic Act be amended to have
the redemption of the bonds extended
five years, so that such bonds may be
made redeemable in not less than ten
years from date of issue and payable
in not more than twenty years from
date of issue. The same was forwarded
to Honorable j. Kalanianaole, Ter
ritorial Delegate to Congress, for pres
entation. which course has been pur-
sued witr other petitions and resolu-
tons when not forwarded direct to the
various heads of departments, or to
William Haywood, our commissioner at |
Washington.
Lighthouses and Buoys-This vital
and important subject has been con-
stantly before your board. The lack |
of properly lighting the various points
on our coast is a menace to navigation
Liberal appropriations are needed not |
only for the maintenance, but for the .
of new lighthouses, sites
for which have recently been located
in various parts of the islands. Con-
tinued efforts and assistance should be
rendered until the final accomplish
ment of this measure
Extension of the Weather Bureau
Since the construction OF the Pacific
Gable, 1t would seem but reasonable
that the extension OF the United States
Signal Service should be brought 90
these Islands. Efforts TO this end have
been made, ana hopes are entertained
that this service may bee inauguratcd
In the near future.
Transportation service, Porslhtpnt
have been made win Some
leEror NJ rucorss that Honolulu ,b.
as "a port NJ can nud ihll