The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-28
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L. A. IHuIsioh, T. :. Crane, W. 7. Lu-
cas-, W. A Kinney. J. J. Egan. c. c.
Won Hamm, J. Garden, o. 4. Stevens.
sam Parker, Prince David Kawanana-
koa, DIR. c. r. Cooper, L. B. Kerr. J.
Lueas, A P. Wood. W B. Stockmau. c.
A Brown. f l. Spalding. J. A. Mapoop.
B. +. Dillingham;, William Protenhauer
Spalding is Game.
As the reading of name after name
Of well-known and influential me7
proceeded, the collective smile on 1be
gathering increased. Mr.. Snaldipr
was game. however. and valiantlv re-
turned 10 the charge. insisting that
even a gathering as large as that indi-
Gated by the list of names was not
large or representative for a eompun-
ity of fifty thousand. Moreover. while
the site for a postOffiee touched every
one IN the community, the federal
building Is 10 contain departments for
the custom house. the judiciary, the
army and navy and other departments
and these were not all represented.
For instance the Judiciary was not
very fully represented
At this ". R. Castle said that the
whole Of the federal judiciary direct
" concerned IN the site was there. IN
the person of Judge Dole Even Mr.. |
Spalding Joined in the laugh at this
retort.
J. P. Cooke in calling the meeting
TO order said that the first business
was 10 consider the federal building
site, and that for the information Of |
the Chamber he would read the min |
utes of the Chamber relating TO its |
attitude on the subject. He then read ]
from the minutes of meeting held in /
March, 1907, at which the Chamber de- l
elined 10 commit itself either way in !
regard TO a site.
Mr. Spalding at once asked if any /
instructions had been sent TO George |
b. Mcclellan 70 take action in the /
name of the Chamber protesting /
against the exchange. Chairman Cooke
said he knew Of no such instructions
being sent. nor did Secretary Wood or
fsThen he has taken his action on
his own hook said Spalding quite
trueulently. and il sort of looked as
though Mcclellan had been over
jealous or else a long distance mind
reader 10 have taken up the matter by
way Of protest. as he did
When the Chamber Acted.
But Single asked that the minutes
of JULY. 1907. be looked up and il was
found that in response to a eablegram
from Secretary CortelyOu asking II the
bodies of Hoh7lulu favored
the Nahuka site, the Chamber had
committed itself. the minutes on TINS
point being as follows:
"After a general discussion or the I
matter. II was moved by Mr.. Lowrey
and seconded by Mr.. Cooke, that the
Chamber OF Commerce cable 10 Secre-
tarv Cortelyou at Washington IN favor
Of the Mahuka site; which said motion
was duly carried by "a voting IN favor,
there being + voting against the pro-
position
Mcclellan Within His Authority.
s'In view of this said Chairman
Cooke. Mr.. Mcclellan was entirely
within his instructions in protesting IN
the name Of the chamber against the
exchange.
Just how Mr.. Mcclellan had protest
ID was explained in the statement of
the whole matter made by H E. Cooper
II the invitation of Chairman Cooke, I,
very soon after the meeting was called
to order.
Mr.. Cooper s statement
81 do not propose to discuss the com
,arative merits of the two sites, be
ran Mr.. Cooper. AZ was in favor Of
he Palace Square site Mr.. Cooper con
SANITY spoke of il as the Palace
Square site. never as the Irwin sitel .
before l became Mr.. Irwin 5 attorney
n the matter. Before leaving Honolulu !
or Washington 1 discussed the matter
With Governor Frear. He said that be
lad ALWAYS preferred the Palace Square
Ute and would favor any effort 10
eeure il. He wrote letter TO the de-
,artment to that effect, which letter
preceded me. The Gore site was also
N Palace Square.-Ed-
son arriving at Washington / went
O see Secretary Winthrop October %
lie expressed himself as very much dis .
ppointed at the selection made by Mr.. =
-avlor. as the building was designed
o be a general Federal building, 70 =
ontain the postoffiee, the custom house, :
ooms for the judiciary and for the I
rmv and navy and all that sort OF :
hing. The policy of the department, :,
2 said. was in favor of grouping puo- :,
e buildings about the civic center OF =
tiles where they were located, and :
gainst scattering such buildings ;
trough the business portion Of the COM >
luuities where they were. For TINS =
eason he had always favored Palace 7
quare. n
II asked him what the attitude OF :;
be department would be if the Palace
quare site were still available. He
aplied that the department would De
lad to accept it. / then telegraphed "
, Mr.. Irwin in New York asking him n
, come TO Washington. He could not q
I that time. but authorized me to sub n
III a proposition 10 the department. L
-oposiion that I had previously drawn p
?.
.sThfs proposition dealt with the
-ea. location. streets and so forth See II
.tarv Winthrop was very much pleased n
i-b il. I asked him If the approprla- n
on for the building would be endan- II
sred in any way and he assured ne
,af II would not, the appropriation oI
- being limited by the expiration OF n
zeal wears or anything Of that sort, W
n was good until used. A
81 -Is- -a1arrarbhF2 Mr. Irwin ask -