The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-21

any previous exposition; IN fact an
enort was made at the last session u
Congress and will be renewed next
december to secure an appropriation
from the General Government large
enough to provide for Hawaii build
ing.
Honolulu is destined to play a very
important part in the development of
the Pacific and as the years go by the
duties and responsibilities of our cham
Der of Commerce will increase mate
rally. While the general government
may be expected to do all that is need
full in order to Great a great naval
base at Pearl Harbor, providing for
necessary fortifications, etc, which
will mean the expenditure of many
millions of dollars, the Chamber Of
Commerce should carefully study the
needs of the different ports of the ISL
ands and do it's utmost to secure funds
necessary for harbor improvements.
Additional light houses are also need
ed for the proper safeguarding of com
MERGE. In fact the chamber should
consider that it is its duty to be ever
on the alert to protect and foster the
interests of not simply Honolulu alone
but the entire Territory of Hawaii.
I'm conclusion permit me to express
my qualification at the decided increase
in the membership of the Chamber
during the present year and to thank
my fellow trustees for their confidence
and support.
Respectfully submitted
(Signed) W. NJ GIFFARD."
President Honolulu Chamber of
Commerce"
The report of James F. Morgan, vice
president and acting president, was as
follows:
"The President of the Chamber Mr..
w. M. Giffard, has practically covered
the 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,
1 would refer to such matters of gen
eral interest as our attention has been
called to since.
The report submitted by Mr. w. Il.
Castle, Jr., Hawaii's representative az
the last meeting of the Mohonk Con-
ference, though not an extended do
cument, was nevertheless of decided
| interest. At the October meeting the
Chamber will be represented by Honor
able Francis M. Hatch, who has been
our delegate to Lake Mohonk on other
occasions. At our suggestion num-
Der of the congressman, who recently
visited Hawaii, have been asked to ad-
dress this conference. Among others
who have signifed their intention of
being present are Representative Lit
tlefield and Acheson and possibly Col
onel Hepburn.
Our Chamber will also be repre-
scented at the Trans Mississippi Com
mercial Congress to be held at Musko-
gee, Oklahoma, November 1922, an
important gathering representative of
western business interests.
1.-THE inability to secure quorum
for our July meeting and the difficulty
found at other times to obtain the
necessary attendance, owing to the
absence of some of the members and
of the pressing business engagements
of othersfi, led to the introduction at
the last meeting of the Board OF Trus-
tees of a resolution looking to the in
crease of the membership of the board
from twelve to fifteen members, which
lit is thought will result in Overcom-
ing the difficulty.
1T is very gratifying to be able
to state that the attendance at the
last bi-monthly meeting Of the Cham
Der was perhaps the largest gathering
of our members ever seen in this room
DR.. Cofer's address was listened to
with the greatest interest. AS d.
rest result of this meeting the ship
pers wharf committee, through the
Board of Health, has placed funds at
the disposal of DR.. Currie of the Qua
rantine Service, which will enable him
to carry on his work in the study of
plague conditions here in a thorough
Misunderstanding results which 1t is
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 DIR. Cofer
that properly qualified medical men
be placed on all steamers plying be-
tween Salina Cruz and Honolulu direct
so as to guard against the introduction
of Yellow Fever and to facilitate the
quarantlning of the ship engaged in
this trade is being given careful atten-
ton by special committee, appointed
for this purpose by the Chamber.
Another matter of the greatest inn
Iportance to the community is the APP
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