The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-11-20
TARIFF CHANGES
NOT REQUESTED
(From Wednesday Advertiser.l

Hawaii do not take the steps to protect
their interests which the sugar men are
taking and have taken, according to the
report submitted by a special commit
tee on required tariff amendments at
the meeting of the Chamber of Com.
merce yesterday. The report stated
that the question of the tariff on sugar
was being looked after by the Wash.
ington representative of the Sugar
Planters Association, acting in CON
junction with the representatives of the
beet sugar men of the mainland and the
cane sugar men of the South; pineap.
Piles are being taken care of by Mr..
Mcclellan, but the producers of rub
Der, coffee, sisal, tobacco, honey and
wax and bananas either submitted no
data for the committee to work on or
stated no hope of receiving tariff pro-
lection.
The requests for data sent out by the
committee asked that these be sent in
not later than December l, but, in view
of the fact that to be of service at the
hearings of the Committee on Ways and
Means of Congress, the report had to
| be forwarded on the Alameda yesterday
to Delegate Kalahianaole. 1t is posi-
BILE that theTearly closing of the COM
mittee's work may have shut out some
data which would be ready by the date
limit set. e91eiHe
The report reviews the proceedings of
the tariff revision meeting called in
August by Governor Frear and Dele
gate Kuhio, at which the special com
mittee, consisting of Jas. +. Morgan,
E. ID. Tenney, George w. Smith, E. E.
Paxton, and Albert Waterhouse, was APP
pointed.
1t was stated at the conference, "
says the report, ''that the subject of
tariff revision would be taken up by
Congress at the special session to be
held on March next, and that prob
ably hearings would be commenced by
the Ways and Means Committee soon
after the first of the year.
lowing to the fact, however, that
hearings on this subject have already
begun, and at much earlier date than
was anticipated, this committee deems
it proper and advisable to report to
your honorable body, as representing
in a general way the industrial and
commercial interests of the Territory
as to what has so far been accomplish.
ed in carrying out the objects for which
the, committee was appointed.
" Immediately following the general
conference, meeting of the committee
was held, and it was decided that the
only way to secure the necessary in
formation relative to the various in.
| dustries involving such items as output
average cost of production, average
profits, etc., extending over a term OF
years, was to ask the several organiza
tons and individuals prominently ident
| ihSu WIN Aht oSNCldl W SUI
nit statements covering the statistics
desired.
In pursuance to such resolution, let
tiers were sent to the following organi
cations and individuals, each outlining
in general way the information de
sired and requesting that a reply bt
submitted to this committee at as early
a date as possible and not later thar
December /:
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Asso
citation, September 9-sugar.
I Hawaiian Pineapple Growers AS
ISOLATION, September 11-pineapples.
| "Mr. Norman Watkins, manager Ha
waiian Fertilizer Company, Septembe
11-fertilizer ingrediehts.1
"Mr. w. C,I1Weedon, secretary Ha
waiian FibeH Co., September 11-fibers
| Hawaiian ;Beekeepers' Association
September 14-honey and wax.
Hawaiian Rubber, Growers Associa
ton, September IA rubber.
"Hon. Jared Smith, September IA
tobacco. 11sn sF.
| " Hawaiian Livestock breeders AS
ISOLATION, September l4-livestock ant
meat products.
"Mr. A. Haneberg, September ID
rice. -
"Hon. A. j. Campbell, September Il