The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-23
(From Saturdays Advertiser)

AssoCldtIoii. piiiSip"i Va hiNii
was letter addressed to Governor
Carter in which his attention was call
ed to the depression in business circles,
the loss of customs revenues, the en-
forced territorial expenditure on the
harbor of Honolulu, the decrease in
population among the Portuguese
workers especially, the necessity for a
Federal building, naval station at
! Pearl Harbor, fortifications and army
| post, a breakwater at Hilo and con-
| tnued transport service via this port.
! The association also resolved to ad-
dress the secretary of the navy through
the Congressional Delegate to have the
Pacific and Asiatic fleets meet here
next winter for maneuvers
The report to Governor Carter was
made by special committee appointed
to reply to a letter from Acting Gov
ernor Atkinson in regard to what the
merchants of Honolulu desired to be
sent to Washington in Governor Car
! ter's report. The committee prefaced
/ its report with the statement that the
wholesale and reail business men have
faced a serious depression in the past
two years, and that there are many
causes conspiring to bring about the
| present discouraging state of affairs.
One was the loss of Customs revenues
amounting to about s5,000,000, the ag-
gregate of four years. The dredging of
Honolulu harbor has been an enforced
load upon the territory, together with
| the maintenance of the lighthouses.
The committee showed that there was
an inconsistent showing made by
ri nf int, nd t,y
the United States government. For in
stance, the Federal Government col
lected annually from Hawaii, sS.52 per
capita; and expended annually per cap
ita for it's mainland population, s797
and per capita for the Hawaiian popu-
lation, sl.62.
There was noted a marked decrease
in the population especially in the Por-
tuguese colony, a working class of val
Tie to the business interests. The Por-
tuguese, or large numbers of them,
had been compelled to seek work in
other countries on account of the local
government being unable to carry on
necessary work on public buildings,
roads and bridges, on account of Short
age of funds in the treasury.
The committee thought that in order
to bring business back to it's former
flourishing condition, and in view of the
large amount of capital derived from
Hawaii by the Federal government
Congress should be memorialiZed with
a view of obtaining fair proportion of
Uncle Sans receipts to be expended
in necessary improvements here.
1t was the opinion of the committee
that this money should be expended in
the following manner: First, to carry
on dredging work and enlarging Homo
lulu harbor so that the port can dock
the largest merchant and naval
vessels second commodious Federal
building to accommodate the Customs |
department, postofiice, courts and ad-
ministrative bureaus; third, to estab-
lish naval station at Pearl Harbor,
opening the lochs to practical use and
making il possible for the direct ship
ment of 100000 tons of produce from
there annually; fourth, to erect forti-
fications and establish an army post, |
although the committee suggested that |
there was assurance of these items be- |
ing favorably considered; fifth, break |
water at Hilo, the only possible har-
Dor for Hawaii. |
All this would give work to mechan- !
les upon whom the mercantile interests !
depend for the life of trade.
The committee made a particular re- |
quest of the Governor that he exert |
his influence with the Navy and War
departments to give the Honolulu mer-
chants an opportunity to furnish sup
plies for the transports and warships |
instead of the department shipping |
goods 10 Honolulu TO meet vessels ex- |
pected to arrive here, Notwithstanding |
the fact that local competition would |,
In the majority of cases result in a saw
ing to the department
The committee Suggested that the |
territorial government make up an ac-
count against the Federal government
Tor each and every item expended for |
lighthouses and buoys from June IA, 1900, '
To the date on which this service was
taken over by the Federal government /
have their correctness vouched for by |
the proper Federal officer here and sent
TO Washington. This amount was said |
TO be $i342l.76. The same action was |
recommended in the dredging expense |
on Honolulu harbor for the same time
the amount being sl32 900, the total on
both being Sl75 400,
The above recommendation Were
made ns being absolutely necessary TO
restore ana put into circulation a part |
"i IN" large revenue received by the |
Federal government from Hawaii, Un- /
der present conditions uulpss relief IL |
obtained. more serious depression will |
follow Tho report was adopted
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