The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-16
NORGAN' s REPORT
COMMITTEE WORK.
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usual, given careful attention to all
matters referred to them.
The Committee on Harbor, Shipping
and Transportation has been parJlcu-
larly active, making extended reports
in regard to necessary harbor work
at the ports of Hanapepe, Kahului and
Mahukona, all of their recommends
lions being adopted by the Board of
Trustees. The coming session of the
Territorial Legislature will entail
great deal of work upon our committee
on Legislature and Public Improve
ments.
The Entertainment Committee ar
ranged for the reception and entertain
ment of many distinguished guests
during the year, including His Excel
lency, Prince Tsi Tao of China; mem
bers of the British Chambers of Com
merce on their way to Australia; men,
bers of the Japanese Honorable Com
mercial Commission; Secretary of
War Dickinson; Honorable Thos. j.
O'Brien, the American Minister to
China; Hon. VIM. J. Calhound, Minis
ter to Japan; Hon. Amos p. Wilder, U.
s. Consul General at Shanghai; .Briga-
dier-General Pershing; visiting men,
bers of Congress and many others.
The arrival of Captain Matson, Pre-
sident of the Matson Navigation Com
pany, in his splendid new steamship
"Wilhelmina," on her initial trip, was
celebrated by the trustees by a special
lunch at the Alexander Young Hotel, at
which Captain Matson and Captain
Johnson, master of the Nilhelmina,
were guests of honor.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
Health conditions throughout the is
lands are in a most satisfactory con-
dition.
Upon the recommendation of it's
committee on public health, the cham
Der appropriated $1,000 per month
for the term of one year to cover pay
ment for the services of a urse to as
sist in the anti-tuberculosis campaign,
and 1 would recommend that this APP
preparation be continued.
CONCLUSION.
In concluding my annual report, l
wish, if possible, to impress upon you,
the desirability of uniting the CONNER
cial associations of this city. The
thought of some has been hat the more
organizations 1aboring to advance Ha-
waits interests, the better, but from a
careful observation covering several
years, | have learned that those cities
in which there is a dominating volun-
tary organization, whose component
parts are made up of all interests,
working for themselves and uniting in
the more important work Of common
benefits, which build municipality
the greatest and the best development
has followed. What is everybody's
business is nobodys business. But
the proper kind of an organization
makes everybody's business it's bust
ness. In order to bring out that which
is best in a community, it is necessary
to have and support an instrument
which will concentrate, analyse, and
put forth the best ideas and purposes
of the community. Hence the absolute
Importance of a strong body through
whose offices the best and broadcast
minded citizens may speak.
A better and greater Honolulu is the
goal to be sought. We must strive fol
the best to be had in city beautifica
ton, education, transportation, dock
age, etc. The multiplication of suct
associations not only duplicates ant
makes more costly this work, but ac
tually tends to dissipate and scatter
rather than to bring to focus import
ant movements. The most progress
siVe cities have learned this. Cleve
land began long ago in this concen
tration. 1t has been followed by Chi
cago, st. Louis, Pittsburg, Memphis
Detroit, Boston, Milwaukee, just re
Gently and now San Francisco has TAX
en- the matter up in earnest with com
mittees from the different organiza
lions throughout the city.
| do not advocate the plan merel,
because other cities have adopted i
successfully but from experience gain
ed during the three years have beef
President of the Honolulu Chamber o
Commerce, during which l have be
come quite familiar with the histor
and development of most of our va
ried business interests.
A majority of one commercial bod
here is the majority of the other, an
l consider that larger and therefor
more powerful organization, caring &c
all interets, would command NOR
+. prestige and be enabled to material
I advance the Territorys welfare.
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