The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-08-17
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COMMERCE
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser,

the president, F. J. Lowrey. Their
was an unusually large attendance O
members. Mr.. Mears of Portland an
George h. Mcclellan, secretary to Del
egate Kuhio, were interested specta
tors.
After reading the minutes, Presiden
Lcwrey read the following report o
the work of the organization durin:
the past year:
To the Members of the Honohl,
Chamber of Commerce.
Gentlemen: AS another year in tn,
life of the association is brought t,
a close it becomes my duty unter the
bylaws to review the doings of the
past year and to make suggestion:
looking to furthering the interests OF
the Chamber, and in conformity there
with ] beg to submit the following:
WORK OF TRUSTEES.
Under the present order of things
the business of the Chamber is prac.
tically all done by the trustees, the
meetings of the Chamber being to re-
ceive the reports of the trustees as to
what they have done from time to
time. While probably in some respects
it is better that few members should
transact the business of the associa-
tion, it will be unfortunate if this
method results in the loss of interest
on the part of the general member
ship. The present trustees have urged
upon members that they bring to the
attention of the board matters which
they think should be considered but
there has been poor response. 1t
was thought by some that If meetings
OF the Chamber were held more often II
would be better and during the year
the bylaws have been changed so that
now they are held every two months
instead of quarterly as before.
The trustees have had many meet
ings both regular and special and they
have been well attended.
The archives have been arranged and
indexed and are here in this hand
some piece of furniture for reference
whenever wanted.
PROMOTION COMMITTEE.
The Promotion Committee while not
entirely committee of this body, has
two of it's five members from our
number, and the gentlemen appointed
for the year were Messrs. Il. /. Spald-
ing and j. A. McCandless, whose terms
of Office expire with the election of
new officers of the Chamber This
committee has / believe done fine work
during the year and deserves the
thanks of the community for what it
has done in the past, and the inter
est and support of all in the future.
During the year Mr.. II. p Wood was
placed in charge of the work and the
unanimous opinion so far as I have
heard is that of having "the right
man in the right place" Work on
promotion lines is in the beginning
necessarily slow but / think all APP
preciate results which are showing and
there is every reason to look for great
er results in the future from work
which has been under way during the
last few months. While the San Fran
divert tourist traffic in different d.
rection, probably all who have follow
ed the matter believe that the comirg
year will bring more desirable tourists
to us than we have ever had before,
and gatherings on our shores of such
bodies of men as will be represented
in the editors soon to be with us will
certainly advertise the Territory as
else would.
MI. Wood while giving most of his
time to the promotion work has also
acted as Assistant Secretary of this
association.
REQUEST FOR CUTTER.
One of the first acts of the trustees
W tn snul lattar tn b,x
requesting the assignment of revenue
cutter to this district, and prompt
reply was received to the effect that
the department had intended to send
"A vessel here for the winter and that
one might be permitted to remain for
Il year Later a vessel was sent and
has been stationed here ready for ary
which might arise, but for
nothing serious has arisen. 1t
was hoped by some that an appropria-
tion for a special vessel might be made
at the last session of Congress but this
was not done. The vessel now here or
a similar one will probably be with
us until one specially adapted for the
place lis provided.
After the pleasant reception tender
ed the Taft party just ut the close
of our last year, arrangements were
under way for making the stop of the
party on its return trip pleasant one
and at the same time have the gen
tlemen return to the mainland with
the needs of Hawaii prominent in their
minds, but change of plans which
took them home another way foiicd
this good intention.
AT special meeting of the trustees
the needs of the harbor 10th as to
lights and wharves were conmdorcd,
Lieut.. Slattery and Superintendent If
Public Works Holloway being present
and explaining the proposed work. TIE
Territory has since gone on with Il o
of the waterfront and
work is now under way which when
will enlarge the docking
of the harhor great ien
and make it much easier II handle the
large steamers which are now comlug
to the port, and furnish place for
and departing passengers
which will in all respects !" an Ea-
provement upon present locations.
SUPPORT TO MILITIA.
The Chamber has continued ITS SUI.
port of tho l'li,ia during the year as
it had done before, contributing from
its own funds and seeking TO intet-st
others. The matter was taien up ,nI
the interests of the community as a
whole with Inc idea tina. il be 80