Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-17
HONOLULUS
PROSPERITY
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Navigation Company.
Referring to ocean transportation,
he said:
81 am also pleased to report that
trans-Pacific steamship accommodate
ton has been improved somewhat
during the past year, yet can fore
see congestion and consequent inter-
ference with travel to Hawaii, espe-
cially during the year Of the EXPOSE
ton, unless the passenger carrying
facilities between Honolulu and San
Francisco are at least doubled. ! am
of the opinion. however, that an in
crease of 100 per cent In accommoda-
ton will be found totally inadequate
to meet the demand. Owing to the
present coastwise shipping law. we
must depend upon American steam
ers, and ! hope that the American
lines now In operation-the Matson
Navigation Company. Oceanic Steam
ship Company and the Pacific Mall
will increase their fleet by adding
enough modern steamships to care
for the business that is SO rapidly
being developed"
Speaking of the part played In Ha-
waiian business by the promotion
committee, he said:
"The large increase In travel, tho
making of Hawaii a summer as well
as winter resort for tourists, the
homeland of the retired business aul
professional man and well-to-do citi-
zen of other less favored localities, Is
mainly due to the carefully planned.
systematic untiring work of the Ha-
wall Promotion Committee. which has
accomplished SO much for the Terri
tory with the small amount of money
at its command. would like very
much to see at least $4,000 per an
mum placed at the disposal Of this
committee for the next three years,
with further sum of 100000 to be
used during the year 1915. | do not
believe that the people OF Hawaii
could make any other investment
which would prove so generally bene-
fetal and which would yield such
large returns"
He took up briefly the Frisco ex-
position and went on to mention local
business institutions, such as the
railways, street railway system, i'm
proved telephone service. better
roads. agricultural development, com
menting on the growth 81 the pine
apple industry, saying:
sugar WILL of course, continue to
be the principal output. The crop OF
19lO-1911. estimated at over $4,000
tons, was one Of the largest and most
valuable ever produced In the Islands
the result of thorough cultivation and
careful management.
"Pineapples have displaced rice In
its long held position as second in
value on our list Of products.
Coffee not only holds its own but
the output is gradually increasing.
Tobacco has within the past year
passed out OF the experimental stage
and may now be looked upon as an
established industry with the bright
| est prospects possible.
Cotton, owing TO the long and
valuable staple produced here also
has bright future which Is particu-
larry fortunate as this Is n crop suit
/ ed to the man with but one acre OF
| ground as well as the company with
hundreds of acres and unlimited CAPT
| tai"
Many Developments.
Attention was paid to the growth
of building, to the betterment OF
sanitary conditions and the activities
OF the sanitary commission, to the
millions OF dollars involved In the
military plans here, the opening OF
the Panama canal, legislation, civic
affairs. and many other timely topics
Of commercial importance.
In closing, Mr.. Morgan urged apro-
ject that has always been close to his
heart-the erection of chamber OF
commerce building. He said:
81 would again urge upon the men,
bers the desirabiity of securing d
home of their own.
"A Chamber of Commerce building
with rooms for exhibit and large
hall where addresses and meetings OF
the Chamber and other organizations
can be held, Is an absolute necessity
for this growing city,
| II. p. Wood, secretary and trea.
surer. made his annual reports, both
of which were brief, reporting dis
bursements OF approximately $4,000
and a balance of $l797.50.
As Mr.. Morgan was retiring from
the presidents chair, ]. X. Gait NOV
| ed unanimous vote OF thanks, sec