Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-08-21

The different meetings, our Committed
on Legislation has been particular!
sctive, especially during the last SEES
sion of the Legislature. Each of the
One Hundred and Sixteen 116) Sen
ate Bills and Two Hundred and Forty
four (244) House Bills were carefully
scrutinized and such action taken as
was deemed advisable in order tt
properly safeguard the interests of thu
community.
1t is probably not generally known
YET during the past two years The sup
port Obtained from the Chamber Of
Commerce by the National Guard Of
Hawaii las been the means OF Nc pins
his splendid and necessary institu
ton in effective condition. Now thai
the Legislature has made ample pro.
vision for the support of the Militia
during the next biennial period, it is
reasonable to presume that the Terri
tory will continue its support, thus re-
lieving the Chamber of Commerce OF
quite large annual expense.
From year to year the gatherings
international in their character, which
have been held at Lake Mohonk, New
York, have been increasing in import.
ance and have indeed come to be con
s,dered as source of much good 10
the world at large. Our Chamber OF
Commerce has been honorcd by reg
ular representation in that body OF
great thinkers and progressive men
Each meeting has seen some member
or representative of our Chamber
present. At the Annual Meeting this
year we were represented by w. r.
Castle, Jr., Assistant Dean of Harvard
University, whose report is awaited
with interest.
The next Annual Meeting of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial Con-
gress will be held at Muskogee, okla
homa, November 18TH 1907. This
yearly non POLITICAL Convention of
live Western men has much to do in
shaping national legislation, as it af-
fects Western interests. Latterly Ha-
wall has not beef directly represented
Mt these Annual Meetings. The
Chamber of Commerce. however, has
authorized the appointment of dele
gate to the coming convention and il
is hoped that we MAY find some one
Of our members whose duties will per-
init his accepting the appointment, SC
~ to secure the friendship and infiu-
ance of the United West for s'rch
measures of Importance as we believe
should be advocated at Washington.
In evidence of its deep interest in
the Alaska-Yukon- Pacific Exposition,
TO be held at Seattle, Wash, during
the summer and fall of 1909, a strong
resolution endorsing the project was
passed by your Board of Trustees, at
tested copies being sent to the Direc-
tor of the Exposition. The manage
ment of this great project proposes
giving more space and attention to
Hawaii than has been accorded by
my previous exposition; in fact, an
effort was made at the last session OF
Congress and will be renewed next
December to secure an appropriation
from the General Government large
enough to provide for a Hawaii Build
lEg.
Honolulu is destined TO play very
important part in the development OF
the Pacific and as the years go by the
and responsibilities of our
Chamber of Commerce will increase
materially. While the General Gov
eminent may be expected to do all
that is needfu in order to create a
great Naval base at Pearl Harbor, pro-
viding for necessary Notifications,
etc, which will mean the expenditure
OF many millions of dollars, the
Chamber of Commerce should care
fully study the needs of the different
ports of the Islands and; do its utmost
to secure funds necessary for harbor
improvements. Additional light
houses are also needed for the proper
safeguarding of commerce. In fact
the Chamber should consider that it
is it's duty to be ever on the alert to
protect and foster the interests of not
simply Honolulu alone but the entire
Territory of Hawaii.
In conclusion permit me to express
my qualification at the decided in
crease in the membership of the
Chamber during the present year and
10 thank my fellow trustees for their
and support.
Respectfully submitted,
(Sig) W. NJ. GlFFARD,
President, Honolulu Chamber of Com