The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-08-23
WHAT HAS BEEN
DURING THE YEAR

% the C-gaczatf0l The reports q
President ". n. Gisa-5 covering rirs
months - the year and ot Vice Pres
t6e2. James :. Morgan. covering rhs
remaining three months together with
rhs reports q the secretary 4ad rrsas-
lrsr. were considered o. such p1olsc
Interest. as giving an tiss q the scope
% The wC-S q The Chamber, Sri ths
attention given 70 i. that O. motion
% =. ". Cooks i was decided 70 pub
lSa them
J ? Cooke reported IN regard 20 the
reco-nsr6zcior made by D-, Cots- in
his address TWO months Sso, Ihsc s
/ physician should BE employed o. al
steamers coming here direct from Sa-
I linz Cruz. II order more perfectly 20
guard sssicSc yellow fever through
I ths medium q mosquitoes, that the
Sugar Factors Company had taken Up
the matter with the ArsrrcSc-Eawsi-
| ian Steamship Company. The recon-
usrtatio1 made by ne Sugar Factors
I Company was that the direct service
/ from Salina Cruz here should be SoSn-
Z do1sd rsSr year, leaving only the
[ Ihres-co-rs-sj ssryics by way ot San
Francisco Sni Sound ports This would
very greatly lessen any danger % the
introduction % yellow fever, reducing
i almost 20 . minimum II was stat
81 rhst the Sugar Factors Company
psry very earnestly.
The election o. officers and trustees
resulted IN the choice of the follow
ing who had been nominated by the
nominating committee q which ]. II.
DowSsct and 2. J. LoTrsy were mem
hsrs-
I.F. Morgan. president; J. ?. Cooke,
vice president; 4. ?. Wood. secretary
and treasurer; trustees, e y. Tsnnsy.
w PtoIsrhausr, J. A. Kennedy, T. {.
Davies. Alex Gsrvis. 3. :. Dillingham;.
Z = SpsItins e r Robertson and \.
y Campbell
J. P Cooke sought TO decline IN favor
q e e Paxton. and T. Give Davies
IN favor OF ?. N Swanzy or e 4
wodsbouSs. but J. NJ Dowsstt urged
that the committee had gone very
carefully into the matter. and had
selected members who were here. in
place Of those who were now away or
would bs away during the year. and
Ihar in this way II had added new
blood 10 the beard and he believed
had added efficiency The unanimous
sentiment Of the meeting was with
fCsrs and trustees nominated by it
were unanimously elected
z D. Tsnnsy offered au amendment
10 the bylaws increasing the number
Of trustees from twelve 70 fifteen This
was adopted but viii have TO be adOp-
ted 81 = succeeding meeting before il
Is IN effect
The secretary reported that during
rhs year there had been added six new
members One, W. H Hogs, had re-
signed The total number Of members
81 present Is Ssvsuty-Jhrss-
The treasurer reported that the re-
ceipCs Of the year rad been: Balance
on hand. sS7S7a: National Guard Of
Hawaii COMMITTEES, siad; Shippers
Wharf Committee. $3.50: membership
dues. ssz.l; total, s10.3ls.7
The disbursements have been: Ea-
EaH Promotion Committee, $4,000; H. P.
Wood. salary, $50; c. B Mcclellan.
salary and allowance for travelling ex-
pensss, $500; rent, 500; expense, ef-
nee and sundrisS, s15765; telephone,
s4s; stationery and printing, $50; cable
grams. $17z1s; Los Angeles Chamber
Of Commerce Excursion. SIS; banquet
70 COugressmea, S35l5i; legislative
committee service, Buckland, s112-51;
National Guard OF Hawaii. 1890; total
s@o67-sS, leaving q balance OF 81. zS0-5
The report Of President ". VI. Gif-
fard was as follows:
Honolulu, 7. Z, May 90 1851.
To the Members Of the Honolulu Cham
bsr OF Commerce
Gzatlemen- Inasmuch as am COM
pell=d 10 leave the Islands for time
and may not be able 10 return before
the annual meeting. I have thought IL
vel 70 briefly sIIude 10 the work Of
the Chamber OF Commerce during the
past few months and trust that you
may accept this as q partial report OF
the years work Of our organization.
Since the election OF the present
Beard OF Trustees there have been
held: Board Of Trustees, regular
meetings, seven; Beard Of Trustees,
special meetings. seven; members. reg
uIsr meetings, four; members, special
meetings, two
Following the disturbance OF busi-
nsss conditions On the Coast caused
by the terrible confagration at San
Francisco on April 18TH, 1856, a strong
effort was made by Seattle and Port
land 70 enter into closer business re-
lariols with cur merchants
In pursuance Of this plan Mr. ". 4.
Assrs. chairman OF the Transperts-
! tiou Committee Of the Portland Cham
| Der Of Commerce, visited Hawaii, and
/ on August 18th. 1896, q hearing was
given the gentleman al a joint meet
| ing Of the Merchants Association and
Chamber of Commerce. Considerable
interest vas created in the efforts Of
the Portland Chamber Of Commerce at
| the time. but owing 70 the withdrawal
/ Of the ''Matson" line shortly after Mr..
! Msars returned to the mainland, busi-
ness With Portland was practically
abandoned
The people Of Seattle, while enjoy
I ing the advantages OF regular ship
ments TO Hawaii by the steamers Of
/ the American-,daEaiian line, are ap-
par=ntly anxtJus To enter into even
closer businesis. relations and are ac-
lively planning an excursion for the
| coming winter 70 be given under the
auspices Of their Chamber of Com
merce me al the srrauresr and urost