The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-22
Honolulu. Anglst s1st. I!

Honolulu August list, 199E.
To the Members of the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce..
Gentlemen:-The President OF ths
Chamber, Mr.. w. NJ Gitrard. has prae-
tically covered this years work OF our
organization In the report that WAS
prepared by him before his departure
for the Coast, In compliance with his
request, however, would refer 90 such
matters of general interest as our at
tention has been called TO since,
The report submitted by Mr. w. II,
Castle, Jr.. Hawaii's representative az
the last meeting of the Mohonk Con-
ference, though not an extended doeu-
ment was nevertheless Of decided in
terest. At the October meeting. the
Chamber will be represented by Hon,
Francis NJ. Hatch. who has been our
delegate to Lake Mohonk on other oe~
easions. At our suggestion a number
of the congressman. who recently sia~
tied Hawaii. have been asked 10 adj
dress this conference, Among others
who have signified their intention Of
being present are Representatives Lit
tIeheld and Acheson and possibly
Colonel Hepburn.
Our Chamber will also he represented
ut the Trans-Misslssippl Commercial
Congress to be held at Muakogee. Oisias
homa. November 1892. an important
gathering representative or weatern
business interests.
The inability to secure quorum for
our July meeting and the difficulty
found at other times to obtain the
necessary attendance. owing To the aba
sence of some OF the members and af
the pressing business engagements Of
others, led to the introduction at the
last meeting of tho Board OF Trustees
of a resolution looking To the increase
of the membership of the Board from
twelve to fifteen members, which ii In
thought will result In overcoming the
difficulty.
1t is very gratifying to be able To
state that the attendance at the last
bimonthly meeting OF the Chamber
was perhaps the largest gathering or
our members ever seen in this room.
DR.. Cofer's address was listened To
with the greatest interest. As direct
result of this meeting the Shippers
Wharf Committee. through the Board
of Health, has placed funds at the
disposal of DR.. Currie of the quaran-
tine service, which will enable him to
carry on his work in the study of
plague conditions here in thorough
Misunderstanding results which 1t ia
hoped may greatly diminish the num-
Der of rats and thus lessen the chances
for the spreading of this disease among
the Orientals.
The recommendation of DR.. Golfer
that properly qualified medical men be
placed on all steamers plying between
Salina Cruz and Honolulu direct so as
to guard against the introduction of
yellow fever and TO facilitate the quar-
antining of the ships engaged in this
trade Is being given careful attention
by a special committee, appointed for
this purpose by the Chamber.
Another matter Of the greatest i'm
portancc to the community is the APP
plication of the u. :. coastwise ship
ping laws to our Territory, which was
brought into prominence by the visit
of Secretary Straua of the Department
of Commerce and Labor. who express
ed the belief thag the present ruling
was unjust to Hawaii and that a
change was desirable, This matter
has been referred TO Il special commit
tee representing the different interests