Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-30
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HAVE LUNCHEON
Function at the Young Pleasing
Speechs Of Welcome Made
Sailed at Five and Will Disband
at Hongkong in November.

Pacific Coast chambers of commerce
before the Korea sailed for the ORR.
ent, and the representatives spent the
time in short walks around the bust.
ness section.
Il was after two o'clock before the
lunchers sat down to the well ap.
pointed tables at Young Hotel and
It was nearly two hours later before
the speechmaking which followed the
lunch was finished.
In the absence of Il. |. Spalding, who
was to preside, John Warehouse act.
ed as master of ceremonies.
The address Of welcome was made
by Governor Walter +. Frear who
spoke in part as follows:
ut Is a great pleasure to greet you
all. and | join personally, as well as
by virtue OF my official position, and
also as a member Of the chamber OF
commerce. In this welcome to our
friends from the western coast of our
common country. 1t is especially a
pleasure. personally, because am a
| bOl VI lllt "t6l my
self, and because Of the intimate and
neighbOr1y relations which have exist.
ed between the States and these Isl.
ands for the past sixty years. For
many years after 1Si9 these Islands
supplied California with produce.
which California is now better able
TO supply. These Islands contributed
not a little TO the welfare OF the PacI.
fic Coast States. In 1888. after we
used printing press In these Islands
for many years. for eighteen years I
believe, we sent II to Oregon, and
that was the first printing press used
in the States west of the Mississippi.
| We know what wonderful develop.
Uncut has been exhibited by japan, and
with prophetic eye, we know what Is
In store for China, only II will be ten.
fold greater. It is eminently fitting
that representatives of the commercial
bodies of the Pacific Coast States
should take this journey to the great
country on the other side. Hawaii has
not little part to play In this com.
mercial development. Indeed, out OF
all proportion to her size and popula'
\ ton. by reason Of her location geo
graphically, and directly and Indirect
ly from military and naval stand
point. '.I .rnH
"She has played, and Is destined to
play, considerable part in the com
merce of this ocean. Her imports and
exports in the past year aggregated
about $72000,000; with banking de
posts OF over $l3,OOO.0OO paying into
the federal treasury annually about
5000, 900, enough to pay all the ex
penses OF the federal government here
including military and naval improve
ments, which Is not to be overlooked
For many years, and long before an
neSation, she did more for the upbuid
ing and maintenance OF the American
merchant marine than any other for
elgn country In the world. Applause
Last year her inward tonnage was
about 100000. For many years
three-fourths of the vessels coming
here have been American bottoms
and have carried ninety per cent o
the commerce.
Hawaii has developed. not becaus,
of her area, not becatse OF population
but principally because of her location
and because Of her natural adyan
tages and richness OF soil, but NOR,
largely, and mainly ] might say, BY
reason of the methods that her Anglo
Saxon population have introduced. hel
scientific methods, study and adapta
ton. 1t has not been 30 much through
J eXtensiveness Of area as intensivanesi
OF development. believe | nigh
say that NC have made good.
Our relations with the Paclh,
Coast have been close, particularly
with san Francisco and Puget Sound
and we hope TO extend these relations
to the ports of southern California
We are glad to have you stop here a
this rest station in the Pacific Ocean
and we wish you most pleasant voy
age, and hope 10 see you on you
IetC.n"
$ c:etary Sakwan Tong of the Chi
nese consulate delivered the address
of the Chinese Consul General. II
II the Consul spoke OF the friendly
fctling that China had for the Unite,
States dwelling especially on the. re
mission Of part OF the Boxer inden
ity'by the fpited, States and the on,
trait OF the Chinese above all other
which was never 10 forget favor.
w. IT, Booth Of Los Angeles cham
Der Of commerce aud president Of III,
commission responded 10 the two ad
dress6s paying high compliment II
Honolulu hospitality
The party viii arrive In Shanghai
september ~ ana from that point vii
visit cities of North China then coas
cities aud Interior cities NJ s0utl
China aud dishand A. llongkong Nov
! omber 2 They viii travel hundred
, ~ miles through The inl9rinr NJ Chin
ON great rivers which viii give then
an idea nl tho greatness ~ he Cpun
Illy ana win ylHil lpeminR cities NOR
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