The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-22
BUILDERS
AND TRADERS
Annual Election
Of Officers
Held.
The Kamaainas Are
Again Taking
Notice.
Report OF the Legislative Com
mittee on Work of
the Year.

The election yesterday of the Build
lers and Traders Exchange was signal
lied by the return of Mr.. Ouderkirk to
the directorate who went out of the
Exchange when, during the boom OF
1900. the visiting malihinis from San
Francisco disturbed labor conditions
here. The choice of Mr.. Craig as presi-
dent has somewhat similar signifi-
canoe. Following is the result of the
election:
President, J. H. Craig; First Vice
President w. W. Harris; Second Vice
President, w. c. Weldon; Treasurer,
Robert Cation; Directors. Stanley Ste
pheson, Marston Campbell, G. F. Bush,
John Ouderkirk L. E. Pinkham; In
spectors of 1905 Election, E. G. Keen,
A. F. Clark, Thos. Sharp.
The membership of the Exchange re-
mains about stationary. It is the de-
sire of the organization to get ground
floor quarters and the Committee on
Rules has recommended that a. place
be found near Fort street, not below
Merchant nor further up than Hotel.
The expense will be larger but it may
be betrayed by sub-leasing some of the
room or by letting advertising space
on the walls.
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Following is the report of the Leg
islative Committee:
Honolulu. H T., Jan. 10, 1904.
Pres. A. Gartley and Board of Direct
ors, Honolulu, II. T.
Gentlemen: Your Legislative Com
mittee has attempted much work in
the past year and accomplished much. |
We secured the passage by, the re-
cent Legislature of an efficient labor
law.
The Legislature failed to act on the
proposed Building and Plumbing reg |
u1ations.
They should be presented to the next |
Legislature and enactment urged.
We have endeavored to strikingly |
place before Congress the financial |
ritory. Our action has been in the line
of custom in all States and Territories.
Our efforts have been confined to the !
only proper and becoming channel, the
medium of our Delegate to Congress.
Bills have been introduced by the
Delegate in the House of Representa-
ives for public buildings in Honolulu
and HiIo.
Work is being done to forward meas
lres for breakwater at Hilo.
We have endeavored to secure to-
hose who constitute the citizenship of
he Territory the patronage of the Ter
'itory.
We are now enleavoring to secure
10 citizens the patronage of the Fed
era1 government, depending more on
Executive orders than legislation.
We have and do recognize the labor
situation on plantations
Our position is one of discouraging
ind opposing Orientals leaving the
for other employment or
The carrying out of our efforts ten is
% force the Oriental back to the plan
.ations.
To all Congressman, Federal and To-
,al officials, our representations have
been toward the freest employment of
all races of Orienta1s on the rlanta-
lions under the existing laws or sucn
more favorable laws as Congress may
choose to grant.
The Builders & Traders Excha 1ge
stands for the application of American
principles to these Islands. making
proper allowance for existing condi-
tons, and under these principles as !.
ordered by the Exchange the Legisla-
tive Committee has acted.
Yours truly,
L. E. PINKHAN,
Chairman.