Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-08-21
YEARS ACTIVITY
IN BUSINESS
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Southern California on board, reall!
notable event in the development o
travel on the Pacific. While this wal
more of pleasure trip, yet it alsC
had its commercial side and will tent
TO bring about closer and more friend
~ relations between Los Angeles ant
Honolulu
The damage to the splendid steam
ship Manchuria in August las
brought before us most forcibly tn,
absolute need of additional light
houses for the proper protection o
shipping in the Hawaiian trade I'm
lnediately following this disaster ;
special meeting of the Board of Trus
tees was called and a strong resolution
passed urging the immediate con
struction of lighthouse at MakapIl
Point, Oahu. for which the needed ap
preparation was available. A specia
communication regarding this matter
vas forwarded to Washington, tC
which an immediate and favorable re
spouse was received from the Light
House Board, and it will be a matter
of only a short time now when the
much needed light will be sending lis
welcome CLEAN across the waters.
The Chamber also brought to the
attention of the Department at Wash
ington the necessity for lighthouses
on Molokai and Kauai. The Molokat
light has been provided for by The
Congress just adjourned; meanwhile
the necessity for strong light on the
north side of Kauai is having the at
tention of the Lighthouse Board anc
will undoubtedly be arranged for al
an early date.
The needs of the harbor o. Honolulu
have also had the careful attention OF
the Chamber and our recommends
tons to Congress have, in the main
been favorably acted upon. The ap'
preparations now available Tor Harpol
Improvement, when fully expended
will, with the work the Territory is
doing in wharf construction, give to
Honolulu all the facilities needed for
the handling of an immense COM
merce.
Your Chamber has also taken an
active part in urging the proper fortl-
fcation of the Island defence ade-
cuate to their Importance commercial
~ and strateSically, and it is with
much satisfaction that | am able to
report that the work desired Is goinG
ahead as rapidly as the proper com
mencement of such great undertake
ing will permit. That the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce does not con-
line it's efforts simply to the better
ment of conditions in Honolulu is
amply evidenced by the active ard e.
fectve work in connection with the
Hilo Break Water.
The reports of the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee, which are made 10
tie Chamber each quarter, indicate i
series of accomplishments during .he
past few months which amply rerays
the Community for the financial as
sistance rendered
Probably the most successful Il ld"f-
taking of the Chamber this ycai was
the inception and BRING X about or
the visit of the representative Con-
gressional Delegation, WIN arc at TINS
date, MAY 90, 1900, still touring The
Islands studying our needs and ia
miliarizing themselves with condi
tions generally. The message OF your
President to our Delegate in Coner2aS,
Honorable j. X. Kalanianaole, sug-
costing that he send cabegrams urg.
ing leading Members of our Terrific
rial Legislature to advocate an apDro-
priation, sufficient to meet the eX-
penses incident to such trip was
acted upon without delay, the results
as you well know being immediate
and favorable. We have reason 20
tope for much good from this tis,!.
Hawaii and its needs VIII be better
understood in the future by many OF
the leading representatives in Con-
gress, and we may confidently look for
favorable action upon all approprla-
lions asked for by the Army, Navy
and other Departments, which are, In
anyway, necessary. This means d
large and continued expenditure OF
money extended over period of sew
eral years, the benefits from which
will reach all classes.
Among other matters seriously con"
sidered by your Board of Trustees was
the suggestion of Honorable f. M.
Hatch that early provision be made
for the creation of free zone and the
establishment of Bonded Warehouses
al Honolulu While the time was not
deemed fully ripe for action, the mat
ter has not been lost sight of, for 1t
is needless to assure you thai the com
mercial prestige of Hawaii is always
foremost in our plans.
While all OF the Committees OF the
Chamber have given much OF their
time to the consideration of such mat
tiers as have been referred to them at