Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-12
COASTS
UNITED front
Business Leaders Will
Stand Together
HenCeforth

1.-THE United Pacific States" The ex-
ecutives of the commercial organiza-
lions Of the largest cities of the Pa
cific Coast States unanimously in
dorsed that sentiment yesterday in
1.-TWO meetings, a conference In the
Chamber of Commerce rooms in the
morning and luncheon at noontime
at the st. Francis. They went on rec
ord as heartily in favor of union of
the three Western ocean States, an
alliance which should be above sec
tionalsm and local rivalry, a coali-
ton which should present solid
front to the Union and the world in
all matters vitality affecting the in
terests of the entire Pacific Slope.
The meeting yesterday did not be-
gin and end in talk. There were en-
ergetic men at that conference, COM
mercial leaders who are not satisfied
with anything short of decisive ac-
ton. These men travelled to this city
to establish something more than an
oral truce between rival cities. They,
therefore, promptly took steps to crys
tallize their idea, and the result will
be the speedy formation of an organi-
cation which will include the COM
mercial bodies of all the great Pa
Icifc Coast cities--an organization,
too, which will be committed to n
policy OF cooperation in everything
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any Individual locality which needs
Assistance, particularly from Federal
sources. The new federation will, In
the words quoted eloquently by Gavin
McNab at yesterdays luncheon. have
as its motto. One for all and all for
one"
Committee Is Appointed
President Chas. c. Moore of the
ISan Francisco Chamber OF Com
merce. acting on the motion made
at yesterday mornings meeting. APP
pointed a committee which will de-
termine on plan for a permanent
Organization. This committee, thor
loughly representative in its charac-
ter is made up OF the following men:
Former Governor John II. McGraw OF
Washington. president of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce; George H..
IStewart, president of the Los Angeles
Chamber OF Commerce; Edmond G.
Giltner. secretary of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce; Edwin
Stearns. secretary of the Oakland
Chamber of Commerce, and Jas. X.
MGtiit of the San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce.
The temper OF the gathering yes
terday was admirably expressed in a
set of resolutions adopted in the
morning meeting at the rooms of the
lChamber of Committee just before
adjournment for luncheon. This set
lof resolutions follows:
| Resolved, That the independence
of the Pacific Coast States necessi-
tates united action in efforts to Sc
cure Federal legislation favoring the
harmonious and successful expansion
of Pacific Coast trade and the natur-
al development of Coast resources.
Resolved, That two pressing needs
of the Pacific Coast, admittedly in
volving the commercial welfare of
the whole country, are the mainte-
nance of large fleet Of naval vessels
In Pacific waters and the Federal
Legislation that will stimulate Amer
lean shipping and send our Flag into
levery foreign port.
Resolved, That In order to secure
the desired Federal recognition of the
merchant marine, military, naval.
navigation, and collateral interests
affecting the trade and commerce OF
Pacific Coast ports, we, representa-
tivcs of Coast commercial organiza-
tons, mutually pledge ourselves to
work for an affiliatiOn that will en-
able the several Coast States to exert
the cohesive strength OF united
community"
There were representatives from
ten different commercial organiza-
lions Of the Pacific ocean States and
Territories ut yesterdays meeting at
the Chamber Of Commerce, and, in
addition. there were three members
of CALIFORNIA; Congressional delega-
ton. This strong assemblage had be-
hind 1t the united support OF Wash
iington's Congressional delegation,
and words of encouragement from
other lawmakers from the other
States interested In the new move
, ment.