Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-02
DISCUSSED
AT MEETING
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Inc Merchants Association directors
held a meeting yesterday afternoon at
the Association headquarters I'm the
Young building and transacted n large
volume of important business.
The members present we're President
Geo. W. Smith. Secretary SOper, J. G
Rothwell, Il. A. Mclnerny, II. L. WiCh
man, J. +. Hamburg J. W. Wakefield.
Robert Cation, W. W. Harris
The first matter taken up was let.
tel from Delegate Kuhio, calling the
attention of the merchants to the pro,
ject said to have been submitted to Con.
gress by Governor Carter In relation to
Improving the Honolulu harbor. The
letter stated that the project as pub.
lished made no provision for enlarge.
ment OF the harbor and 1t was the fear
of the Delegate. shared by Lieutenant
Slattery that the Committee on Rivers
and Harbors might accept the Cover.
nor's project instead of the one pre-.
pared by the Army engineers. provid.
ing both for the deepening and enlarge.
ment of the harbor. The merchants
were urged to make prompt representa-.
tons on the matter so that no mistake
could be made by Congress to avoid
the adoption OF project that would be
inadequate for the real needs Of the
commerce OF this port. The Delegate
asked that petitions for the enlarge.
ment of the harbor be forwarded by the
commercial bodies. The matter was
referred to committee. which was in.
slructed to call on Governor Carter
and ascertain just what improvements
were included In his project.
Chairman Smith reported with sat.
isfaction expressed, the considerate az.
ton OF the Oceanic s. $. Co. in
deferring the sailing of one Of their
vessels to the Coast OH election day.
one day. giving the local shippers q
chance to get OF their freight.
The interest OF the Business Mems
League OF Chicago In the prosperity Of
Hawaii was shown in letter received
BY the Promotion Committee and ~.
terred to the Association.
The Association took important ac.
ton on the subject Of trading stamps.
They took the position that the intro.
duction of this scheme into Hawaii
would be general curse aud instructed
the Committee on Legislation to draw
up bill for presentation to the Legls.
Ilature prohibiting trading stamp lot.
teries from being used in this Terri.
tory.
J. W. Wakefield submitted a draft of
a law intended 10 permanently fix the
methods Of taxing merchandise, max.
ing the basis Of returns 20 per cent on
from invoice value.
| In discussing the general subject OF
the needed revision OF laws, Col Soper
asked II there was any possible way OF
limiting the volume OF petty cases that
are carried to the Circuit Courts. con
Stunning days and days OF the time OF
business men serving on jurics. He
said one of the greatest hardships of
on juries. This was owing to the small
population qualified for jury service
alr. Soper though the evil might lie les
sened by a reduction OF the number OF
Jury cases II possible to do so.
| II was pointed out that a Japanese
Chinese or Porto Rican convicted In
District Court of stealing two cigars
Or of trivial offcnscs could not be de
prived OF his right of appeal, 1t wa
Thought that appeal in civil eases might
be more restricted.
Mr., Wlchman said that jury servic,
did not seem to be equally distributed
lie did not exactly understand the sys
tom but believed there must be certain
men in the community easter to eel
than others. Something of this kind
he thought, must be the only eXplanu
ton OF the fact that practically th,
same men are called on juries from
lyear to year. He gave instances o!
business men and leading clerks serv
ing months in succession. working
great hardship on the business house
with which they were connected. Mr.
IWiChman also gave an instance Of q
man who is very anxious to do jury
service but never was lucky " bC
called. lie referred to Captain Bray
Of the Sailors Home. Captain Bra!
likes jury duty. lie is an intelligent
Man and has little to do. lie wants "a
serve on juries but can't get on. II IL
always a busy business man or some vi
his employees, There must he some
easy way for the officials to reach sons
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