The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-16
COMMISSIONER HATCH.

During the year Mr.. F. NJ. Hatch
was commissioned to represent the
Chamber in Washington, and we also
contribute toward the salary of Mr..
Mcclellan as secretary TO the Delegate.
The work of the Delegate assisted by
the two gentlemen mentioned has been
well done and all have worked in har-
mony for the good of the Territory
and are to be congratulated on the
success which has attended their la
bors. Without doubling the ability of
these gentlemen, when the matter came
up of the President recommending that
IS per cent. of the receipts from the.
Customs and Revenue departments col
lected here be set apart for use in
the Territory it was thought that our
interest should be shown in sending d
delegation of representative men from
here to appear before the committees
of Congress and to in all ways pos
sible assist in the passing of the bill,
at least so far as giving any and all
information in regard to matters here.
Joining with the Merchants Associa-
tion and representatives from other is
lands a delegation was sent and the
gentlemen composing the delegation
gave freely of their time, knowledge
of conditions and needs which prae-
tically convinced their hearers of the
justice of the bill, and hopes were
entertained until nearly the end of |
the session that the bill with some |
would pass. While in the |
end it did not, yet there is a general |
belief that the next session will see |
it became law, and largely through the |
efforts of our delegation of business |
men. All will join in an expression |
of appreciation of the good work done
by these gentlemen.
Invitations were sent on behalf of |
the Chamber, the Merchants Associa-
ton and the Planters Association, to
Burton, Chairman of
House Committee on Rivers and Har- I
bors, and to Representative Daizell.
Chairman House Committee on Rules,
20 visit Hawaii during the summer
vacation of Congress but unfortunately
neither was able to accept. 1t was
'elt that these gentlemen were in posi-
ions where if they knew personally our
wants could do much in the way of
assistance and we had reason to be-
ieve that they would extend their
rip from the Pacific coast to our shores
nut other engagements made before our
invitations reached them prevented
nelf acceptance |
The Chamber has helped to defray
he expense of sending a shipment of
-arious fruits to the mainland recently
which. was under the direction of the
FEDERAL Experiment Station and it is
oped that the knowledge obtained in
egard to different methods of pack
ng and shipment may materially as
ist in making such shipments more :
ueeessful and profitable.
The trustees have placed themselves !,
n record as endorsing the action of ;
ne promotion committee in seeking to :,
etorm the billboard nuisance" }
TO SAN FRANCISCO. I
On April Is a special meeting of the
justices was held upon receipt of news r
{ the disaster which had come upon t
IT sister city of San Francisco. 1t t
as decided to send our message of a
eartfelt sympathy and an offer of y
1ancial assistance. Severance of cable Il
made this impossible t
ld a communication was sent to the o
citing Governor asking him to take e
cps for the formation of relief Ii
,mmittee. This was promptly acted II
,on. the Chamber heading the list of G
the individual members Ii
in with other members of t:
q community of all classes in raising OF
q very substantial amount OF $45,- ST