The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-04

From the phase of suggestion to that
of consideration is the advance that
was made yesterday with the idea OF
holding a Panpacific Commercial Con-
gress or harboring a Panpacific Con-
sular Conference, in Honolulu.
AS to the consideration, it went to
the extent of an attentive hearing
given to the general proposition, out
of The mouth of Governor Garter, by a
large gathering of the governing spirits
of the two commercial bodies of the
city. interspersed with some favoring
discussion, concluding with a unani-
NOUS vote referring the matter to those
bodies. They are to report their con-
clusions to the Governor, which Will
probably be done through joint COM
mittee.
With the Governor, at the meeting in
his office, the following gentlemen We're
present: Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole,
Delegate to Congress; w. NJ. Giffard,
president of the Chamber of Com
the Merchants Associations; F. M.
Swanzy, A Gartley. J. R. Calf, ]. F.
Morgan. G. ]. Waller, E. 1. Spalding,
l.. Tenney Peck, r. Cation, Alex.
Ciarvie. E. II. Paris, H. P. Wood, sec
retary Hawaii Promotion Committee.
and Chas E. Chase editor New San
Francisco Magazine.
Governor Carter stated that his pur-
pose in calling the meeting was to lay
before the commercial organizations a
suggestion to take under their consid-
ycration or pass upon it-Whether or not
to carry il out. Originally the sugges-
ton came from Mr.. Gartley. AT the
Promotion Committee meeting a few
days ago, the Governor said, he made
a remark that he was not the orlgl-
nator of it, but that the suggestion
came from others. In conVersa-
tion he had previously held with MI
Gartley, upon that gentlemans s idea OF
holding an exposition in Honolulu, ne
said in sort of jeSting way that some
thing broader might be attempted, pro-
posing that a Panpacific Commercial
Congress should be considered.
At their meeting the Promotion Com
mittee did not think the matter was
within it's province at ALL therefore
Ie had called them together Ihey mad
all seen that map. Here the Govern
or held up the Crossroads of the ia
cffc- map that had been shown at the
Promotion Committee meeting. hid
waits geographical situation made Ho-
nolulu the most convenient point in the
Pacific for such a commercial assembly
as that proposed.
AT the same time suggestion was
States consuis in Honolulu might, by
rooresentations to the Government in
washington, be brought about. he
knew that such congresses OF coisul9
were sometimes held.
What appealed to him about the idea
was the consideration that in no other
way could Hawaii show that she was
abreast of the times and prepared 10
do her part in building up the coming
bEreat commerce of the Pacific Ii they
merely wat tched it grow nothing Woulu
be done TO enhance Hawans credit III
the matter On the contrary, II theS
showed that they were alive, oy oIef
ing hospitality to mercantile represen-
tatiyes. furnishing halls for their meet
ings, etc, their action would attfac'
attention to the great commercial du-@
yantages of Honolulu
A consular congress would likely oe
more easily brought about tnan the
other. If they obtained favorable con-
sideration for il in washington, Secre-
tary Root would call it,
a commercial congress would give
merchants having interests in Paclhc
trade an opportunity of coming togeth-
er and getting in touch with the IN
terests of commerce at all ports Oh
the Pacific If taken up it must De
done well. like everything else in Ha-
wall
Here the Governor described the i'm
portunity of the managers OF the
Congress at Kansas [
City in their endeavors to nave ha-
syaii represented. He believed that at
least once every month for Tour
months he received letters asking him t
to attend personally or to appoint DEL
esates Could they not have some as
sistance from Honolulu? Could not {
the Governor himself help by select {
ing one? These were their pleading
questions. At last he selected young g
man living in Kansas City who had
spent some time here
He had also been solicited in cor
to assist Alaska IN op-
tanning congressional ala for her ex-
position. but replied that we needed
all we could get from Congress our
selves
If they looked into the future they
pous, conclude that much was to be