Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-05-14
CHAMBER DISCUSSES
INSURANCE RATES
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About Those On
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Inc trustees Vi lne CnamDer Oh
Commerce held meeting yesterday
afternoon. a large amount of routine
business was transacted, and the only
matter which was at all discussed at
any length was that of the report Of
the committee which had been hand.
ling the investigation of the matter Of
local insurance rates, which, accord.
Ing to Mr.. Wakefield of Davies 4 Co..
are stoo high here.
Kennedy submitted the following
list OF names for membership: Jared
O. Smith, T. II Petrie, q. +. Renton.
J. Warehouse. J. Guild, A. F. Wall,
A. Gartley, s. de Freest and l.. b.
Kerr. They were all elected.
A letter was read from the Promo
ton Committee suggesting that the
Chamber ask the President to name
one OF the new battleships after Ha.
wall. This was adopted
A. Gartenberg rendered his resig.
nation as member. as Grinbaum &
Co. was about to disincorporate. This
was accepted.
Manager Fairchld of the Makee
Sugar Co.. wrote I'm answer to the re-.
quest that he prepare paper OH
Kauai, promising to do so.
The Committee on Commerce, Ag.
riculture and Manufacture reported
on the matter Of fire insurance rat.
ings, stating that It had no means Of
comparing the base rates here with
that of the mainland, which would be
interesting. and II such could not be
ascertained It might be well to EN-.
ploy an experienced man to get such
ngures.
Cooke suggested that committee
might wait on the Board OF Underwrit.
ers to ask for a reduction OF the base
rates. Davies suggested to write to
the Chambers of Commerce of Port
land, San Francisco and Sacramento
| to ascertain what the rates were there.
|Srhe report was finally accepted and II
was decided to act on Davies sugges
ton.
The committee appointed to look in
to the Fowler currency bill recon
mended against placing the Chamber
on record In its favor as 1t contained
Bome features which appeared to be
too radical.
The following letters from Delegate
Kalanianaole were read:
| Washington. April II. 1908.
The Chamber Of Commerce, Honolulu
| Hawaii. r-gI 5H''r'' Hr
Dear Sirs:-Your joint cablegram o
yesterday In regard to my cOastwist
shipping bill for Hawaii, is received. !.
| Acting on the advice OF our friend,
In Congress. We have refrained from
pressing this bill during the pendenc.
of the mail subsidy measure as II wa,
known that II we did press II. all tn,
supporters OF the shipping interests
would be arrayed against It, i''H r.
| At the present time. the Democrati,
filibuster totally prohibits the consid
GRAFTON Of any bill by unanimous con
sent. The only other means by which
such bill as this can be gotten NJ
for vote Is under suspension Of tn,
rules; this latter requires a twO-third
majority In order to pass a bill, AID
am not at present willing to risk de
feat by one-third vote against m,
bill.
| Many members who would vot,
against the bill at present would sup
port It II the other relief Is not pro
vided.
II therefore the subsidy bill Is final
iy defeated. think It may be possible
to get my bill through In the closinl
lays of the session.
Very truly yours,
| J. X. KALANIANAOLE.
Delegate to Congress.