The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-16


they have carried out certain SUCCESS
tions made as a result of the investi-
cations Of our committee, and while |
they have some vested rights no doubt |
having been given permission to es-
tablish the tanks where they are. the |
menace remains and the new officers Of !
the Chamber may well have the mat |
ter before them, to take such action |
as may be possible to avert the danger !
Our committee reported due care on
the part of those using open lights !
on vessels and did not see that any
further action was necessary. In re- |
gard to smoking on the Ivharves, no |
tees have been put up prohibiting it !
and there is an endeavor being made |
to stop the practice.
Upon invitation to send a represent
tative of the Chamber to the Lake
Mohonk conference, Mr.. c. Hedemann
was appointed to represent us. He did
so and sent an interesting report of
the visit He returns filled with the
idea that those conferences present thS
most favorable place for the dissemina-
tion of facts and figures in regard to
conditions existing here which could
be found, and thinks that the Terri
tory should be represented at every
meeting by the most capable men
which We have. When the subject
comes up next year if there is any
doubt on the part of the trustees as
to whether a representative should be
sent or not, may I ask them to con-
suit with Mr. Hedemann before de-
Gliding not to send anyone.
During the year Mr.. F. NJ Hatch
was commissioned to represent the
Chamber i'm 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 Ia
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 i'm
| the Territory it was thought that our
| interest should be shown in sending a
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-
ton 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 prac-
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
notifications would pass. While n the
end it did not, yet there is a general
belief that the next session will see
it become 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 those gentlemen.
Invitations were sent on behalf of
the Chamber, the Merchants Associa-
ton and the Planters Association to
Representative Burton. Chairman of
House Committee on Rivers and Har-
brs, and to Representative DalzeH'
Chairman House Committee on Rules,
to visit Hawaii during the summer
vacation of Congress but unfortunately
neither was able to accept. 1t was
felt that these gentlemen were in posi-
lions where if they knew personally our
wants could do much in the way of
assistance and we had reason to be-
fNNoI hniT
trip from the Pacific coast to our shores
but other engagements made before our
invitations reached them prevented
their acceptance.
The Chamber has helped to defray
the expense of sending a shipment of
various fruits to the mainland recently
which was under the direction of the
Federal Experiment Station and it is
hoped that the knowledge obtained in
regard to different methods of pack
ing and shipment may materially as
sist in making such shipments more
successful and profitable.
The trustees have placed themselves
on record as endorsing the action of
the promotion committee in seeking to
reform the billboard nuisance"
trustees was held upon receipt of news
of the disaster which had come upon
our sister city of San Francisco. 1t
was decided to send our message of
heartfelt sympathy and an offer of
financial assistance. Severance of cable
communication made this impossible
and a communication was sent to the
Acting Governor asking him to take
steps for the formation of a relief
committee This was promptly acted
upon, the Chamber heading the list of
subscribers, the individual members
following in with other members of
the community of all classes in raising
the very substantial amount of $45,-
900. One of our members, Mr.. ]. F.
Morgan, was sent as the representative
of the committee to San Francisco to
there attend tO thp disbursement of the