The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-07-12
DELEGATE
To MOHONK
{. Hedemann Reports
TO the Chamber OF
Commerce.

c.. a. Hedemann, manager of the
Honolulu Iron Works. attended the
Mohonk Conference while touring the
East, and the Importance of having a
representative of the Honolulu Cham
ber of Commerce attend the conference
port to the Chamber of Commerce, the
same being presented and read yester-
day. The report is accompanied by
newspaper clippings of speeches made
at the conference. Mr.. IIedemann's S
report. or letter. follows:
II Broadway, New York.
June Sth, 1906.
James Gordon Spencer, Esq, Secretary
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dear Sir: AS a delegate for the
Chamber of Commerce / attended three
of the most important meetings at the
Lake Mohonk Conference held on May
31st, and June 1st, and / had the great
pleasure and benefit of listening to
some very interesting speeches made
by very distinguished people. At the
business men s meeting, | was called
upon to make an address on the behalf
of Honolulu, but as | had already stat
ed to the Secretary that Twas entirely
unprepared and unable to deliver a
lecture before such an audience as was
present, / was fortunate in finding Mr..
W. +. Castle present at those meetings,
and he kindly undertook to deliver a
short address in which he particularly
brought to the knowledge of the assem-
l. cf Ill,
and also the commercial and civic OF
ganizations of Honolulu. There were
present delegates from between forty
and fifty Chambers of Commerce of
all of the principal cities in the United
States, and as a great many of these
Ppeople were prepared to make lengthy
addresses, it became necessary to limit
the time of each one to about four
minutes, so you can readily understand
that under these conditions it was i'm
possible for anybody to give but mere
outline of the commercial body they
represented. | enclose herein newspaper
cuts giving the principal speeches, and
also the adopted platform, which is all
the report / am able to give you, as
my time here in New York is so occu-
pied from morning until night that had
it not been for DECORATION Day, [
would not have been able to attend at
all. L am most decidedly of the opin
ion that it will be of advantage to the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce to have
a delegate present at these conferences
each year, but this man should have
prepared and be able to deliver an adj
dress which will certainly reach direct
" number of the most prominent
people in this country, and perhaps
fn hny11 mo WI
reaGing matter, showing our particular
requirements on account of our isolat |
ed position in case of war between
nations
From the list ] enclose of the mem |
bers present at this last conference |
you will find names of the most prom |
inent politicians, former U. S. repre- |
sentatives from other countries, mill |
tary authorities of highest rank, and |
a very strong representation of the ,
American Educational System, and |
prominent representatives of the vari-
Gus churches The Legal Fraternity |
was also represented by the most prom
inent jurists in America, and the
speeches | heard were certainly of the
greatest interest If we add to this
the great unlimited hospitality extend
ed to the members by Mr. A. K. Smiley,
who owns the large Mohonk hotel, and
the beautiful spot in the mountains
where this conference was held, you
can readily understand that | enjoyed,
in company with Mrs. Hedemann, a
very pleasant visit, for which [ wish
to extend my appre citation to the Pres
dent of the Honolulu Chamber of Com
meree for having appointed me as a
delegate. ] remain,
Yours faithfully,
G. HEDEMANN,
Manager, Honolulu Iron Works Co.