The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-07-19
MERCHANT TO
THE RESCUE
NOW
A Spirited Meeting to
Help This City's
Business.
(From Saturdays Advertiser)

afternoon when matters affecting vitt
trade interests of the territory, tn
present business depression, loss c
population and discrimination c
steamship companies against Hawa
were considered and discussed. TIL
meeting was largely attended, almos
every business house of consequence
being represented, and nearly ever.
pne participated in the debate.
The transportation and shipping re
port by the associations special com
mittee. published in the Advertiser OF
Thursday. was the nucleus of discus
sion and as result strong commit
tee will confer with the agents of thu
steamship companies and Others inter
ested in an effort to obtain relief fo
the community in general.
The local quartermaster's department
of the United States army came in TO
criticism II being asserted that man!
people not connected with the army o
navy have been in the habit of buyint
public stores for which they paid quar-
termaster rates, thus depriving Homo
lulu merchants of trade.
The meeting was held in the Asso.
ciation's new quarters in the Young
building. and present were Chairman
George w. Smith, Secretary Col. Soper
]. w. Waldron, r. F. Lansing. c. NJ
v. Forster of the California Feed Com
pany; ]. o. Lutted of the New Eng
land Bakery. W. w. Hall of T.. o. Hall
& Sons, Henry Williams of the Will
liams Undertaking Company, j. An
drade, Club Stables; w. w. Harris of
Levers & Cooke, j. Steiner, f. A.
McInerny of the McInerny Company,
Ltd. ]. Gartenberg, Capt. Soule of the
Kash stores, John Soper of the Ha-
waiian News Company, +. Lewis of
Lewis & Company, Mr.. Lucas of May
& Co, Mr. Brasch of Whitney & Marsh
C. C. Won Hamm of Won Hamm-Y Young
Company, Mr.. Wakefield, ]. G. Roth
well of Peacock & Co., j. A. Gonsalves
of Gonsalves & Company. Arthur Wall
of Wichman & Co., |. S. Dillingham;
of the Pacific Hardware Company, r.
H. Trent, Mr.. Hooking of the Homo
lulu Brewing Company, j. Cation of
Cation & Neil, II. w. Lake of the
Young Hotel, +. NJ. Boyd of the Ha-
wall Promotion Committee.
CHAIRMAN SMITHS STATEMENT.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Geo. w. Smith, who pre-
sented the objects as follows:
Gentlemen: 1t Is a pleasure to note
so large a gathering this afternoon.
We are here to consider some inn
portant matters affecting our interests,
We hope for the better.
Wa ara mot n1pvinpr i'm opv uny n an
tagonize any of the business interests
of the Territory On the contrary, we
seek the cooperation of all interests
with the end in view of bettering the
financial and business conditions of the
islands.
We all know that conditions have
been better in the past, we all know
that conditions, at the present time,
are very much depressed, we all hope
that they will be better in the future,
but hoping alone will not bring about,
gentlemen, the situation we seek.
1t is only by hearty corporation, by
the sinking of minor differences, by
mutual concessions and an amicable
understanding that we can bring to-
gether the elements that will conduce
to a general prosperity. No element
can afford to be ignored or antagon-
lied.
The Planter with his interests, the
Sugar Factor with his interests, the
Shipping man with his interests and
the merchant with his interests and
with which we here are more immedi-
ately concerned, must all be consid-
cred.
There is not one OF the interests
named but what would be benefited
by lower freight rates, by lower pas
senger rates, by increased travel by
an influx OF new people.
Prosperity for ali is what we are
seeking and let us use all Legitimate
means to attain It.
We have here all of the essentials
that go to make a prosperous COM
We have scenery, climate,
lands and other natural resources.
We have transportation facilities,
hotel accommodations, mercantile es-
and all that so to make
a prosperous community on the main
land; yet, we are suffering from de-
preston the causes of which are vari-
do not agree.
Let us hope that from this meeting
we may take n better understanding,
n greater hope and n stronger deter
to bring back that which we
have lost and to build firm founda-
ton on which to erect prosperity and
wealth.
GOVERNORS REQUEST.
A letter from the Governor, request
ing data 90 be embodied I'm q report To
Washington was rr1d us follows.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, HOMO.
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July 5th. 1904
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