The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-10
FEDERAL BUILDING IS
DEBATED BY MERCHANTS

! Young block Tor a Federal building and
I much against it. The question was,
/ which would benefit the public most.
/ From the traders standpoint the cree.
ton of a new building would benefit
them most. From the narrow point of
view it viii benefit other hotels room
ing houses and office buildings, if the
Young Hotel was taken over by the
Federal government. For the benefit
of the community as a whole, Mr..
Wakefield, was strongly in favor of the
kuhio bill
NJ A Gonsalves was in favor of
erecting q new building, and gave his
preference to the Kuhio bill.
NJ Brasch favored the Kuhio bill. 1t
was right that the delegate to Con-
gress should be supported. He had
been sent to Washington by. the major
ity of the people. and therefore repre-
s. nted the territory Aside from this
he. believed the bill he had presented
was for the better benefit of the people
here.
L. B. Kerr and Mr.. Locker favored
the Kuhio bill
w H. Rabbit said his feeling was
that the Cushman bill could be put
through for 81, AGO. 600 as against the
n illion dollar bill of Kuhio. The
Cushman pill gave Hawaii the benefit
of a commits ion to- be sent here. Dis
carding the Young building feature
from the matter altogether, there was
an advantage of 100000 over the Ku-
hio bill. There was undoubtedly sup
pert behind the Cushman-Perkins bill
which had been brought forward in
both houses, whereas that OF Kuhlo
was only in one branch of Congress
likely to be support on the Perkins
Cushman bill than on the Kuhio
measure.
John Soper thought the association
should support the Kuhio bill, because
KaIanianaole was the delegate from
Hawaii, and the representative there
of the people of the territory. He was
undoubtedly working the best he knew
how in behalf of the community.
A. Hooking thought Mr.. Harris had
expressed his views. He would sup
port the Kuhio bill. He believed Kuhio
was in touch with the situation there.
If there was not some good reason for
KUhio's doubling that the larger ap-
preparation would not 60 through, he
would not have sent an inquiry here.
The Young Hotel was a. magnificent
building and should be retained as al
hotel. The Palace Hotel in San Fran
cisco was for many years considered a |
white elephant, but lit is now a paying
institution and has been so for a long
time.
j. G. Rothwen was entirely in favor
of the Kuhio bill. Mr. Brasch had
stated the situation exactly. The dele
gates bill should be supported. 1t |
should be shown that for once an or
ganization could go on record un-
divided in supporting the measure of
the delegate.
Norman Watkins thought the dele
sate's bill was more for the benefit of
the people and he therefore gave his
support to it,
j. A NJ Johnson had a similar feel
il g. If the community asked for too
much it would not likely get anything.
I he organization should back up the
delegate.
j. a. Gilman thought the community
was very much in need of a Federal
building for the convenience of bust
ness. a new building could not be
Juilt in a reasonably short time, and
therefore, ne thought Hawaii should
ct the government have the YoungI
He thought it a proper thing
O support the delegate, but the best
axe over the Young building. q
rs any business man inconveni-
need by not having a Federal build
ng?" inquired Mr.. Wakefield.
Yes, I think so,'' replied Mr.. Gill
nan. :
Chairman Smith stated that the COM
lunity would undoubtedly regret it
cry much if the Federal government
ook over the Young building. The
would regret if it were used
or anything but a hotel. He did not
eleve the community was inconveni-
need for want of a Federal building.
he organization should support the
elegate whom the territory had sent
} Washington. Setting aside all per- =
Qualities, for the time being Kuhio
presented the territory at Washing
IN and should be so supported.
Mr. Wakefield moved that action be
lken. The members agreed and the
cair appointed Messrs. Wakefield,
[arris and Hooking a committee to +,
raw up resolutions. They were drawn y
p and adopted as above.
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