The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-17

garding the importation of pests into
the Territory, received considerable at
tention and was finally submitted to
the Territorial Board of Agriculture
and Forestry.
Experimentation Entertainment
Committee joining with committee
from the Merchants Association, or
ganzed series of sports for Admiral
Evans fleet, while in Honolulu. The
same committee also arranged and pro-
vided entertainment for the Honorary
Board of Commissioners to the worlds
fair, at St. Louis, from the Philippines,
by number of excursion, also a lunch
and an evening reception. The mem
bers of the Commission seemed to high
ly appreciate what was done during
their stay, as was indicated by a letter
received from their executive secretary.
4 Hawaii Promotion COmmittee.-The
attention of your Trustees has been
given to the various reports of this I'M
pOrtant work. The Hawaii Promotion
Committee is composed of joint COM
mittees of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Merchants association, two
members from each organization, the
four appointing a fifth member. An
appropriations by the legislature for ad-
vertising the islands, amount to twenty
thousand dollars was secured, and over
one-half of this amount has already
been at the disposal of the committee
for this purpose. subscriptions have
also been secured from corporations and
business houses for the encouragement
OF tourist travel to these islands, and
s12, 900 has been provided by the Cham
Der for the same purpose. The work
has been well planned and theoretically
carried out. but the results have been
somewhat disappointing. Strong hopes
however are entertained that the eX-
tended advertising of Hawaii will soon
; attract not only tourists, but desirable
settlers, and residents, to these islands,
Panama CanaL-The action of the
: United States Government in commence
ing the construction of the Panama
Canal, will be of very great importance
to Hawaii, commercially. The fact Of
there notibeing sufficient T. S. tonnag,
to carry our sugar crops via Cape HorI
to new York, has given us much con
: Germ, but the opening of the cana
means ample service, as well as in
creased trade.
The Board has devoted time anc
thought to matters pertaining to gov
eminent, such as to its financial condi
ton, couny bill, and the advisabilit!
of an extra session of the legislature
The Committee on Legislation and Pub
lie Improvements has had frequent con
ferences as well as extended correspon
/, dence with the governor, calling atten
ton to- and asking his assistance in ad
vancing many measures of vital impOr
lance, not only to our commercial In
terests. but for promoting public healtl
and other Dement'S.
1t is well to record the development
and extension of lines of the Honolulu
! Rapid Transit & Land Company, tina
have been made during the past twelv
3 months, and the able service this com
. venience of raDid { lnsit about tn
city is certainly a great help to- it
commercial interest. The service an
| the well equipped cars are a source q
d surprise to those visiting our shores.
Since the establishment Of the Pacifi
- Gable, its Importance not only to tn
% business community, but to the genera
y public, has grown daily. Too niue
. praise can hardly be given to Mr. Clar
u ence NJ. Mackay and associates fo
!. what they have done in thus advancin
e Hawaii's best interests.
e. Business, Crops and Minor Industries
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