The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-21
CHAMBER
MAY MOVE
Street Noises Interfere
With Present
Location.

A change of the meeting place Of
the Chamber of Commerce from the
present handsomely furnished room in
the FIackfeld building to some build
ing in a quieter neighborhood was one
of the principal features Of the dis
cussion at the quarterly meeting of
the Chamber Of Commerce yesterday
morning
The members Of the Chamber were
DESTROYS OF showing their appreciation
of the generosity of Hackfeld & Co, in
providing and furnishing the room in
their building for the free use of the
organization. but it was shown that
there was so much street noise that it
seriously interfered with the progress
of the meetings.
In this connection it might be said
that when the Hackfeld building was
built there was no electric car line on
Fort street The Chamber of Com
merce room was decorated up finely,
the ceiling being adorned with scrolls
representing Navigation, Commerce,
etc. Since then the installation of the
electric line with a switch at the cor
ner breaks into meetings and prevents
speakers from being heard
The report of Secretary James Cor
don Spencer was presented and read
as follows:
s.since the last quarterly meeting OF
the Chamber the Trustees have heId
two special and three regular monthly
meetings
..Iu April. Governor Carter requested
information from the Chamber re-
garding the progress of the Territory
since annexation The matter was re-
farred TO the Committee on Commerce,
Manufacture and Agriculture, which
preDared a letter covering the follow
ing subjects Political, strategicai, the
cable. commerce, Honolulu, internal
improvements. education, possibilities
of future development. Panama canal; !
which was adopted and sent 10 the /
Governor.
sThe request for endorsement by this /
Chamber of the proposed tour OF the
Hawaiian Band by Mr.. J. c. Cohen was
refused for the reason that 'Whlie the
Chamber of Commerce wishes III an
WAYS to assist in the advertising OF the
islands. it does not care to establish
the precedent of endorsing any person
al enterprise of this nature.
.sThe Committee on Commerce, Man
1facture and Agriculture submitted
resolutions with regard to forest re-
serves. which were adopted, and copies
Z ala 7lananlA at
washington with the request that ne
submit the same to the President, the
secretaries of the Interior and OF Ag-
rie1ltrre. Commissioner of General
Land ONCE, Chief Engineer of the Re
,laulation Service and the Chief For
ester. U. s. Department of Agriculture
The Delegate sent TO the Chamber ac-
from the above ofh-
,ials.
ssIn May, Director Wilson of the
Commercial Museum tend
red the use of the building and facih-
les Of the Museum at the St Louis
Tair. and at Philadelphia, to the mem
,ers of the Chamber. This commune
alton was published in the Honolulu
rs. for the information Of
mem bers.
"A statement from the Secretary Of
he Shippers Wharf Committee show
ny receipts and disbursements was re-
eived and placed on file.
"A letter from the Commercial Club 8
# Terne Haute, Indiana, suggesting {
xchange of courtesies between the two
riders to visiting members was con-
idered. but as this Chamber has no
Tub house or place for the entertain
aent of visitors, no arrangement could
e made.
At the request of Secretary Taft TO
Governor Carter by cable that the Phil
opine Commissioners to the St Louis
air be entertained while in Honolulu,
be Committee on Reception and En-
artajnrnent jointly with a committee
f the Merchants Association, arrang-
q a series of excursions and a recep-
ion. full accounts of which were pub
shed in the newspapers.
.eThe Committee on Commerce, Man a
facture and Agriculture to which had r
cen referred the matter of the impor-
alton of pests into the Territory. made :
report embodying an opinion by the |
ttorneys of the Chamber, which was b
ubnitted TO the Territorial Board of =
griculture and Forestry with the re- ;
uest that action be taken by that
ody A reply from the Board stated
nat the subject had already been re-
.rred TO the Secretary of Agriculture Il
I Washington. n
THE Secretary was authorized TO n
urchase sufficient book cases for :
etc, but the question Of a :,
lange of room coming up, this has not :
zen carried out
"A letter from the National Busi- =
,er T. "a e1le of Chicago asking that this i
hamber adopt resolutions favoring :,
,e extension of the Presidential term
six years with no reelection has Y
zen referred to the Committee on !.
aeislation and Public improvements, | \,