The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-12-13
DISCUSS SUBMARINES
AND REVENUE CUTTERS
eFrom Thursdays Advertiser)

The regular monthly meeting of TIL
trustees of the Honolulu Chamber o,
Commerce was held yesterday after
noon. President Morgan presiding. A
considerable number of matters of in.
zerest and Importance were brought be.
fore the trustees. Among these was
a letter from Governor Frear, the
Chambers representative at the Trans
Mississippi Congress at Muskogee; a
report on the need of a revenue cut
ter for this harbor, and President Nor
gan letter to Secretary Cortelyou and
others in regard to it; the report on
the Octopus submarines; resolutions of
respect to the memory of the late
alexander Garvie, and a request from
The United Chinese Society that the
Chamber endorse a petition which has
been sent by it to Hon. Nicholas Long
worth asking his aid in securing from
Congress- permission for limited i'm
migration of Chinese to Hawaii.
There were present at the meeting
BESIDES President Morgan, E. D. Ten
rev. W. NJ. Giffard, E. 1. Spalding, l..
7. Peek, E. H. Wodehouse, B. F. Dill
bingham, F. J. Lowrey, W. Pfotenhauer
and A. n. Campbell.
The following new members were
unanimously elected: w. R. Castle,
Thomas E. Wall, Richard h. Trent, W.
T. Dillingham;. Allen w. T. Bottomley,
J. D. Gaines, Alexander Young, and
7. c. Atherton.
President Morgan announced the ap-
pointment of the following standing
committees:
Finance-E. D. Tenney, W. Pfoten-
hauer, L. T. Peck.
Membership A. Kennedy, A. n.
Campbell, F. J. Lowrey.
Arbitration-W. Pfotenhauer, E. D.
Tenney. B. F. Dillingham;, G. H. Robert
son, W. NJ. Gifard.
Commerce, Manufacture and Agri-
eulture-T c. Davies, J. P. Cooke, F.
J. Lowrey.
Harbor, Shipping and Transportation
e. /. Spalding, j. A. Kennedy, l.. L.
Peek.
Legislature and Public Improvements
B. F. Dillingham;, G. H. Robertson, W.
N. Giffard.
Reception and Entertainment-A. n.
Campbell, T. C. Davies, J. P. Cooke.
A. n. Campbell was elected temper
airy secretary during the absence of II.
P. Wood.
President Morgan was authorized to
appoint special committee of five
from among the members of the Cham
her to be known as the Committee on
Public, Health The committee was au-
rhorized at President Morgan's re-
quest, he stating that in view of what
Or. Golfer and DR.. Ramus had told the
Chamber, and of Mr.. Paxton's sugges-
-Jfons, there ought to be such COM
mittee 1t might take up the mosquito
campaign or any other work important
10 the commercial interests. A
formal letter of acknowledgment of a
communication from the Chamber was
received from Secretary Straus. The
National Board of Trade of/Philadel- |
phia. of which the Chamber is a mem
Der, sent a communication setting
forth in some detail its history and
purposes.
A communication was received from
the Army and Navy Service asking the
cooperation of the Chamber to secure |
an equalization of the pay of Army, /
Navy, Marine and Revenue service Off /
GERS. All these were filed or referred to
appropriate committees.
LETTER FROM FREAR.
The following letter from Governor
Erear was presented:
1461, 10th Avenue,
Oakland, Cal, Nov. IA, 1907.
Mr.. James F. Morgan, President Cham
Der of Commerce, Honolulu.
Dear Sir: Yesterday received your
,ablegram as follows: ''Will you favor
Honolulu Chamber Commerce by ask
.ng Trans Mississippi Congress appoint
snr secretary member congressional
committee. Wood leaves for Washing
ton by Korea" l shall be very glad
70 do this.
Upon arriving here telegraphed the