The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION
From Thursdays Advertiser.)


The members of the Merchants AS
ISOLATION including Messrs G.. w. Smith
II. F. wichman. NJ. Brasch. T. ]. King.
T. II. Petrie, W. +. Dillingham;, +. w.
Macfarlane. Z. A. Mc1nerny, f. L.
Waldron, W. w. Harris, +. II. Paris,
w. T. Lucas, Robert Cation, Il. Berndt,
C. S. Crane, met in the Alexander
building yesterday afternoon in an
nual session. There was the reading
of the minutes of previous meetings
which were filed, and the acceptance of
various reports with the exception OF
that of the treasurer, which was re-
ferred to the Trade and Finance Com
mittee for auditing
The report of the directors by the
president, Geo. w. Smith, was read.
It covered routine matters, acknowl.
edged the services of Geo. b. McClel-
Ian, admitted the probable failure of
negotiations with the American-Hawai-
ian Steamship Co., for passenger
steamer between this port and San
Francisco, claimed partial victory in
the corporation exhibit case, acknowl-
edged information about the standing
of insurance companies doing business
here, told of leprosarium bids, COM
plimented Captain Slattery, referred to
the proposed consular conference, ap-
proved the plan to oversee subscription
lists and advertising schemes and re-
buked delinquency in attendance at the
meetings of the association.
The financial statement showed: Re-
eeipts, $2393; expenditures, $2o74.49;
balance, cash on hand, $31S.5l.
The next business was the election
of nine directors who are to serve dur
ing the year 1907. The nominations
previously announced were Messrs.
Robert Cation, f. A. McInerny, +. l..
Waldron, +. II. Paris, w. T. Lucas, NJ.
Phillips, G. w. Smith, F. w. Macfar-
lane, w. w. Harris, It. H. Petrie, A. w.
T. Bottomley, and r. H. Trent. All
but the three last named were elected.
At the meeting of the directors last
week the matter of Notifications was
taken up and it was decided to cable
Mr.. Mcclellan for information relative
to the possibility of securing appro-
priations. The morning after this was
decided upon the Advertiser published
special dispatch from Washington an
nouncing that an appropriation had
been made. On that showing the sec
rotary did not deem it necessary to
cable for further information. At the
meeting yesterday it was suggested that
Mr.. Mcclellan be cabled thanks Of the
association for the interest he has taken
in the subject.
Complaints were made by some Of
the members against the frequency of
demands upon them for subscriptions
and advertising of questionable value
and suggestions for the appointment
of a committee were made to pass up
on the Legitimacy of all schemes aside
from daily or weekly publications,
whose standing is known. One mem
Der said there was scarcely day when
they are not called upon to contribute
to some object, worthy or otherwise,
and there are occasions when business
relations might be affected by refusing
the applicant. If there is a commit
tee of the association to whom such
matters must be referred this would
be avoided. OF necessity the commit
tee would be secret one.
Another member wished to particu-
mrly include the subscription gather
ers and suggested that the applicants
for money must first have the endorse
ment of the secretary Of the Asso-
ciated Charities organization. This
was not enthusiastically received. 1t
became apparent as the meeting pro-
crossed that the principal idea was to