Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-04
ALL IN FAVOR Of
PAR-pA(|F|C IDEA
Merchants Will Work
To Get Consular
Congress

The meeting of the trustees Of the
Chamber of Commerce and the direct
ors of the Merchants Association
which was held yesterday in the Gov
ernors Office for the purpose Of talking
over plans for a Pan-Pacific CONNER
cial Congress to be held In this city at
some future date. was well attended
and all those present were in favor OF
going ahead with the project. Just be-
fore the meeting closed motion was
passed that the matter be brought to
the attention of the two commercial
bodies and that with the assistance OF
Governor Carter committee be ap-
pointed to take the matter up. should
the two organizations approve.
The meeting was opened by Cover
nor Carter, who said:
what appeals to me about the idea
is this: In mother way can Hawaii 50
well show that she Is ready to take the
lead in promoting the commerce of the
Pacific. The question of a Consular
Congress seems perhaps more feasible
and II we can secure the support of the
Administration and Secretary Root
would order Il. II would be done. \
Commercial Congress as an adjunct
would be n great benefit to us.
This Congress could not be held for
some time as II would need great deal
OF preparation and much corresponds
ence would be necessary. This mas
been shown by the great amount OF
correspondence which | have received
from the managers Of the Trans-M Mis-.
sissippi Congress and Of the Alaska
Yukon Exposition.
"A Congress such as proposed would
be OF great benefit TO us to learn com.
mercial methods. health control and
through the intercourse that the Con.
gress would bring.
I'VE have the old Fish Market. d
steel structure with concrete floor
which, with some rcmodclng. might
be made most suitable for such a gath.
ering.
II have here called you together. tn,
trustees OF the Chamber OF Commerc,
and the directors OF the Merchants As,
ISOLATION. to lay the matter before you
and ask that you lay II before YOU
bodies and perhaps. II the idea sug'
gests itself agreeable. to appoint cit
liens committee to take charge of tn,
matter. I should like TO hear from
Mr.. Gartley, who got me interested IL
this matter.
Mr.. Gartley said:
II do not believe that the Congress,
could be held for at least eighteen
months. believe that II would b,
commercially profitable and also OF tn,
greatest benefit from a promotion polu
of view. We have virtually estab
lishcd the American hawaiian line ant
do not think that our people appre
ciate what we have done to stimulat,
the commerce OF the United States.
In answer to question from q. W
Smith, Governor Carter stated that h,
would, II he believed the public senti
ment approved, recommend legisla
tive appropriation for the Congress.
J. Il. Gait said:
II believe that Il would be n fin,
thing to have such Congress. Per
sonally. I believe II would he best I,
have n consular congress held here n
soon as possible. This should no
take, | believe, over year Thi
would be, think, about all we woul,
be able to handle at first and thi
might well lead to larger CONNER
cial congress.
Tcnney Peck asked a number o
questions which were answered b,
Governor Carter and other present.
was explained that the consular con
gress would mean the meeting of al
the consuls Of the different points oI
the Pacific, with the idea of promotinI
the commerce of the entire Unite,
States instead of waiting for the com
merce Of the Pacific to grow as It nat
urally must, while Hawaii sat still an
watched It's progress.
Among those present we're: II. 4
Wood. A. Gartley. Il. II. Paris. w. NJ
Giftard. G. J. Waller, J. r. Morgan, 4
Tenney Peck. J. r. Gait. L. |. Spald
Ing. Geo. w, Smith, Prince Cupid an
A. CARVE.