The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-23


wants SUMMER home. as wen as ihc
man who wants winter home. and all
that We have 60 ~ BE- Oh yet together
and resolve 40 take advantage OF thp
opUorturities before us
I'm conclusion, ] suggest that We
Immediately organize a Honolulu realty
hoard and hoittr our real esiate condi
ton. Let us o. opt uniform rules. meth
DDS and charges, that will place our
business upon The highest standard OF
efficiency and honesty. and gain the
confidence Of the public. let US place
our organization upon the same footing
with that Of the Honolulu Stock TX
change, 30 that no one will attempt 20
buy or sell property except through
member Of our hoard. Let us have our
regular meetings TO discuss and act
upon matters that will help our pro
fession and show to the people that It
is our intention to protect values and
build up an American city in the mid.
pacific that will rival the world for
beautiful homes.
"The Kaimuk Land Company sug.
gests the organization Of a realty board,
and promises its hearty support.
Pioneer Dealer dominates.
c. S. Desky, one of the pioneer real
estate dealers of Honolulu, followed Mr..
Stanton and endorsed the project. A
similar organization had been preached
before, but had come to nought. He
called attention to the need of board,
wherein opportunity might be had to
prevent the erection of shacks in the
better sections of the city. He heartily
favored such an organization, and
moved that Mr.. Stanton act as tenn
porary president, the motion carrying
unanimously.
Proposes 100000 Club
r. II. Trent, after endorsing every
thing Mr.. Stanton said, proposed
"hundred thousand club, :" movement
to build up the population Of Honolulu.
He believed that the realty board
would afford excellent opportunities to-
ward this desirable end. This PROPOSE
ton was heartily applauded.
Speaking on the subject of the realty
board Mr.. Trent stated that there were
numerous matters of serious moment
which such an organization would con-
slider. There was the question of
stamps on documents, taxes, and many
other relative matters, and a board
would set a system of rules and charges.
Mr.. Trent paid his respects to knock
ers. Many a Gust omer had been almost
put in possession of property bargained
for, when knockers got hold of them,
causing the prospective purchasers to
back out of the deals. The realty
board would probably have an effect
in eliminating the knocker.
Mr.. Stanton believed that the "hun-
bred thousand club" proposition was
serious one and he was glad that the
realty board would father the project.
Too Many Blots.
Marston Campbell, superintendent of
public works, in the course of an ex-
cellent address, stated that Honolulu
was city of many blots in the building
sense, city of too many small back
alleys crowded with shacks, and he ad-
vocated the realty board using its in
tluence with the legislature to pass a
law making it necessary in the opening
up of new suburban and city tracts
for fifty-foot wide streets to be laid.
One of the greatest troubles in max
ing Honolulu a handsome city was IN
| the restriction of the erection of cheap
| shacks. a few years ago there was a
widespread building movement wherein
oriental store buildings were built
with Overhanging balconies, which were
far from pleasant to users of sidewalks,
particularly when the balconies were
portions of living quarters upstairs.
That was stopped. Then there was the
question of narrow alleyways. There
were too many alleys in the middle of
big blocks. The organization of a
| realty board would be an aid to fhe
government in an endeavor to remedy
such conditions. Shacks and alley
ways were blot and disgrace to the
community.
Another trouble was the unfortunate
leasehold system. He quoted Doctor
Burdette in which he stated that a man
who obtained leasehold did not make
the best citizen, which the fee simple
did Honolulu was troubled with alb
sentee landlordism and large estates.
All blocks should be divided into rea-
sonably. sized blocks. It was up to the
board to prevent such atrocities being
erected as that under construction at
the corner of King and Kapiolani
streets, opposite Thomas Square, "by
our eminent and patriotic citizen
Magoon."
The Organizing Committee.
Tn response to suggestion that a
committee be appointed to prepare a
scheme for the permanent organization
Mr.. Stanton appointed Messrs c. S
Desky, w. NJ, Minton. R. II. Trent, w
l.. Chamberlain and Oliver Lansing
Among others who endorsed the prop
osition were w. NJ MintOn, r. r. Reid
ford of the Bishop real estate depart
ment, who called attention to the diff
ficulty of getting titles properly record
ed for transfer of properties; Norton
Bobo, of the Kaimuki Land company
w. r. harrington, responding for the
press, who stated that he believed the
press would be united in supporting the
realty board proposition, and gave som'
suggestions for publicity; +. Z. Steere
of the Henry WaterhOuse Trust com
pany; viii Chamberlain of the firm o.
Hemenwav and Smith; Oliver Lansing
and DR.. Hutchinson.
The Guests.
Those present at the dinner were
Marston Campbell, chairman board o
land commissioners; +. i. Steere an
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