Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-04
ALI IN FAVOR VI
pAk-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
errors Office for the purpose Of talking
over plans for Pan-PaciGc CONNER
cial Congress to be held In this city at
zone future date. was well attended
and all those present were In favor Of
going ahead with the project. Just be-
fore the meeting closed a 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
I Is this: In no other way can Hawaii so
well show that she IS ready to take the
| lead In promoting the commerce Of the
| Pacific. The question Of Il Consular
Congress seems perhaps more feasible
and If 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 correspond
ence would be necessary. This mas
been shown by the great amount OF
correspondence which ! have received
| from the managers Of the Trans Mis-
sissipp 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. u
steel structure with concrete floor,
which. with some remodeling. might
be made most suitable for such gath
cring.
II have here called you together. the
trustees of the Chamber Of Commerce
and the directors OF the Merchants AS
ISOLATION. to lay the matter before you
and ask that you lay II before your
bodies and perhaps. II the idea sug-
gests itself agreeable. to appoint a cit
liens committee to take charge of the
matter. I should like TO hear from
Mr.. Gartley. who got me interested In
this matter.
Mr.. Gartley said
II do not believe that the Congress
could be held for ut least eighteen
months. ] believe that II would be
commercially profitable and also of the
greatest benefit from a promotion polut
Of view. We have virtually estab-
lished the American Hawaiian line and
do not think that our people appre-
ciate what we have done to stimulate
the commerce OF the United States.
In answer to a question from q. w.
Smith. Governor Carter stated that he
would. II he believed the public senti.
ment approved. recommend leglsla-
tive appropriation for the Congress.
J. X. Gait said:
II believe that II would be a fine
thing to have such a Congress. Fer
sonally. ! believe II would be best to
have u consular congress held here as
soon as possible. This should not
take, believe. over year. This
would be. | think. about all we would
be able to handle ut first and this
might well lead to u larger CONNER.
cial congress"
Tenney Peck asked number OF
questions which were answered by
Governor Carter and other present. II
was explained that the consular con.
gress would mean the meeting Of all
the consuls of the different points or
the Pacific. with the idea OF promoting
the commerce OF the entire United
=. States instead OF waiting for the com.
merce Of the Pacific to grow as 1t mt
urally must. while Hawaii sat stlll an,
watched its progress.
Among those present were: II. p
Wood, A. Gartley, L. II. Paris. w. NJ
Giffard, q. J. Waller. J. f. Morgan. l.
Tenney Peck. J. Il. Gait. Il. I. Spald.
Ing, Geo. w. Smith. Prince Cupid ant
A. CARVE.