The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19
MORGAN REELECTED PRESIDENT
Of THE CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
Annual Report Shows That Work of Organization
During Past Year Has Been Far-Reaching
Attendance at Meeting Large.

James F. Morgan was reelected as
president of the Chamber of Com
merce at the annual meeting yester-
day afternoon and wireless message
was sent by the secretary to him
aboard the Oceanic steamship Alamo
da appraising him of his election. J.
P. Cooke as vice president, and H. z.
Wood as secretary treasurer, were also
reelected.
The nominating committee present
ed the following names as trustees for
the ensuing year, and the Chamber
voted them in unanimously:
E. Faxon Bishop, James D. Dole, J.
A. Kennedy, A. Gartley, c. Hedemann,
f. W. Klamp, E. E.-Paxton, M. P.
Robinson, F. M. Swanzy, E. I. Spald-
ing, E. D. Tenney and Richard Ivers.
The trustees are representative OF
the Chamber including representatives
from three banks, the largest mer-
camille corporations, sugar plantation
agencies, pineapple, steamship and
electric concerns.
In the absence of President Morgan,
who left on the Alameda for the Coast
| yesterday morning, l.. Tenney Peck
was called to the chair, with II. P.
| Wood as secretary. The report of the
| secretary for the year gave the mem
bership of the Chamber on August 10,
190S, as 102. In the past year twenty
! six new members have been added,
making a gain of 25 per cent. The
| treasurer's report showed receipts
amounting to $10,514.17 and disburse-
ments the same amount including a
balance of $1636.91 on hand to date.
| The following letter from President
| Morgan was read:
/ g 1t is with sincere regret that find
it absolutely necessary for me to leave
for the Coast by the Alameda this
| morning. Several matters of inn
| portanee demand my attention at Seat
| tie, New York and elsewhere on the
mainland and I have already delayed
my departure longer than I should
| have. My report for the Chamber of
| Commerce year just closed will be read
| in your hearing. 1t is most crafty
| ing to be able to offer such a record
! of important work accomplished. The
! Honolulu Chamber of Commerce is
certainly entitled to&the confidence and
| support of the community and / con-
fidently predict even greater useful
ness for our organization in the years
te come. -
| At the conclusion of the meeting
| Mr.. Paxton said he noticed nothing in
the Presidents annual report CON
eerning the effective work done at
Washington by the Chambers special
representative, George B. Mcclellan.
secretary to Delegate Kalanianaole.
Mr.. Paxton referred to Mr. McClel-
Ian S work on behalf of the tariff
with particular reference to pineapples,
His services have been invaluable TO
Hawaii and he doubted that any 9TH
| err man could have secured such results.
He suggested vote of thanks to Mr..
Mcclellan, and this was passed unani-
| mously. Those. present and voting
were E. E. Paxton, w. A. Bowen
Frank Anterior, w. Hopper. w. 1T.
Hoogs, W. ". Hall, j. De Freest, w.
R. Castle, J. 7. McCrosson, NJ. P. Rob-
inson, G. Bolte, w. Warren, q. K.
Myers, A. Berg, Charles Miller. E. G..
Brown, T. H. Petrie, Robert Cation.
James D. Dole.
President Morgan's Report.
One of the most interesting features
of the meeting was the annual report
of President James F. Morgan contain
ing a splendid resume of the wears
work and what is going on in the com
munlty. 1t was optimistic in tone
throughout. The report follows:
Gentlemen:- The great value of the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce to onr
beautiful city and the Territory at large
IS, | think, getting to be more gen
orally appreciated. A hundred or more
active enterprising men banded to-
gether, free from all partisan influence
and bias, working for the countrv,s
good, cannot fail to have a strong in
huence in shaping affairs. Success in
any business enterprise depends almost
entirely upon the parties engaged in
the venture. their preparedness. equip
ment and application. So it is with
Chambers of Commerce and similar or
CARNATIONS. 1T is getting together and
pulling together that accomplishes
things and am pleased indeed, in this.
my second annual report as President
of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce,
to be able TO say that our reputation as
a successful working organization has
not suffered in any degree during the
past twelve months. which probably
have recorded the greatest era of pros
perity ever known in Hawaii
The development of Pearl Harbor in
which our body has taken such keen
interest and for which we were able to
do much effective work last year is now
under way. Modern dredging machines
manned by large force of men are at
work night and day making an easy
safe entrance TO the best natural harbor
in the Pacific. Contracts have been let
for the huge dry dock which will be
hurried to completion as fast as may
be consistent with good work and which
will be in readiness to accommodate the
largest ships afioat by the time the
dredging and sea wall building is COM
pleted.
While all this work is primarily for
our Navy, yet the dry dock will be