The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-17
MORGAN BECOMES
PRESIDENT AGAIN
Is Reelected to Third Term in
Spite of His Protest of
III Health.
CHAMBERS ANNUAL Meeting
Start Effort to Consolidate the
Business Organizations of
Honolulu.
ANNUAL Meeting

President James F. Morgan of the
chamber of commerce found yesterday s
annual meeting of the chamber s mem
beers a surprise to himself. as he will
continue in the same position which he
has so ably filed.
Mr.. Morgan was not only not seeking
reelection as the president of the cham
Der, but was even avoiding it. How
ever, he was elected with rush before
ne had chance to say no. The officers
and trustees as elected for the ensuing
year are as follows:
James F. Morgan, president; J. P.
Cooke, vice president; H. ?. Wood, sec
rotary and treasurer, who, with the fol
lowing, make up the board of trustees
B. F. Dillingham;, Robert Cation, J. w
Waldron, y. ". I. Bottomley. J. D.
Dole, R. Ivers, J. A Kennedy, F.
klamp, f. f. Paxton, E. I. Spalding, E
H. Wodehouse. and Z. D. Tennev.
When this list was presented to the
members to be acted on, with the ex-
PLANTATION that the officers should be
chosen out of it, w. r. Castle arose and
| moved that the old officers be reelected
each having shown the utmost ability in
his position.
Mr.. Morgan arose and declined the
nomination. as he stated that he was
leaving the Territory today for a four
| months stay by orders of his physician
and wished to keep his mind free from
the worries attending upon the position
MIR. Castle, however, came to the at
tack again, and said he thought the
chamber could afford to give it's presi-
dent a vacation for four months, dur
ing which time it could get along very
well under the direction of j. ?. Cooke
the vice president. Mr.. Morgan ven
tured few words of protest, but Cas-
tie put the question himself, and be
fore Morgan could stop it he was elect
ed. He resumed his seat, once more the
president of the chamber.
There was no contest to any of the
elections.
Surplus on Hand.
The other business of the meeting
consisted Of the reading of the annual
reports of the president and the secre-
tary In the treasurer S report, the bal
ance on hand at the date of the meet
ing proved to be $lS32.52. the expendl-
lures during the year being 1885, .39
The total receipts were 81 ,39991, IN
GLIDING the last yearly balance.
The principal expenses were, of course,
the promotion committee and the sala-
ries of the officers of the chamber. The
antituberculosis campaign drew upon its
excheuuer to the extent of $500, the
renewal of this philanthropy being rec
commended in the presidents report. En-
tertainments during the year cost $13o9.-
9S. and 500 was donated to the kai-
muki observatory. The balance was
divided between the necessary expenses
of routine work.
An Optimistic Report.
In his report. which was optimistic
in the extreme, President Morgan gave
a resume of the wears work and results
in Hawaii mel. In his opening remarks
he outlined the connection which the
sugar industry has had with the prog
ress and development of the Islands and
predicted more diversified industries IN
the future. He added that he did not
believe that the sugar crop would ever
again equal the crop of the past season.
Urged Consolidation.
One conclusion which he drew in his
concluding statements, crystallzed an
idea that has been entertained, favor
ably and unfavorably, by most OF the
business men of the city for some time.
This is consolidation of all the mer-
camille bodies of the city, which he be
lieves will greatly increase their lnnu-
eDca where their influence is needed
The chamber indorsed this plan by
2assing favorablv upon the report, ITS
reading being greeted with sincere APP
nlausa The report was ordered printed
and distributed and provision made 10
have a committee from the chamber
meet one from the merchants associa-
ton for a conference on consolidation
Text of the Report.
The first part of the report was devot-
ed to the figures showing the unex-
ampled prosperity of Hawaii. In It's en-
tiretv the report is as follows:
To the Members of the Honolulu Cham
Der of Commerce.:
Gentlemen: 1t is pleasing, indeed, 10
be able to record another year or great
prosperity for our Territory. 1t seems
almost a startling statement 10 hidhe'
vet ! do not recall but one business Tau
IRE throughout the Territory during the
past twelve months. Business IN Ill
lines of trade has been good and prices
for orr products have been remunera-
tive.
Our EXPORTS for the fiscal year ending
June 20. 1910. amounted to $46,4S5,4l2,
an increase of Is per cent. over tne yea
preceding, being almost double Ine
years imports, which amounted to SZ2'-
13s, 247.
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