The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-01-14
.BEGIN WAR OF
DETERMINATION
Money Will Be Raised to Fight
the Army of Invading
Mosquitoes.
THOUSAND A MONTH NEEDED
II Shippers Wharf Committee
Can Not Provide Fund, Others
VIII Be Asked.

One thousand dollars month is the
amount which Secretary of the Terri
tory Mott-Smith figures will be the cost
for twelve months to make an effectual
campaign against the mosquito nui-
sanee in Honolulu, but the figures do
not worry the trustees of the chamber
of commerce, for they went on record
yesterday in statement that cam
paign with results will be expensive,
but in the end the community will be
benefited. just where the money is to
come from is yet a problem, but the
shippers wharf committee, which col
lects tonnage tax on all imported
goods to create fund for many public
benefits, will meet in day or two and
90 over the matter. If the COMMITTEES
can see it's way clear to contribute part
of this tax fund to Kidding Honolulu Of
mosquitoes, load will be lifted from
the shoulders of the territorial secre-
tary, who is also the president of tho
board of health, and from the shoulders
of the trustees of the chamber of COM
merce.
If the shippers wharf committee
can not supply the thousand dollars OF
large part thereof for the mosquito
campaign, then, acting on the sugges-
ton of a chamber of commerce trustee,
committee may solicit small monthly
contributions from business houses and
citizens generally.
Business Support.
AT yesterdays meeting of the cham
Der of commerce trustees II. Il. Paxton
stated that the funds question would
be entered into thoroughly by the ship
pers' wharf committee. In the event
of no funds coming from this source
Z. l. Spalding felt that the campaign
would receive support from the BUSH
ness houses if there was foreknOwledge
that the funds would be spent in
| competent way.
Keep At It.
"To rid Honolulu: of mosquitoes, we
| must keep everlastingly at it," was the
comment of Il. ID. Tenney, who strongly
| favors the proposed measures to amir
| hilate the mosquito. He said that alb
solutely no good results could come OF
campaign which was maintained in
desultory manner.
| Mr.. Paxton stated that the problem
with the shippers wharf committee
was whether they could keep up the
fund to the proportions suggested. He
i bulu IL WOuiu bdhb Al lOb VA lhuhOy oheN
that Mr. Mott-Smith % lowest figure
was a thousand dollars a month. After
one year the amount needed would be
less.
Wide Area.
He stated that the area to be EN-
braced in this campaign was from Wal
alae to Moanalua. He stated that DR..
Hobby had said the mosquito does not
travel far from its breeding place, and
also that it does not breed to any great
extent in taro and rice fields.
eff the mosquito could be utterly
eliminated from Honolulu and this
island it would be worth all the money
spent" added Mr.. Tenney.
A Necessity.
"In two or three years the necessity
of eliminating the mosquito entirely
will be more apparent, said Mr.. Pax.
ton. awe are getting large military
forces here, and it may be possible in
time to secure the assistance of the
federal government TO help us in clean
ing out the mosquito He spoke OF
the splendid results achieved in Cuba
and Panama aud the benefits accruing
to public health since then.
Mr.. Tenney expressed the belief that
nearly everybody in town would sub
scribe to the mosquito killing fund. The
matter was referred to the public
health committee Of which Il. j. Low
rey is chairman.
Transmississppi Congress.
A letter from the transmississippt
congress headquarters was read calling
| the attention to the need for more
members from Hawaii, as the dues
from members are all that the congress-
depends upon to keep it going. 1t was
, stated at the meeting that Honolulans
should respond to this call as the or,
, ganization has assisted Hawaii on many
! occasions in getting Legislation before
/ congress, and that the Pearl Harbor
matter was aided very much by the
organization.
Observatory Fund.
/: The allowance of 800 toward TIN
, building Of an observatory to house TIN
: fine telescope of the College Of Hawai-,
| so that the HALEY comet piay be OBJ
| served in an up-to-date and scientific
manner, was endorsed by the trustees.
Had Money to Burn
The entertainment of the japanese
commercial visitors headed by Baror
shibusawa was referred to in bill
of expenses, amounting TO a little over
, 5000. Mr.. Tenney was asked, before
the visitors arrived, to collect 1880.
} lie collected $500 TO mako sure, but
only 5000 was spent, leaving sllO0 10
, be returned TO tho donors,
Wants Marine Disaster Data.
A letter was received from Capt. W.
, V, y. Jacobs, commander Of the revenue
Z cutter Thetis, asking for all lnforma'
ton possible on marine disasters oc.
, curing la Hawaiian waters. lie stated
Il was his purpose 10 give all possible
J aid 10 such eases, and any information
which the chamber eouid give would he
appreciated, 10 wanted tho lnforms
ti0n AZ the earlleal possible date.
Arthur hriRgs Coming,
: 0pYerhDr fraaf bottled tho ehamler
w letter Thai Arthur " Riggs, ~ tia
california Aiain h0anl ~ Trade, a.,
J pneir 10 Yiaii Hawaii iH a few weeks.
Tho noNefnuf stated ilai Me- hHgas
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