Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-15
Committees Report Is Fav-
ored BY Chamber of Com
merce at Meeting.
ENDORSES PANAMA
CANAL EXPOSITION
VIII Request Delegate to Con-
greSS TO Work for Success
Of Big Coast Exhibit-Let-
ter from S. F, Merchants,

; At meeting Of the Chamber Of
Commerce trustees held yesterday,
that body accepted and filed the Joint
report of their own committee and
one from the Merchants Association
on n complaint Of the Board Of Trade
of Hilo in connection with the Hilo
brcakwater construction.
The following letter accompanied
the report from the committee In
charge, Elmer Paxton and James A.
Key nedy: 900"
On July n n communication from
the Hilo Board OF Trade was referred
to the undersigned committee, togeth-
er with proposed letter which the
said Hilo Board of Trade requested
that Honolulu Chamber OF Commerce
to sign and forward to Brigadicr- Cen
xeral William II. Bixby. chief OF ongi-
~necys. Washington. ID. G. ,
The letter referred to protests |
against the proposition made by Maj |
or Winslow, Corps of Engineers, y. s. |
A., to use the appropriation of $780,
O0O made nv tho lac, conyreas for tho
purpose Of building a substructure nv
' means OF scows in extending IIilo
breakwater, instead of making a COM
pleted structure as far as said appro-
priation viii "a. n beinp Major Wins.
lows plau 10 complete said substruc-
ture from the appropriation 10 be Sc
cured from tho nov, congross
IA the Merchants Association nj
Honolulu also had tho mattcr undor
consideration. II was subsequently do.
cided to make a Joint report, Your
committee met with n like committee
from the Merchants, Association. ana
have given the matter very careful at
tention.
"You will note that the ioInt com.
mIttec after corofuIIv considor,,a al,
of the various phases of this question
has recommended against signing the
letter PROMISED by the uiIo BOARD n,
Trade and supports tho mans .don,od
by Major Winslow ms being in the
best interests of the Territory in pon-
eral.
"You will also no,a that In coso tho
report of the Joint COMMITTEES 10 adon,.
cd, a copy of said renort ia IN he for
warded 20 the Hilo BOARD NJ Trade
and Major Winslow"
II was exn,ained In tho roo,,,o
that since the uiIo Roard n, Trodo
made the request 10 have the Letter
TO Bixby signed the UIIoItes had 20.
considered their attitude Tho com
plant, Il seems. had artisan ,hrough
misunderstanding of tho nIan. a
general agreement beinp reached
when the plans were moro fnIlv ox.
Fplained. Under these condi,Ions Tho
local bodies are acting In accordance
with, rather than against the Uno
Board OF Trade and the other .eso.
Citations of the southern town
Canal Exposition.
The Panama Canal ExposItion :,
be held at San Francisco in lgt5
brought mn consider.hIo d,s,,,..,s ~
this meeting. At the request of m,
Coast merchants for an expression II
approval from the local merchants
the following resolution OF endorse.
ment was passed
Whereas. The Panama Canal mo-,
In process of construction, Will hay,
: been completed in the year 1915, unit.
ing the waters of the Pacific and At.
lantic oceans, and
Whereas, There is "A unanimous
sentiment that the completion of thif
gigantic work should be celebrated In
hitting and memorable manner, and
whereas, 1t is the consensus o
opinion of the President of the Tinted
states the members OF Congress. 9th
er o'hcials and the citizens general,
mat AN international exposition b,
held concentrating that grea
event; therefore, be II
"Resolyed That 400 mac, ,,o.,,.