The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-19
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appointed Vice President of the Con- |
gress for Hawaii, the Secretary of the |
Chamber being appointed a member
Of the Congressional Committee.
At the next session of the Trans
Mississippi Congress, which will be
held in San Francisco, l hope that
the Chamber may send a large and
influential delegation.
SPECIAL ADDRESSES.
During the year a number of impor-
tant addresses were delivered before
the members of the Chamber.
August 2Sth, 1907, Rear Admiral
Very, then Commandment of the Ho-
nolulu Naval Station, gave most in
teresting address on Pearl Harbor
This was really the commencement OF
our Pearl Harbor campaign and Great
ed a wide interest.
September 18th, 1907, Captain Curtis
w. Orwell, of the Engineer Corps. fav-
ored large body of our citizens with
a talk on Light Houses, Rivers and
Harbors those we have and what we
hope for in Hawaii" imparting va
lauble information to which the To-
cal press gave general circulation.
November Goth, 1867, Charles d.
Willard of Los Angeles, favored our
members with au interesting account
of the building up of South IN Cali
fornia, drawing lessons from this eX-
perience for the guidance of Hawaii
January 18th, 1908, Honorable Wal
ter F .Frear, Governor of the Ter
ritory, addressed the Chamber, Civ
ing an account of the delib rations of
the Trans Mississippi Congress at
Muskogee and detailing quite fully the
results obtained from his visit to
Washington.
May LIST, 1908, Major VIM. G. Ham
of the U. S. Artillery, addressed this
Chamber on The reciprocal relations
and duties of the Territory of Hawaii
and the United States Government in
connection with the National De-
Tense" Major Hams remarks were
taken down by a special shorthand
reporter, published in full and widely
circulated. 1 might say in this con-
nection that our Army and Navy Com
mittee was able to render Major Ham
valuable assistance in his investiga-
tions of conditions on the Island OF
Oahu which was warmly appreciated.
May 22nd, 1908, marked an impor-
tant epoch in the history of the Cham
Der of Commerce for it was on this date
that we were able to inaugurate the
series of addresses by members of the
U. S. Consular Service which had been
arranged for by the Secretary during
his trip to Washington. The Honor
able Wilbur T. Gracey, American Con-
sui at Tsingtau, China, giving us
talk on conditions prevailing in his
Consular District which was listened
| to with the greatest interest.
| Letters have ben received from ev-
cry American Consul in the Orient;
Nef Zealand and Australia acknow-
! Lodging recsiot of our Invitation to
speak before the Chamber of Com
MERGE and stating that hey would pc
| glad to arrange to do so at the first
convenient opportunity.
U. S. QUARANTINE STATION.
A short time since the Board of
Trustees paid visit to the Federal
Quarantine Station in Honolulu Har-
bor, being shown Over the plant by
DIR. L. E. Cofer, the surgeon il charge.
It was pleasing indeed 70 note the
completeness of the station and the
preparedness of DR.. Co'er and his
Assistants for any emergency that
might arise. The accommodations
for fumigating vessels and caring for
passengers and crews of ships that
may be placed in quarantine are com
plete in every respect. 1t is a mos.
fortunate thing indeed for the Ter
ritory and for the Commerce of the
Pacific that we are thus guarded
against the introduction of contagious
diseases.
AS to future work, first of all. as
have previously stated, l should like
to have our Chamber of Commerce
Building, with it's Assembly Hail. Elk
hibit Room, Library, Board Room
Information Bureau, etc.
Among other matters of importance
to which the incoming Board of Trus-
tees should give their attention may
be mentioned:
TARIFF REVISION.
AS it affects our principal industries
Sugar, Pineapples, Coffee. Rubber, To.
bacco, Sisal, etc. This matter is now
being given consideration by the Gov
ernor of the Territory, Delegate Ka-
! lanaianaole, a special Committee for
the Chamber of Commerce consisting
of Messrs. l.. A. Thurston e. II
Wodehouse and w. f. Dillingham; anC
Delegates from other Commercial and
Industrial bodies.
While our work in favor OF the i'm
provement of Pearl HarbOr was oil
great Importance, the matter of tariff