The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-03-17
BRINGING IN
HOMESTEADERS
PRAISE FOR PROMOTION WORK
ERs AND REQUEST ron BIG
. APPROPRIATION.
lFrom Thurldar,. Advertlser.l

The chamber Of commerce trustees
and the members Of the merchants as.
ISOLATION yesterday went on record in
strong endorsements Of the past work
performed by the Hawaii Promotion
Committee, and declared II was con-
tinuing splendid work in advertising
the Hawaiian Islands to the travelling
world and both organizations passed
resolutions asking the Legislature to
appropriate for the use Of the promotion
committee the sum of $4,000 per an
nun for the next biennial period.
No stronger endorsements of the
work of the promotion committee could
have been made than those recorded by
the two organizations, The chamber of
commerce met at three O'Clock and not
only adopted a resolution favoring the
appropriation, but many of the trustees
made addresses declaring the promotion
work was accomplishing splendid re-
suits, not only in bringing tourists here
and then bringing in the investors, but
that it was making Hawaii better known
throughout the world. The merchants
association did not enter into howery
language over what the promotion COM
mittee had done or was doing, but look
ed at the question from purely com
mercial standpoint and then adopted
strong resolutions asking for the same
amount asked by the chamber of com
meree.
Chamber of Commerce.
In the absence of President J. F.
Morgan, j. P. Cooke occupied the chair,
with H. P. Wood as secretary. Other
trustees present were A. w. T. Bottom
ley, Robert Cation, B. F. Dillingham;,
j. D. Dole, Richard Ivers, j. A. Ken
nedy, E. E. Paxton, E, D. Tenney and
j. w. Waldron.
George r. Carter, not trustee, was
present and was given the privilege to
speak on the matter. He said that In
his recent tour of the world he had
come across many evidences of the good
work being done by the promotion com
mittee, and. that he had found It's
literature in many places. Since com
ing back home he had found that the
work was being carried on properly and
that investors were now following the
tourists and putting down good, cold
hard coin in exchange for home and
homesites.
To show his appreciation of its work
Mr.. Carter moved;
''That this chamber OF commerce
now express its deep appreciation OF
i the splendid work done at present ano
now being done by the Hawaii Promo
tion Committee, and by unanimous
vote"
This was seconded by Robert Cation
and was carried, unanimously, as re
quested.
throughout, the only question being, az
to the amount which should be ASKED
for. All favored a large amount, al
though some doubted whether 1t eouIc
be obtained owing to other and larger
demands being made on the treasury
They suggested compromising on
smaller amount.
Profitable Investment.
B. F. Dillingham; made a strong ad
dress in behalf of promotion work gen
erally. He instanced the case of thu
oahu Railway company, when it asked
for government aid during its infancy
1t received a large amount eventually
through the Hawaiian votes in the leg
stature. 1t was long-range investment
but the railroad has now paid back T.
1.-THE government about seven hundred
lper cent on it. 1t was the same wa,
with the promotion committee, ne eN
plained. It was a good project and wa
doing good work, and should be lii
orally backed by the government
Duplicated Government.
After the object of the meeting wa
stated, letter was presented fror
Senator Fairchild, chairman of the way
and means committee of the senate, /
, which he stated that B. Won Damn o
the promotion committee had appeare
before the committee and made II
quest for an appropriation of $4,000
for promotion work. Senator Fairchil
stated that the ways and means con
mittee felt that the request meant TIL
disposing of very large sum of money
"the peoples money, too" adding
5 ''Men who are largely affected by tn
! imposition of taxes in order to mali
! tain the present system of duplicate
government"
G. Fred Bush, chairman of the promo
a tion committee, made the followin
5 statement of the history and finance
n of the promotion committees
The Hawaii Promotion Commits
was organized July Is, 1908. To sta
G work the Territory made an approprii
s ton, to be used in securing printe
/ matter, of $4,000; business houses SUI
scribed $4,000, and the chamber of con
Q merce subscribed $4,000, making
; total Of $4,000 for the first year
work.
i The second years income amounte
IS to about $4,000.
d Since that date the income has bee
/. about $4,000 per year, which has bee
expended as follows; Salaries, $50
postage, $50; rent, 500; sundrie
$3.50; printing, $500, and mainland a
vertising 5000 total of $500
a. month.
d The present monthly income is
I a a.