Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-23

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Tor the Chamber OF Commerce, Mer.
chants Association, Commercial Club,
STOCK Exchange ana other public and
semi'public bodies, was given boom
last night at notable dinner In the
commercial CiuD. win some forty
men present, representing all the
above organizations and. others, q
good dinner was followed by vigor'
Gus ana earnest discussion OF the
subject, beginning with short ad.
dresses by leaders In the movement
ana ending with general considera'
non.
Sentiment during the evening crys-
tallized In favor OF one thing unnis.
takably: that the building should be
owned by the organizations, not rent
ed or leased, and that II possible II
should be erected on ground also
owned. As to the location OF the
building, there was division OF opin'
ion. Some members thought that a
site around Merchant and Fort streets
would be desirable. others, among
them w. X. Castle, chairman OF the
joint committee, looked farther into
the future and saw the manifest trend
Of business. and on this account urged
that the building should be around
Bishop and King streets.
Last nights meeting showed that
Honolulu wants just such building.
Now the proposition is to settle he
site and finance the building. w. II.
Castle suggests that building com.
pany be formed and that a stock
bonus be distributed to those who buy
the bonds that VIII be Heated to I'm
ance the scheme.
Mr.. Morgan Remembered.
The dinner began about 8 o'clock.
Fred. Il. Waldron, president OF the
Commercial Club. presided, with Gov
ernor Frear on his right In opening
the program OF talks. Mr.. Waldron
read that part Of the report of the
late James +. Morgan, as president OF
the Chamber Of Commerce, which
strongly urged the erection OF The
building. Frequently during the
evening the splendid and pioneer work
for the building done by Mr.. Morgan
was referred to fttingly and feelingly
and the suggestion made by Mr.. Wal
dron that the building incorporate O
memorial to Mr.. Morgan was receiv
ed and heartily indorsed.
In referring to Mr.. Morgan. Presi
dent Waldron said: we have never
had more consistent public.spiritet
citizen than the late Mr.. Morgan. ant
do hope that II the proposed build
Ing becomes fact that his name vii
be memorialized on Its walls as III
honorary founder
Mr.. Castle was the first speaker
outlining In n clear and forceful VIZ!
what the joint committee has dom
and the problems facing 1t.
"rhe question Is: Is such a build
ing worth while?' he asked, and I'm
mediatcly answered II In the afiirma
tive very emphatically. u look upo
II as proposition well worth Will
for the business men OF this COMMIT
nifty. Perhaps our safest plan n
around would be to take up rem
proposition II we could get the Bisho
Estate trustees TO build on the Bisho
street site.
Building TO Cost 100000.
lie also told oil having spoken I
Governor Frear on the possibility
having the Honolulu Hale site, no
Government property. put up at au
ton. Mr.. Castle said this property. !
his opinion, would fetch between S4o
600 ana S5O,OOO, ana That SuitaDl
building would cost S2oo,OOO more.
Mr. Castles several references
the future. federal building brougl
forth humorous remark by fres
dent Waldron that lie would bet II
bank account the city would nav
the commercial puiiding Deiore u
federal building.
President Spalding OF the Champ'
81 Commerce maze weli'planhed ai
ihoushtiui 'aik on some Oh me ma
clai aspects OF the scheme he sa
That the committee should cohsider
pan mat wo,iu a'iow Joint ala ny
the DETERMINATIONS ana that owhersh