Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-14
CHAMBER WANTS
no MORE TAXES

Resolved, That the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce deprecates
any increase In the present property
tax of one "a per. cent. which Is now
levied on the full valuation of prop
erty In this Territory, and therefore
does not favor Senate Bill No. 1879;
and be It further
Resolved. That the secretary be.
and is hereby instructed to send a
copy of this resolution to the Presi-
dent of the Territorial Senate" d
The resolution was passed by the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday as
expressing its views on taxation.
Mr.. Bottomley. who introduced the
resolution, said that he had inter-
viewed Senator Fairchild, who in
troduced Senate Bill 1873. which pro-
posed that One-quarter of per cent.
be levied by the Counties solely for
construction of school houses, public
buildings. extending water works.
etc. Senator Fairchild stated that
each County should bear the expense
iof its own improvements, instead of
1t having to come through the me-.
dium of the Territorial loan bill.
Il. Il. Paxton of Alexander Il Bald
win made vigorous protest against
the proposed addition to the taxa
tion burdens as contained In S. b.
'13a,
II am sorry that J. j. Cooke Is not
present today" he said, TO speak
for, the firm OF Alexander 4 Bald
win. who have large Interests on the
Island of Maui. but for tho, firm
would say that we are emphatlcally
Opposed to this taxation bill on the
ground that the taxation rate is al
ready high. While the rate itself
Is not high as, compared to some on
the mainland. yet 1t is high for here.
| Another reason is that sugar in
dustry, which is the goose that is
laying the golden eggs In these ISL
ands. is being taxed now all It can
stand We have the regular 2 per
cent, income tax, the property tax,
and the special 2 per cent, Income
, tax with the exemption of $4,000,
and others. With all these success
!sive tax levies on the sugar industry,
and considering the many hazards in
the business, and the small, average
lproft itself, II is all the sugar indus
I try can stand.
at also establishes bad prece-
dent. II this bill goes through II
will afford n step for further taxa
Ition measures by the next Legisla-
ture. The Counties are not ready
and not sufficiently organized or ed
ucated up to the point where they
could be safely entrusted with the
handling of public funds for further
taxation measures"
President Morgan said that he did
mot think the act would pass, accord
ing to the sentiment expressed by
many people with whom he had talk
ed on the subject, yet he thought
resolution opposing the bill would be
proper Mr.. Bottomley thereupon in
ltrOduced the above resolution.
President Morgan stated also that
the Shippers Wharf Committee of
Hilo opposed the proposition to have
separate boards of health for each
island and had asked the Chamber
OF Commerce to oppose this bill. Mr..
Bottomley stated that he understood
this proposition, as far as the outside
Islands were concerned, had been
dropped
Mr.. Morgan announced the special
committee appointed by him to in
vestigate and report upon the bene-
FITS that might accrue to Hawaii from
a carefully planned system Of coop
erative marketing, comprising the
following: DR.. Il. V. WILCOX, Il. Il.
Paxton, A. ]. Campbell, w. W. Bru-
ner, and A. w, Carter.