The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-02
WILL HELP
THE ISLANDS
importers Asked to En-.
ter the Shipments
Through Hawaiian
Ports.

Ports.
The Merchants Association and the
Chamber of Commerce have taken in
hand the important matter of inducing
island importers to have their goods
entered and cleared through the island
ports of entry direct, instead of having
them entered at Custom Houses on the
mainland. And this is a much more
to be on it's face. The ports of the
entire United States are graded, natur-
ally, and SO are considered according
to the amount of their imports and ex-
ports. That port carries the strongest
appeal, to the Congress and to the
mercantile world, which makes the
largest showing of imports and ex-
ports. There is no good reason why
all goods imported for the island mar
ket should not come to the islands di-
rect, as such shipment would mater
The two bodies having the matter in
charge have addressed the following
circular letter to the principal import
ers of the Territory:
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce.
Honolulu Merchants Association.
HONOLULU, May Goth, 1905.
To the Merchants of the Territory of
Hawaii:
The attention of merchants who have
occasion to import goods from abroad
for island consumption or distribution
is invited to the Importance of using
the ports of this Territory as ports of
entry for their goods whenever practi-
cable.
An investigation of the conditions
that prevail discloses the fact that
while many merchants make it an in
variable rule to order their importa-
lions shipped direct to island ports
when possible. or, if it is necessary to
bring them into this country by way
of other ports, to order that the goods
be forwarded to this Territory in bond
and the property cleared through the
various Island Custom Houses, such is
not the universal practice. Some of our
merchants apparently permit goods to
be sent to the islands from abroad by
way of other United Stats ports when
ample shipping facilities exist for their
direct importation, and such goods, as
well as those necessarily imported via
other ports, are often permitted to be
entered at the Custom House at the
port of arrival rather than at island
ports.
AS a result of this practice the i'm
portations officially credited to the
Territory of Hawaii are undoubtedly
considerably below what they should
be.
1t has been suggested that in some
lines importations have been encourag-
ed via other ports in the past because
of delays in handling at island ports,
due to imperfect system and organi-
cation at the appraisers stores. How
ever this may have been in the past,
there is general agreement among mer-
chants who have dealings at the va
rious Custom Houses that the present
service at the appraisers stores is ex-
cellent, and that delays are now re-
duced to the minimum; in fact that
ordinarily quicker service is given
through local ports than through other
large ports.
1t is desirable. in the interest of the
standing of the islands and the in
creased prestige which comes with ele-
walton in rank among the great ports
of the country, that these islands
should be credited with the imports of
all foreign merchandise consumed
within them or distributed from them.
In this connection it should be borne
through these ports and the collections
from customs duties have a very i'm
portant bearing upon Congressional
appropriations for harbor improve
ments and for other public works
necessary to the commercial develop
ment of this Territory
The undersigned, having been APP
pointed a committee by their respective
organizations to bring this matter to
the attention of the merchants of the
islands, take the liberty of suggesting
that it is the patriotic duty of every
merchant to see that all goods destined
for this Territory that are necessarily
imported via other United States ports
are ordered forwarded to the islands in
bond or by an immediate transporta-
ton entry. and the goods entered at
loSel CuStoHi iou>eS- by 50 uoillS lHeS
will render valuable assistance in
building up the commerce of our ports
and will also. we believe. serve in a
very substantial manner their own in
terests.
Very respectfully.
w LANZ, Chairman,
r. F. LANCE.
A. A. YOUNG.
Z. A McINERNY:
NJ. PHILLIPS.
]. F. HUMBURG,
Joint Committee of the Homo