The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-07-22
CHAMBER
MAY MOVE
Street Noises Interfere
With Present
Location.


present handsomely furnished room in
the Hackfeld building to some build
ing in a auieter 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 q Co.. IN
providing and furnishing the room IN
their building for the free use OF the
organization, but 1t was shown that
there was so much street noise that II
seriously interfered with the progress
Of the meetings.
In this connection 1t 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 hnely,
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:
"Sfnce the last quarterly meeting OF
the Chamber the Trustees have held
two special and three regular monthly
meetings.
I'm April, Governor Carter requested
Information from the Chamber, re-
rurding the progress of the Territory
since annexation. The matter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce,
Manufacture and Agriculture, which
prepared a letter covering the follow
ing subjects: Political, strategical, the
cable, commerce, Honolulu. Internal
improvements, education, possibilities
of future development, Panama canal;
which was adopted and sent to the
Governor.
1.-The 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 while the
Chamber OF Commerce wishes in all
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
The Committee on Commerce, Man
pfacture and Agriculture submitted
resolutions with regard to forest re-
serves, which were adopted, and copies
forwarded Delegate Kalanianaole at
Washington with the request that he
submit the same to the President, the
Secretaries of the Interior and of Ag-
riculture, Commissioner of General
Land Office, Chief Engineer of the Re-
clamation Service and the Chief For
ester U. S. Department of Agriculture.
The Delegate sent to the Chamber ac-
Acknowledgements from the above Off
aials.
I'm May, Director Wilson of the
Philadelphia Commercial Museum tend
cred the use of the building and facili-
ties of the Museum at the st. Louis
Fair. and at Philadelphia to the MEM
bers of the Chamber. This commune
cation was published in the Honolulu
newspapers, for the information of
members.
"A statement from the Secretary of
the Shippers Wharf Committee show
ing receipts and disbursements was re-
ceived and placed on file.
"A letter from the Commercial Club
of Terne Haute, Indiana, suggesting
exchange of courtesies between the two
orders to visiting members was con-
sidered, but as this Chamber has no
club house or place for the entertain
ment of visitors, no arrangement could
be made.
At the request of Secretary Taft to
Governor Carter by cable that the Phil
ippine Commissioners to the st. Louis
Fair be entertained while in Honolulu,
the Committee on Reception and En-
tertainment, Jointly with a committee
of the Merchants Association, arrang-
ed a series of excursions and a recep-
ton, full accounts of which We're pub
Nshed in the newspapers,
THE Committee on Commerce, Man
ufacture and Agriculture to which had
been referred the matter of the impor-
tatlon of pests into the Territory. made
report embodying an opinion by the
attorneys of the Chamber, which was
submitted to the Territorial Board of
Agriculture and Forestry with the re-
quest that action be taken by that
body. a reply from the Board stated
that the subject had already been re-
ferred TO the Secretary of Agriculture
at Washington.
1.-THE Secretary was authorized TO
purchase sufficient book cases for
pamphlets, etc, but the question OF a
change Of room coming up, this has not
been carried out,
"A letter from the National Bust
ness League of Chicago asking that this
Chamber adopt resolutions fayorng
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