The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-22
H|LO IS NOW
GOING AHEAD
Business Men Are
Organized for
Progress.

purpose of organizing HllO CnamDer
of Commerce was well attended. There
We're probably forty of the leading
ent. The object of the meeting was to
form a business mems organization
which shall have for it's purpose the
matter of looking after, the general
welfare of Hilo.
The meeting was called to order by
A. C. McKenney, who by general re-
quest and unanimous vote, was made
chairman for the evening. L. Turner
was elected secretary.
The business transacted was wholly
preliminary, the work of organizing
permanently being left until next
meeting. The name of the organiza-
ton, selected after much discussion
was 1.-THE Hilo Development Associa-
ton" A committee was appointed to
report at next meeting with a list Of
officers and set of general rules.
In considering the name to be adopt
ed the discussion covered wide range.
The trend of opinion at first expressed
was that Hilo could not or would not
successfully carry on Chamber of
Commerce, it being said that an at
tempt to do SO had failed in better
times than we now enjoy. The mo-
ton was then made to call the organi-
cation 1.-The Hilo Improvement Asso-
citation" The discussion was prolong-
ed. Mr.. Peck said that he believed
there was much in name. If the
modest village or town of Hilo should
attempt to carry on an organization
with a metropolitan name, it might
invite ridicule. On the other hand a
name that was too local in it's signifi-
preston abroad. He thought the
name chamber of Commerce" to be
too high sounding and considered 1.-THE
Hilo Improvement Association" a little
too modest. He therefore moved to
amend the first suggested by calling
it The Hilo Commercial and Develop
ment Association. Mr.. c. E. Wright of
the Volcano Stables and Transporta-
ton Co. said he had had experience
with long names and would like a
shorter one much better.
DIR. Hayes stated the fact that in
the New England States every town
and village had it's Improvement
Club and that these We're usually
composed Of public spirited women,
and that the range of their operations
did not extend beyond planting trees
on the streets and cutting weeds out
of alley ways. He did not believe the
business men of Hilo desired to work
solely along these lines, laudable as
they might be. He was opposed to
using the word Improvement in the
christening of the new organization.
w. H. Lambert was heartily in favor
of the movement and believed 1t would
accomplish much good for the COM
munity. He favored the adoption of
some such name as THE Hilo Board of
Trade"
A. L. Louisson of Hamakua, who
was present, came forward at this
juncture with word which is char
acteristic of the man. He proposed
to call the new society THE Hilo
Commercial and Development Associa-
ton" Development" said he, means
business. 1t means new industry, rail-
roads, mills and new acres opened up
to production" Mr.. Louisson's idea
caught favor and after looping off the
word commercially for the sake of
brevity, the name stood forth 1.-THE
.
The committee on organization to re-
port at next meeting is composed of
Messrs. p. Peek, w. H. Lambert, c e.
Wright, DR.. Henry Hayes, B. F.
Schoen. Their report will be given at
a meeting at Fireman's hall tomorrow
night at eight o'clock.-Tribune.
DEPUTY SHERIFF FETTER.
Deputy Sheriff w. A. Fetter has as
sumed the duties of his office. He has
not yet resigned from the captaincy of
the local company of the National
Guard. While in Honolulu Mr.. Fetter
made several raids with the redoubt-
able Chillingworth and took pointers
on conducting cases in court. He comes
into his new duties we'll equipped to
perform them.
LIFE AT KILAUEA.
Manager Bidgood of the Volcano
House reports that business at the
mountain hosiery has been excellent
of late. despite the fact that neither
volcano is active. The weather at XII
lauea has been superb during the past
four weeks. A whole month passed
without any rain. During the first
third OF this month over fifty guests
registered at the Volcano House
Tribune.
TOURISTS AT LUAU.
The party OF thirty-four tourists who
arrived by the Kinau Wednesday were
initiated into the mysteries OF the Ha-
waiian luau at the residence Of s. l.,
Desha, Wednesday evening. The entire
company were strangers 10 the pol bowl
and other Hawaiian delIeaciea but they