The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-09
MERCHANTS OPPOSED TO
MERCHANDISE LICENSE
Members of the Association Are Against Kaniho's
BiI...WouId Crush Out Asiatic Store
keepers...RothweI's Resolution Passed.

the House by Representative Kaniho
At special meeting Merchants yes
o'clock length
Public Affairs OF which Mr. Wakefield is chair
man brought the matter M There was something Of division
question whether merchants
in this but when voting
agreeable
the merchants decided by almost that they
not
Vice-Pres:dent presided He expressions
opinion the members, which given rapidly. Mr.
Wakefield stated that the merchants bearing enough OF the
Territory taking F.
Wadron did believe merchandise license F. w Macfar
position the foreign who
had stock hand here but merely Office The law might
The local merchants paying Insurance. property
their profits income The who came
opened 5xo and did $4,000 worth
business escaped these He perfectly willing
agree merchandise license other fellows would pay
government charges He whether
the license these outside would be interference
with law.
all they could stand He spoke of nearly Asac who
doing business who paid their property because
5000 worth goods Neither did they
income Such sorekeepers helped crowd the with
oafers should plan
If license bill passed would help eliminate
establishments which often coak for carrying the illicit
liquor purposes of immortality. He thought might
be wise merchandise addition their other burdens
purpose wiping of these places
John Emmeuh did believe merchandise license The
merchants had all the burdens they could bear He did not believe
license system all for regulation He thought that
and other giving the
chants black anyhow they purchased largely the main
C. H. Belna did not believe in the license Col soper took
things McInerny. However,
the aliens concerned the of license proposed
might restrict and regulate them Mr. Lewis took the view
Mr. McInerny
F. Lowrey did believe license law all On the
other islands he knew that the storeepers inerered with
by the small dealers, than they Honolulu He
inclined believe that the mentioned the bill rather
high J. G. Spencer thought that the interstate law
would interfere with the bill would jobber
NJ. Phillips agreed with Mr. Macfarlane H. F. Wchman
spoke of the Dill which he understood be introduced the
legislature that the fee the merchants paid would be
deducted the end OF the from the income He thought
that would hit of the people to whom Mr. MeIney had
INCL
He thought pretty certain that license bill would be passed.
unless the merchants worked hard enough to defeat it
j. O. Rohwel who spoke of his line OF business being in
somewhat different category than other lines said he believed in
Lshman agreed with Mr. Rotlwel
A Gonsaves the license NJ Brasch did favor the
merchandise license as the merchants already haa all the
they could He did not see how the foreign abbr could
be taxed would be n-Amercan. The American drummer
could rot be prevented by merchandise tee from dong business
charged the outside jobbe How
he agreed with Messrs Lowrey and Macfarlane A. NJ
ted agreed Mr. Johnson w A Bowen made laughable
aluson half dozen which buened the merchants
Mr. Lucas did not believe in the license
presented his motion that the Association
agreeable merchandise and voted down by
Mr. Wakefield brought up discussion proposed bill
relating accounts The draft was read and the
committee given further time to render report
Emreut then brought the question the reduction
Of the volume OF There feature OF government
business did like He opposed to the government
ing curbing and nacadamzng them
Property should do the greater part of this
Wichman appoint special committee to look
Mcnernv reminded the meeting that the
Committee OF Public Affairs had already presented which
had the work
Col Soper agreed with Enmelutf Also he wanted commit
investigate the why the should employ
Inspector public building bridge and road He thought
the architect could do this Just we'll He stated that these jobs
only political favors and who could get
nothing else do
Mr. McInenv stated that il was the object OF the Association
improvements He said the business
had sidewalks There the
poorest of house numbering he had The
matter then dropped,