Hilo tribune., 1904-03-18
70 UPBUILD HILO.
First Meeting Outlines work for
food OF Town.


MERGE was well attended. There
were probably forty of the leading
merchants and professional men
present. The object of the meet
ing was to form a business mems
organization which shall have for
its purpose the matter of looking
after the general welfare of Hilo.
The meeting was called to order
by A.. c. Mckinney, who by gen
eral request and unanimous vote
was made chairman for the even
ing. L. Turner was elected secre-
tary.
The business transacted was
wholly preliminary. the work of
organizing permanently being left
until next meeting. The name of
the organization, selected after
much discussion was "The Hilo
Development Association" "A
committee was appointed to report
at next meeting with a list of Off
GERS and a set of general rules.
In considering the name to be
adopted the discussion covered a
wide range. The trend of opinion
at first expressed was that Hilo
could not or would not successfully
carry on a Chamber of Commerce,
it being said that an attempt to do
so had failed in better times than
we now enjoy. The motion was
then made to call the organization
"The Hilo Improvement Associa.
ton" The discussion was pro.
lopged. Mr.. Peck said that he
believed there was much in a name,
If the modest village or town .oi
Hilo should attempt to carry on an
organization with a metropolitan
name, it might invite ridicule. Or
the other hand a name that was toe
local in its significance would moi
t create the proper impression abroad
He thought the name Chamber o
Commerce" to be too high sound
ing and considered The Hilo I'm
provement Association" a little toe
modest. He therefore moved u
amend the name first suggested b,
: calling it The Hilo Commercial anc
Development Association. Mr.. c
f. Wright of the Volcano Stable
and Transportation Co said he haC
J had experience with long name
and would like a shorter IL mucl
} better.
DR.. Hayes stated the fact that il
the New England States every tow
and village had its improvement
Club" and that these were usual.
composed of public spirited women
J and that the range Of their opera
! tons did not extend beyond plant
! ing trees on the streets and cuttin,
J weeds out Of alley ways. He di'
! not believe the business men of Hill,
desired to work solely along thes
lines, laudable as they might be
J He was opposed to using the wor'
Improvement in the christening
J of the new organization.
w. II. Lambert was heartily il
favor of the movement and believes
! it would accomplish much good 70
the community. He favored tn
adoption of some such name a
1.-The Hilo Board of Trade"
A. l.. Louisson of Hamakua
? who vas present, came forward a
this juncture with a word which |
characteristic of the man. He. pre-
posed to call the new society eth
Hilo Commercial and Development
Association" Development,
said he, ''means business. 1t mean
new industry, railroads, mills ant
new acres opened up to production.
Mr.. L~ouisson's idea caught favo
and after looping off the wor,
COMMERCIAL for the sake c
brevity, the name stood forth eth
Hilo Development Association.
The committee o organizatio.
to report at next meeting is com
. posed of Messrs. p. Peck, w. H
Lambert, c. f. Wright, DR.. Henr,
Hayes, b. f. Schoen. Their re
port will be given at a meeting a
Fireman's hall tomorrow night at
Inbo1nn1y