Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-16
congressman
BANQUET GUESTS
MCLACHLAN POINTS TO
TRANSPORTATION MATTERS
Chamber Of Commerce Affair at the
Young Hotel Is Largely At
tended - Scott Praises Con.
gress.

u Congressman McLachlan of :;
+" California addressing the mem. q
I" hers Of the Chamber of Com. q
7" merce and their guests last 8:
u evening on Commerce" took oc. 8;
" casion to remind them that al. .;
u though the people were complain 8:
I" Ing about the transportation ia. q
/" cilities between island ports and 8:
/" the mainland. they had great q
u part OF the solution in their own q
q hands. u
u Mr.. McLachlan reminded his .:
u hearers that one steamship com. 8;
u pany was carrying very large 8:
y proportion OF the freight of the q
y Islands and that steamship com. 9:
" pany did not make provision for q
u one single passenger. q
u This was said supplementary to q
u Mr.. McLachlans statement that u
" he had not made up his mind on u
u the subject of transportation and q
u the appeal for the suspension of 8;
/" the coastwise shipping law. The %
" intimaton was that the local peo- q
. PIE had not exhausted their own 3,
I" resources in dealing with the q
(" transportation problem. 8:
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Good roads were also vigorously
dealt with by the representative from
California. He praised the roads of
the majority of the islands but scored
In effective terms the miserable state
of the roads In the County OF Hawaii.
He told of what his county, Los An
geles. has done in voting a loan OF
three millions and half dollars to be
expended on good roads. This is to
he expended under the supervision
of fifteen leading business men who
are to see that a dollars worth of re.
turn is secured for every dollar ex-
pended. His County has also sent to
Washington for the best road engineer
the Government can produce.
The banquet given by the Chamber
OF Commerce last evening to the
guests OF the Territory was quite the
most elaborate and successful that
has ever been given by the Organiza-
ton. The lounging room of the Young
Hotel was transformed into banquet
hall and the diners were seated at In.
diyidual tables. The room under the
guiding hand of Manager Hertsche 1T
ted the occasion perfectly. The decor.
atoms were attractive. added lights
made everything brilliant and the. Ha.
waiian band outside on the roof gar
den furnished the right touch Of music.
The extreme loyalty of the guests to
the Anglo-Saxon brotherhood was
shown when they all rose while the
band was playing God Save the
King"
w. G. Irwin presided and seated at
the head table with him were Hon.
Richard Bartholdt, of st. Louis, dean
of the Congressional party; Governor
Frear, Rear Admiral Sebree, U. s. N;
Col. Walter s. Schuyler. U. s. A.; Con.
sui General Uyeno, of Japan; Consul
General Tseng Hal, OF China; Dele
gate Kalanianaole, Bishop Restarick
and Federal Judge Woodruff.
l.. Tenney Peck, who had charge of
the banquet, acted as toastmaster and
introduced the speakers with very ap-
propriate comment
Congressman Bartholdt, dean OF the
delegation, responded to the toast
"The President" and said in part:
Despite the constitutional limita- |
tons of his power, the President OF
the United States Is the mightiest |
chief magistrate in the world. He
stands for and represents the honor |
and glory of tho greatest flag that |
was ever born, that flag to which |
when the people of other lands boast |
Of national achievement, Americans |
proudly point and bluntly say to all |
the world: Match 1t, II you can, the |
peerless story Of human freedom, of
broad-minded, intellectual develop
ment told In the mystic wedlock of |
the stars and stripes!' He Is not |
only the commanderin.chief OF the |
Army and NAVY of the limited States