The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-20

gate Kalanianaolc, and also one to
Governor Carter The letter to the |
Delegate is as follows:
January 20, 1905.
Hon. J. Is. Kalanianaole, Delegate from
Hawaii, House Of Representatives
Washington, d. G.
Sir: After an animated discussion the
Exchange at ifs annual meeting held
last night voted unanimously. except
for one dissenting voice, TO endorse
your Honolulu Public Building bill in
preference to endorsing the Cushman-
Perkins bill for the possible purchase
Of the Young building. This was
cabled to you this morning by our new
president, j. Emmeluth. Esq.
In order that you may have the mat
ter, as far as the views of this Ex-
change is concerned, fully I'm hand /
would say that the day your cablegram
was received January 4th, discussion
was had at a special meeting of the
Exchange which ran generally I'm favor
of purchasing the Young building. A
committee was appointed to draw up
suitable resolution and report to the
Board Of Directors at January 18th.
Their report, copy Of which is en-
closed. was accepted by the board and
favOrably recommended by it to the
annual meeting Of the Exchange.
J'pcn its pres entation last night the
usual motion e. adopt being made and
seconded, AN animated and lengthy dis
cussion ensued. the membership being
about equally divided.
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tions to the committee to report a re-
solution in favor Of the Kuhio bill.
After further discussion this motion
was withdrawn in order to get a direct
vote on the question as to whether the
Perkins or the Kuhio bill should be
endorsed. A motion to adopt the re-
port, endorsing the Perkins bill was
put TO a vote and lost.
A motion TO re-commit was again
made and again Withdrawn i'm favor
OF % motion that it is the sense Of this
Exchange that the KuhiO Honolulu
Public Building bill be endorsed. This
latter motion carried unanimously,
with the exception of one member, who
rose to explain his vote and stated he
thought Honolulu should have two
public buildings Of at least $2,OOO,O0O
that the city being the twelfth I'm the
United Stats I'm amount of customs re-
house in addition to a general fedora
public building. 1 state this I'm order
that you may see to all mtents an
purposes the vote was unanimous.
/ don't think IT is out of the way T,
state further that the Exchange mem.
bership seemed to generally consider
that the purchase of the Young build
ing would be of more immediate and
direct benefit to local building inter
ests than a new federal building, but
one of the things which doubtless in,
fluenced the Exchange I'm it's action las
night was the desire that the senti
ment of Honolulu as expressed through
its public bodies, be unanimous If pos
sibe, and both the Merchants Associa
tion and the Trades q Labor Council
are already on record as opposed I,
the purchase Of the Young building.
The Exchange wants a federal build
ing, further more they want to get !
through Hawaii's elective representa-
tive. As you are aware the EXchang
, is already on record as TO this matter
Trust the copy Of the report enclose
herewith, although it was rejected
may be of some assistance to you o.
account of the data contained therein
The Letter to the governor is as fol
, lows:
/, January 20, 1905
Hon. George II. Carter Governor Ter
ritory of Hawaii, City.
- Sir: In compliance with your reques
! for the opinion of the people of Homo
lulu i'm the matter of appropriation q
"A Federal building for this city, / hav
I the honor to advise you that at tn
{ annual meeting of this Exchange hel
last night 1t was voted that the EN
change endorse the Kuhio Honolul
Public Building Bill. This action Ia
today been communicated to the Dele
gate by mail.
II in your opinion public interest re
e quires IT, you are hereby authorized
4 cable this information TO the Delegat
q at Washington.
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