The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-13
MERCHANTS MEET
Continued from Page one.)


ICAN-HAWAIIAN SILENT.
The secretary reported that there had
been no reply from the American-Ha-
waiian Steamship Company to the
eablegram sent objecting to the delay
in Christmas freights at San Fran
cisco.
SUBMARINES.
"Do you wish to take up the ques-
ton of submarine torpedoboats' ask
ed the chairman.
No one showed any desire to do SO.
1.-The Chamber of Commerce seems to
have handled the affair very nicely
without doing anything continued
the chairman, ''but if no one wants to
take it up we will lay it on the table"
QUARANTINE TAX.
IT. J. King asked if there was a re-
port on the quarantine tax question.
He wanted to know how much was
being raised and what was being done
with the money.
Secretary Paris stated that the Pro-
motion Committee received it's greatest
support from this money, but it was
known that the money was accumulat-
ing, amounting now to from $1,000 to
$4,000. He failed to see why there
should be any policy of secrecy about
the money.
T. H. Petrie explained that the
money went to the Board of Health
and Promotion Committee. He knew
of no policy of secrecy but urged the
advisability of continuing the tax.
The secretary said that it was fact,
however, that there was secrecy. For
three years the Association had been
trying to get q report from the Ship
pers' Wharf Tax committee and
couldn't get it. He favored the tax
but not the secrecy.
Mr.. King moved that such report
be asked for again.
Gen. Soper wanted to know if the
Association was represented on the tax
committee and being told that it was
not wanted to amend the motion to
prevent the further collection of the
tax He knew that no information
was available and that importers were
told to pay and keep their mouths
shut. 8
Mr.. Kings motion finally carried
with a rider that the Association ap-
prove of the collection of the tax but
wanted statement.
w. T. Lucas asked why some goods
were taxed and some were not, w. w.
Harris explaining that coal and lun-
Der escaped because the charters were
obtained outside and there was no
agency to collect the tax.
Fred Macfarlane said he failed to
see the point of Mr.. Harris charter
explanation and insisted that the lum-
Der and coal dealers should not escape
the tax any more than any other bust
ness men. He was entirely in sympa-
thy with the tonnage tax but the ques-
ton was why are not all taxed alike?
He thought the time had arrived when
the whole question should be taken up
and gone into.
Gen. Soper moved that committee
of three be appointed to secure all in
formation possible, but the motion was
withdrawn on the explanation of Mr..
Petrie that the shippers Wharf COM
mittee was already considering the
questions raised.
NO FIRECRACKERS AND con-
FETTI.
E. NJ. Cheatham, representing Ehlers
& Co., brought up the question of keep
ing down the hoodlum element on Fort
and King street on Christmas Eve. He
had been authorized by Sheriff Iaukea
TO state that as many men as possible
would be put on duty there and that
any specials the Association wished to
recommend would be appointed to be
paid for by the Association.
The chairman failed to see why the
Association should pay for police. 1t
was decided to urge upon the Sheriff
to do all possible to prevent confetti
throwing, bombs and general jollifica-
ton.
Mr.. Emmeluth wished the Associa-
ton to endorse the proposal for the
establishment of postoffice savings
banks, but there was no showing Of
enthusiasm.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
The chairman then made a short
closing address, thanking the members
for the interest they had shown
throughout the year. He then named
NJ Phillips, E. Berndt and j. T. War
rem as a nominating committee to SUBJ
nit recommendations for officers for
the coming year.
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