The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-15

At the meeting of the directors or
4he Chamber OF Commerce the treas
,,rer's report, presented by J. Gordon
Sneneer. showed a balance of $4175 III
the treasury against $3746.62 by pre-
yious report.
George H. Rolph, manager of the
Hawaiian Sugar Refinery, Crockett,
Cal. resigned his membership owing
30 absence.
Much correspondence was reported
by Mr. Spencer as secretary: Respect
ing samples of bean cake, accompa-
MED by "a letter, from the American
Consul at Newehwang, China, the ar
ticles had been turned over to agri-
cultural chemists.
A letter from Geo. B, Mcclellan, pri-
vate secretary to Delegate kuhlo, re-
plying to a letter enclosing an article
clipped from the Advertiser had been
handed around" and hence was not
read.
A solicitation for a subscription to
the Canadian Annual Review for 1905
was laid on the table, notwithstand-
ing the bait of distinction offered in
a postscript, difficult TO deciphef, stat
ing that the Duke of Argyle had re-
mitted five years subscription.
Letters from F. NJ. Hatch, the
Chambers representative, and j. R.
Calf of the Hawaiian delegation, both
dated at Washington, had also been
privately circulated among the dr.
rectors. They referred to the delega-
TONS work
Geo. w. Caswell & Co. of San Fran
cisco wrote saying they had done more
for Hawaiian coffee than any house in
America. They enclosed labels and
asked the Chamber of Commerce To
interview the large coffee growers of
the islands with regard to cooperati ton
in pushing Hawaiian coffee on the
mainland.
Mr. Giffard presiding, said it was
well known that there was a combi-
nation in San Francisco against Ha-
waiian coffee. 1t might be well to take
the matter up.
j. AS was remarked, there is no cof-
fee growers association here. There
fore. the letter of the Messrs Cas-
well was referred to the committee on
commerce, manufactures and agricui-
ture.
A letter from the National Business
League had been received that morn
ing. 1t urged the Chamber to make
renewed efforts in Washington on be-
half of the Consular bill. The Senate
had taken all the meat out of it, as 1t
deprived Senator's of so much patron
age to dole out. 1t was requested that
letters be sent 10 Hawafi's representa-
tive in Congress and TO Speaker Can
non on behalf of the bill
1t was a fight of the merit system
VS.. the spoils SYSTEM" the League
wrote and advised the Chamber that
letter-writing was an efficient means
of influencing legislation.
The Chamber had previously sent
forward a resolution favoring the bill
AS the letter had just been received it
to do something. 1t was referred TO
the same committee as drafted the
original resolution
Private Secretary Mcclellan wror..
informing the Chamber that he had
obeyed its cabled Instructions to URGE
the proper authorities to direct the
earliest nossihle expenditure of the an.
preparation of $4,000 for improve.
ments at Quarantine Island He had
seen the chief engineer of the War De
partment and there was some doubt
about going ahead without calling for
bids The question had been referred
to the Attorney General for an oninion
MI Mcclellan also reported on duty
performed In having a letter presented
TO secretary Wilson relative to agri