The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19
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of the Democratic aho hePuotio@h
parties.
Territorial Legislature, held tins year,
The Legislative Committee had much TO
do. Among other duties, this commit.
tee carefully investigated every Dill
presented to the Senate and House OF
Representative and did much to in
fiuenee careful, conservative legislation.
The Committee on Commerce, Manu-
facture and Agriculture was also very
active. Among other matters, lnvestl-
eating and reporting upon the advls-
ability of securing membership IN the
National Council of Commerce, also the
National Board of Trade, examining
into and making a careful report on
the proposed Postal Savings Bank and
Parcels Post System, recommended by
the Postmaster General, etc, etc.
The Committee on Harbor, Shipping
and Transportation has kept in close
touch with all matters pertaining to the
Improvement of Honolulu harbor and
the betterment of transportation faell-
ties.
The Army and Navy Committee took
up actively, early in the year, the pur-
chase of Army supplies in Honolulu.
This matter has been closely followed
and as a result of recent special effort,
arrangements have been perfected Tor
the establishment of a Commissary De-
pot at Honolulu.
The site for the location of the pro-
posed Federal Building was referred to
special committee, which, after an ex-
haustive investigation, reported IN favor
of what is known as the ssMahuka
site, = which action undoubtedly intiu-
enced the Secretary of the Treasury IN
Ais final decision.
In every instance, wherein they were
allied upon, the different committees
save their best attention to the mat
ers committed to their charge.
Tariff Revision.
The Special Tariff Committee, com
sisting of James T. Morgan, chairman;
: e. D. Tenney, E. E. Paxton, George W..
Smith, Albert Warehouse, put in a
great deal of hard work during the year.
For a time, daily meetings were held
and vast amount of valuable data
was secured by the committees able
and energetic secretary, Mr.. E. E. Pax
ton, relating to different island indus
tries. For instance, the information
used at Washington by the Chambers
representative. in urging q more just
arrangement of the pineapple tariff and
which resulted in our securing the deslr-
ed legislation, was collected and COM
piled by this committee, whose report
to the Chamber embraced some forty
one pages of closely typewriter mat
ter A copy of this report, together
with extended statistical data concern
ing the sugar industry in Hawaii was
forwarded to Hawaii S Delegate IN Con-
gregs.
The different industries were consid-
cred in turn; all available information
secured and after carefully reviewing
the situation. the committee advocated
tariff legislation only on such products
as they felt that it would be wise to
urge at this time and in every instance
were successful.
There were other industries. of
course, which were given careful hear
ing. and, while the committee would
like to have secured relief at the hands
of Congress for them. they yet deemed
it the part of prudence not to try for
too much at one time and results show
that their Judgment was good.
The business interests of Hawaii are
greatly indebted TO this committee for
their painstaking, effective work.
Entertainment.
It was the privilege and pleasure of
The Chamber to provide entertainment
for the Pacific Coast Commercial Dele
gates 60 Japan during the day they
were in port. The different points of
interest in and about the city were
visited in automobiles; special train
was run to Pearl Harbor where a de-
Ightful lunch was served.
Many of the delegates stopped off
upon their return from Japan SO as to
see more of our beautiful Islands.
The visit of the japanese Training
Squadron was an event that will always
be remembered with pleasure by our
citizens. The Chamber undertook to
provide entertainment for the officers
and men of the feet Free transporta-
tion was afforded the latter on the
street cars, rest stations provided, the
officers and cadets being taken by spe-
eial train to Haleiwa where they were
the guests of the Chamber at a dinner
given IN their honor. Trips were also
made to the Pail and other points of
interest.
Shortly after the departure of the
feet, the Islands received visit from
the Honorable Charles ". Fairbanks,
ex-Vice- President of the United States,
whose entertainment was largely ar
ranged by the Chamber of Commerce,
Mr.. Fairbanks and his family expressed
themselves as highly delighted with the
many courtesies extended to them.
Messrs. E. E. Calvin and w. Fl. Ban
croft, two of Americas leading rail
way men, who spent some time IN Ha
wall during the winter, were well enter
tanned by our business men. Mr.. Ban
croft remarked to a reporter at San
Francisco upon his return, 81 always
have had feeling of disappointment
when visiting strange places; somehow
or other, they never seem to come NJ
to my ideal of what they should bt
from what [ have read and heard, but
it was not so with Hawaii. My shor
trip TO those beautiful Islands 1 coun
among the most delightful experience
of my life and I shall never rest con
tent until able to make another voyag'
across the Pacific with time enough a
my disposal to remain indefinitely il
the Islands of the Blest. -
Public Addresses.
During the year just closed, tn
Chamber was favored to an unusual de
gree with addresses of great interest.